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🌱 Pajama Party Storytime and 11 more events
Coming up on the Mount Airy Patch calendar: South Carroll Lioness Lions Club's All Day Bingo
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Coming up on the calendar:
- South Carroll Lioness Lions Club's All Day Bingo
- Pajama Party Storytime at Mount Airy Branch Library
- Recreation and Parks Board Meeting at Mount Airy, MD Calendar
... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 77, low: 68.
- Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Airy
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★ Featured events ★
- South Carroll Lioness Lions Club's All Day Bingo →
3838 Niner Rd, Finksburg
9:30 am
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
- Pajama Party Storytime
Mount Airy Branch Library 705 Ridge Avenue, Mount Airy, MD, 21771, US
6:30 pm - Recreation and Parks Board Meeting →
Mount Airy, MD Calendar Mount Airy, MD 21771
7:00 pm - Messy Art Storytime
Mount Airy Branch Library 705 Ridge Avenue, Mount Airy, MD, 21771, US
10:00 am - Movie Matinee: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Mount Airy Branch Library 705 Ridge Avenue, Mount Airy, MD, 21771, US
1:00 pm - Yard Waste Pick Up →
Mount Airy, MD Calendar Mount Airy, MD 21771 - Reptile Invasion
Mount Airy Branch Library 705 Ridge Avenue, Mount Airy, MD, 21771, US
10:00 am - Improv for Beginners
Mount Airy Branch Library 705 Ridge Avenue, Mount Airy, MD, 21771, US
2:00 pm - Mount Airy Cars and Coffee →
Mount Airy, MD Calendar, 1 Veterans Way, Mount Airy
8:00 am
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
📣 Mount Airy Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Yoga for Mobility @ Virtual →
Frederick County Calendar
8:00 am - Strength & Stretch Thursdays (hybrid) @ Brunswick →
Frederick County Calendar
9:00 am - Strength & Stretch Thursdays @ Frederick & Virtual →
Frederick County Calendar, 1440 Taney Avenue, Frederick
9:00 am - Meet DEE Staff in Your Community! →
Frederick County Calendar, 1100 West Patrick Street Unit H, Frederick
9:00 am
Thursday August 20
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💬 Chatter
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- This morning when I was leaving for work I swear I saw a mom bobcat and two or three little ones following it.
I saw that the kittens didn't have tails and then I looked where they were going and I saw the mom and it did not look like a normal cat. Definitely… (Nextdoor Catoctin View)
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🗞 Nearby News
Damascus
- Monday, August 17, 2026 – SSVFD Responds To Wires Down with Injuries at Brown Church Road and Ridge Road – Sandy Spring VFD News (ssvfd.org)
Sykesville
- Maryland's lacrosse legacy grows with Charm's inaugural Women's Lacrosse League title (thebanner.com)
Clarksburg
- Maryland's 50 Best Public High Schools Include 17 From Montgomery County (mocoshow.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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