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🌱 Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show and 11 more events
Coming up on the Merrifield Patch calendar: $17.99 Haircut Sale
Hi Merrifield! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- $17.99 Haircut Sale at Great Clips
- Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Oronoco Bay Park
- Nova Backyard BBQ at Arlington Moose Lodge #1315
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
- Wednesday: Sunshine and some clouds, temps: high: 84, low: 68.
- Thursday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.
📸 Around Merrifield
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Merrifield
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★ Featured events ★
- $17.99 Haircut Sale →
Great Clips, 3989 Pickett Road, Fairfax
9:00 am - Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
9:00 am - Nova Backyard BBQ →
Arlington Moose Lodge #1315, 5710 Scoville St, Falls Church
10:00 am - Brightview Woodburn's 4 Part Downsizing Series →
Brightview Woodburn - Senior Assisted Living & Memory Care, 3450 Gallows Rd, Annandale
11:00 am
Tuesday August 25
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Tuesday September 8
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Other local events
- City Council Government Operations Committee Meeting →
Falls Church City Council Meetings City Hall > Oak Room - 300 Park Ave. East Wing, Second Floor Fall
9:00 am - Girls Varsity Cross Country @ Thomas Jefferson High School Science
Falls Church High School South Run Park
5:00 pm - Boys Varsity Cross Country @ Thomas Jefferson High School Science
Falls Church High School South Run Park
5:30 pm - PTA Ice Cream Social
Mantua Elementary School Mantua Elementary
6:00 pm - Girls Freshman Field Hockey @ James Madison High School
Woodson High School Madison High > Stadium Field/Track
5:00 pm - Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show →
Annandale Virginia Fire House Expo Hall 7128 Columbia Pike 22003
9:30 am - Fall Community Parking Lot Sale →
McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean
9:00 am - Fairfax (aka Centreville) Moose Shrimp Feast →
3529 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax
4:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Sunday September 6
Saturday September 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Super Soccer Stars posted a job opening for Youth Soccer Coach in Dunn Loring. Apply here.
- Lifetime Fitness - Life Time, Inc. posted a job opening for Men's Locker Room Attendant in Fairfax. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Merrifield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Vienna
- Vienna, VA OktoberfestCelebrates 17th Anniversary (tysonstoday.com)
- Fairfax, VA: I-66 Comes to a Standstill After Goofball Driver Comes to a Dead Stop to Squeeze Across Gore Zone Into Express Lane (tiremeetsroad.com)
- This Northern Virginia Bagel Shop Is Mixing Chinese and Dominican Flavors Into Its Breakfast and Lunch Menus (mocoshow.com)
Oakton
- Oakton-Area Townhome Project Near Fairfax City, Vienna Faces Phasing Hearing (patch.com)
Fairfax
- After boundary review, some Fairfax County students attending new schools this fall (wtop.com)
Ok Merrifield! 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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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