🌱 Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 14 more events

Coffee in hand, Bladensburg? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 35 at Bladensburg Branch Library
• STEM Fun: Snap Circuits at Mount Rainier Branch Library
• Tail Waggin' Tutors at Bladensburg Branch Library

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 59 degrees.
• Saturday: Near-record temperatures, temps: high: 91, low: 53. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Cooler with showers, with a high of 59 and low of 42 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bladensburg

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Saturday April 18

• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 35
  Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg -
  10:30 am
• STEM Fun: Snap Circuits
  Mount Rainier Branch Library Mount Rainier -
  1:00 pm
• Tail Waggin' Tutors
  Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg -
  2:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 35
  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 -
  12:00 pm
• Computer Basics: Open Lab
  BL Activity Room Bladensburg -
  4:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Council Meeting
  Town of Brentwood , 4300 39th Place , Brentwood

Saturday April 25

• Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
  250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
  12:00 pm

Sunday May 3

• The DC Big Flea Boutique Antique Event
  Dock5 Event Venue , 1309 5th St NE , Washington
  11:00 am
• The DC Big Flea Boutique Antique Event
  Dock5 Event Venue , 1309 5th St NE , Washington
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Babies & Books!
  People's Book , 7014 Westmoreland Ave Suite A , Takoma Park
  9:00 am
• Food Pantry Open
  Brentwood, MD Calendar , 4300 39th Pl , Brentwood
  10:00 am
• Play and Learn
  Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Storytime Barn
  11:00 am
• Brooks Family & Community Business Pop-Up
  Doswell E. Brooks Elementary School , 1301 Brooke Rd , Capitol Heights
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Huge Yard Sale
  Sat April 18 9-2 5706 Monroe St So much great stuff! Clothes, shoes, purses, some designer! Toys, tools, jewelry, housewares, arts and craft… (Nextdoor The Bladensburg Community)

• Ulta Beauty, Inc. posted a job opening for Lead Cashier in Hyattsville. Apply here.
• Burlington posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Greenbelt. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bladensburg here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hyattsville

• Hyattsville Man Sentenced In Multi-Million Dollar Money Laundering Scheme (thebaynet.com)
• Appeals court requires hearing on any new townhouses by Driskell Park (streetcarsuburbs.news)
• Things to Do, DMV: Weekend Rundown, April 16-19 (washingtoninformer.com)

Landover

• Next Flight! Ravens unveil new uniforms ahead of start of new era in 2026 (nfl.com)

Silver Spring

• Car Fire In Silver Spring Under Investigation As Arson: Officials (patch.com)
• Where To Celebrate Record Store Day In MoCo This Weekend (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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