🌱 Patawomeck Halloween Festival and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala at The Tower Club Tysons
• Registration is Open - JSSA Northern Virginia, MD Virtual 50+ Employment Expo
• L.I.N.K.S. Team Meeting at USO Quantico - Main

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 46 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 48.
• Saturday: Pleasant with high clouds, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Quantico Base

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala →
  The Tower Club Tysons, 8000 Towers Crescent Dr, Vienna
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Registration is Open - JSSA Northern Virginia, MD Virtual 50+ Employment Expo →
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• L.I.N.K.S. Team Meeting →
  USO Quantico - Main, 3049 Bordelon Street, Quantico
  1:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• PCS Workshop 2026 →
  3019 Embry Loop, Quantico
  9:00 am
Tuesday October 20
• Pregnancy 101 →
  Little Hall, 2034 Barnett Avenue, Quantico
  11:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Patawomeck Halloween Festival →
  Patawomeck Museum & Cultural Center, 638 Kings Hwy, Fredericksburg
  11:00 am
Tuesday October 27
• Baby Boot Camp →
  Little Hall, 2034 Barnett Avenue, Quantico
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 8
• Family Story Time
  Dumfries Library -
  10:30 am
• 911 Story Time and Touch-the-Truck
  Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
  10:30 am
• Tech Clinic: Computer and Device Help
  Potomac Library -
  2:00 pm
• QUANTICO - Movie: Resident Evil (2026) - R →
  Little Hall Theater, 2034 Barnett Ave., Quantico
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Alien Spaceship - Take and Make
  Dumfries Library -
• Music and Motion
  Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
  10:30 am
• English Conversation
  Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
  12:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Quantico

• Lieutenant Kevin Brodie graduates from FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia (bigislandtimes.com)
• Air Force certifies group to operate, teach Skydio X10D ahead of its fielding (militarytimes.com)
• Hegseth Made the Fitness Test Harder for Women in Combat Roles. Most Female Marines Are Passing. (goodmenproject.com)

Dumfries

• Dumfries Town Council approves permits for grocer-anchored development (insidenova.com)

Woodbridge

• Woodbridge Man Charged In String Of Fairfax County Medical Office Burglaries (patch.com)

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