🌱 Patch AM: How to explore Potomac’s free 300-acre Glenstone art museum

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In today's newsletter:

• How to explore Potomac's free 300-acre Glenstone art museum
• Arrest made after fatal shooting outside Potomac Woods Plaza sports bar

Also on today's calendar: Free JSSA Montgomery County Virtual 50+ Employment Expo - Register today! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 66.
• Sunday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Maryland hides a 2,000-piece art collection in the woods, and it's free to walk through (wheninyourstate.com) — You've got a world-class, free modern art museum right in Potomac at Glenstone, where reservations unlock miles of trails, striking architecture, and nearly 2,000 contemporary works. The article explains how to visit, when it's open, what you'll see indoors and out, and why many people spend an entire day exploring the grounds and quiet galleries.
   

• Maryland man arrested for deadly Montgomery County shooting (fox5dc.com) — A man has been arrested after a deadly shooting that began with a dispute inside Quincy's Bar and Grill at Potomac Woods Plaza in Rockville. Police say 21-year-old Shayan Solimani Damabi is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of 33-year-old Nicholas Njuki, a Gaithersburg resident remembered locally as a soccer player and friend.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 22
• Free JSSA Montgomery County Virtual 50+ Employment Expo - Register today! →
  10:00 am
Sunday September 27
• MoCo Dems 5K Fall FunRun →
  Agricultural History Farm Park, 18400 Muncaster Rd, Derwood
  9:00 am
Friday October 2
• Ballet Hispánico New York: MUJERES; Women in Motion at The Alden Theatre →
  Alden Theatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• JV Field Hockey (FH) Quince Orchard Away
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  5:30 pm
• V Football (FB) Winston Churchill Away
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  6:30 pm
• V Field Hockey (FH) Quince Orchard Away
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Park After Dark →
  11710 Macarthur BLVD, Potomac
• Mandy's Memorial Fundraiser & Therapeutic Wellness Event 2026 →
  7701 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac
Monday September 21
• Tiny Tots Open Gym
  Clara Barton Neighborhood Recreation Center
  9:00 am
Thursday September 24
• The Playlist of Your Life: A Conversation About What Still Matters →
  Potomac Community Recreation Center, 11315 Falls Rd, Potomac
  3:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Language Justice Summit: Beyond Translation →
  McLean School-Lochinver Lane Campus (Middle & Upper School), 8224 Lochinver Ln, Potomac
  8:30 am
Saturday October 3
• Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! →
  Held at Grace Lutheran of Lutherville, 8601 Valleyfield Rd, LUTHVLE TIMON, MD, 21093
  9:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

North Bethesda

• Armed Robbery, Gunfire, Auto Thefts in September 15 Crime Summary (mocoshow.com)
• Montgomery County Closes Record $143.9 Million in Affordable Housing Loans (mocoshow.com)

Bethesda

• Since 1982, This Maryland Bakery Has Hand Rolled Every Bagel By Hand (takingthekids.com)
• So Gen Z : Bethesda Sisters' Platform Links Physical, Digital Worlds (georgetowner.com)

Rockville

• MoCo Worker Hospitalized After Arm Becomes Trapped Inside Industrial Mixer (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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