🌱 Grupo Frontera and 13 more events

Greetings Mantua! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Brightview Woodburn's 4 Part Downsizing Series at Brightview Woodburn - Senior Assisted Living & Memory Care
• Girls JV Field Hockey vs Langley High School at Robinson Secondary School
• Boys Varsity Football vs Thomas A Edison High School at Woodson High School

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 97 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Hot; a p.m. t-storm or two, temps: high: 93, low: 72.
• Saturday: Not as hot with some sun, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mantua

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 8

• Brightview Woodburn's 4 Part Downsizing Series →
  Brightview Woodburn - Senior Assisted Living & Memory Care, 3450 Gallows Rd, Annandale
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 3

• Girls JV Field Hockey vs Langley High School
  Robinson Secondary School Robinson Secondary
  6:15 pm
• Boys Varsity Football vs Thomas A Edison High School
  Woodson High School Carter G. Woodson High
  7:00 pm
• Boys Varsity Football vs Robinson Secondary School
  Robinson Secondary School South Lakes High > Stadium Field/Track
  7:00 pm
• Girls Varsity Field Hockey vs Langley High School
  Robinson Secondary School Robinson Secondary
  7:30 pm

Friday September 4

• Girls Varsity Field Hockey vs George C Marshall High School
  Woodson High School South County High
  8:00 am
• Girls Varsity Field Hockey @ George C Marshall High School
  Woodson High School South County High
  8:00 am
• Grupo Frontera →
  EagleBank Arena, 4500 Patriot Cir, Fairfax
  8:00 pm

Saturday September 5

• Country Dance at Faith Lutheran Church in Arlington. Lessons: Mem
  Northern Virginia Country-Western Dance Association (NVCWDA) Faith Lutheran Church, 3313 Arlington Blvd, Arlington, VA, 222
  6:00 pm

Saturday September 12

• Fairfax (aka Centreville) Moose Shrimp Feast →
  3529 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax
  4:00 pm

Monday September 21

• Graphic Novel School Break Camp →
  The Community Studio at John Calvin Presbyterian Church, 6531 Columbia Pike, Annandale
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3

• Girls Varsity Golf @ Hayfield High School
  Falls Church High School Pohick Bay Golf Course
  4:00 pm
• Boys Varsity Golf @ Hayfield High School
  Falls Church High School Pohick Bay Golf Course
  4:00 pm
• Unite and Excite Tailgate
  Fairfax HIgh School Blue Days Fairfax High
  4:30 pm
• Cav Carnival / Pyramid Feeder Night (Sports Leadership)
  Woodson High School Carter G. Woodson High
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Fairfax

• Fairfax Board Moves Forward With AAP Expansion At All Middle Schools (patch.com)
• Fairfax Co. transforms old ‘Darth Vader' office building into affordable apartments (wtop.com)
• Data Engineer -Washington, DC, Silver Spring, MD, Philadelphia, PA, Wilmington, DE, Fairfax, VA - TechniPros, LLC - Remote in Washington, DC, US (dice.com)

McLean

• Crossing Guards, Police Returning To 10 Fairfax High Schools After Safety Concerns (patch.com)

Reston

• Reston Man Faces Federal Illegal Reentry Case After Prior Felony Conviction (patch.com)
• Fairfax Optometrist Advances In Runway Contest; Semifinal Voting Ends Thursday (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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