🌱 Patch AM: Holiday Hands-On Day and Reading Circle with a Local Author and 10 more events

Hello Fairfax Station! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4 at 6830 Elm St, Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101
• The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Chantilly, VA (December 2025) at Dulles Expo Center
• ASL Social at K Market International at K Market International

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 39 and low of 25 degrees.
• Wednesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, temps: high: 49, low: 29.
• Thursday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 49 and low of 44 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairfax Station

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4
  6830 Elm St, Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101 ,
  10:00 am

Saturday December 20

• The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Chantilly, VA (December 2025)
  Dulles Expo Center, 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• ASL Social at K Market International
  K Market International , 4239 John Marr Dr , Annandale
  1:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Holiday Hands-On Day and Reading Circle with a Local Author
  Fairfax Station Railroad Museum , 11200 Fairfax Station Rd , Fairfax Station
  1:00 pm

Monday December 22

• I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas - ASL Interpreted Performance
  Alden Theatre , 1234 Ingleside Ave , McLean
  11:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• Christ Church Christmas Eve
  7600 Ox Rd , Fairfax Station
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Burke Centre Book Club
  Burke Centre Library , 5935 Freds Oak Rd , Burke Centre
  1:00 pm
• Celtic Woman
  George Mason University , 4400 University Dr , Fairfax
  7:30 pm
• Celtic Woman Symphony Christmas
  George Mason University , 4400 University Dr , Fairfax
  7:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Marshall Pond Lights & Bunnyman Brewery (Rating: D FUN)
  Burke Centre , 10399 Premier Ct , Burke
  5:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Classic Movie Matinee: The Thin Man (1934)
  Burke Centre Library , 5935 Freds Oak Rd , Burke Centre
  11:00 am

Saturday December 20

• Country Dance in Alexandria. Lessons: Line dances Ah Si! & Mamma Maria and Couples Two Step moves
  Lincolnia Senior Center , 4710 North Chambliss St , Alexandria
  6:00 pm

Saturday February 7

• FXBG KidFest
  Fredericksburg Convention Center , 2371 Carl D Silver Pkwy , Fredericksburg
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Early this morning, Molly and I observed a large herd of deer clustering together in our backyard.
  After seeing us, they appeared indecisive about whether to walk downhill towards the creek-side meadow or return uphill into the woods. Once the lead… (Nextdoor Clifton)
• A crash has been cleared on the eastbound I-66 at mile marker 65.8 in Fairfax County.
  11:55AM on Dec 14: All eastbound travel lanes on I-66 at mile marker 65.8 in Fairfax County are closed due to a crash. (Nextdoor )

• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Fairfax Station. Apply here.
• Acosta posted a job opening for Grocery Reset Merchandiser in Burke. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairfax Station here.

🗞 Nearby News

George Mason

• City Dwellers Face Unequal Heat Exposure En Route to the Metro (eos.org)
• James Madison University stands out in College Football Playoff field. Its mandatory student fee for athletics is 23 times higher than all the other schools put together. (cardinalnews.org)

Fairfax

• Fairfax Water looks to replace Seven Corners water tank with bigger model (ffxnow.com)
• Fairfax County solidifies new rules for electrical substations as energy demand grows (ffxnow.com)
• Inside Youngkin's work transforming Virginia's behavioral health system (pilotonline.com)

Manassas

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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