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🌱 Marc Allred Music and 11 more events
Make time for 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K on the Southern Gateway Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K at Occoquan Regional Park
- Marc Allred Music at 6 Bears & A Goat Brewing Company
- Wilderness Fall Festival & Car Show at Wilderness Presidential Resorts
... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 88 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 83, low: 68.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Southern Gateway
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★ Featured events ★
- 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K →
Occoquan Regional Park, 9751 Ox Rd, Lorton
8:30 am
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Marc Allred Music →
6 Bears & A Goat Brewing Company, 1140 International Pkwy, Fredericksburg
7:00 pm - Wilderness Fall Festival & Car Show →
Wilderness Presidential Resorts, 9220 Plank Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse
11:00 am - Crafty Connections Events Wilderness Fall Festival →
Wilderness Presidential Resort, 9220 Plank Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse
11:00 am - WILDERNESS FALL FESTIVAL →
Wilderness Presidential Resort, 9220 Plank Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse
11:00 am - Sweeney Todd →
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Pkwy, Fredericksburg
1:30 pm - Fredericksburg Ducks Unlimited 55th Crab & Beef Feast →
Fredericksburg Fairgrounds, 2400 Airport Ave, Fredericksburg
2:00 pm - Music by Moonlight Concert →
Riverfront Park Fredericksburg, 701 Sophia St, Fredericksburg
6:30 pm - Sweeney Todd →
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Pkwy, Fredericksburg
7:30 pm
Friday September 4
Sunday September 6
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Legislative Committee
Stafford County Executive Session Room
4:30 pm - Mountain View at Brooke Point →
Brooke Point High School, 1700 Courthouse Rd, Stafford
5:00 pm - Concerts by Canoe →
Fredericksburg, VA Calendar Fredericksburg, VA 22401
6:00 pm - Student Disciplinary Committee
Stafford County 31 Stafford Avenue (Executive Session Room), Stafford, VA 22554
4:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
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🗞 Nearby News
Fredericksburg
- VCU Health to open new clinical space in Fredericksburg (vcuhealth.org)
- Rep. Vindman: Meeting about VA clinic wait times 'productive' (fredericksburgfreepress.com)
- Buried history: St. George's archaeological study goes public Sunday (fredericksburgfreepress.com)
Quantico
- How Marine Rifle Squads Plan To Fight Future Wars Dominated By Drones (twz.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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