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🌱 Patch AM: An Evening with Nicholas Enrich, Former USAID Global Health Leader and 11 more events
And on the Wheaton Patch calendar - Registration is Open - JSSA Northern Virginia Virtual 50+ Employment Expo

Greetings Wheaton! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Registration is Open - JSSA Northern Virginia Virtual 50+ Employment Expo
- PRJC Presents The Charm City Traditional Jazz Sound at Rosensteel Hall
- DMV Chocolate and Coffee Festival ~ Maryland Edition at Adventist HealthCare Fieldhouse
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Warmer; a morning shower, with a high of 75 and low of 51 degrees.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wheaton
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★ Featured events ★
- Registration is Open - JSSA Northern Virginia Virtual 50+ Employment Expo →
10:00 am - PRJC Presents The Charm City Traditional Jazz Sound →
Rosensteel Hall, 9707 Rosensteel Ave, Silver Spring
2:00 pm - DMV Chocolate and Coffee Festival ~ Maryland Edition →
Adventist HealthCare Fieldhouse, 18031 Central Park Cir,
10:00 am - Holy Cross Health Lung Cancer Screening →
Holy Cross Health Cancer Center 11006 Veirs Mill Rd Suite L1 Wheaton, MD 20902,
3:00 pm
Thursday October 15
Sunday October 18
Saturday November 7
Thursday November 12
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Other local events
- In-person Listening Session at Wheaton Community Recreation Center →
Wheaton Community Recreation Center, 11701 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring
7:00 pm - Israeli Dancing →
Congregation Har Tzeon-Agudath Achim, 1840 University Blvd W, Wheaton
7:30 pm - Development Review Committee Meeting →
M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters, 2425 Reedie Drive, Wheaton
9:30 am - An Evening with Nicholas Enrich, Former USAID Global Health Leader →
3015 Upton Dr, Kensington
5:30 pm - Planning Board Meeting →
M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters Auditorium, 2425 Reedie Drive, Wheaton - Writing Effective Prompts for AI Tools - Morning Session (In-Person) →
Wheaton American Job Center, 11510 Georgia Avenue, Third Floor, Wheaton
9:00 am - Writing Effective Prompts for AI Tools - Afternoon Session (In-Person) →
Wheaton American Job Center, 11510 Georgia Avenue, Third Floor, Wheaton
1:00 pm - PRJC presents - The Restored Ma Rainey, Mother of the Blues →
Online Zoom
7:00 pm
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Monday October 19
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🗞 Nearby News
Kensington
- Beloved Costume Shop Reopens In Montgomery Co. After Fire Kept Doors Closed (patch.com)
- New and Coming Soon to Olney (Fall 2026) (mocoshow.com)
- Weekly Banking Bulletin October 9, 2026 (ny.gov)
Silver Spring
- Six Maryland Restaurants Make List of Best Spots Across D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (mocoshow.com)
- Kusshi Continues Montgomery County Expansion With $150K Bethesda Fitout (mocoshow.com)
- Church President Makes Impassioned Plea to Move Forward Together - Seventh-day Adventist Church (interamerica.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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