🌱 Silver tea sets, flatware, candelabra - polishing Plating Repair and 11 more events

Good morning to you Great Falls! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4 at 6830 Elm St, Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101
• Dec 20-21 in Herndon: THE ANDALUSIAN NUTCRACKER, Alchemy Ballet & guest artists at Herndon High School
• Brunch with Santa: A Christmas Celebration at Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Dr, McLean, VA, 22102

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Carol W.!

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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 38 and low of 25 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, temps: high: 47, low: 28.
• Thursday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 50 and low of 43 degrees.

📣 Great Falls Shout Outs!

• ❤️ Thanks to the Herndon Women’s Club for Wreaths Across America ceremony @noon Saturday-chestnut grove cemetery in Herndon. God bless our VETERANS 🇺🇸 —Carol W.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Great Falls

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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

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

Thursday December 25

• Brunch with Santa: A Christmas Celebration
  Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Dr, McLean, VA, 22102,
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Silver tea sets, flatware, candelabra - polishing Plating Repair
  6830 Elm St. Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101
  10:00 am
• Country Dancing with Tim Bowker
  Colvin Run Dance Hall , 10201 Colvin Run Rd , Great Falls
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Swing Dance with KING TEDDY
  Colvin Run Dance Hall , 10201 Colvin Run Rd , Great Falls
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• 3rd Saturday Ballroom Social Dance
  Colvin Run Dance Hall , 10201 Colvin Run Rd , Great Falls
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Ed and Gail's Third Sunday Dance for Everyone!
  Colvin Run Dance Hall , 10201 Colvin Run Rd , Great Falls
  4:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• 30 Second Commercial - Tell Me About Yourself Workshop (ON SITE)
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 705 East Market Street Suite E , Leesburg
  9:30 am
• Board of Supervisors Business Meeting
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 1 Harrison St., SE , Leesburg
  4:00 pm
• Home Food Preservation: The Art of Making Kombucha
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 22330 S. Sterling Blvd Suite A117 , Sterling
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Economic Development Authority
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 43777 Central Station Dr., Suite 300 , Ashburn
  3:00 pm
• Rural Economic Development Council, Executive Committee
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 750 Miller Dr. SE, Suite 131 , Leesburg
  4:00 pm
• Board of Supervisors Transportation and Land Use Committee
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 1 Harrison St., SE , Leesburg
  5:00 pm
• Library Board of Trustees Meeting
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , Rust Library 380 Old Waterford Road NW , Leesburg
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Due to predicted extreme cold tonight's Operation Santa: Great Falls event has been rescheduled from Monday to Wednesday, Dec 17th.
  Santa can't afford to get sick this close to the big day! (Nextdoor )
• 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 )

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Great Falls. Apply here.
• Acosta posted a job opening for Merchandiser Specialist in Great Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Great Falls here.

🗞 Nearby News

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)

Herndon

• AARP Reveals Virginia's 10 Top Livable Communities (brunswicktimes-gazette.com)

Ashburn

Ok Great Falls! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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