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Morning Lorton! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Oronoco Bay Park
  • Kindermusik Open House "It's Music Day!" at Potomac Music

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 84 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 83, low: 59.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday August 24
  • 24-Hour Comic Day Practice
    Potomac Community Library Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
    5:00 pm
  • Books Alive
    Potomac Community Library Potomac Library -
    6:00 pm
    • Tuesday August 25
  • Community Conversations: Promoting Sexual Health & Wellness
    Potomac Community Library Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
    11:00 am
  • School Board Regular Business Meeting
    Manassas 9027 Center St, , VA 20110, USA
    6:00 pm
    • Wednesday August 26
  • Women's Equality Day Celebration at Turning Point Suffragist Memorial →
    The River View at Occoquan, 9751 Ox Rd, Lorton
    10:00 am
  • Spanish Conversation
    Potomac Community Library Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
    1:00 pm
    • Thursday August 27
  • Senior Portrait Session
    Osbourn High School Manassas, VA 20108
    8:20 am
  • Free Community Yoga →
    Laurel Hill Park Central Green, 8780 Lorton Rd, Lorton
    6:00 pm
    • Friday August 28
  • Super Splashers →
    Goldfish Swim School - Lake Ridge, 12479 Dillingham Square, Lake Ridge
    6:30 pm
    • Saturday August 29
  • Make Your Own Dinosaur Trading Cards
    Potomac Community Library Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
    2:00 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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