🌱 Santa Visits Dale City Library! and 11 more events

Hey there, Newington Forest! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4 at 6830 Elm St, Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101
• Santa is coming to the Woodbridge Xfinity - Saturday, 12/20 at Xfinity Store by Comcast

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 50 and low of 27 degrees.
• Thursday: A touch of afternoon rain, temps: high: 50, low: 42.
• Friday: Partly sunny and windy, with a high of 53 and low of 25 degrees.

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📸 Around Newington Forest

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newington Forest

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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

• Santa is coming to the Woodbridge Xfinity - Saturday, 12/20
  Xfinity Store by Comcast, 15101 Potomac Town Pl, Woodbridge
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Santa Visits Dale City Library!
  Dale City Library -
  10:30 am

Thursday December 18

• Marshall Pond Lights & Bunnyman Brewery (Rating: D FUN)
  Burke Centre , 10399 Premier Ct , Burke
  5:00 pm
• Cardio Sculpting
  Occoquan Regional Park , 9751 Ox Rd , Lorton
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Classic Movie Matinee: The Thin Man (1934)
  Burke Centre Library , 5935 Freds Oak Rd , Burke Centre
  11:00 am
• Sister's Social - MakeBonds
  MakeSpace , 6142 Franconia Rd , Alexandria
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Christmas Food Delivery Deadline
  ECHO, Inc , 7205 Old Keene Mill Rd , Springfield
• Children's Cozy Night In at MakeSpace
  MakeSpace , 6082 Franconia Rd suite d , Alexandria
  5:00 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
• 🎄 Holiday Cheer with Five By Five! 🎶🎄
  The Moose - Woodbridge MFC 583/WOTM 653 , 9612 Fernedge Ln , Lorton
  7:00 pm
• Into The Woods
  Workhouse Arts Center , 9518 Workhouse Wy , Lorton
  8:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Into The Woods with New Year's Eve Party
  Workhouse Arts Center , 9518 Workhouse Wy , Lorton
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Reworld posted a job opening for Assistant Control Room Operator in Lorton. Apply here.
• Burke Health & Rehabilitation Center posted a job opening for Admissions Coordinator in Burke. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newington Forest here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Springfield

• Fairfax board backs DMV Moves proposals for sustainable Metro funding (ffxnow.com)
• Teen Arrested for Stabbing at Woodbridge Apartment (potomaclocal.com)
• Fairfax County solidifies new rules for electrical substations as energy demand grows (ffxnow.com)

Woodbridge

• Sex Trafficking Victim Found At Woodbridge Hotel, Suspect Arrested (patch.com)
• Where To Dine On Christmas 2025 In Woodbridge: See Restaurants (patch.com)

Fairfax

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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