🌱 Patch AM: Down brings long-awaited new album to The Fillmore Silver Spring Aug. 30.

Good day Silver Spring! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Down brings long-awaited new album to The Fillmore Silver Spring Aug. 30.
• How a Fillmore Silver Spring show boosted this Maryland rapper's rise
• FDA's White Oak campus hosts pivotal psychedelics hearing next month.

Also on today's calendar: The 43rd Washington Folk Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 68 degrees.
• Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 77, low: 66.
• Sunday: Partly sunny with a t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sludge Supergroup Down Announce First Album in 19 Years (loudwire.com) — Metal fans in Silver Spring can catch supergroup Down at The Fillmore Silver Spring on August 30, part of their 2026 tour. The band is also releasing Volume V, their first full-length album in 19 years, featuring a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne and a collaboration with King Diamond, giving locals a chance to hear new material live.
   

• Bri3 Keeps Momentum Going With 'What I Like' Single (hip-hopvibe.com) — Silver Spring gets a shoutout as rising Maryland rapper Bri3 performed at The Fillmore earlier this year during DaBaby's Be More Grateful Tour, part of her growing national exposure. Her new single "What I Like" continues a busy run of 2026 releases that are helping her move beyond her initial viral hit and solidify her place in the DMV rap scene.
   

• Why pharmaceutical companies are interested in psychedelics (marketplace.org) — Silver Spring briefly enters the national spotlight next month when the FDA holds a four-hour public hearing on psychedelic therapies at its White Oak campus. The broader story explains why pharmaceutical companies are investing heavily in drugs like psilocybin and MDMA, how Trump administration policies aim to speed approvals, and what this could mean for treating serious mental health conditions.
   

📸 Around Silver Spring

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Silver Spring

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 23
• The 43rd Washington Folk Festival →
  Glen Echo Park, 7300 Macarthur Blvd, Glen Echo
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• Basketball - 18+ Drop-In
  Long Branch Community Rec Center Long Branch Community Center
  12:00 pm
• Basketball - Youth Drop-In
  Long Branch Community Rec Center Long Branch Community Center
  3:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Pickleball - 18+ Drop-In
  Long Branch Community Rec Center Long Branch Community Center
  11:45 am
• Basketball - Youth Drop-In
  Long Branch Community Rec Center Long Branch Community Center
  3:00 pm
• Youth Basketball - Practice w/Parent
  Long Branch Community Rec Center Long Branch Community Center
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Therapeutic Recreation - Open Gym Drop-In
  Long Branch Community Rec Center Long Branch Community Center
  9:00 am
• Basketball - 18+ Drop-in
  Long Branch Community Rec Center Long Branch Community Center
  10:00 am
Thursday September 3
• 15 Tips to Save Dozens of Hours each Month using Microsoft Outlook and Gmail →
  , Silver Spring
  2:30 pm
Saturday September 5
• MAA Paint the Town Art Exhibit and Sale →
  Kensington Armory, 3710 Mitchell St, Kensington MD 20895
  11:00 am
Wednesday September 9
• Office Hours: Gemini Notebook →
  7:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• Power52 Live On The Green! 4th Annual Charity Golf Classic →
  Turf Valley Golf Club, 2700 Turf Valley Rd, Ellicott City
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Residents and Staff Members Collaborate at Riderwood —Elizabeth Fabiano Read on Patch

• Want to do a fun activity suitable for kids and adults alike?
  I have an 87-year old friend - Shirley - who owns and maintains an alpaca farm with about 14 alpacas (and 3 Great Pyrenees). How cool is that? She… (Nextdoor Layhill View)
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• Albertsons Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Dairy Clerk in Silver Spring. Apply here.
• YMCA of Metropolitan Washington posted a job opening for YMCA Silver Spring Camp Counselor 26 in Silver Spring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Silver Spring here.

🗞 Nearby News

Takoma Park

• After 20 years, Crossroads Farmers Market still feels like home (mymcmedia.org)
• Martin Eisenman (johnsoncountypost.com)

Chevy Chase

• Woman sentenced in plan to kill US Treasury Secretary nominee (miamiherald.com)
• Acura branding to feature on Marcus Ericsson's Andretti Global Honda Indy car for Freedom 250 race around Washington DC (hondanews.com)
• Montgomery County Companies Raised Over $460 Million in June and July (mocoshow.com)

Rockville

• MoCo Drivers Put On Notice As New School Year Nears (patch.com)
• MoCo's New Traffic Cameras Are Coming After Green-Light Speedsters (patch.com)

Ok Silver Spring! 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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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