🌱 The GovCon Summer Soiree - Federal Contractors NETWORKING EVENT and 10 more events

What's up Wakefield! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Pastor 5th Anniversary Banquet & Celebration
• The GovCon Summer Soiree - Federal Contractors NETWORKING EVENT at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sweltering heat, with a high of 100 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny; hot, less humid, temps: high: 92, low: 69.
• Sunday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 96 and low of 70 degrees.

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📸 Around Wakefield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wakefield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 27

• Pastor 5th Anniversary Banquet & Celebration →
  Airfield 4-H Conference Center, 15189 Airfield Rd, Wakefield
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday June 22

• The GovCon Summer Soiree - Federal Contractors NETWORKING EVENT →
  John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St NW, Washington
  6:00 pm

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📣 Wakefield Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• WHS Graduation at Liberty Live Hampton
  Windsor High School Liberty Live Church 1021 Big Bethel Rd. Hampton, VA 23666
  8:30 am
• TGIF Summer Concert Series – Island Boy →
  Downtown Festival Park, 215 W Washington St, Suffolk
  6:00 pm
• An Evening With The Kingston Trio →
  Williamsburg Regional Library - Williamsburg Library, 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg
  7:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• Graduation!
  Southampton County Courtland, VA 23837
• Smithfield Boardwalk Art Show →
  Smithfield, 415 S Church St, Smithfield
  10:00 am
• Sail250 Walking Tours of South Church Street (Smithfield) →
  Isle of Wight County Museum, 103 Main St, Smithfield
  11:00 am
• Glizzy Fest - Food Festival →
  New Realm Brewing Co., 5941 Harbour View Blvd, Suffolk
  11:30 am
• Suffolk BBQ Cruise-In at the Airport (Suffolk) →
  Suffolk BBQ Co @ the Airport, 1200 Gene Bolton Dr, Suffolk
  12:00 pm
• Battle of Mackie’s Mill at Isle of Wight County Museum (Smithfield) →
  Isle of Wight County Museum, 103 Main St, Smithfield
  12:15 pm

Monday June 15

• End of Year Staff Work Days
  Southampton County Courtland, VA 23837

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Waverly. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Cook in Waverly. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wakefield here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Surry

• Spanberger signs Virginia's first farm and forestry prosperity plan (wvva.com)
• Happy birthday, Dendron: Former sawmill company town marks 1... (smithfieldtimes.com)
• Flood advisory in place for Stokes and Surry counties Wednesday night (heraldsun.com)

Windsor

• Multi-warehouse ‘Freeman Commerce Center' proposed for Carro... (smithfieldtimes.com)
• Prince William admits he wears a 'disguise' to 'quietly' ride his motorbike – despite wife Kate's disapproval (hellomagazine.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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