🌱 Menopause Café and 11 more events

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!)

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Weather forecast:

• 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 ★

Saturday September 12

• 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K →
  Occoquan Regional Park, 9751 Ox Rd, Lorton
  8:30 am

Friday September 25

• Fridays at 5 Free Concert Series →
  1 County Complex Ct, Woodbridge
  5:00 pm

Saturday October 10

• Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala →
  The Tower Club Tysons, 8000 Towers Crescent Dr, Vienna
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 12

• 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

Monday September 14

• Reading to Dogs
  Independent Hill Neighborhood Library Independent Hill Library -
  4:30 pm

Tuesday September 15

• FUN Time With ART
  Dale City Library -
  10:30 am
• Casual Crafters
  Independent Hill Library -
  11:30 am

Wednesday September 16

• Family Story Time
  Dale City Library -
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 10

• 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

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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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