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In today's newsletter:

• How a Potomac kid ended up living and working in space

Also on today's calendar: Timmie Metz Band and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 47 and low of 42 degrees.
• Monday: A bit of morning rain, temps: high: 57, low: 27.
• Tuesday: Very windy; much colder, with a high of 33 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A Maryland astronaut achieves his childhood dream of traveling to space (texarkanagazette.com) — A Potomac native is currently living his childhood dream aboard the International Space Station, where he’ll spend about eight months conducting research, including stem cell and AI projects. He credits Montgomery County’s public schools and local research opportunities for launching his path from Blair High School to MIT, Harvard, and now space, and shares what it feels like to live and work in weightlessness.
   

📸 Around Potomac

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Potomac

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 28

• Timmie Metz Band
  Hank Dietle's Tavern, 11010 Rockville Pike, Rockville
  6:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• McLean School Open House (Kindergarten-Grade 4)
  McLean School-Falls Road Campus (Lower School), 11810 Falls Rd, Potomac
  9:00 am
• McLean School Open House (Grades 5-12)
  McLean School-Lochinver Lane Campus (Middle & Upper School), 8224 Lochinver Ln, Potomac
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 29

• Family Storytime at Potomac
  Potomac Library , 10101 Glenolden Dr , Potomac
  10:30 am

Thursday January 8

• PCV-hosted Women's Group
  Potomac Library
  1:00 pm

Friday January 9

• PCV presents: Contemporary Painter, Printmaker and Mixed Media Artist
  Potomac Community Recreation Center , 11315 Falls Rd , Potomac
  10:30 am

Saturday January 10

• First Time Homebuyer Seminar (FREE!)
  Virtual/Online
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 28

• Basketball - Youth Drop-In
  Gwendolyn E. Coffield Community Recreation Center , 2450 Lyttonsville Rd , Silver Spring
  12:00 pm
• Pickleball - 18+ Drop-in
  Jane E. Lawton Community Recreation Center , 4301 Willow Ln , Chevy Chase
  12:00 pm
• Sunday LEGO Challenge
  Quince Orchard Library , 15831 Quince Orchard Rd , Gaithersburg
  2:00 pm
• LEGO Sunday Challenge: Ages 5 and up
  Little Falls Library -
  2:30 pm
• Ballroom Time Dance (December 28)
  Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom , Spanish Ballroom , Bethesda
  2:45 pm
• Magician Mike Rose at Wheaton Library!
  Wheaton Library , 11701 Georgia Ave , Wheaton
  4:00 pm
• Rockville Bike Party: Holiday Lights Ride
  Trek Bicycle Rockville , 5750 Fishers Ln Ste A , Rockville
  4:30 pm
• Jeff Muller & Friends
  Hank Dietle's Tavern , 11010 Rockville Pike , Rockville
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Start the New Year right with a delicious journey around the world!
  Join us for an afternoon of flavors inspired by global cuisines and toast the year ahead. Take a tour of our beautiful community and see what the… (Nextdoor Copenhaver)

• Cava posted a job opening for Grill Cook in Potomac. Apply here.
• Montgomery County Public Schools posted a job opening for Long Term Substitute Teacher, Science, Richard Montgomery HS, Full Time in Rockville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Potomac here.

🗞 Nearby News

Gaithersburg

• Five Upcoming Restaurants Creating the Most Buzz in Montgomery County (mocoshow.com)
• Four Maryland Restaurants Make 'Best Chinese Restaurants Around DC' List (mocoshow.com)
• Pretargeted brain PET imaging reveals amyloid-β pathology using a TCO-modified antibody and a fluorine-18-labeled tetrazine (springer.com)

Silver Spring

• 30 ways to celebrate New Year's in and around Montgomery County (thebanner.com)

Ok Potomac! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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