🌱 Pender Village Center Fall Festival and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Taproom Theology: When Scripture is Weaponized, Wrestling with Difficult Passages at Lake Anne Brew House
• Taproom Theology: When Scripture is Weaponized, Wrestling with Difficult Passages at Lake Anne Brew House
• Registration is Open - JSSA Northern Virginia, MD Virtual 50+ Employment Expo

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn’t take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Rain, with a high of 67 and low of 61 degrees.
• Monday: Warmer; a morning shower, temps: high: 74, low: 51.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin Farm

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★ Featured events ★

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
• Director of Sales Career Meet & Greet at Sunrise Senior Living →
  Sunrise at Reston Town Center, 1778 Fountain Dr, Reston
  4:00 pm

Friday October 16

• The Closet's Everything Christmas →
  The Moose - Herndon Lodge 2274, 779 Center St, Herndon, VA, 20170,
  3:00 pm

Saturday October 17

• Don't Miss the 2026 Reston Home Tour October 17th! →
  10:00 am
• Don't Miss the 2026 Reston Home Tour! →
  10:00 am
• Fall Fun Fest! →
  14550 Lee Rd, Chantilly
  3:00 pm

Saturday October 24

• St. Joseph's 20th Anniversary Craft Fair →
  St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 750 Peachtree St, Herndon
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday October 14

• Parent Engagement Series Session #1: Behavioral Supports, Discip
  Coates Elementary
  6:30 pm

Wednesday October 21

• Bike to School Parade
  Greenbriar East Elementary
  8:15 am

Saturday October 24

• Pender Village Center Fall Festival →
  3903 Fair Ridge Dr, Fairfax
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Chantilly

• Developer submits plans to build fuel cell-powered data center in Chantilly (ffxnow.com)
• ParktoberFest returns to Chantilly on Oct. 10 (fairfaxtimes.com)
• Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.10.26) (aero-news.net)

Reston

• Northern Virginia defense tech firm plans to increase staff by 25% or more (wtop.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn’t take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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