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Good morning neighbor!

Congratulations - you survived your first heat dome.

I love how the weather is now so INSANE they’re making up new names for it. The first time they said El Niño, I thought someone was just messing with me. Turns out it’s a pattern they’ve seen since the 1600s. Jokes on me, the little boy isn’t that little.

And it turns out heat domes happen a lot too… just not here and not that often. I have a friend who lives in Arizona and they had 113 consecutive days over 100 degrees last year. That’s shoes melted on sidewalk level heat!

If we had that many days over 100 degrees, I could stop sending this newsletter because no one would leave their house. 😂

Anyway, here’s what’s in this week’s Fulton Flyer:

• Best of Howard award voting ends soon

• Merriweather District’s farmers market opens

• The 147th Annual Clarksville Picnic is this weekend! 147th! Wow!

— Jim Wang

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Latest News

Best of Howard Awards

The Baltimore Sun runs the Best of Howard awards in a zillion categories and chances are you’ve seen your favorite spots ask for your support and votes. You can help them get to the top with a vote before June 26th. Vote here.

Deer Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease

The MD Department of Natural Resources have found deer that have tested positive for chronic wasting disease, which is a neurological disease found in deer, elk, and moose. It’s not naturally transmittable to humans. If you see any deer that appear “emaciated, unhealthy, or acting abnormally,” report to the DNR at 410-260-8540. The ones defiantly looking you in the eye while eating your flowers and hedges are acting normally though.

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Local Business

Bertucci’s Columbia Closed 🍕

After a 30 year run, Bertucci’s in Columbia is no more. It appears that the Chick-Fil-A plans that were published back in April were accurate.

Rumors about Bark Social Columbia 🐶

By rumors I mean a very very thin Reddit thread about how there’s a new owner and targeting an August open date. There isn’t any news regarding the bankruptcy proceedings (other than a judge denying a motion for a landlord to reclaim a leased location in Bethesda).

Nearby Events

Today 6/26

• Merriweather District Farmers Market Opens - The first market of the season begins today from 3pm to 7pm at Merriweather Row plaza.

• MK Trio Concert @ The Courtyard at the Other Barn - The Oakland Mills Community Association has their first show of the summer concert series from 6pm to 8pm.

• Amped in the Park @ Color Burst Park - 6/26 - The latest performance of the Color Burst Park Summer Series is tonight starting at 8:30pm with Sons of Mystro.

• Rough Drafts Book Club @ Sapwood Cellars - Book club at Sapwood Cellars will be discussing This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.

• Charm City Run Run Club @ Black Flag - Every Thursday, meet at Charm City Run at 5:30pm for a 2-3 mile run and walk then enjoy $5 pours at Black Flag afterwards.

• Columbia Village Centers Summer Concert Series - From 6pm to 8pm, River Hill will feature Guava Jelly while Harpers Choice will have Caiso Steel Drum Band.

Friday 6/27

• Ensemble132 @ Glen Mar Church - Glen Mar Summer Concert Series presents chamber music reimagined with a free performance starting at 7pm.

• Lakefront Live Dancin’ Under the People Tree & Mufasa -

• Nite Bite Fishing - Fish at night at Centennial Lake starting at 6pm until midnight. $5.

• Lakefront Live Dancin’ Under the People Tree & Lakefront Live Movie Princess Bride - Every Friday until August 29th, head to the lakefront for dancing at 7pm and a movie at around 8:15pm. This week’s movie is The Princess Bride.

• Teen Kick Backs - Teens 11-17 can enjoy free pizza and snacks, sports, video games and more at multiple centers around the county from 5pm until 8pm.

Saturday 6/28

• 147th Annual Clarksville Picnic - The annual picnic at St. Louis Catholic Church is celebrating their 147th year and starts at 9am and runs until 7:30pm! It was fun watching them get the enormous tents up this week!

• Princess Day on the Farm @ Clark’s Elioak Farm - Themed fairy tale attractions in two hour blocks where there will be a show, story time, meet & greet photo ops, crafts, and fairy hair makeover stations. 10:30am to 12, 1-3, 3:30-5:30.

• Good Kid-izen @ Color Burst Park - Fun and games from 10am to noon for the kiddos.

• HoCo Caribbean American Heritage Celebration @ Color Burst Park - Join in the festivities of celebrating the Caribbean with musical performances, children’s activities, games, dance, and more!

• TotSwap Consignment - Want to get rid of some baby and kid stuff but don’t want to deal with consignment? Head to the Dobbin Shopping Center with your toys, baby equipment, outdoor toys, furniture, and more to see what you may get for it.

• Clarksville Farmer’s Market - This weekend from 9am to 1pm, the Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center will be the community guest.

• Board Game Exchange @ Savage Library - Meet other board game enthusiasts and trade games! 2pm to 5pm.

• Sagamore Band @ Lakefront Live - The Lakefront Live series continues this evening at 7:30pm with a performance by Sagamore Band.

