🌱 Patch AM: How Chantilly families can tap into the Air and Space Museum now

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In today's newsletter:

• How Chantilly families can tap into the Air and Space Museum now
• Why Chantilly's airport tower might be Virginia's most thrilling overlook

Also on today's calendar: Free High Holidays Service: Erev Rosh Hashanah and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.
• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 85, low: 64.
• Wednesday: Hot with sun and some clouds, with a high of 90 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• New National Air and Space Museum Video Series Brings Aerospace Learning Into Classrooms (vannuysnewspress.com) — Chantilly residents can take advantage of free daily access to the Udvar-Hazy Center, with only parking fees and no timed-entry passes required, while the Smithsonian launches a new YouTube-based 'On Air' video series for grades 5–8. The series covers topics from weather to comets, includes teacher guides and lesson plans, and can easily be used by local schools and homeschoolers.
   

• 11 Virginia Observation Towers With Incredible Views (myfamilytravels.com) — One of the featured towers is the Donald D. Engen Observation Tower at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, where you can watch Dulles air traffic with live control-tower audio and sweeping Northern Virginia views. The broader list highlights 11 Virginia observation towers, but Chantilly's offers the most immersive aviation experience, with elevator access and a full museum visit in the same trip.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chantilly

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• Free High Holidays Service: Erev Rosh Hashanah →
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Basset Rescue Fall Festival →
  Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Rd, Herndon
  10:00 am
Friday October 2
• 82nd Waterford Fair →
  Waterford Foundation, 40222 Fairfax St, Waterford
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Bulk Pokemon Trade-in Tuesday →
  The Fantastic Store, 14508 Lee Rd Unit F, Chantilly
  11:30 am
• *No* Rotary Lunch Mtng 9/8: Centreville & Chantilly Club →
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax
  11:45 am
• Coed Varsity Golf @ Robinson Secondary School
  Robinson Secondary School Twin Lakes Golf Course
  4:50 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Rotary Lunch Mtng 9/15: Centreville & Chantilly Club →
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax
  11:45 am
Thursday September 17
• The State of Adolescent Mental Health Today →
  Herndon United Methodist Church, 701 Bennett St, Herndon
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Loudoun Symphony Presents A Joyous Community - Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 →
  Independence High School, 23115 Learning Cir, Ashburn
  7:30 pm
Sunday September 20
• Superh 5k Run Walk & Wheel →
  Onelife Fitness, 1800 Old Meadow Rd, McLean
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Rotary Lunch Mtng 9/22: School Board Rep Seema Dixit at Centreville & Chantilly Club →
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax
  11:45 am
Saturday September 26
• Saint Ann Fall Festival →
  Saint Ann Catholic Church School And Grounds, 980 N Frederick St, Arlington
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello, this morning our cat went missing in the Pleasant Valley/Chantilly area.
  Please call/text 703-966-6920 or 703-965-4671 if you see her. She is very friendly but shy. Thank you! (Nextdoor Pleasant Valley)
• Any home cleaners available for cleaning townhouse tomorrow morning in South Riding?
  Can stop by today evening to look and give estimate. (Nextdoor Avonlea)

• Battery Life, LLC dba Batteries Plus posted a job opening for Sales Associate - Customer Service Representative in Chantilly. Apply here.
• Giant Food posted a job opening for PT Service Clerk - Front End - 0740 in Centreville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chantilly here.

🗞 Nearby News

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Herndon

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• Salesforce Marketing Cloud (HubSpot) Tech Architect (dice.com)

Reston

• 2210 Glencourse Ln Unit 1609818P, Reston, VA 20191 (redfin.com)
• 2422 Ivywood Rd, RESTON, VA 20191 Property for sale (corcoran.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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