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🌱 Costumes for Kids, A Fall Volunteer Festival and 11 more events

Be sure to catch Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala on the Long Branch Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:

  • Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala at The Tower Club Tysons
  • Registration is Open - JSSA Northern Virginia, MD Virtual 50+ Employment Expo
  • Costumes for Kids, A Fall Volunteer Festival at Bethlehem Lutheran Church

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Friday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, temps: high: 75, low: 49.
  • Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday October 8
  • Uncle Ping's Street Foods @ Annandale Farmers Market →
    Annandale Farmers Market, 6621 Columbia Pike, Annandale
    8:00 am
  • Uncle Ping's Street Foods at Annandale Farmers Market →
    Annandale Farmers Market, 6621 Columbia Pike, Annandale
    8:00 am
  • Girls Freshman Volleyball @ Justice High School
    Justice High
    4:30 pm
  • Girls Freshman Volleyball @ West Springfield High School
    West Springfield High
    5:00 pm
  • Girls JV Volleyball @ West Springfield High School
    West Springfield High
    5:00 pm
  • Boys JV Volleyball vs Alexandria City High School
    Lake Braddock Secondary
    5:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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🗞 Nearby News

Fairfax

  • Man Charged In String Of Fairfax County Medical Office Burglaries (patch.com)
  • Med Tourism Agency - Fairfax, VA Patch (patch.com)
  • It's a Pink Wave at Fairfax's Mara Hair + Mode Studio (thelocalgirl.com)

Vienna

  • Vienna Elementary School Among 14 In Fairfax County Launching New Safe Walking App (patch.com)

Falls Church

  • 2 Falls Church Schools Among 14 In Fairfax County Launch New Safe Walking App (patch.com)

Ok Long Branch! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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