🌱 Patch AM: Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary and 11 more events

Good day Kingstowne! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Open House (School Supply Drop Off) at Island Creek Elementary School
• Hawk Flight at Hayfield Secondary School
• Mawlid MakeSpace at MakeSpace

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 89 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 90, low: 72.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kingstowne

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Wednesday August 19
• Open House (School Supply Drop Off)
  Island Creek Elementary School Island Creek Elementary
  4:30 pm
Thursday August 20
• Hawk Flight
  Hayfield Secondary School Hayfield Secondary
  4:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Mawlid MakeSpace
  MakeSpace Franconia Volunteer Fire Department, 6300 Beulah St, Franconia
  5:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Lane PTA Restaurant Night at Rita's Water Ice
  Lane Elementary School Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, Lane Elementary
  4:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Virtual "First Friday" with the Principals: Volunteering at Lane
  Lane Elementary School Lane Elementary
  8:30 am
Saturday August 29
• Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
  Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 18
• Mindfulness 101 for Teens
  James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Beth Patridge Meeting Room
  2:00 pm
• Duncan and Dragons
  James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Beth Patridge Meeting Room
  5:00 pm
• Death Café
  Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 19
• Alexandria Library: A Legacy of Service Since 1937
  Charles E. Beatley Jr., Central Library Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library -
• Stitcher's Space
  Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room
  10:30 am
• Registration & Level Test: English Classes for Beginning Level Adul
  Korean Community Center Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington (KCSC) ě›Œě‹ąí„´í•œě¸
  1:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

🗞 Nearby News

Franconia

• 20 Years Later, the Search Continues in the 'Marion Murders' (forensicmag.com)
• Wonder adds robot delivery at Potomac Yard as Serve expands to a second app (alexandriabrief.com)
• Maryland man charged with 'peeping' into Franconia home (ffxnow.com)

Springfield

• West Springfield Community Newsletter for Monday, August 17 (lookouteugene-springfield.com)
• One driver dies, other charged in two-vehicle crash on I-495 (ffxnow.com)

Mount Vernon

• Fatal I-495 Crash In Fairfax County Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Seriously Injured (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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