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🌱 Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary and 11 more events
Spotted on the Newington calendar: Open House/Supply Drop Off

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Open House/Supply Drop Off at Newington Forest Elementary School
- Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Oronoco Bay Park
Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 89 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 90, low: 69.
- Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newington
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- Open House/Supply Drop Off
Newington Forest Elementary School Newington Forest Elementary
8:30 am - Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
9:00 am
Friday August 21
Saturday August 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
- One-on-One English Conversation Session
Kings Park Community Library Kings Park Library
10:00 am - Mobile Library at Dunbarton Community
Prince William Public Library System Mobile Library -
10:00 am - Family Story Time
Prince William Public Library System Dale City Library -
10:30 am - English Conversation
Prince William Public Library System Montclair Library - Montclair Community Room
11:00 am - English Conversation-Conversación en Inglés
Prince William Public Library System Central Library - Central Library Community Room
11:00 am - Mobile Library at Capitol Ridge Retirement
Prince William Public Library System Mobile Library -
11:00 am - Historical Fiction Book Club
Prince William Public Library System Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
1:00 pm - Registration & Level Test: English Classes for Beginning Level Adul
Korean Community Center Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington (KCSC) ěěąí´íě¸
1:00 pm - Spanish Conversation
Prince William Public Library System Potomac Library - Potomac Auxiliary Room
1:00 pm - Crafty Corner
Prince William Public Library System Haymarket Gainesville Library - Quiet Study Room
1:00 pm
Wednesday August 19
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Lorton
- Lorton tennis coach pleads guilty to inappropriate conduct with minors (ffxnow.com)
Franconia
- 20 Years Later, the Search Continues in the 'Marion Murders' (forensicmag.com)
- Wonder adds robot delivery at Potomac Yard as Serve expands to a second app (alexandriabrief.com)
- Maryland man charged with 'peeping' into Franconia home (ffxnow.com)
Springfield
- West Springfield Community Newsletter for Monday, August 17 (lookouteugene-springfield.com)
- One driver dies, other charged in two-vehicle crash on I-495 (ffxnow.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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