🌱 The Mousetrap and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Back To School Bash & Craft Fair! at Wilderness Presidential Resort
• Clear The Shelter at Stafford County Animal Shelter
• The Mousetrap

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call a Priest that becomes an attorney? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 86 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 85, low: 73.
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 74 degrees.

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📸 Around Southern Gateway

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Southern Gateway

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 8

• Back To School Bash & Craft Fair! →
  Wilderness Presidential Resort, 9220 Plank Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse
  11:00 am

Saturday August 15

• Clear The Shelter →
  Stafford County Animal Shelter, 26 Frosty Ln, Stafford
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 6

• The Mousetrap →
  Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Pkwy, Fredericksburg
  7:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• BACK TO SCHOOL BASH & CRAFT FAIR →
  Wilderness Presidential Resort, 9220 Plank Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse
  11:00 am

Sunday August 9

• The Mousetrap →
  Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Pkwy, Fredericksburg
  3:00 pm

Sunday August 16

• The Big Flea returns to The Fredericksburg Expo Aug. 15-16th →
  Fredericksburg Convention Center, 2371 Carl D Silver Pkwy, Fredericksburg
  4:00 pm

Friday August 21

• Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice →
  Stage Door Productions, 810 Caroline St, Fredericksburg
  7:30 pm

Saturday August 22

• Brooke Point High Dance & Football Team's Back To School Bash & Craft Fair →
  Brooke Point High School, 1700 Courthouse Rd, Stafford
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 5

• Civil War Book Group: The Forgotten Battles of the Chancellorsville Campaign: Fredericksburg, Salem Church, and Banks’ Ford in Spring 1863, by Erik F. Nelson
  Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Park Meet at Fredericksburg Branch of Central Rappahannock Regional Library (1201 Caroline St, Fredericksburg, VA, 22401)
  6:00 pm

Thursday August 6

• Mini Mornings at the Museum - Garden - Ferry Farm →
  George Washington's Ferry Farm, 268 Kings Highway, 268 George Washington Wy, Fredericksburg
  10:00 am

Friday August 7

• Back to School Pool Party →
  Fredericksburg, VA Calendar Fredericksburg, VA 22401
  6:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• VIRGINIA BOURBON and BEER FESTIVAL →
  Fredericksburg Fairgrounds, 2400 Airport Ave, Fredericksburg
  4:00 pm
• History at Sunset - Bullock House Site: Battle of Chancellorsville on May 3
  Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Park Meet at Chancellorsville Battlefield Tour Stop 2, Bullock House Site.
  6:30 pm

Monday August 10

• Economic Development Authority Regular Meeting →
  Fredericksburg, VA Calendar, 601 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg
  8:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Fredericksburg

• These Two Cities Battled in G&G's 'Best Main Street' Bracket. Now They've Forged a Friendship. (gardenandgun.com)

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• ‘Counting On' Jill Duggar Shares Big News About Husband Derick Dillard (tvshowsace.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Father in law. (Thank you John B. for sending it in!)
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