🌱 Wonder Wanders and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• The Big Flea returns to The Fredericksburg Expo Aug. 15-16th at Fredericksburg Convention Center

Today's riddle: Where do bad rainbows go? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Some sun, with a high of 88 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 74.
• Monday: Hot; a shower in the morning, with a high of 90 and low of 69 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in County Center

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 16

• The Big Flea returns to The Fredericksburg Expo Aug. 15-16th →
  Fredericksburg Convention Center, 2371 Carl D Silver Pkwy, Fredericksburg
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 15

• Wonder Wanders
  Independent Hill Neighborhood Library Independent Hill Library -
  10:00 am
• Knightly Knits and Crafty Crochets
  Independent Hill Neighborhood Library Independent Hill Library -
  10:30 am
• ASL Conversation Group
  Independent Hill Neighborhood Library Independent Hill Library -
  12:00 pm

Monday August 17

• Lego Club (Independent Hill)
  Independent Hill Neighborhood Library Independent Hill Library -
  4:00 pm

Tuesday August 18

• Story Time
  Independent Hill Neighborhood Library Independent Hill Library -
  10:30 am
• Little Rangers
  Dale City Neighborhood Library Dale City Library -
  10:30 am
• Casual Crafters
  Independent Hill Neighborhood Library Independent Hill Library -
  11:15 am

Wednesday August 19

• Family Story Time →
  Dale City Library, 4249 Dale Blvd, Dale City
  10:30 am

Thursday August 20

• Writing Hour
  Independent Hill Neighborhood Library Independent Hill Library -
  6:30 pm
• The Mousetrap →
  Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Pkwy, Fredericksburg
  7:30 pm

Friday August 28

• Super Splashers →
  Goldfish Swim School - Lake Ridge, 12479 Dillingham Square, Lake Ridge
  6:30 pm

Saturday August 29

• Jason Mitsch @ Water's End Brewery →
  Water's End Brewery in Lake Ridge, 12425 Dillingham Square, Lake Ridge
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Dale City

• Woodbridge Choir Marks 60 Years With Open Call (potomaclocal.com)
• Free Concert and Movie Friday in Woodbridge (potomaclocal.com)
• Those Safes From The Woodbridge Chop Shop? Police Just Revealed What Was Inside (dailyvoice.com)

Woodbridge

• NextDAY Cabinets Alexandria Showroom Expands Cabinet Store Services for Professional Contractors (middletownlifemagazine.com)
• 15 stops along Virginia's unofficial Beltway Beer Trail (vadogwood.com)

Manassas

• Prince William County Police To Begin Towing Vehicles With 3 Or More Unpaid Parking Tickets (patch.com)
• Prosecutors Drop Case Against Manassas Woman Accused Of Killing Husband, Citing New Video Evidence (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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