🌱 Ricardo Montaner and 11 more events

Good morning Kings Park West! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 2026 Global "In Their Shoes" 5K to benefit Iraqi orphans and vulnerable children at Burke Lake Park
• Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Oronoco Bay Park
• We are Hiring! Caregivers and Med Techs at Sunrise of Fairfax

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.
• Saturday: Intervals of bright sunshine, temps: high: 86, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kings Park West

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29

• 2026 Global "In Their Shoes" 5K to benefit Iraqi orphans and vulnerable children →
  Burke Lake Park, 7315 Ox Rd, Fairfax Station
  8:00 am
• Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
  Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
  9:00 am

Wednesday September 2

• We are Hiring! Caregivers and Med Techs →
  Sunrise of Fairfax, 9207 Arlington Blvd, Fairfax
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1

• Back to School Night
  Robert Frost Middle School Frost Middle
  6:30 pm

Sunday September 6

• Ricardo Montaner →
  EagleBank Arena, 4500 Patriot Cir, Fairfax
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28

• Inova Mammogram Event →
  Korean Community Center 7620 Little River Turnpike # 602, Annandale, VA 22003
  9:00 am
• Wolftrap Under the Stars
  Wolf Trap Elementary School Wolftrap Elementary
  5:00 pm
• Back to School family Picnic
  Eagle View Elementary School Eagle View Elementary
  5:30 pm
• Back-to-school Block Party
  White Oaks Elementary School White Oaks Elementary
  5:30 pm
• PTA Back to School Picnic
  Waynewood Elementary School Waynewood Elementary
  5:30 pm
• Boys Varsity Football @ Gar-Field High School
  Woodson High School Gar-Field Senior High School
  7:00 pm
• Boys Varsity Football @ Wakefield High School
  Falls Church High School Wakefield High
  7:00 pm
• Boys Varsity Football vs West Potomac High School
  West Springfield High School Carter G. Woodson High
  7:00 pm
• Boys Varsity Football @ George C Marshall High School
  Annandale High School Marshall High
  7:00 pm
• Sunset Cinema →
  Falls Church Events Cherry Hill Park - 312 Park Avenue Falls Church VA 22046
  7:45 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

George Mason

• New brand of delivery robots takes over George Mason University's Fairfax campus (insidenova.com)
• Andre Marshall to join National Science Foundation; Aurali Dade named Interim Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Economic Impact (gmu.edu)
• These Virginia Schools Were Named to ‘Time's America's Best Colleges List (northernvirginiamag.com)

Fairfax

• Fairfax County Safety Patrol Camp Teaches Students Life-Saving Bus Safety Skills (wjla.com)

Vienna

• Caboose Brewing Wins 3 Medals At 2026 Virginia Craft Beer Cup (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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