🌱 Patch AM: BDPA SITES Training | Lorton, VA & CONUS and 14 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• Holidays in Purcellville at Town of Purcellville
• BDPA SITES Training | Lorton, VA & CONUS
• Tundra Swanfall at The Great Marsh (Rating: C)

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Snow showers in the afternoon, with a high of 40 and low of 28 degrees.
• Saturday: Turning cloudy, temps: high: 44, low: 29.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy; windy, colder, with a high of 33 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lorton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Holidays in Purcellville
  Town of Purcellville,
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• BDPA SITES Training | Lorton, VA & CONUS
  Lorton Community Center , 9520 Richmond Hwy , Lorton
  9:00 am
• Tundra Swanfall at The Great Marsh (Rating: C)
  Pohick Bay Regional Park , 6501 Pohick Bay Dr , Lorton
  9:30 am
• History in the Kitchen - Online
  George Mason's Gunston Hall , 10709 Gunston Rd , Lorton
  10:30 am
• Glass & Ceramics Student Sale
  Workhouse Arts Center , 9518 Workhouse Wy , Lorton
  12:00 pm
• Glass & Ceramics Student Sale
  Workhouse Arts Center , 9518 Workhouse Wy , Lorton
  12:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Fairfax Saxophone Quartet, “Holiday Classics", @FairfaxTownSquare
  Fairfax Town Square , 10415 North Street , Fairfax
  4:00 pm
• Main Street Community Band, “Home for the Holidays”, @FairfaxHS
  Fairfax High School Auditorium , 3501 Lion Run , Fairfax
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• 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
• Into The Woods
  Workhouse Arts Center , 9518 Workhouse Wy , Lorton
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Into The Woods
  Workhouse Arts Center , 9518 Workhouse Wy , Lorton
  2:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Miller & Smith Announces “The Gift of Home” Holiday Referral Invitation
  As the year comes to a close, Miller & Smith is celebrating the season of giving with the launch of The Gift of Home, a referral promotion invitin... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Attn Mason Neck/Lorton folks:
  Found this sweet boy on Old Colchester Rd. Very very underweight. No collar. Super friendly! Probably still a puppy even though he’s close to 50 lbs… (Nextdoor Harley Rd)
• To lighten up the mood on ND thought I'd share.
  Zarf who knew? (Noun) The cardboard sleeve used to carry a hot beverage. Zarf (or zurf) is an ancient Arabic word for “vessel.” It was adopted in… (Nextdoor Pohick Rd)

• Valvoline, Inc. posted a job opening for Automotive Assistant Service Center Manager in Woodbridge. Apply here.
• J.Crew posted a job opening for Stock Associate in Woodbridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lorton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fort Belvoir

• Lawsuit aims to stop further forever chemical pollution (wvtf.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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