• Greek Bouzouki Night @ Konstantine’s Greek Taverna - 6pm to 10pm, live bouzouki music featuring the Golden Flame Band, dancing, singing and authentic Greek cuisine.

• KidSpace Movie Night @ Columbia Gym - Kids 4-13 of CA members can enjoy a movie, free activities, pizza, and popcorn from 6pm to 9pm. Unfortunately, CA doesn’t seem to list the movie being shown so good luck!

Sunday 6/29

• Children’s Day Extravaganza @ Green Farmacy Garden - This was postponed until Sunday due to rain but celebrate International Children’s Day with tons of nature activities, a vermicomposting demo at 1:30, and more.

• Maker Fair Downtown Columbia - From noon to 4pm at the Chrysalis at Merriweather, join other makers showing off their creations at this free festival.

Upcoming

• Fireworks at Downtown Columbia Lakefront 7/4 - There will be a massive annual celebration at the lakefront starting at 5pm with food trucks, music, and more. Fireworks at dusk. You can put down blankets starting at 3pm. July 5th is the rain date.

• Howard Astronomical League Star Parties 7/5 - The HAL hosts star parties every month up at Alpha Ridge Park from March through November, the next public one (for non-members) is on July 5th.

• The LARS Open: Mini Golf Fundraiser 7/16- The Laurel Advocacy & Referral Services mini golf fundraiser is taking place at the Laurel Golf Center with proceeds going towards LARS’ work in housing and homeless services.

Weather This Weekend

Friday - 75° | 70° - ⛈️ - 0.42”
Saturday - 88° | 71° - ⛈️ - 0.17”
Sunday - 89° | 72° - ⛈️ - 0.07”

☀️ data from Weather Underground

Local Theatres and Shows

Live Music, Brunches, & Bar Events

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🎶 Music | ❓ Trivia | 🎭 Comedy | 🍳 Brunch

Friday 6/27

🎶 Looney’s Pub - Love hate Mixtape - 9pm
🎶 18th & 21st - Aiden Interrante Quartet - 6pm to 11pm
🎶 Blackwell Barn & Lodge - Brandt Dunn - 9pm to 12pm
🎶 Barebones Grill & Bar - Don’t Stop - 8pm to 11:59pm
🎶 The Collective Encore - Madisun Bailey & Grayson Moon - 8pm - Tickets
🎶 Clarksville Commons - The Marsh Brothers Band - 6:30pm to 9pm
🎶 River Hill Grill - Will Sims - 7pm to 10pm
🎶 Reckless Shepherd - The Betty White Stripes - 9pm
🎶 Kelsey’s Restaurant - Scotty Pip - 6pm to 9:30pm
🎶 Smashing Grapes - Grayson Moon - 8pm to 11pm
🎶 White Oak Tavern - Ryan Moran - 8pm to 10pm

🎶 Brookeville Beer Farm - Just South of Reckless - 6pm to 9pm
🎶 Waredaca Brewing - Bluegrass Jam - 6:30pm to 8pm

Saturday 6/28

🎶 Looney’s Pub - Vertigo Red - 9pm
🎶 The Collective Encore - SoulTET - 8pm - Tickets
🎶 River Hill Grill - Liberty Road - 7pm to 10pm
🎶 18th & 21st - Damon Forman - 6pm to 11pm
🎶 Blackwell Barn & Lodge - Mark Scott - 9pm to 12pm
🎶 Barebones Grill & Bar - Four Pocket Band - 8pm to 11:59pm
🎶 Reckless Shepherd - Be’la Dona - 9pm - Tickets
🎶 Smashing Grapes - Brian Mills - 8pm to 11pm
🎶 White Oak Tavern - Jimmy Solesky - 8pm to 10pm
🎶 Kelsey’s Restaurant - Brandt Dunn - 6pm to 9:30pm

🎶 Brookeville Beer Farm - Daisy Road - 6pm to 9pm
🎶 Lone Oak Brewing - Adam Forbes - 2pm to 5pm
🎶 Waredaca Brewing - Luke Hale - 4pm to 7pm

Sunday 6/29

🍳 Union Jack’s - Drag Me to Brunch - 11am - Tickets
🍳 The Collective Encore - Music Bingo Brunch w. Atomic Mingo - 11am - Tickets
🍳 Blackwell Barn & Lodge - Madisun Bailey - 11am to 2pm
🍳 Galliano - Jazz Brunch- 11:30am to 2:30pm
🍳 White Oak Tavern - Live Jazz Music - 11am to 2pm
🍳 Periodic Table - Jazz Brunch - 11am to 3pm

🎶 Konstantine’s Greek Taverna - Superposition - 5:30pm to 8:30pm
🎶 18th & 21st - Sara Jones - 5pm to 9pm

🎶 Manor Hill Brewing - Drew Cline - 2pm to 5pm
🎶 Lone Oak Brewing - California Bob - 2pm to 5pm
🎶 Waredaca Brewing - Noah Booz - 2pm to 5pm

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