🌱 Bluegrass Concert: Rose River Ramblers & Buffalo Ridge and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• STRIVE Fest at Hunton Randolph Community Center
• Bluegrass Concert: Rose River Ramblers & Buffalo Ridge
• Roots and Reconnection Festival at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 93 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Sunshine and sweltering heat, temps: high: 96, low: 70.
• Wednesday: Record-tying temperatures, with a high of 100 and low of 71 degrees.

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📸 Around Madison Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Madison Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5

• STRIVE Fest →
  Hunton Randolph Community Center, 1120 12th St, Lynchburg
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 11

• Bluegrass Concert: Rose River Ramblers & Buffalo Ridge →
  Madison Heights Community Center, 424 Woodys Lake Rd, Madison Heights
  7:00 pm

Saturday September 12

• Roots and Reconnection Festival →
  Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest, 1776 Poplar Frst Pkwy, Lynchburg
  10:00 am

Saturday September 19

• 2026 Slack's Car Bike & Truck Show →
  Madison Heights Community Center, 424 Woodys Lake Rd, Madison Heights
  12:00 pm
• Lynchburg Beer, Wine & Cider Festival →
  City Stadium Complex, 3176 Fort Ave, Lynchburg
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1

• Amherst County Service Authority Board Meeting
  Amherst County 153 Washington St, Amherst, VA 24521
  1:30 pm
• Board of Supervisors Meeting →
  Amherst County Public Meeting Room
  3:00 pm
• Painting with Oils (Session 1)
  Academy Center of the Arts Peggy Burruss Art Studio, United States
  6:00 pm

Wednesday September 2

• Golf @London Downs
  Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball @Luray
  Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
  5:30 pm

Thursday September 3

• Intro to Photography
  Academy Center of the Arts Peggy Burruss Art Studio, United States
  5:30 pm
• Volleyball vs Nelson
  Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Madison Heights. Apply here.
• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in Madison Heights. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Madison Heights here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lynchburg

• Freshmen and upperclassmen adjust to life on campus again (newsadvance.com)
• UVA Cavaliers kick off season with 34-8 win, notch program's 700th victory (wset.com)
• Book Child Care Services in Lynchburg, VA with Alecia H. from $13/hr (care.com)

Amherst

• Here's how area school divisions fared on the 2025-26 SOLs (newsadvance.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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