🌱 Christmas at Gaylord National and 12 more events

Good day Temple Hills! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• The Gratitude Exchange: "Markets for Good" Family Holiday Market Fundraiser at Cowo & Créche
• Old Town Alexandria Christmas Market and Holiday Craft Show at John Carlyle Square
• Toy Drive for Children in Need! at Oxon Hill Branch Library, PGCMLS

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 37 and low of 28 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, temps: high: 36, low: 30.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 28 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Temple Hills

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• The Gratitude Exchange: "Markets for Good" Family Holiday Market Fundraiser
  Cowo & Créche, 2034 Eisenhower Ave, Alexandria
  11:00 am
• Old Town Alexandria Christmas Market and Holiday Craft Show
  John Carlyle Square, 300 John Carlyle St, Alexandria
  11:00 am
• Toy Drive for Children in Need!
  Oxon Hill Branch Library, PGCMLS, 6200 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Christmas at Gaylord National
  Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center , 201 Waterfront St , Oxon Hill
  10:00 am
• Holiday Shoppe
  Indian Queen Elementary Fort Washington, MD 20744
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• DMV Holiday - Elegant Red & Black Ball 2025
  Elks Lodge , 7350 Temple Hill Rd , Temple Hills
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Caseworker in the Library
  Hillcrest Heights Branch Library Hillcrest Heights - Small Meeting Room
  12:00 pm
• Technology Help
  Hillcrest Heights Branch Library Hillcrest Heights -
  2:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Kids Create: Pinecone Winter Owl
  Hillcrest Heights Branch Library Hillcrest Heights - Conference Room 1
  4:00 pm
• Needlework Social
  Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Conference Room
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Caseworker in the Library
  Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Group Study Room 1
  10:00 am

Sunday December 21

• ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir
  Bowie State University , 14000 Jericho Park Rd , Bowie
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Oxon Hill

• Tech's biggest losers of 2025 (engadget.com)
• New Jersey governor-elect Mikie Sherrill accuses Alina Habba of explicitly politicizing office after she resigns as the state's top federal prosecutor (primetimer.com)
• Blue Man Group tickets on sale at MGM National Harbor (ticketnews.com)

Suitland

• Steven Everett LeSueur, 65, (smnewsnet.com)
• A Life at the Museum (umd.edu)

Bowie

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