🌱 Patch AM: Pars Place Closed and 11 more events

What's up Oakton! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Morning mist; mostly cloudy, with a high of 54 and low of 29 degrees.
• Friday: An icy mix, up to 1", temps: high: 35, low: 33.
• Saturday: Low clouds and not as cold, with a high of 45 and low of 32 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Pars Place Closed
  Iranian-American Community Center , 2236C Gallows Rd , Vienna
• Christmas Holiday
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar
• Preschool STEAM Play at Courthouse
  Courthouse Library Children's Area ,
  10:00 am
• English Conversation at Aurora Hills
  Aurora Hills Library , Eads Room , Arlington
  10:30 am
• Shop Class: Self-Guided Glowforge Laser Cutter Certification
  Central Library , The Shop , Lake Barcroft
  12:00 pm
• English Conversation at Shirlington
  Shirlington Library , Campbell Room , Arlington
  2:00 pm
• Food Truck: Pizza Napoli
  Creekside Farm Brewery , 15492 Creekside Ln , King George
  3:00 pm
• Comedy Night in Manassas!
  Aroma Wine Tasting Room , 9249 Center St , Manassas
  7:00 pm
• Line Dancing with Lisa De of Good Times Line Dancing
  Colvin Run Dance Hall , 10201 Colvin Run Rd , Great Falls
  7:00 pm
• WHS Class of 2015 Reunion
  Crossroads , 13891 Metrotech Dr , Chantilly
  7:00 pm
• Justin Taylor | Chantilly VA
  Crossroads , 13891 Metrotech Dr , Chantilly
  9:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• Falls Church Farmers Market
  City Hall Parking Lot , 300 Park Ave. , Falls Church
  8:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fairfax County firefighters are on the scene of a two-alarm commercial building fire on Little River Turnpike in Annandale, with no injuries reported.
  11:27PM on Dec 23: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue are on scene of a 2-alarm commercial building fire on Little River Turnpike in Annandale, with no… (Nextdoor )

• Merry Maids of Springfield and Vienna, VA posted a job opening for Housekeepers Wanted (NO NIGHTS, NO WEEKENDS, NO HOLIDAYS) in Vienna. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Vienna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oakton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Vienna

• How to figure out your ideal credit limit, according to financial experts (cnbc.com)
• OPEC Fund to co-finance up to $2 billion to accelerate development across Africa (statenews.net)

Fairfax

• Fairfax County launches new way to recycle unwanted books (wtop.com)
• ‘Never stop dreaming': Advice from a Make-A-Wish kid (wtop.com)
• Senior living community aids immigrant workers in citizenship journey (wjla.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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