🌱 Adult Book Club and 11 more events

Morning Big Island! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Sharp Top Fiber Gathering
• Adult Book Club at Big Island Library
• Building Club: Flower Challenge at Big Island Library

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 91, low: 54.
• Sunday: Cooler; a morning shower, with a high of 65 and low of 38 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Big Island

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Sharp Top Fiber Gathering
  1108 Sedalia School Rd, Big Island
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday April 21

• Adult Book Club
  Big Island Library , 1111 Schooldays Rd , Big Island
  10:30 am

Thursday April 23

• Building Club: Flower Challenge
  Big Island Library , 1111 Schooldays Rd , Big Island
  2:30 pm

Friday April 24

• Terrapin Mountain Earth Festival
  Sedalia Center , 1108 Sedalia School Rd , Big Island
  9:00 am
• 4th Friday: Family Fun & Games
  Big Island Library , 1111 Schooldays Rd , Big Island
  2:30 pm
• Mojo Parker Express At The Terrapin Mountain Earth Festival
  Sedalia Center , 1108 Sedalia School Rd , Big Island
  8:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
  250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
  12:00 pm

Monday April 27

• Creative Expressions
  Big Island Library , 1111 Schooldays Rd , Big Island
  12:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Small Fruits for the Home Gardener: A Bedford Area Master Gardeners Presentation
  Big Island Library , 1111 Schooldays Rd , Big Island
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday April 23

• Chore Coats with Caroline Cook
  Make it Sew , 121 S Main St , Lexington
  9:00 am

Friday April 24

• Buchanan Civil War History Weekend
  Buchanan Town Park , 485 Lowe St , Buchanan
  10:00 am

Tuesday April 28

• Shenandoah Valley SBDC Drop-In Event
  Lexington-Rockbridge Chamber of Commerce , 18 E Nelson St UNIT 101 , Lexington
  9:00 am
• LDMS Spring Concert and Art Show
  Lylburn-Downing Middle School , 302 Diamond St , Lexington
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Red Coats. Inc. posted a job opening for FT Loading Dock Porter in Forest. Apply here.
• Food Lion posted a job opening for FT Assistant Manager Customer Service in Lynchburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Big Island here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Forest

• Villa and Forest set up all-English showdown in Europa League semis (weny.com)

Lynchburg

• Hundreds to lace up sneakers to fight heart disease, stroke at Lynchburg Heart Walk (wsls.com)
• Lynchburg imposes full burn ban as dry, windy conditions raise fire danger (wset.com)
• Top 5 weekend events: Lynchburg Wine & Music Festival, Women in Americana concert and the Lynchburg Heart Walk (newsadvance.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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