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🌱 Basketball 55+ Drop-In and 11 more events
And on the Brookeville Patch calendar - Tis The season to Shop Small. Holiday Shopping Made Easy.

What's up Brookeville! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Tis The season to Shop Small. Holiday Shopping Made Easy. at Lavender Rose Boutiques, 16650 Georgia Ave, Olney, MD, 20832
- Basketball 55+ Drop-In at Longwood Community Center
- Brookeville Beer Farm at Brookeville Beer Farm
... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!
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- Thursday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 49 and low of 43 degrees.
- Friday: Windy; a little morning rain, temps: high: 57, low: 24.
- Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 42 and low of 35 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brookeville
★ Featured events ★
- Tis The season to Shop Small. Holiday Shopping Made Easy.
Lavender Rose Boutiques, 16650 Georgia Ave, Olney, MD, 20832,
11:00 am
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
- Basketball 55+ Drop-In
Longwood Community Center , 19300 Georgia Ave , Brookeville
2:00 pm - Brookeville Beer Farm
Brookeville Beer Farm , 20315 A , Georgia Ave , Brookeville
5:30 pm - Teddy Bear Tea
Silo Falls , 19501 Georgia Ave , Brookeville
12:30 pm - Basketball 55+ Drop-In
Longwood Community Center , 19300 Georgia Ave , Brookeville
10:00 am
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
📣 Brookeville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Bone Builders @ Olney Library - Class 2
Olney Library , 3500 Olney Laytonsville Rd , Olney
11:30 am - Damascus Daytime Book Discussion
Damascus Library , 9701 Main St #2 , Damascus
11:30 am - Read to a Dog: Olney Library
Olney Library , 3500 Olney Laytonsville Rd , Olney
4:00 pm - A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas
Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab , 2001 Olney Sandy Spring Rd , Olney
7:30 pm - Play Date at the Library
Olney Library , 3500 Olney Laytonsville Rd , Olney
10:30 am - Sounds of the Season - Jazz Night @ Fallen Oak Distilling
Whispering Spirit , 5000 Olney Laytonsville Rd , Olney
6:00 pm - Hello Dolly
Olney Theatre Center , 2001 Olney Sandy Spring Rd , Olney
7:00 pm - A Christmas Carol
Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab , 2001 Olney Sandy Spring Rd , Olney
7:30 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Montgomery County reports a vehicle fire on I-495 Outer Loop prior to exit 31 MD 97 Georgia Ave, with all lanes open.
10:28PM on Dec 16: Montgomery County reports a vehicle fire on I-495 Outer Loop prior to exit 31 MD 97 Georgia Ave, with three right lanes closed. (Nextdoor ) - A vehicle fire on northbound I-270 in Montgomery County has caused traffic delays, but all travel lanes have since reopened.
12:14PM on Dec 16: A vehicle fire on I270 IAO Falls Rd is blocking some lanes. (Nextdoor )
- Wend American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Derwood. Apply here.
- Whole Foods posted a job opening for Sanitation Team Member (Cleaner, Housekeeping, Custodial) - Part Time in Rockville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brookeville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Olney
- Letter to the Editor: ‘Maryland Senator Calls JCRC CEO a Netanyahu Apologist' (washingtonjewishweek.com)
Montgomery Village
- New Law Requires 2-Weeks Notice Before Eviction (mymcmedia.org)
- Montgomery County schools superintendent to unveil FY 2027 operating budget (wjla.com)
- MCPS Future-Ready Plan Off to a Promising Start with Q1 Gains (montgomeryschoolsmd.org)
Rockville
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