🌱 Free Art Exhibit - Dinner, Drinks & Auction Open to Public and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Free Art Exhibit - Dinner, Drinks & Auction Open to Public at Lockwood Ridge Road

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A stray t-shower; not as hot, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 85, low: 68.
• Friday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bowling Green

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Wednesday June 10

• Free Art Exhibit - Dinner, Drinks & Auction Open to Public →
  Lockwood Ridge Road, Lockwood Ridge Rd
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Ribbon Cutting for Florida Platinum Insurance Group
  Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce 160 E Summerlin St. Suite 210 Bartow, Fl 33830
  4:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Songs & Stories →
  Bartow Public Library, 2150 S Broadway Ave, Bartow
  11:00 am
• 2026 Fun Thursday-Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital
  Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce 510 N Broadway Ave, Bartow, FL 33830
  5:00 pm

Friday June 5

• 2026 Chamber Cruise
  Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce The Royal Caribbean: Utopia of the Seas

Tuesday June 9

• Get Moving! →
  Bartow Public Library, 2150 S Broadway Ave, Bartow
  9:30 am
• Teen Fandom Club →
  Bartow Public Library, 2150 S Broadway Ave, Bartow
  4:00 pm

Wednesday June 10

• Summer Kickoff: Jurassic Expedition →
  Bartow Public Library, 2150 S Broadway Ave, Bartow
  10:00 am

Thursday June 11

• Dungeons & Dragons at the Library →
  Bartow Public Library, 2150 S Broadway Ave, Bartow
  5:30 pm

Friday June 12

• Bartow Uncorked →
  Main Street Bartow Inc, 180 S Central Ave, Bartow
  5:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• Antique Fair Along Main Street →
  Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce All along Main Street, Bartow, Florida
  8:00 am
• Pokémon Club →
  Bartow Public Library, 2150 S Broadway Ave, Bartow
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Polk County deputies and fire rescue responded to a crash on Thornhill Road, which has since been reopened.
  9:10AM on Jun 2: Polk County deputies and fire rescue respond to a crash on Thornhill Road south of Winter Lake Road. (Nextdoor )

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Wauchula. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(3861) in Wauchula. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bowling Green here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Bartow

• How Benny Robles Jr. took the wheel at Bartow Ford (tbbwmag.com)
• In Loving Memory of Bertha 'Bert' Lee Belford (winterhavendaily.com)
• Polk County ATV crash kills 1: PCSO (fox13news.com)

Avon Park

• Polk County plans $3M purchase of tract bordering Lake Rosalie (theledger.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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