What You Need To Know This Weekend In Herndon

Herndon VA

08 October, 2021

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Good day, neighbors! Michael O'Connell here with the weekend issue of the Herndon Daily. First, your weekend weather: Friday: Humid with some sun returning. High: 77 Low: 61. Saturday: Cloudy with a shower or two. High: 73 Low: 63. Here are the top stories in Herndon today: 6 Things to Do If You're Stuck in Dulles International Airport (Our Community Now at Maryland)2 DC Airports Ranked Among Worst For Layovers In US (Herndon Patch) LGBTQ+ Group Decries Efforts To Ban 2 Books From School Libraries (Herndon Patch) NextStop Theatre company present "A Familiar Melody" | Arts & Entertainment (Fairfaxtimes.com) Legendary songwriter Karla Bonoff to perform at Wolf Trap (Fairfaxtimes.com) Collective Bargaining Ordinance Decision Deferred In Fairfax (Herndon Patch) 'This is politically motivated' | Controversy over Fairfax County school library books (WUSA9.com) DRCC - Blog : One Platform, Everything You Need To Manage Estates! (Press Release Desk ) Teen Charged with Assault at Ashburn High School (Loudoun Now) $1M Lottery Winner + I-495 Contractor Chosen: Fairfax Top News (Herndon Patch) Sponsor a cow in the NASCOW race! Real, live cows will compete in an actual race at Frying Pan Farm Park on October 22! The race will be shown online; no spectators (for safety reasons). Go here for details: https://t.co/rlHCPuECzu#NASCOW #NASCAR #cows pic.twitter.com/iZbyq0GvwS— FriendsofFryingPan (@FriendsOfFPFP) October 8, 2021 Today's Herndon Daily is brought to you by our friends at Verizon. They're building the fastest 5G network in the country. To learn how 5G is going to change life for you and your community — and to get access to this amazing technology — click here. And thank you Verizon for sponsoring this community resource in Herndon! This weekend in Herndon: Saturday, October 9 Open House - Saturday, October 9th - 1:00pm to 3:00pm | 1431 Kingsvale Circle - Herndon (1:00 PM) Sunday, October 10 The DC Big Flea Antiques Market - Sunday, October 10th - 9 a.m. | Dulles Expo Center, 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center - Chantilly (9:00 AM) Herndon Patch Notebook Children's Science Center: "In honor of today's announcement of the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Hispanic Heritage Month, we would like to highlight Luis Federico Leloir, winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of metabolic pat..." (Facebook) Herndon Parks and Recreation Department: "Fitness tests are a great way to check your fitness level. They can also help you track your progress, making it easier to determine where you may need to make changes in your exercise plan in order to keep advancing. Give this test a tr..." (Facebook) Children's Science Center: "Evolved from South American species of opossums, the Virginia opossum now lives in Central and North America. While Virginia opossums originally adapted in tropical environments, they have continued to travel as far north as southern Can..." (Facebook) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Studio Muse - Virtual & In-person Music Instruction — Set up a trial music lesson today! (Visit website) Fairfax Christian School — Give Your Child a Competitive Advantage (Visit Website) Add your business here Events: Everything But the Garage Sale (October 9) ParktoberFest! (October 9) The DC Big Flea Antiques Market (October 9) [Webinar] Roof Replacement 101: Everything You Need to Know (October 9) Fall Fest featuring Spookely the Square Pumpkin @ Reston Farms Garden Market (October 10) Celebrate Purcellville (October 10) The A Bridal Show—FREE Wedding Dress | Honeymoon Giveaway | Dinner for Ten (October 10) Silver and Brass Restoration Services: Mondays 10-4 (October 11) Get 10% Off Your L.L.Bean Purchase Online And In Stores (October 11) Assistance League of Northern Virginia Volunteer Information Session at Oakton Library (October 14) Friday Night Music Nights (October 22) Add your event Announcements: St. Joseph Catholic School - Now Accepting Applications! (Details) Foley Academy of Irish Dance - Winter Session Enrollment OPEN (Details) Add your announcement For sale: Two hour fireproof filing cabinet (Details) Add your item Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday! I'll be back in your inbox next week with another update. If you're into these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe. — Michael O'Connell About me: Michael O'Connell is a field editor with Patch in Northern Virginia. He is also the host and producer of the weekly It's All Journalism podcast and produces the Better News podcast for the American Press Institute. Previously, Michael was a digital editor at Local News Now, a senior digital editor at Federal News Network, a producer of the National Governors Association's Meet the Threat podcast, and managing editor at The Connection Newspapers. Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Herndon Daily? I'm all ears. You can reach me at [email protected].