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🌱 Patch AM: Family Storytime at Wheaton Library - In-person and 10 more events
Happening soon: Basketball Adults 55+ Drop In on the Wheaton Patch calendar

Hi Wheaton! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- WInter Instrumental Music Concert at Albert Einstein High School
- Family Storytime at Wheaton Library - In-person at Wheaton Library
- Fun Fridays at Wheaton Library! at Wheaton Library
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Wheatonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 46 and low of 27 degrees.
- Thursday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 47, low: 41.
- Friday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 50 and low of 24 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wheaton
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★ Featured events ★
- Basketball Adults 55+ Drop In
Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Ave, Wheaton
1:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- WInter Instrumental Music Concert
Albert Einstein High School Kensington, MD 20895
7:00 pm - Family Storytime at Wheaton Library - In-person
Wheaton Library , 11701 Georgia Ave , Wheaton
10:30 am - Fun Fridays at Wheaton Library!
Wheaton Library , 11701 Georgia Ave , Wheaton
2:30 pm - Basketball Adults 18+ Drop In
Wheaton Library , 11701 Georgia Ave , Wheaton
6:00 pm - Walk With A Doc (December) — Diya Lifestyle & Wellness
Brookside Gardens , 1800 Glenallan Ave , Wheaton
11:00 am - Basketball Adults 18+ Drop In
Wheaton Library , 11701 Georgia Ave , Wheaton
11:00 pm - Conservatory Classic Jazz Band sponsored by PRJC
Alfio's La Trattoria , 4515 Willard Ave , Chevy Chase
2:30 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
📣 Wheaton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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 - Coffee and a Classic: "Roman Holiday"
Hyattsville Branch Library Hyattsville - Meeting Room 2
1:00 pm - Chevy Chase Fiction Book Club: The Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason
Chevy Chase Maryland Library , 8005 Connecticut Ave , Chevy Chase
3:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A vehicle fire with reported entrapment was reported at IAO Beach Drive and Grosvener Lane, but it was later confirmed that no one was trapped and one patient was being evaluated.
5:47PM on Dec 15: A vehicle fire with reported entrapment is reported at IAO Beach Drive and Grosvenor Lane. (Nextdoor ) - Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service responded to an electrical fire in a stand-alone residential building between Saks Street and Linden Lane, with no injuries reported.
12:47PM on Dec 15: Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service responded to a report of smoke coming from a building at 2800 Saks St. off Linden Lane… (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
Kensington
- With these grants, 55 local entrepreneurs get an early holiday gift (thebaltimorebanner.com)
- Philip Klubes (washingtonjewishweek.com)
Chevy Chase
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-- The Patch AM Team
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