🌱 World Heritage Festival @ Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD and 12 more events

Morning Calverton! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Age 50+ Jobseekers Register today the JCA MoCo Virtual 50+ Employment Expo
• Filipino Culture Through Arts & Crafts, Dance, and Stories at Beltsville Branch Library
• Recreational Swim at MartinLuther King Jr Swim Center

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the boss deny a raise to the can of paint? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 47 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 84, low: 62.
• Sunday: Warm; a p.m. t-storm possible, with a high of 88 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Calverton

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday May 19

• Age 50+ Jobseekers Register today the JCA MoCo Virtual 50+ Employment Expo →
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday May 16

• Filipino Culture Through Arts & Crafts, Dance, and Stories
  Beltsville Branch Library Beltsville - Large Meeting Room
  1:00 pm
• Recreational Swim
  MartinLuther King Jr Swim Center Martin Luther King Swim Center
  2:00 pm
• Movie: "Next Goal Wins" (PG-13)
  Beltsville Branch Library Beltsville - Large Meeting Room
  2:30 pm

Sunday May 17

• Recreational Swim
  MartinLuther King Jr Swim Center Martin Luther King Swim Center
  1:00 pm

Monday May 18

• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2-3
  Beltsville Branch Library Beltsville - Program Room
  10:30 am
• Recreational Swim
  MartinLuther King Jr Swim Center Martin Luther King Swim Center
  11:30 am

Tuesday May 19

• 55+ Pickleball
  East County Community Recreation Center
  12:30 pm

Wednesday May 20

• Recreational Swim
  Martin Luther King Swim Center
  11:30 am

Sunday May 31

• World Heritage Festival @ Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD →
  Veterans Plaza, 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday May 15

• Bike to Work Day
  City of College Park Events City Facilities > City Hall Plaza - 7401 Baltimore Avenue College
  6:30 am
• Pickleball - 18+ Drop-In
  Long Branch Community Center
  10:00 am
• Play and Grow: Ages 0-3
  Laurel Branch Library Laurel - Large Meeting Room B
  10:30 am
• Family Storytime at Marilyn J. Praisner Library - In-person →
  Marilyn J. Praisner (Burtonsville) Library, 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville
  11:00 am

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• MacGillis Global Academy Launches Summer 2026 Online Enrichment Clubs
  MacGillis Global Academy, where curiosity leads to greatness, is now enrolling for its summer enrichment programs. As a Maryland Certified Online... (More info)

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🗞 Nearby News

White Oak

• US cancer clinics scramble to get experimental Revolution Medicines pancreatic cancer drug (islandpacket.com)

Silver Spring

• Maryland's child care scholarship program set to reopen, aiding thousands (wusa9.com)
• Ruppert Landscape promotes Graumann, Bolesta to branch manager roles (lawnandlandscape.com)
• Lucky scratch off streak leads to big Maryland Lottery payday (shorenewsnetwork.com)

Columbia

• Lane Closures Planned For I-95 Bridge Repair Work (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he didn't apply himself. (Thank you Rita S. for sending it in!)
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