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🌱 Patch AM: Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary and 11 more events
Also, don't miss Fridays at 5 FREE Concert Series on the Lorton Patch calendar
Hey there, Lorton! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Fridays at 5 FREE Concert Series at Sean T. Connaughton Plaza
- Ccom Summer Fest at Cokesbury United Methodist Church
- Woodbridge Community Choir Celebrates 60 Years! New Members Welcome Open Rehearsal
... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 71 degrees.
- Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 67.
- Sunday: Partly sunny with a t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.
📸 Around Lorton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lorton
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★ Featured events ★
- Fridays at 5 FREE Concert Series →
Sean T. Connaughton Plaza, 1 County Complex Ct, Woodbridge
9:00 am - Ccom Summer Fest →
Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 9919 Kingston Pike, Knoxville
12:00 pm - Woodbridge Community Choir Celebrates 60 Years! New Members Welcome Open Rehearsal →
15008 Cloverdale Rd, Dale City
7:30 pm
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Monday August 31
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Other local events
- Boohoo/Woohoo Parent Breakfast
Oak View Elementary School Oak View Elementary
8:45 am - Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
9:00 am - Kindermusik Open House "It's Music Day!" →
Potomac Music, 9510 Workhouse Wy, Lorton
2:30 pm - Kindermusik Open House "It's Music Day!" →
Potomac Music, 9510 Workhouse Wy, Lorton
11:30 am
Monday August 24
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
📣 Lorton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Underclassman Picture Day
Osbourn High School Manassas, VA 20108
8:20 am - Open House/Supply Drop Off
Newington Forest Elementary School Newington Forest Elementary
8:30 am - Mobile Library at Woodbridge Senior Center
Prince William Public Library System Mobile Library -
10:00 am - Prince William Model Railroad Traveling Train Show
Prince William Public Library System Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
10:00 am - Digital Preservation Workshop
Prince William Public Library System Montclair Library - Montclair Community Room
10:00 am - Library of Virginia's Revolutionary War Records
Prince William Public Library System Central Library -
11:00 am - Make It Friday
Prince William Public Library System Bull Run Library - Hive 8051 Makerspace
11:00 am - Mobile Library at Potomac Place Assisted Living
Prince William Public Library System Mobile Library -
11:15 am
Friday August 21
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🗞 Nearby News
Woodbridge
- Boys' Varsity Volleyball Now Available At Prince William County High Schools (patch.com)
Fort Belvoir
- Sandra Short Lord, devoted wife, mother (capegazette.com)
Springfield
- West Springfield Community Newsletter for Thursday, Aug. 20 (lookouteugene-springfield.com)
- Nonprofit opens Fair Oaks counseling center to serve at-risk youth and their families (ffxnow.com)
- FCPS leaders seek compromise to keep middle school after-school program alive (ffxnow.com)
Ok Lorton! 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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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