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Hey there, Potomac! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• St. Raphael Nursery School Open House — Join Us January 12 at 9:30 a.m.!
• Complimentary Reading Screening for Kindergarten to Grade 3 Students at McLean School-Falls Road Campus (Lower School)
• Feast & Fettle Brings a New Standard of Home Dining to Potomac

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one elevator say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Breezy in the a.m.; sunshine, with a high of 47 and low of 27 degrees.
• Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 53, low: 38.
• Wednesday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 50 and low of 36 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Potomac

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★ Featured events ★

Monday January 12

• St. Raphael Nursery School Open House — Join Us January 12 at 9:30 a.m.!
  1513 Dunster Rd, Rockville
  9:30 am

Saturday January 24

• Complimentary Reading Screening for Kindergarten to Grade 3 Students
  McLean School-Falls Road Campus (Lower School), 11810 Falls Rd, Potomac
  9:00 am

Saturday January 31

• Feast & Fettle Brings a New Standard of Home Dining to Potomac
  9:00 am
• Just Stalking Resources' Annual Awareness Month Soirée
  Trinity Lutheran Church, 11200 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville
  5:00 pm

Sunday February 8

• Great Falls Got Talent
  9818 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday January 15

• PCV Speaker Series: The President Has Been Shot!
  Potomac Community Recreation Center , 11315 Falls Rd , Potomac
  3:00 pm

Tuesday January 20

• JCA Montgomery County Virtual 50+ Employment Expo
  Zoom
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday January 12

• Basketball - Girls JV Whitman at Walter Johnson 5:30 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  5:30 pm
• Basketball - Boys JV Walter Johnson at Whitman 5:30 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  5:30 pm
• Basketball - Boys Varsity Walter Johnson at Whitman 7:15 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  7:15 pm
• Basketball - Girls Varsity Whitman at Walter Johnson 7:15 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  7:15 pm

Thursday January 15

• Insturmental Music Concert
  College Gardens Elementary School , CGES APR , Travilah
  7:00 pm
• Talent Show
  Sligo Middle School
  7:15 pm

Friday January 16

• Back Room Salsa Night
  Glen Echo Park , 7300 Macarthur Blvd , Glen Echo
  7:30 pm

Sunday January 18

• Sarau de Samba at Glen Echo Park
  Ballroom Back Room , Spanish Ballroom , Bethesda
  2:00 pm

Monday January 19

• Event Squad - MLK Day (sandwich making)
  Town of Glen Echo , 6106 Harvard Ave , Glen Echo
  8:00 am

Saturday January 24

• Swing Dance with OLNEY BIG BAND
  Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom , Spanish Ballroom , Bethesda
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to a report of a building fire at 12 Whetstone Drive, which was found to be a car fire outside the building with no injuries.
  10:11PM on Jan 10: Montgomery County Fire and Rescue is dispatched to a building fire at Whetstone Apartments in Gaithersburg, with a 911 caller… (Nextdoor )
• Are your kids loving winter basketball??
  Yellow Brick Basketball https://www.YellowBrickBasketball.com/ spring registration is now open. We offer both clinics and developmental leagues for… (Nextdoor Fox Hills)

• Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Executive Chef in Bethesda. Apply here.
• BG Consulting Services, LLC posted a job opening for Medical Administration Specialist in Bethesda. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Potomac here.

🗞 Nearby News

Gaithersburg

• Governor Moore Introduces DECADE Act of 2026 to Expand Business Investment and Job Growth in Maryland (mocoshow.com)
• Royal Durbar To Hold Grand Opening Celebration With 30% off Dine-In Discount (mocoshow.com)
• City of Rockville Announces MLK Day Closures and Service Changes (mocoshow.com)

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