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🌱 Patch AM: Camp and Program expo and 11 more events
And check out Gr8 to Sk8 Session on the Wheaton Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Camp and Program expo at Wheaton Ice Arena
- Gr8 to Sk8 Session at Wheaton Ice Arena
- Discover Conservatory Classic Jazz Band sponsored by PRJC at Alfio's La Trattoria
Find out what's happening in Wheatonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did the hair spray say to the hair when it got back from vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 50 and low of 41 degrees.
- Wednesday: Decreasing clouds, temps: high: 57, low: 30.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 54 and low of 43 degrees.
📸 Around Wheaton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wheaton
- Camp and Program expo
Wheaton Ice Arena , 11717 Orebaugh Ave , Wheaton-Glenmont
11:00 am - Gr8 to Sk8 Session
Wheaton Ice Arena , 11717 Orebaugh Ave , Wheaton-Glenmont
5:30 pm - Discover Conservatory Classic Jazz Band sponsored by PRJC
Alfio's La Trattoria , 4515 Willard Ave , Chevy Chase
2:30 pm
Sunday January 11
Friday January 16
Sunday January 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
- CC@H Speaker Series: Unforced Errors with Robert Blaemire, 1 p.m.
Chevy Chase, MD Calendar , 4301 Willow Lane , Chevy Chase
1:00 pm - Financial Incentives for the Maryland Heritage Areas Program - Q&A Session #1
Montgomery Preservation Inc , 8100 Georgia Ave , Silver Spring
1:00 pm - Needlework Social
Hyattsville - Learning Lab
4:00 pm - Basketball - Boys JV Walter Johnson at Quince Orchard 5:30 pm
Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
5:30 pm - Basketball - Girls JV Quince Orchard at Walter Johnson 5:30 pm
Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
5:30 pm - Basketball - Boys Varsity Walter Johnson at Quince Orchard 7:15 pm
Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
7:15 pm - Basketball - Girls Varsity Quince Orchard at Walter Johnson 7:15 pm
Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
7:15 pm - Financial Aid Night
Rockville High School Rockville, MD 20851
5:30 pm - Wrestling - Varsity Walter Johnson at Northwood 6:15 pm
Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
6:15 pm
Tuesday January 6
Wednesday January 7
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Montgomery County Fire and Rescue respond to a kitchen fire on the 5th floor of a high-rise residential building at 205 Lee St in Gaithersburg, with all occupants out and no injuries reported.
3:28PM on Jan 4: Montgomery County Fire and Rescue is dispatched to a building fire at 205 Lee St in Gaithersburg, with all occupants reported out. (Nextdoor ) - A crash has been cleared on the northbound I-495 American Legion Bridge in Fairfax County.
2:15PM on Jan 4: Two northbound travel lanes are closed on I-495 American Legion Bridge North in Fairfax County. (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
Kensington
- Strong close ushers in new year (gazettextra.com)
- 'There are worse places to be stranded': Caribbean travelers face flight troubles (usatoday.com)
- Maryland Restaurants Join Metropolitan Washington Winter Restaurant Week, Jan. 19-25 (mocoshow.com)
North Bethesda
- Maryland's First Kitchen Social Targets Summer 2026 Opening (mocoshow.com)
- Drafted by Nats 10 years ago, Mervis vies to make hometown team (mlb.com)
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