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🌱 Improv Comedy Show with the Auxiliary and 11 more events

Be sure to catch 2026 ALX Pink Gala on the Fort Hunt Patch calendar

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Good day Fort Hunt! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • 2026 ALX Pink Gala at Above ALX Community
  • Back to School Night at Waynewood Elementary School
  • Improv Comedy Show with the Auxiliary at Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Very hot with lots of sun, with a high of 96 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 96, low: 74.
  • Thursday: A thunderstorm, with a high of 98 and low of 75 degrees.

📸 Around Fort Hunt

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Hunt

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Other local events
    Wednesday September 2
  • Back to School Night
    Waynewood Elementary School Waynewood Elementary
    6:00 pm
    • Saturday September 12
  • Improv Comedy Show with the Auxiliary →
    Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum, 201 S Washington St, Alexandria
    8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    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
  • BTSN (SAT & KS)
    T.C. Williams High School Satellite and King Street Campus
    5:15 pm
  • Boys Varsity Cross Country vs West Potomac High School
    West Potomac High School South Run Recreation Center
    5:30 pm
    • Wednesday September 2
  • Just Babies
    Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Youth Services Area
    11:00 am
  • PTA Back to School Celebration
    Clermont Elementary School Clermont Elementary
    5:00 pm
  • BTSN (MH & CFC)
    T.C. Williams High School Minnie Howard & CFC Campus
    5:15 pm
  • Back to School Night (BTSN)
    Hayfield Secondary School Hayfield Secondary
    5:45 pm
    • Thursday September 3
  • Carefull Knit & Crochet
    Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library -
    3:00 pm
  • Girls Varsity Golf @ Hayfield High School
    Hayfield Secondary School Pohick Bay Golf Course
    4:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Didlake, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitor in Fort Belvoir. Apply here.
  • Didlake posted a job opening for Floor Equipment Operator in Fort Belvoir. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Hunt here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mount Vernon

  • An amusement park on Mount Vernon? The agency tasked to protect cultural heritage just abdicated its responsibilities, opening the door for federal agencies to wipe out our past (livescience.com)

Franconia

  • FCPS solidifies plan to expand advanced academic programs in all middle schools (ffxnow.com)

Alexandria

  • Post-game fights cleared by police following Alexandria City High School football win (alxnow.com)
  • Alexandria City High School Begins Full Enforcement of 'Off and Away' Device Policy Monday (thezebra.org)
  • Alexandria pet adopters step up to ease strain on nearly full AWLA shelter (alxnow.com)

Ok Fort Hunt! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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