🌱 Community Food Drive and 13 more events

Hey there, Bladensburg! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5 at Bladensburg Branch Library
• Community Food Drive at Grace of God Ministries International
• STEM Fun: Cubelets at Mount Rainier Branch Library

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

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 98 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Sunny, hot and less humid, temps: high: 90, low: 67.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 67 degrees.

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📸 Around Bladensburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bladensburg

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Saturday June 13

• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5
  Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg -
  10:30 am
• Community Food Drive →
  Grace of God Ministries International, 3950 48th St, Bladensburg
  11:00 am
• STEM Fun: Cubelets
  Mount Rainier Branch Library Mount Rainier -
  1:00 pm
• Book Discussion: "Dead in Long Beach, California" by Venita Bl
  Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - BL Activity Room
  2:00 pm
• Juneteenth: Freedom through Music
  Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - Bladensburg Large Meeting Room
  3:00 pm

Monday June 15

• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5
  Mount Rainier Branch Library Mount Rainier -
  10:15 am
• English Conversation Club
  Mount Rainier Branch Library Mount Rainier -
  11:00 am
• Job Seekers Club
  Mount Rainier Branch Library Mount Rainier -
  1:00 pm
• Computer Basics: Open Lab
  Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - BL Activity Room
  4:00 pm

Monday June 22

• The GovCon Summer Soiree - Federal Contractors NETWORKING EVENT →
  John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St NW, Washington
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Food Pantry Open →
  Brentwood, MD Calendar, 4300 39th Pl, Brentwood
  10:00 am
• Pickleball - 18+ Drop-In
  Long Branch Community Rec Center Long Branch Community Center
  10:00 am
• Pre-K Story Hour →
  Springhill Lake Recreation Center, 6101 Cherrywood Ln, Greenbelt
  10:30 am
• Basketball - Youth Drop-In
  Long Branch Community Rec Center Long Branch Community Center
  3:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• We're hiring on 14th Street — two great roles at Current Boutique
  If you live or work on the 14th Street corridor, you've probably walked past us. Current Boutique has been part of this neighborhood for over a... (More info)

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Clearance Jobs posted a job opening for Material Handler Jobs in Hyattsville. Apply here.
• Aston Carter posted a job opening for Bookkeeper in Hyattsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bladensburg here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hyattsville

• Senior QA Automation Engineer - V-CENTRIX-US LLC - Hybrid in Hyattsville, MD, US (dice.com)
• Science of the City: Why is Hyattsville a food rainforest? (streetcarsuburbs.news)
• The Week in Winners: $1 Million Scratch-Off In Hyattsville Tops Largest Lottery Prizes Of The Week (thebaynet.com)

Landover

• Men's Health Summit and Resource Fair (princegeorgescountymd.gov)

Silver Spring

• RAMMY-Nominated Eatery Comes To MoCo (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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