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Coming up on the calendar:

• JCA Montgomery County Virtual 50+ Employment Expo at Zoom
• 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 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 53 and low of 40 degrees.
• Wednesday: Rather cloudy, temps: high: 50, low: 30.
• Thursday: Becoming windier and colder, with a high of 35 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Potomac

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday January 20

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday January 13

• Family Storytime at Noyes
  Noyes Library for Young Children (Kensington) , 10237 Carroll Pl , Kensington
  9:30 am
• Bocce Rolls on!
  Schweinhaut Senior Center , 1000 Forest Glen Rd , Silver Spring
  1:00 pm
• Friends of Chevy Chase Circle Board Meeting
  Chevy Chase Village, MD Calendar , 5906 Connecticut Avenue , Chevy Chase
  6:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Town Council Meeting, 7 p.m.
  Chevy Chase, MD Calendar , 4301 Willow Lane , Chevy Chase
• Baby Storytime at Chevy Chase
  Chevy Chase Maryland Library , 8005 Connecticut Ave , Chevy Chase
  10:30 am
• Chevy Chase Writing Space
  Chevy Chase Maryland Library , 8005 Connecticut Ave , Chevy Chase
  12:00 pm
• ad hoc Friendship Heights Sector Plan Committee Meeting
  Chevy Chase Village, MD Calendar
  2:00 pm
• Montgomery Parks History Book Club: “James” by Percival Everett
  Montgomery Preservation Inc , 8100 Georgia Ave , Silver Spring
  6:30 pm
• FAFSA/MDCAPS Completion Session
  Col. Zadok Magruder High School Derwood, MD 20855
  6:30 pm
• Section 5 Council Meeting
  Chevy Chase Village, MD Calendar , 5906 Connecticut Avenue , Chevy Chase
  7:30 pm

Thursday January 15

• Chevy Chase At Home Knitting Group
  Chevy Chase Village, MD Calendar , 5906 Connecticut Avenue , Chevy Chase
  1:00 pm

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• Silver Spring WMATA Metro Station Update.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Fresh, Modern Updates Coming to Village Square Clubhouse (patch.com)

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