🌱 P!nk Drag Brunch and 12 more events

Hi there, Manchester! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Growing Bright Futures: 30th Celebration at Meadowbrook Country Club
• Sips & Scams: Uncorking the Truth About Fraud at James River Cellars Winery
• Ladies of Short Pump THE WOUNDED WARRIOR RECIPIENT OF THE DERBY WATCH FUNDRAISER at Luxury 4th Floor Rooftop Wine Bar, 3500 Cox Rd, Henrico, VA, 23233

... and check out 9 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: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 60.
• Sunday: Showers; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 72 and low of 41 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manchester

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 24

• Growing Bright Futures: 30th Celebration
  Meadowbrook Country Club, 3700 Cogbill Rd, Richmond
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Sips & Scams: Uncorking the Truth About Fraud
  James River Cellars Winery, 11008 Washington Hwy, Glen Allen
  2:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Ladies of Short Pump THE WOUNDED WARRIOR RECIPIENT OF THE DERBY WATCH FUNDRAISER
  Luxury 4th Floor Rooftop Wine Bar, 3500 Cox Rd, Henrico, VA, 23233,
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• P!nk Drag Brunch
  Gold Lion Community Cafe , 1012 Hull St , Richmond
  1:00 pm
• Samantha Bee – How to Survive Menopause
  The Tin Pan , 8982 Quioccasin Rd , Richmond
  2:00 pm
• The Tew ii’s Tour - Richmond, VA (The Beet Box)
  The Beet Box , 2611 W Cary St , Richmond
  6:00 pm
• The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Richmond, VA
  DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Richmond - Midlothian , 1021 Koger Center Blvd , Richmond
  6:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• Poetry Brunch Workshop
  Cafe Zata , 700 Bainbridge St , Richmond
  10:30 am
• Jonathan Butler
  The Tin Pan , 8982 Quioccasin Rd , Richmond
  3:00 pm
• Justin Whitehead
  Funny Bone Comedy Club & Restaurant , 11800 W Broad St #1090 , Richmond
  6:00 pm
• Patti LaBelle
  Altria Theater , 6 N Laurel St , Richmond
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 25

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

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🗞 Nearby News

Richmond

• Richmond advocacy groups poll residents on key housing issues as city drafts ‘Code Refresh' (wric.com)
• Beyond Four Walls: Radical Jewish Belonging in Richmond (lilith.org)
• LIST: Road closures, no parking zones across Richmond for 2026 Monument Avenue 10K (wric.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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