Chronic illness caregivers support For adults whose parents have chronic or acute illnesses, including dementia. Thursday, 6:30-8 p.m. Iona Senior Services, 4125 Albemarle St. NW. 202-895-9448. $10. Registration required.
Parkinson’s support group Fridays, 11 a.m.-noon. Iona Senior Services, 4125 Albemarle St. NW. 202-895-9448. Free. Registration through facilitator required.
Farmers market Locally grown produce and prepared foods. A benefit for Horace Mann Elementary School programs. Fridays, 1-5 p.m. Metropolitan United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-363-4900.
Social anxiety support group Meet with fun and friendly people willing to share their experiences on the best ways to overcome everyday fears. Saturday, 10-11:30 a.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (Room 221), 901 G St. NW. 301-452-7953. 301-606-7169. sagroup@mail.com. Free.
Basics of Alzheimer’s workshop Sunday, 12:30-1:30 p.m. McKendree-Simms-Brookland United Methodist Church, 2421 Lawrence St. NE. 703-359-4440. programnca@alz.org. Free.
Gentle morning yoga For adults stressed by recovery from cancer and other illnesses; led by Corrin Bennett. Monday at 10:45 a.m. Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, 1632 U St. NW. www.smithcenter.org. 202-483-8600. Call for fee information.
Alcoholics Anonymous Mondays at 8:30 p.m. St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, Sixth Street and Maine Avenue SW. 202-554-3222.
“A Syndemic Model of HIV, Substance Abuse and Mental Illness” A presentation by James Peterson, a biostatistics research scientist at George Washington University, on the findings of a study of four clinical care sites. Tuesday at noon, D.C. Department of Health (fourth floor), 899 North Capitol St. NE. 202-671-4900.
Gentle evening yoga All levels of experience are welcome; led by Kymberly Sevilla. Wednesday, 5:30-6:45 p.m. Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, 1632 U St. NW. www.smithcenter.org. 202-483-8600. Call for fee information. Registration required.
NAMI support group For those living with someone with a mental illness. Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. 202-546-0646. www.nami.org. Free.
Low-vision support group Next Thursday, 10-11:30 a.m. Iona Senior Services, 4125 Albemarle St. NW. 202-895-9448. Free. Registration required.
“Preventing Medicare Fraud” A presentation on the practices that can contribute to poor-quality health care and rising costs. Next Thursday at 11 a.m. Sibley Memorial Hospital, 5255 Loughboro Rd. NW. 202-364-7602.
— Compiled by Gerri Marmer
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