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🌱 Patch AM: Which Fairfax Station park photo is vying for a $100 prize?
Spotted on the Fairfax Station calendar: Baltimore Brass Free Concert
What's up Fairfax Station! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Fairfax Station park photo is vying for a $100 prize?
Also on today's calendar: Baltimore Brass Free Concert.
Find out what's happening in Fairfax Stationfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Fairfax Stationfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Rain, becoming heavy, with a high of 51 and low of 40 degrees.
- Sunday: Increasingly windy, temps: high: 46, low: 28.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 47 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• First Hike Fairfax photo contest opens voting for People's Choice Award (ffxnow.com) — Fairfax Station gets a spotlight as Burke Lake Park is featured among the top-winning photos in Fairfax County’s 2026 First Hike Fairfax contest. Local residents can still shape the outcome by voting online for the People’s Choice Award through Tuesday, Jan. 13, with the winner receiving a $100 Park Authority gift card. 
📸 Around Fairfax Station
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairfax Station
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★ Featured events ★
- Baltimore Brass Free Concert
St Andrew's Episcopal Church, 6509 Sydenstricker Rd, Burke
4:00 pm
Sunday January 11
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Other local events
- Henry Dinner - GMOV
Henry Lodge No. 57 , 10503 Oak Pl , Fairfax
6:00 pm - Henry Stated - GMOV
Henry Lodge No. 57 , 10503 Oak Pl , Fairfax
7:00 pm
Tuesday January 13
📣 Fairfax Station Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- NVAD General Meeting and Bingo Game
Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Persons , 10467 White Granite Dr Suite 312 , Oakton
9:30 am - Fredericksburg Book Group: Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy
Central Rappahannock Regional Library Fredericksburg Branch , 1201 Caroline St , Fredericksburg
10:00 am - Fuel Your Fire: A Women's Wellness Summit
9501 Old Burke Lake Rd , Burke
11:00 am - MBB vs. VCU
EagleBank Arena , 4500 Patriot Cir , Fairfax
12:00 pm - Riverside Writers
Central Rappahannock Regional Library Salem Church Branch , 2607 Salem Church Rd , Fredericksburg
1:00 pm - CC Reserved
Virginia Run Home Owners Associates , 15355 Wetherburn Ct , Centreville
1:30 pm - Sunday Gaming at Your Hobby Place
Your Hobby Place , 4276 Plank Rd , Fredericksburg
9:30 am - Postcard Party!
Burke Centre Library , 5935 Freds Oak Rd , Burke Centre
6:00 pm - Henry Dinner - GMOV
Henry Lodge No. 57 , 10503 Oak Pl , Fairfax
6:00 pm - Henry Stated - GMOV
Henry Lodge No. 57 , 10503 Oak Pl , Fairfax
7:00 pm
Saturday January 10
Sunday January 11
Tuesday January 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Northbound Hunter Mill Road in Oakton was closed due to a single-vehicle crash into an electric pole, but the roadway is now open.
3:17PM on Jan 9: Northbound Hunter Mills Rd in Oakton is closed due to a single-vehicle crash into a power pole, with the adult male driver… (Nextdoor )
- Savers Thrifts Stores posted a job opening for Savers / Value Village Careers - Retail Warehouse & Production Associate in Burke. Apply here.
- CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LIMITED posted a job opening for Retail Warehouse & Production Associate in Burke. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairfax Station here.
🗞 Nearby News
George Mason
- NASA Turns 25 Years of Kepler's Supernova Data Into a Stunning 40-Second Video (greenmatters.com)
- TV Highlights for Jan. 10-11 (postandcourier.com)
- Unemployment holds steady at 3.5% in Virginia, still up from 2024 (dailypress.com)
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- The Best Primary Care Doctor in Fairfax (ffxnow.com)
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