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Make time for Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary on the Mount Vernon Patch calendar

Monday August 24th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Good morning Mount Vernon! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Oronoco Bay Park
  • Aldersgate UMC Homecoming: Celebrating 70 Years at Aldersgate UMC
  • Back-to-School Picnic at Centreville Elementary School

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 84 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 84, low: 61.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.

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    Friday August 28
  • Back-to-School Picnic
    Centreville Elementary School Centreville Elementary, Playground
    4:00 pm
  • Sunday August 30
  • Back2School Social & Blessing of the Backpacks →
    Bethany Lutheran Church and Preschool, 2501 Beacon Hill Rd, Alexandria
    10:00 am
  • Thursday September 3
  • Blithe Spirit →
    Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe St, Alexandria
    8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday August 24
  • Boohoo/Woohoo Parent Breakfast
    Oak View Elementary School Oak View Elementary
    8:45 am
  • Senior Bingo
    Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room
    10:30 am
  • English Language Learning (ELL)
    Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room
    1:00 pm
  • Friends of Kings Park Board Meeting
    Kings Park Community Library Kings Park Conference Room, Kings Park Library
    3:00 pm
  • 24-Hour Comic Day Practice
    Potomac Community Library Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
    5:00 pm
  • English Language Learning (ELL) 2 Workshop
    Charles E. Beatley Jr., Central Library Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Small Conference Room
    5:30 pm
  • Books Alive
    Potomac Community Library Potomac Library -
    6:00 pm
  • Stability in Motion
    James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Beth Patridge Meeting Room
    6:30 pm
  • City Council Work Session
    Falls Church City Council Meetings City Hall > Dogwood Room A and B - 300 Park Ave. Falls Church VA
    7:30 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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