🌱 Patch AM: How a College Park mom brought back the Boys & Girls Club

Good morning to you College Park! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a College Park mom brought back the Boys & Girls Club
• When the National Symphony is coming to College Park next season

Also on today's calendar: Sophisticated Studies Homeschool Tutorial and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 74 and low of 65 degrees.
• Sunday: Warmer with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 61.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• College Park Boys & Girls Club reopens after near 7-year hiatus (wtop.com) — Families in College Park can once again sign their kids up for an affordable Boys & Girls Club soccer league, with practices starting in late August at the renovated Duvall Field in North College Park. A local mom is leading the volunteer-run relaunch, backed by a City Council member, and is urgently seeking volunteer coaches and board members before the Sept. 5 season kickoff in Hyattsville.
   

• National Symphony Orchestra will play at 6 DC-area venues next season as Kennedy Center shuts (wcia.com) — The National Symphony Orchestra will bring two concerts to the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park next season while the Kennedy Center closes for renovation. Most NSO performances will be spread across six D.C.-area venues, giving local music lovers a rare chance to hear the orchestra closer to home in smaller halls.
   

📸 Around College Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in College Park

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 14
• Sophisticated Studies Homeschool Tutorial →
  9811 Mallard Dr, Laurel
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• College Park Farmer's Market Saturday →
  College Park Farmer's Market @ Paint Branch Parkway, 5211 Campus Dr, College Park
  8:00 am
• CPAE Pipik and Synk →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar, 4711 Knox Road, College Park
  5:00 pm
• Pipik & Synk concert - free →
  Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park
  7:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Play and Learn
  Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings -
  11:00 am
• Age Friendly College Park Workgroup →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar, Meetings are held Virtually, College Park
  1:00 pm
• Computer Basics
  Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Group Study Room 1
  2:00 pm
• Tree and Landscape Board Meeting →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar
  7:00 pm
• Committee for a Better Environment →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar, Meetings are held Virtually, College Park
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Spanish Conversation Club: Beginner
  Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
  5:30 pm
• Restorative Justice Commission Virtual Meeting →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar College Park, MD 20740
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• High Holidays at Mishkan Torah →
  Mishkan Torah Synagogue, 10 Ridge Rd, Greenbelt
  9:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• United Natural Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Full Time Deli Mgr. - SHOPPERS Food (College Park, MD) in College Park. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Lot Associate in College Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near College Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Greenbelt

• Greenbelt Rotary Recognizes City's Outstanding Citizens (greenbeltnewsreview.com)
• Greenbelt Back In Play For FBI Headquarters After Federal Judge Blocks D.C. Move (thebaynet.com)
• Willow Grove Park Mall Heads for Lender-Directed Sale as PREIT Loan Matures (cremarketbeat.com)

Hyattsville

• Honeygrow Fast Casual Restaurant Opening Soon in Hyattsville (hyattsvillewire.com)

Bethesda

• Luxury Men's Salon Opens In Downtown Bethesda (patch.com)

Ok College Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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