🌱 Purcellville Wine and Food Festival and 11 more events

Good morning Fort Hunt! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• KPop & Harry Potter Themed Summer Camp (Ages 6-10) at Accelerando Music @ "The Barn"
• Values In Prevention (VIP) Camp at Whitman Middle School
• Purcellville Wine and Food Festival at Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132

Today's riddle: Which is faster, heat or cold? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 98 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 74.
• Tuesday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Hunt

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★ Featured events ★

Monday July 6

• KPop & Harry Potter Themed Summer Camp (Ages 6-10) →
  Accelerando Music @ "The Barn", 2001 Sherwood Hall Ln, Alexandria
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday July 6

• Values In Prevention (VIP) Camp
  Whitman Middle School Whitman Middle
  8:00 am

Saturday July 18

• Purcellville Wine and Food Festival →
  Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday July 6

• Values In Prevention (VIP) Camp
  Whitman Middle School Whitman Middle
  8:00 am

Tuesday July 7

• Sunshine Readers
  Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Outdoors
  10:00 am
• Beer Garden at the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant →
  The Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon
  4:00 pm

Wednesday July 8

• Just Babies
  Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Youth Services Area
  11:00 am
• CES Summer Cookout & Open Library
  Centreville Elementary School Centreville Elementary
  4:00 pm
• Sand Art Terrariums
  Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Youth Services Area
  4:00 pm

Thursday July 9

• Oh Susannah!
  Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Youth Services Area
  11:00 am
• American Style Mahjong
  Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor
  2:00 pm
• Dungeons and Dragons Adult Group: Group A
  Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor
  6:00 pm

Saturday July 11

• Building Better Bonds!
  Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Didlake, Inc. posted a job opening for Floor Equipment Operator in Fort Belvoir. Apply here.
• Brightview Senior Living, LLC posted a job opening for Activities Assistant in Alexandria. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Hunt here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Mount Vernon

• ‘A Capitol Fourth: 250th Weekend Celebration' 2026 Schedule: Where to Watch Tonight (entertainmentnow.com)
• Happy Independence Day 2026 Celebrating 250 Years! (ladailypost.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Heat, you can catch cold!! (Thank you Michael S. for sending it in!)
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