Community Corner
🌱 Children's Music Program and 5 more events
Coming up on the Groveton Patch calendar: Community Meal
Good morning Groveton! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Community Meal
- Island Creek community yard sale
- Alexandria Civil War Roundtable at Martha Washington Library
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 65.
- Thursday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 88 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📸 Around Groveton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Groveton
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★ Featured events ★
- Community Meal →
5952 Franconia Rd, Franconia
5:30 pm - Island Creek community yard sale →
7550 Thomas Grant Dr, Alexandria
9:00 am - Alexandria Civil War Roundtable →
Martha Washington Library, 6614 Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria
10:30 am - Gustave Oktoberfest →
Gustave Boulangerie & Brasserie, 2213 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria
12:00 pm - 82nd Waterford Fair →
Waterford Foundation, 40222 Fairfax St, Waterford
10:00 am - Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala →
The Tower Club Tysons, 8000 Towers Crescent Dr, Vienna
7:00 pm
Thursday September 17
Saturday September 19
Friday October 2
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Children's Music Program →
Bethany Lutheran Church, 2501 Beacon Hill Rd, Alexandria
6:15 pm - Girls JV Field Hockey vs Robinson Secondary School
Stadium Field\/Track Stadium Field/Track
6:15 pm - Boys Varsity Volleyball @ West Potomac High School
West Potomac High
6:30 pm - Children's Music Program →
Bethany Lutheran Church and Preschool, 2501 Beacon Hill Rd, Alexandria
6:15 pm - Saint Ann Fall Festival →
Saint Ann Catholic Church School And Grounds, 980 N Frederick St, Arlington
10:00 am - Fancy cats and dogs animal rescue Annual wine and cheese fundraiser →
Paradise Springs Winery, 13219 Yates Ford Rd, Clifton
1:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
Tuesday September 22
Saturday September 26
Sunday October 4
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🗞 Nearby News
Mount Vernon
- Children Can Train as Revolutionary Spies at Mount Vernon Next Week (thezebra.org)
- Fairfax school board considers naming rights sales, but warns against getting too corporate (ffxnow.com)
Franconia
- NEW: Fairfax County proposes high school crossing guard funding, safety improvements (ffxnow.com)
Fort Belvoir
- U.S. Army finished dismantling Cold War nuclear plant (defence-blog.com)
- Army's Newest App Called AFT Go Coming This Fall, Streamlines Soldiers' Fitness Test Results (military.com)
- October 2026 SOF Events (sof.news)
Ok Groveton! 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: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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