🌱 Fredericksburg Anime-Fest and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• A Christmas Carol at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
• Fredericksburg Anime-Fest at Holiday Inn Fredericksburg Conference Ctr by IHG

Today's riddle: You're in a room with a mirror and a table, but no windows or a door. How do you get out? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 41 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 74, low: 47.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 74 and low of 58 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Southern Gateway

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday November 11

• A Christmas Carol →
  Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Pkwy, Fredericksburg
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday November 28

• Fredericksburg Anime-Fest →
  Holiday Inn Fredericksburg Conference Ctr by IHG, 20 Sanford Dr, Fredericksburg
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday November 2

• Clean and Green Commission Meetings →
  Fredericksburg, VA Calendar, 715 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg
  6:00 pm

Tuesday November 3

• Scarecrow Fest Scarecrow Contest →
  Downtown Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg
• Election Day
  Spotsylvania County Main Calendar - Spotsylvania VA 22553
  8:00 am
• Grieving Ministries →
  6052 Plank Road, Fredericksburg
  6:30 pm

Wednesday November 4

• Breathwork & Sound Healing with Dr. Eddie Vernon →
  Central Virginia Wellness Institute, 2358 Plank Rd, Fredericksburg
  6:00 pm
• Civil War Book Group: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer: James Swanson
  Fredericksburg Branch of Central Rappahannock Regional Library, 1201 Caroline St, Fredericksburg
  6:00 pm
• FREE Party Trivia Night →
  Brock’s Riverside Grill, 503 Sophia Street, Fredericksburg
  6:00 pm
• Country Line Dancing →
  Stockyards Restaurant & Bar, 407 William Street, Fredericksburg
  7:00 pm

Thursday November 5

• Germanna's 4th Annual Community Resource Fair →
  10000 Germanna Point Drive, Fredericksburg
  10:00 am
• 232nd Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia →
  Fredericksburg Convention Center, 2371 Carl D Silver Parkway, Fredericksburg
  1:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Fredericksburg

• Fredericksburg-area's own haunted tales (starexponent.com)
• Press Rewind: Oct. 26-31 (fredericksburgfreepress.com)
• 15 Virginia Battlefield Grounds With Walking Routes That Welcome Dogs (newsbreak.com)

Quantico

• Why A Whole Virginia Town Vanished To Make Room For Quantico (newsbreak.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "You're in a room with a mirror and a table, but no windows or a door. How do you get out?" — Look in the mirror and see what you saw, take the saw and cut the table in half. Two halves make a whole, climb out of the hole. (Thank you Mary K. for sending it in!)
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