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Thursday May 14th Patch AM

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Coming up on the calendar:

  • Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show at Annandale Virginia Fire House Expo Hall 7128 Columbia Pike 22003
  • Lacrosse: Boys Varsity vs John R. Lewis at Edison High
  • Soccer: Boys Varsity vs Justice High School at Hayfield Secondary > Stadium Field/Track

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken cross the road? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Some sun, a shower; cooler, with a high of 64 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 53.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

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Other local events
    Thursday May 14
  • Lacrosse: Boys Varsity vs John R. Lewis
    Edison High
    7:00 pm
  • Friday May 15
  • Soccer: Boys Varsity vs Justice High School
    Hayfield Secondary > Stadium Field/Track
    5:00 pm
  • Soccer: Girls Varsity vs Falls Church
    Edison High
    6:00 pm
  • Lacrosse: Girls JV at Lightridge
    Hayfield Secondary School Lightridge High School
    6:00 pm
  • Soccer: Girls Varsity vs John R. Lewis HS
    Hayfield Secondary > Stadium Field/Track
    7:00 pm
  • Sunday May 17
  • Row And Picnic with MakeSpace
    MakeSpace Burke Lake Park, 7315 Ox Rd, Fairfax Station, VA 22039, USA
  • Wednesday May 20
  • Sports Physical Night
    Edison High School Edison High
    5:30 pm
  • Thursday May 21
  • Monthly FREE Community Meal
    St. John's Lutheran Church, 5952 Franconia Rd, Alexandria
    5:30 pm
  • Sunday May 31
  • Mount Vernon Chambers Singers
    St. John's Lutheran Church, 5952 Franconia Rd, Alexandria
    4:00 pm
  • From America With Song
    The Falls Church Episcopal, 115 E Fairfax St, Falls Church
    4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday May 14
  • Free Blood Test Event at the Hope Clinic (MD Montgomery County Resi
    Korean Community Center 7620 Little River Turnpike # 602, Annandale, VA 22003
    8:00 am
  • Exhibit: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
    Local History -- Special Collections Local History/Special Collections -
    9:00 am
  • Preschool Story Time
    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

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🗞 Nearby News

Springfield

  • Fairfax County small business owner shares support for Va. paid leave program at bill signing - Fairfax County small business owner shares support for Va. paid leave program at bill signing (ffxnow.com)
  • Fairfax’s plan to manage trash collections countywide appears dead for now - Fairfax's plan to manage trash collections countywide appears dead for now (ffxnow.com)
  • Joyce A. Barr to deliver D.C. area commencement address (vt.edu)

Fort Belvoir

  • Strengthening Army information readiness with strategic convergence (einpresswire.com)

Mount Vernon


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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: To show the opossum how its done! (Thank you Mary Lynn S. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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