🌱 Can You Dig It! Fossils, Artifacts, and Magic and 11 more events

Morning Forestdale! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Thunder on the Mountain at Red Mountain
• Can You Dig It! Fossils, Artifacts, and Magic at Pratt City Branch Library
• The Chef's Good Eats at Pratt City Branch Library

Today's riddle: How do you fit 10 horses in 9 stables? You cannot add any stables, you cannot put 2 horses in one stable. (Draw 9 boxes to help you figure this out) 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 97 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 94, low: 77.
• Saturday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 93 and low of 75 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forestdale

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday July 4

• Thunder on the Mountain →
  Red Mountain, Birmingham
  9:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday July 7

• Can You Dig It! Fossils, Artifacts, and Magic
  Pratt City Branch Library
  10:00 am

Wednesday July 8

• The Chef's Good Eats
  Pratt City Branch Library
  1:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday July 2

• Thesis Defense - Jenni Johnston
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Social and Entertainment School of Health Professions, 421F
  9:00 am
• Dissertation Defense - Jessica Volz
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Social and Entertainment School of Nursing, 1017 - Nightingale
  9:30 am
• Panorama: Understanding Issues and How to Fix Them
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Diversity and Inclusion 1720 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294
  10:00 am
• LHSA Mobile Market-Selma
  University of Alabama at Birmingham 1209 Selma Avenue, Selma, AL 36701 at Selma Senior Center
  10:00 am
• Thesis Defense - Victoria Moffet
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Diversity and Inclusion Gorrie Hall, 2215
  10:30 am
• Mobile Market Birmingham at North Birmingham Tower
  University of Alabama at Birmingham North Birmingham Tower | 2712 31st Ave No.
  10:30 am
• Learning from Leaders: Jenna Reynolds
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Career and Professional Developement 1720 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294
  11:00 am
• Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) Virtual Office Hour
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Diversity and Inclusion 1720 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294
  1:00 pm
• Dissertation Defense - Sebanti Ganguly
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Diversity and Inclusion University Hall, 2007
  2:00 pm
• Mobile Market Birmingham at UAB Campus
  University of Alabama at Birmingham UAB Campus | 9th Ave Parking Deck
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Fultondale

• This Retro Bakery In Alabama Has Melt-In-Your-Mouth Glazed Donuts That Are Absolutely Worth The Hype (myfamilytravels.com)
• 2 Chick-fil-A's to host fundraiser for Cahaba River drowning victim (cbs42.com)

Birmingham

• 5 Birmingham restaurants make Wine Spectator's 2026 Award of Excellence list (bhamnow.com)
• 3 Birmingham-area KFC locations permanently close their doors (bhamnow.com)
• Birmingham could end 2026 with lowest murder tally in 75 years, just two years after city's deadliest year (al.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: [T] [E] [N] [H] [O] [R] [S] [E] [S] (Thank you Lisa K. for sending it in!)
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