🌱 Patch AM: Community Meal and 11 more events

Hello again Mount Vernon! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Fun Acting Classes for the Kids! at Burgundy Farm Country Day School
• Improv Comedy Show with the Auxiliary at Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum
• Journey Through Mount Vernon with AARP Virginia at George Washington's Mount Vernon

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

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Hot with a stray thunderstorm, temps: high: 90, low: 69.
• Friday: Humid with some sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.

📸 Around Mount Vernon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Vernon

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Fun Acting Classes for the Kids! →
  Burgundy Farm Country Day School, 3700 Burgundy Rd, Alexandria
  9:00 am
• Improv Comedy Show with the Auxiliary →
  Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum, 201 S Washington St, Alexandria
  8:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Journey Through Mount Vernon with AARP Virginia →
  George Washington's Mount Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon
  9:30 am
Friday October 2
• 82nd Waterford Fair →
  Waterford Foundation, 40222 Fairfax St, Waterford
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 17
• Community Meal →
  5952 Franconia Rd, Franconia
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Colonial Market & Fair →
  Mount Vernon, Mt Vernon
  9:00 am
• Mount Vernon Colonial Market and Fair →
  George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon
  9:30 am
Sunday September 20
• Colonial Market and Fair →
  Goeorge Washington's Mount Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon
  9:00 am
Saturday September 26
• Mount Vernon Community Service Day →
  Heritage Presbyterian Church, 8503 Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria
  9:00 am
• Saint Ann Fall Festival →
  Saint Ann Catholic Church School And Grounds, 980 N Frederick St, Arlington
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 9
• Coed Varsity Golf vs West Springfield High School
  West Potomac High School Belle Haven Country Club
  4:00 pm
• Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Hayfield High School
  Hayfield Secondary School South County High > Gym (Main)
  5:30 pm
• Boys Freshman Football @ Washington-Liberty High School
  Edison High School Washington-Liberty High School Stadium
  5:30 pm
• Back to School Night - Session 1
  Clermont Elementary School Clermont Elementary
  6:00 pm
• Girls JV Field Hockey @ Mount Vernon High School
  West Potomac High School Mount Vernon High > Stadium Field/Track
  6:15 pm
• Back to School Night - Session 2
  Clermont Elementary School Clermont Elementary
  6:50 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TransDev posted a job opening for Utility Worker in Lorton. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Lorton

• Regional Theatre Week returns with shows at Dulles Airport, Fairfax County venues (ffxnow.com)
• Workhouse Arts Center's 'Bat Boy: The Musical' is wildly satirical, wickedly fun (dctheaterarts.org)
• 40+ Northern Virginia Bars + Restaurants to Watch NFL Games This Season (thelocalgirl.com)

Springfield

• Renovations begin this fall at seven Fairfax County playgrounds (ffxnow.com)
• MADD, Uber Rally at Capital Invitational for Safe Choices (investorshangout.com)
• East Springfield Community Newsletter for Tuesday, Sept. 8 (lookouteugene-springfield.com)

Woodbridge

• Rideshare Driver Traps Women In Car Over Price Dispute: Police (patch.com)

Ok Mount Vernon! 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: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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