🌱 Mushroom Cultivation Workshop- Big Grove Brewpub Solon 6/22/26 and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Cold Blooded Redhead
• City Council Meeting at Solon, IA Calendar
• Garbage/Recycle Pickup at Solon, IA Calendar

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.
• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 55.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and windy, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.

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📸 Around Solon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Solon

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 13

• Cold Blooded Redhead →
  Solon Public Library, 320 W Main St, Solon
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday June 17

• City Council Meeting →
  Solon, IA Calendar Solon, IA 52333
  5:30 pm

Friday June 19

• Garbage/Recycle Pickup →
  Solon, IA Calendar Solon, IA 52333
  7:00 am

Monday June 22

• Mushroom Cultivation Workshop- Big Grove Brewpub Solon 6/22/26 →
  Big Grove Brewpub-Solon, 101 W Main St, Solon
  5:30 pm

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📣 Solon Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• MockTales: Read-Out(side) →
  City of Coralville Calendar, 418 10th Ave, Coralville
  4:00 pm
• Teen Dragon Eye Craft →
  Ely Public Library, 1595 Dows St, Ely
  4:00 pm
• Ballroom and Latin Social Dancing at Old Brick →
  Old Brick, 26 E Market St, Iowa City
  7:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• Free Beginning English Language Class for Adults →
  City of Coralville Calendar, 1401 5th St., Coralville
  9:00 am
• Family Storytime →
  City of Coralville Calendar, 1401 5th St., Coralville
  10:30 am

Sunday June 14

• Iowa Firefighters Memorial Service →
  City of Coralville Calendar, 1 Russell Slade Blvd., Coralville
  10:30 am
• Sunday Bingo at NewBo City Market →
  NewBo City Market, 1100 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids
  12:00 pm
• Modern Calligraphy for Beginners at Micky’s Irish Pub North Liberty →
  Micky's Irish Pub North Liberty, 720 Pacha Pkwy #8, North Liberty
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Iowa City Community School District posted a job opening for Night Custodian 8 hrs/day in North Liberty. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in North Liberty. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Solon here.

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🗞 Nearby News

North Liberty

• North Liberty says LRS trash, recycling delays continue (cbs2iowa.com)
• More than 7K Johnson Co. residents without power as storm rolls through (press-citizen.com)
• Iowa City IA Real Estate & Homes For Sale (zillow.com)

Coralville

• Five displaced after accidental kitchen fire in Coralville (cbs2iowa.com)
• Local Event: Project GREEN Invites Public to Explore Open Gardens Weekend 2026 (patch.com)
• KXEL Morning News for Thu. Jun. 11, 2026 (kxel.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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