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🌱 Menopause Café and 11 more events
Coming up on the Independent Hill Patch calendar: 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K

Good morning Independent Hill! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K at Occoquan Regional Park
- Fridays at 5 Free Concert Series
- Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala at The Tower Club Tysons
... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 82, low: 65.
- Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 69 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Independent Hill
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★ Featured events ★
- 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K →
Occoquan Regional Park, 9751 Ox Rd, Lorton
8:30 am - Fridays at 5 Free Concert Series →
1 County Complex Ct, Woodbridge
5:00 pm - Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala →
The Tower Club Tysons, 8000 Towers Crescent Dr, Vienna
7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
Friday September 25
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Menopause Café
Dale City Neighborhood Library Dale City Library -
10:00 am - Petit Monde Français
Dale City Neighborhood Library Dale City Library -
10:30 am - Knightly Knits and Crafty Crochets
Independent Hill Neighborhood Library Independent Hill Library -
10:30 am - ASL Conversation Group
Independent Hill Neighborhood Library Independent Hill Library -
12:00 pm - Reading to Dogs
Independent Hill Neighborhood Library Independent Hill Library -
4:30 pm - FUN Time With ART
Dale City Library -
10:30 am - Casual Crafters
Independent Hill Library -
11:30 am - Family Story Time
Dale City Library -
10:30 am
Saturday September 12
Monday September 14
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Stitchers Circle
Montclair Library -
10:00 am - A Safari Adventure with WETA PBS KIDS
Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
10:30 am - Spanish Circle Time/El Circulo de Cuentos en Español
Independent Hill Library -
10:30 am - Family Story Time
Dumfries Library -
10:30 am
Thursday September 10
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🗞 Nearby News
Dale City
- VFW Remembers Those Killed 25 Years Ago (vfw.org)
- FDNY Squad 252 fire truck, recovered from 9/11, arrives at Prince William County government complex (insidenova.com)
- Bright Green Fireball Lights Up Sky Over Southern Maryland, Reports Stretch Across Mid-Atlantic (thebaynet.com)
Dumfries
- Police Blotter: Brandishing Arrests, Burglaries Hit Dumfries and Woodbridge (potomaclocal.com)
- What's happening this week: Sept. 8 to Sept. 16 (princewilliamtimes.com)
Manassas
- 2 More Men Arrested In Connection With Fatal Shooting At Manassas First Friday Event: Police (patch.com)
- Gov. Spanberger Tours Manassas High School, Touts State Education Investments (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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