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• How new 9/11 memorial benches are honoring DC students and teachers

Also on today's calendar: Open House - Dupont and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Jennifer S.!

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A shower early in the morning, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 81, low: 55.
• Tuesday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New benches honor DC victims of 9/11 attack on the Pentagon (dcnewsnow.com) — New memorial benches at Leckie Education Campus now honor all 14 District residents who died in the 9/11 Pentagon attack, including students and teachers from three DC public schools. Volunteers, school leaders, and the Mayor's Office of Community Affairs helped assemble the latest bench and clean up around the campus, with plaques for all three affected schools coming in the next few weeks.
   

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Sunday September 13
• Open House - Dupont →
  1345 V St NW, Washington
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• A Monument to Comedy - Sketch Comedy Show →
  DC Improv Comedy Club, 1140 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• No Apologies: Paintings by Cynthia Angeles →
  ArtSeen Gallery – Tri-Graphics Picture Framing, 12115 Parklawn Dr, Rockville
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Inner Peace Summit: A Day to Recharge. Reconnect. →
  Brahma Kumaris Meditation Museum - VA, 14020 Thunderbolt Rd., Chantilly, VA,
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday September 13
• NPGC Mocha Moms - Anniversary Movie Night →
  Greenbelt Cinema, 129 Centerway, Greenbelt
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Bad Medicine: A Monument to Comedy (sketch show) →
  DC Improv Comedy Club, 1140 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington
  7:30 pm
Wednesday September 16
• The Washington Roast →
  DC Improv Comedy Club, 1140 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington
  7:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Honest to Goodness: A Teshuvah Workshop →
  Sixth & I, 600 I St NW, Washington
  6:30 pm
• An Evening with Kristin Hannah, with Monica Hesse →
  Sixth & I, 600 I St NW, Washington
  7:00 pm
• Irene Tu (stand-up comedy) →
  DC Improv Comedy Club, 1140 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington
  7:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Comedian CP (stand-up comedy) →
  DC Improv Comedy Club, 1140 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington
  7:30 pm
• Ingenue You When (How About Now?) →
  Creative Cauldron, 127 E Broad St, Falls Church
  7:30 pm

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