🌱 Patch AM: Discover why Brookside Gardens might be your best free family day.

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

In today's newsletter:

• Discover why Brookside Gardens might be your best free family day.

Also on today's calendar: MAA Paint the Town Art Exhibit and Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.
• Tuesday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 80, low: 59.
• Wednesday: A shower in the afternoon, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Affordable Maryland Family Adventures That Won't Break the Bank (myfamilytravels.com) — One of the most budget-friendly family adventures highlighted is Brookside Gardens, a free 50-acre public display garden tucked inside Wheaton Regional Park in Silver Spring. The guide also rounds up other low-cost Maryland day trips, from state parks and beaches to historic districts and wildlife refuges, all focused on stretching family fun without stretching your wallet.
   

📸 Around Silver Spring

Subscribe

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Silver Spring

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• MAA Paint the Town Art Exhibit and Sale →
  Kensington Armory, 3710 Mitchell St, Kensington MD 20895,
  11:00 am

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

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
• Basketball - Youth Drop-In
  Long Branch Community Rec Center Long Branch Community Center
  3:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• 15 Tips to Save Dozens of Hours each Month using Microsoft Outlook and Gmail →
  , Silver Spring
  2:30 pm
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
Saturday September 12
• 2nd Annual White Oak End of Summer Movie Night & Wellness Fair →
  Hillandale Park, 10615 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• NYC's Dan Levinson's Palomar Jazz Band sponsored by PRJC →
  Rosensteel Hall, 9707 Rosensteel Ave, Silver Spring
  2:00 pm

📣 Silver Spring Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Silver Spring PatchAM possible:

• Cohen's Bread Co
• Hulk and friends junk removal — (240) 758-1781
• VivaVets Animal Hospital — (443) 542-2938
• Manny & Olga's Pizza — 3016088050
• Summer At Sandy Spring — (301) 774-7455
• Manny & Olga's Pizza — (301) 962-6363

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking to rehome these two bonded cats.
  Whiskey (black, male, ~5), Tennessee (tortilla, female, ~3). An elderly friend of a friend took them in a year ago, when they were being rehomed (I… (Nextdoor Dumont Oaks)
• Holy Moley.
  It's 75°, sunny and the Olney Farmers Market is POPPING!!!! Dozens of vendors and hundreds of people. Come out. Open until 1. (Nextdoor Layhill View)

• Didlake posted a job opening for Janitor in Silver Spring. Apply here.
• Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Restaurant Sous Chef in Silver Spring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Silver Spring here.

🗞 Nearby News

Takoma Park

• Almost a dozen cars broken into in Takoma Park overnight (dcnewsnow.com)

Chevy Chase

• The Cannabist Company Retail Associate (part-time) in Chevy Chase, MD (mlive.com)
• Marcus Ericsson speaks with LIWKNN ahead of Freedom 250 Grand Prix (foxsports1340am.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: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

• Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
• Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
• List items for sale or services offered

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook