🌱 💡Thursday Night Trivia at HEROIC AXE 🧠 - Fun, Delicious bites 🌮🍕🌯 & over 60 Drink Options🍺🍷 and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4 at 6830 Elm St, Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101
• Holiday Town Hall at To be provided upon registration
• Dec 20-21 in Herndon: THE ANDALUSIAN NUTCRACKER, Alchemy Ballet & guest artists at Herndon High School

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 39 and low of 23 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, temps: high: 48, low: 27.
• Thursday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 48 and low of 42 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin Farm

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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
• Holiday Town Hall
  To be provided upon registration,
  6:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Dec 20-21 in Herndon: THE ANDALUSIAN NUTCRACKER, Alchemy Ballet & guest artists
  Herndon High School, 700 Bennett St, Herndon
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• 💡Thursday Night Trivia at HEROIC AXE 🧠 - Fun, Delicious bites 🌮🍕🌯 & over 60 Drink Options🍺🍷
  Heroic Axe , 6781 Kennedy Rd Suite 6 , Warrenton
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• American Culture at Herndon Library
  Herndon Fortnightly Library , 768 Center St , Herndon
  10:30 am
• INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital
  Inova Fair Oaks Hospital , 3600 Joseph Siewick Dr , Fairfax
  12:00 pm

Friday December 19

• International Gem & Jewelry Show - Chantilly, VA (December 2025)
  Dulles Expo Center , 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center , Chantilly
  12:00 pm
• InterGem Chantilly
  Dulles Expo Center , 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center , Chantilly
  12:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Reston Town Center Holiday Performances: The Holiday Carolers
  Reston Town Center , 11900 Market St , Reston
  12:00 pm
• Reston Town Center Holiday Performances — The Holiday Carolers
  Reston Town Center , 11900 Market St , Reston
  12:00 pm
• ASL Social at K Market International
  K Market International , 4239 John Marr Dr , Annandale
  1:00 pm
• Fairfax Saxophone Quartet, “A Jazzy Christmas”, @FairfaxHS
  Fairfax High School Auditorium , 3501 Lion Run , Fairfax
  6:15 pm
• City of Fairfax Band, “Christmas in Fairfax”, @FairfaxHS
  Fairfax High School Auditorium , 3501 Lion Run , Fairfax
  7:00 pm

Monday December 22

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

Friday February 6

• The Nation’s Gun Show – Chantilly, VA
  Dulles Expo Center , 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center , Chantilly
  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Chantilly

• Pho Cyclo Wins NoVA Wars: Pho Edition (northernvirginiamag.com)
• See Snowfall Totals By Town In Northern VA (patch.com)

Reston

• National security tech contractor moves N. Va. office to Reston (ffxnow.com)
• Reston (ffxnow.com)
• NoVA Snowfall Totals Child Rape Arrest: VA Weekend (patch.com)

Ashburn

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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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