🌱 Jesse James DeConto and 12 more events

Hello Mantua! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Dulles, VA (August 2026) at Hyatt Regency Dulles
• KPWCA Herald Submission Deadline at Kings Park West Civic Association
• Country Dance at Faith Lutheran Church in Arlington. Lessons: TBD at Northern Virginia Country-Western Dance Association (NVCWDA)

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, temps: high: 83, low: 69.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mantua

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22

• The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Dulles, VA (August 2026) →
  Hyatt Regency Dulles, 2300 Dulles Corner Blvd, Herndon
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday August 15

• KPWCA Herald Submission Deadline
  Kings Park West Civic Association 10410 Headly Ct, Fairfax, VA 22032
• Country Dance at Faith Lutheran Church in Arlington. Lessons: TBD
  Northern Virginia Country-Western Dance Association (NVCWDA) Faith Lutheran Church, 3313 Arlington Blvd, Arlington, VA, 222
  6:00 pm

Thursday August 20

• RES- Open House Block Party
  Riverside Elementary School Riverside Elementary
  4:00 pm
• Jesse James DeConto →
  Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave E, Vienna
  6:00 pm

Friday August 21

• Cav Kickoff
  Woodson High School Carter G. Woodson High
  8:30 am

Monday August 24

• Boohoo/Woohoo Parent Breakfast
  Oak View Elementary School Oak View Elementary
  8:45 am

Saturday August 29

• Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
  Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
  9:00 am

Friday September 4

• Grupo Frontera →
  EagleBank Arena, 4500 Patriot Cir, Fairfax
  8:00 pm

Sunday September 6

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 13

• Tech Help Clinic
  Kings Park Community Library Kings Park Meeting Room, Kings Park Library
  1:00 pm
• Beer Garden at the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant →
  The Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon
  4:00 pm
• Watkins Panther Academy
  Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster) Washington, DC 20002
  4:00 pm
• Virtual America InSight: Verbal Description Tours
  Smithsonian Online Washington, DC 20002
  5:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Fairfax

• Six Fortune Cookies Lead Fairfax County Man To A $2 Million Powerball Prize (patch.com)
• Fairfax Restaurants Join 2026 Summer Restaurant Week (patch.com)
• Jushi Holdings Inc Customer Care Coordinator in Fairfax, VA (lehighvalleylive.com)

Vienna

• See Which Vienna Restaurant Is Participating In Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week (patch.com)

Falls Church

• ICE Agent Points Gun At Fairfax County Driver, Drawing Conflicting Accounts Of What Happened (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In the ICU (Thank you Donna M. for sending it in!)
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