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🌱 Preschool Information Fair and 11 more events
Spotted on the Burke Centre calendar: New Year's Eve Family Gala

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Coming up on the calendar:
- New Year’s Eve Family Gala at Little River United Church of Christ
- Preschool Information Fair
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Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Burke Centrefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Windy and much colder, with a high of 35 and low of 27 degrees.
- Wednesday: Some sunshine, temps: high: 40, low: 27.
- Thursday: Cloudy, flurries; colder, with a high of 33 and low of 21 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Burke Centre
★ Featured events ★
- New Year’s Eve Family Gala
Little River United Church of Christ, 8410 Little River Turnpike, Woodburn
6:30 pm
Wednesday December 31
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Other local events
- Preschool Information Fair
5424 Ox Rd , Fairfax Station
9:30 am
Friday January 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
- English Conversation (Online)
Shirlington Library , 4200 Campbell Boulevard , Arlington
2:00 pm - Cantando-Ando con Gabo y Mate!
Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
2:00 pm - Spanish Conversation at Courthouse
Courthouse Library , Dogwood Conference Room , Lake Barcroft
6:00 pm - Celebrity Biography Book Club: "Dear Girls"
Shirlington Library , Campbell Room , Arlington
6:30 pm - Take a Scarf, Leave a Scarf
Lake Ridge Library - - CANCELLED: Mayor's Agenda Meeting with Staff
Falls Church, VA Calendar , 300 Park Ave. East Wing, Second Floor , Falls Church
8:30 am - U.S. Citizenship Class (Online)
Shirlington Library , 4200 Campbell Boulevard , Arlington
10:30 am - English Conversation at Columbia Pike
Columbia Pike Library , Drew Room , Arlington
11:00 am - Noon Year Eve's Party
Haymarket Gainesville Library - Haymarket Gainesville Community Room
11:30 am - Japanese Conversation
Central Library , Quincy Room , Arlington
12:00 pm - Practicing Mindfulness
Courthouse Library , Cherry Conference Room , Lake Barcroft
12:00 pm
Tuesday December 30
Wednesday December 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 2217 in Fairfax. Apply here.
- Sweetgreen, Inc. posted a job opening for Fairfax Corner - Core Team Member in Fairfax. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Burke Centre here.
🗞 Nearby News
Burke
- Fairfax County Public Library will offer new card designs in new year (ffxnow.com)
- The 20 most affordable cities in Virginia to buy a house (santafenewmexican.com)
George Mason
- Top Contributor Essays of 2025 (theregreview.org)
- The Year's Highs and Lows (richmondmagazine.com)
Fairfax
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