🌱 Improv Comedy Show with the Auxiliary and 11 more events

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!)

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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.

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📸 Around Fort Hunt

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Hunt

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★ Featured events ★

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

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

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💬 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.

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🗞 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)

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-- 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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