🌱 Patch AM: Nature Journaling Club Sat August 29 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm FREE, donations appreciated and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Oronoco Bay Park
• AARP Work and Jobs Pop-Up at Cultural Festival at Oronoco Bay Park
• Blithe Spirit at Little Theatre of Alexandria

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and less humid, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.
• Sunday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-shower, temps: high: 90, low: 72. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Hot with sunshine, with a high of 92 and low of 73 degrees.

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Saturday August 29
• Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
  Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
  9:00 am
• AARP Work and Jobs Pop-Up at Cultural Festival →
  Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
  11:00 am
Thursday September 3
• Blithe Spirit →
  Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe St, Alexandria
  8:00 pm
Friday September 25
• 2026 ALX Pink Gala →
  Above ALX Community, 277 S Washington St, Alexandria
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Nature Journaling Club Sat August 29 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm FREE, donations appreciated →
  Del Ray Artisans, 2704 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria
  10:00 am
Monday August 31
• Bad Art Night!
  Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor
  6:00 pm
• Stability in Motion
  James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Beth Patridge Meeting Room
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Sunshine Readers
  Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Outdoors
  10:00 am
• Baby and Toddler Time
  Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Youth Services Area
  11:00 am
Friday September 4
• Del Ray Poetry Reading →
  2300 Mt. Vernon Ave
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Gustave Art & Craft Market →
  Gustave Boulangerie & Brasserie, 2213 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• A Monument to Comedy - Sketch Comedy Show →
  DC Improv Comedy Club, 1140 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Alexandria

• Titan football, Around the World Cultural Food Festival lead Alexandria's weekend events (alxnow.com)
• Have You Been Flocked in Alexandria? (thezebra.org)
• Alexandria School Board approves budget revision to fund staff bonuses (alexandriabrief.com)

Old Town Alexandria

• Things to do in the DC area: Around The World Cultural Food Festival, Kidsfest … and more! (wtop.com)

Arlington

• Arlington Man Seeks Police Investigation Of ICE Arrest That Left Him With Brain Injury (patch.com)
• Brewery Beer Medals + Grocery Store Assault + New Nonstop Flights To Europe: VA Business News (patch.com)
• Suspect Found In Arlington Indicted On Federal Illegal-Reentry Charge (patch.com)

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