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🌱 Patch AM: MAGNIFICENT MEADOWS! Wilding Data Centers & Our Communities FUNdraiser | Afternoon GALA! and 8 more events

Coming up: Registration is Open - JSSA Northern Virginia, MD Virtual 50+ Employment Expo on the Fairfax Station Patch calendar

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Greetings Fairfax Station! 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, MD Virtual 50+ Employment Expo
  • Dine & Discover Windrose: Meet Fairfax's Newest 55+ Active Adult Community at Oh George! Tables and Taphouse
  • 5th Annual Fall Festival

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

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Warmer; a stray a.m. shower, with a high of 76 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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Other local events
    Tuesday October 13
  • Maximilian Jacobs Trio →
    Hylton Performing Arts Center, Jacquemin Family Foundation Hal
    1:30 pm
  • Girls JV Volleyball vs Fairfax High School
    Robinson Secondary
    5:00 pm
  • Girls Freshman Volleyball vs Fairfax High School
    Robinson Secondary
    5:00 pm
  • Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Fairfax High School
    Robinson Secondary
    6:30 pm
  • Mason Choirs Concert: Celtic Voices: A Choral Journey Through Ir
    Center for the Arts, Concert Hall, Fairfax Campus
    7:30 pm
    • Wednesday October 14
  • In Service of Theater: A Staged Reading Program for the Military
    Hylton Performing Arts Center, Ballard Postma Studio
    7:00 pm
  • Girls Varsity Flag Football @ Lake Braddock Secondary School
    Lake Braddock Secondary > Stadium Field/Track
    8:00 pm
    • Sunday October 25
  • MAGNIFICENT MEADOWS! Wilding Data Centers & Our Communities FUNdraiser | Afternoon GALA! →
    Woodlands Stewardship Education Center, 5301 Walney Rd, Centreville
    3:00 pm
    • Monday October 26
  • FREE! Becoming Wild & The Last Osprey Film Screenings & Panel Discussion | JOIN US! →
    Cinema Arts Theatres, 9650 Main St, Fairfax
    8:00 pm

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  • Seems there are lots of pet owners in the area so I thought I would share a picture I just had done of our crew.
    I didn't intend to collect a menagerie but took in my mother's dog after her death and the rest are rescues. (Nextdoor Ox Hunt Estates)
  • Nova Parks posted a job opening for Senior Ranger in Fairfax Station. Apply here.
  • KFC posted a job opening for Team Member in Burke. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairfax Station here.

🗞 Nearby News

George Mason

  • Local Event: George Mason Friends New Location and Ribbon Cutting Event (patch.com)
  • Women's Tennis Shows Out at George Mason Invitational (mountathletics.com)
  • NSF Backs $500,000 Push to Secure the AI-Powered Edge of the Internet of (scienmag.com)

Burke

  • Fairfax County police officer, a 23-year veteran on the force charged, accused of shoplifting (washingtontimes.com)

Fairfax

  • This Fairfax Restaurant Is Among DC's 38 Best, Eater Says (patch.com)
  • Lord Fairfax Health District Receives $5,000 Grant To Support Local EMS Crews (royalexaminer.com)

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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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