🌱 Ricardo Montaner and 11 more events

Hello Kings Park West! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

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 has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Less humid with some sun, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.
• Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 89, low: 68. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 93 and low of 70 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

Saturday August 29

• Falls Church Farmers Market
  Falls Church Events City Hall > City Hall Parking Lot - 300 Park Ave. Falls Church VA
  8:00 am
• Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Mount Vernon High School
  Annandale High School Gym, Mount Vernon High
  8:30 am
• One-on-One English Conversation Session
  Kings Park Community Library Kings Park Library
  10:00 am
• Workout with Zhina!
  Iranian-American Community Center , 8150 Leesburg Pike Ste 210, V
  10:30 am
• Back to School Bash with Little Hands Pediatric and Virginia Hands
  Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Persons Hal and Berni Hanson Regional Park, 22831 Hanson Park Dr, Aldie\
  12:00 pm
• Young Professional Event: The Journey Within, A Self-Development S
  Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
  3:00 pm
• "As You Were" Exhibition Opening Reception
  De Laski Performing Arts 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
  4:00 pm
• Guitar Renegades Concert →
  Falls Church Events Cherry Hill Farmhouse - 312 Park Ave. Falls Church VA 22046
  7:00 pm

Sunday August 30

• August 2026 on Mason Arts Amplified
  De Laski Performing Arts Virtual Event
• Free Open House: History, Art & Culture for Children
  Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

George Mason

• 'Cats Drop Opener to George Mason, 3-1 (nusports.com)
• People and Places - Week of August 28. 2026 (fairfaxtimes.com)
• These Virginia Schools Were Named to ‘Time's America's Best Colleges List (northernvirginiamag.com)

Fairfax

• Fairfax Council To Review 3 Projects With Up To 718 Apartments (patch.com)

Burke

• Springfield Man Wins $561,505 Playing Virginia Lottery Online Game (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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