🌱 Flare: Finding a Sense of Place in the Chronically Ill Body Art and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What did the man do after he went upstairs to get a stovepipe? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Periods of sun; more humid, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 82, low: 69.
• Wednesday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday July 27

• Flare: Finding a Sense of Place in the Chronically Ill Body Art
  De Laski Performing Arts Off Campus Location
  11:00 am
• NVRC Board Meeting - Virtual
  Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Persons 3951 Pender Dr STE 130, Fairfax, VA 22030
  7:00 pm

Tuesday July 28

• July 2026 on Mason Arts Amplified
  De Laski Performing Arts Virtual Event

Wednesday July 29

• Sterling ASL social
  Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Persons Starbucks 526 E. Market St. Leesburg, VA 20176
  9:00 am

Thursday July 30

• AccessAbility Fairfax Claudia Vila organizer
  Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Persons Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Pkwy
  10:00 am
• Shake It Up Jam! at Herndon Farmers Market →
  Herndon Farmers' Market, 700 Block Lynn St, Herndon
  10:30 am
• Late 20s/30s, Fairfax →
  Crafthouse Fairfax, 11861 Palace Way, Fairfax
  7:00 pm

Saturday August 1

• Closing Reception: Flare: Finding a Sense of Place in the Chroni
  De Laski Performing Arts Off Campus Event Location
  4:00 pm
• Reston Concerts on the Town →
  Reston Town Center, 11900 Market St, Reston
  7:30 pm

Friday August 7

• Summerbration Fab Fridays: The Tribe →
  Reston Station, 1901 Reston Metro Plaza, Reston
  7:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• Family Fun Entertainment Series: Rocknoceros →
  Reston Town Square Park, 11900 Market St, Reston
  10:00 am

Tuesday August 11

• Kami Garcia + Gabriel Picolo celebrate TEEN TITANS: TOGETHER →
  Barnes & Noble, 12193 Fair Lakes Promenade Dr, Fairfax
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Chantilly

• Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Shady Side field hockey standout wins national tournament (triblive.com)
• Amentum Wins $85 Million Design Engineering Contract to Help the US Navy Modernize its Nuclear Infrastructure (militaryleak.com)
• Space Development Agency Awards General Dynamics $400M Tranche Three Contract (clearancejobs.com)

Reston

• Leesburg Free Standing Emergency Room Careers: Jobs, Salaries & Hiring Info (whatjobs.com)
• Procurement Jobs Are Becoming the Front Line of the Rare Earth & Critical Mineral Supply Chain (rareearthexchanges.com)
• Hotly Anticipated Thai Restaurant Eyes 2027 Opening (whatnow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He came down with the flue. (Thank you Fred P. for sending it in!)
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