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In today's newsletter:

• Vienna man's prank injury that revealed a life-saving cancer diagnosis

Also on today's calendar: Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 44 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 74, low: 50.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 81 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man's Friend Twisted His Nipple as a Joke and It Led to a Breast Cancer Diagnosis (pulptastic.com) — A Vienna man's painful prank on a Las Vegas trip led him to discover a lump that turned out to be breast cancer, ultimately caught early enough for successful treatment. Now, several years later, he's urging other men in Vienna and beyond not to ignore unusual changes and to recognize that breast cancer can affect them too.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vienna

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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
• Yale Whiffenpoofs Perform in Vienna! →
  Church of the Holy Comforter, 543 Beulah Rd, Vienna
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• VBA First Friday VBA Breakfast →
• VBA Welcome Bag Contributions to New Residents →
Monday October 12
• Klub Kudzu Southside Park: PRISM Tree Rescue →
  Southside Park, 1317 Ross Dr SW, Vienna
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 13
• Taproom Theology: When Scripture is Weaponized, Wrestling with Difficult Passages →
  Lake Anne Brew House, 11424 Washington Plaza W, Reston
  6:30 pm
• Taproom Theology: When Scripture is Weaponized, Wrestling with Difficult Passages →
  Lake Anne Brew House, 11424 Washington Plaza W, Reston
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 15
• Registration is Open - JSSA Northern Virginia, MD Virtual 50+ Employment Expo →
  10:00 am
• "Power Over Pain" Book Launch Celebration →
  Highland | City Club, 885 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder
  5:00 pm
• Fascia, Feet and Whole Body Health →
  140 Church St NW, Vienna
  7:00 pm
• The Yale Whiffenpoofs in Northern Virginia →
  Church of the Holy Comforter, 543 Beulah Rd, Vienna
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Don't Miss the 2026 Reston Home Tour October 17th! →
  10:00 am

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• Trace The Zero Waste Store — (703) 223-5045
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• My Kitchen and Bath — (703) 537-0857
• Amelia Vallone Interiors dba Decorating Den Interiors — (703) 464-0459
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Oakton. Apply here.
• Michaels posted a job opening for Retail Store Manager Bench in Fairfax. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Vienna here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tysons

• Alexandria apartment rents follow cyclical norms, cooling with the fall temperatures (alxnow.com)
• 6 Places to Enjoy a Murder Mystery in Northern Virginia (northernvirginiamag.com)
• DMV Oct REI Meet-up! (10/7/26) @ 6:30pm! (biggerpockets.com)

Oakton

• Need a Ride? (fairfaxcounty.gov)

Fairfax

• Check Out These DMV Events: Oct. 10-11 (washingtonfamily.com)
• Ikea to close small-scale Fairfax Corner showroom after this fall (ffxnow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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