🌱 Celebrating America's 250th Birthday: Let Freedom Ring and 11 more events

Cheers Merrifield! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Annual Choral Festival: Women On The Frontier at Community of Faith UMC
• Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show at Annandale Virginia Fire House Expo Hall 7128 Columbia Pike 22003
• Broadwater Day at Tapawingo Road Southwest & Frederick Street Southwest

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken cross the road? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower; breezy, cooler, with a high of 61 and low of 49 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny; breezy, warmer, temps: high: 73, low: 50.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.

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📸 Around Merrifield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Merrifield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 16

• Annual Choral Festival: Women On The Frontier →
  Community of Faith UMC, 13224 Franklin Farm Rd, Herndon
  4:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show →
  Annandale Virginia Fire House Expo Hall 7128 Columbia Pike 22003,
  9:30 am
• Broadwater Day →
  Tapawingo Road Southwest & Frederick Street Southwest, Vienna
  2:00 pm

Sunday June 7

• Summer Cookout Cook Off →
  Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday May 14

• Baseball: Varsity at Alexandria City
  Alexandria City High School
  6:30 pm
• Softball: JV vs Alexandria City
  Carter G. Woodson High
  6:30 pm
• Baseball: JV vs Alexandria City
  Carter G. Woodson High
  6:30 pm
• Softball: Varsity at Alexandria City
  Alexandria City High School
  6:30 pm
• Lacrosse: Girls Varsity vs Mt. Vernon
  Pine Ridge Park
  7:00 pm

Saturday May 30

• Celebrating America's 250th Birthday: Let Freedom Ring →
  Veterans Amphitheater, 10485-10489 Armstrong St, Fairfax
  5:00 pm

Sunday May 31

• RSM Festival →
  Oakton High School, 2900 Sutton Rd, Vienna
  2:30 pm
• From America With Song →
  The Falls Church Episcopal, 115 E Fairfax St, Falls Church
  4:30 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Transform Your Dog’s Behavior Today!
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• MBP posted a job opening for Transportation Solutions Leader (Full-Time) in Vienna. Apply here.
• Stantec posted a job opening for Senior Transportation Leader - Roadways in Fairfax. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Merrifield here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Vienna

• N. Va. family to launch Iraqi-style shawarma restaurant in Vienna - N. Va. family to launch Iraqi-style shawarma restaurant in Vienna (ffxnow.com)
• Drone light show to replace fireworks for Fairfax County's Independence Day celebration (ffxnow.com)
• Town hall explores whether Fairfax County should adopt ranked-choice voting - Town hall explores whether Fairfax County should adopt ranked-choice voting (ffxnow.com)

Fairfax

• $11M Sewer Bonds, Solid Waste Plan Approved By Fairfax City Council (patch.com)

McLean

• McLean Giant To Host Dog Adoption Event For National Pet Month (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: To show the opossum how its done! (Thank you Mary Lynn S. for sending it in!)
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