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🌱 Patch AM: Why a legendary Upper Marlboro metal band is sharing an album with Elton John
Coming up on the Upper Marlboro Patch calendar: URGENT Need for Volunteers - Volunteer Orientation at 5PM - Prince George's County Animal…
What's up Upper Marlboro! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why a legendary Upper Marlboro metal band is sharing an album with Elton John
Also on today's calendar: URGENT Need for Volunteers - Volunteer Orientation at 5PM - Prince George's County Animal Shelter and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 76 and low of 67 degrees.
- Sunday: Warmer with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 61. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Turnstile Reimagine Never Enough With A Fascinating Crew Of Contributors (stereogum.com) — Upper Marlboro gets a quick shoutout as home to death metal veterans Dying Fetus, who appear alongside Elton John and other big names on Turnstile's upcoming reimagined album NEVER ENOUGH: VERSIONS. The project spotlights many Baltimore-area artists and arrives later this month, tied to the band's extensive fall tour. 
📸 Around Upper Marlboro
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Upper Marlboro
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- URGENT Need for Volunteers - Volunteer Orientation at 5PM - Prince George's County Animal Shelter →
Prince George's County Animal Services Facility & Adoption Center, 3750 Brown Station Rd, Upper Marlboro
10:00 am - Conferences/staggered openings for ECSE, Pre-K, and Kindergarten
Fort Smallwood Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 - đSchools open for grades 1â5 and grades 6 and 9 only.
Fort Smallwood Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 - New Dash In Opens August 24 in Upper Marlboro with Free Beverages for a Year for First 50 Guests →
15501 Marlboro Pike, Upper Marlboro
7:00 am - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2-3
Upper Marlboro Branch Library Upper Marlboro - Large Meeting Room
11:00 am - Play and Learn
Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings -
11:00 am - Ready 2 Read STEM: Ages 3-5
Upper Marlboro Branch Library Upper Marlboro -
11:30 am - Computer Basics
Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Group Study Room 1
2:00 pm - đSchools open for grades 1â12.
Fort Smallwood Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 - Spanish Conversation Club: Beginner
Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
5:30 pm - Meet. Mingle. Match →
Yours Cafe, 2619 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington
5:00 pm - Meet. Match. Mingle. →
912 Washington Blvd, Baltimore
7:00 pm
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Saturday August 29
Friday September 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- GWRCCC and The Code for Change hosted the 1st Annual Future Green Leaders STEM Camp on August 20, 2026, at Timbrel Centre, District Heights, Maryland.
Thirty-nine (39) students from schools in Maryland and Washington, D.C. attended the event. The students learned about environmental issues, green… (Nextdoor Parkside at Westphalia) - UPDATE: I found the owner she lived behind my house so the dog has been returned to the owner.
Thanks for your support. I have someone's dog on New Orchard Place. Very friendly. Please reach out if he's yours. (Nextdoor New Orchard Dr)
- County of Prince George's Maryland posted a job opening for Senior Mail Services Operator in Upper Marlboro. Apply here.
- Weis Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Grocery Sales Associate in Upper Marlboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Upper Marlboro here.
🗞 Nearby News
Largo
- Still Closed: Largo's $10 Million Plaza, Two and a Half Months Later (mdbaynews.com)
- UPDATE: Former Police Officer Sentenced to 6 Months for Insurance Fraud Scheme (smnewsnet.com)
District Heights
- $100K Winning Lotto Ticket Helps District Heights Retiree Pay Down Debt (patch.com)
- Willie Roy Jones, Warren, Ohio (wkbn.com)
Bowie
- St. John Properties JV Delivers First Phase of Melford Mansions Multifamily in Bowie, MD (cremarketbeat.com)
Ok Upper Marlboro! 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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