🌱 Patch AM: Camp and Program expo and 11 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• Camp and Program expo at Wheaton Ice Arena

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A morning flurry; some sun, with a high of 38 and low of 28 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy, a flurry; colder, temps: high: 32, low: 20.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 39 and low of 27 degrees.

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Sunday January 11

• Camp and Program expo
  Wheaton Ice Arena , 11717 Orebaugh Ave , Wheaton-Glenmont
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 31

• Family Storytime - In-person
  Kensington Park Library , 4201 Knowles Ave , Kensington
  10:30 am
• Chevy Chase Writing Space
  Chevy Chase Maryland Library , 8005 Connecticut Ave , Chevy Chase
  12:00 pm
• Bring the Family & Ring in 2026 EARLY at D&B
  Dave & Buster's Gaithersburg , 9811 Washingtonian Blvd , Gaithersburg
  4:00 pm
• Garden of Lights
  Brookside Gardens , 1800 Glenallan Ave , Wheaton
  5:00 pm
• Silver Spring Run
  Acorn Urban Park , 8075 Newell St , Silver Spring
  7:00 pm
• New Year's Eve Party
  Silver Branch Lagerhaus & Biergarten , 8401 Colesville Rd #150 , Silver Spring
  8:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 35
  Hyattsville Branch Library Hyattsville -
  10:30 am

Monday January 5

• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 02
  Hyattsville Branch Library Hyattsville -
  10:30 am
• TOCC Book Club, 7 p.m.
  Chevy Chase, MD Calendar , 4301 Willow Lane , Chevy Chase
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Financial Incentives for the Maryland Heritage Areas Program - Q&A Session #1
  Montgomery Preservation Inc , 8100 Georgia Ave , Silver Spring
  1:00 pm
• CC@H Speaker Series: Unforced Errors with Robert Blaemire, 1 p.m.
  Chevy Chase, MD Calendar , 4301 Willow Lane , Chevy Chase
  1:00 pm

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• A fire on the 9th floor of Victory Tower, a senior living facility in Takoma Park, was contained and extinguished, with over 50 occupants evacuated and staged in the lobby.
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