🌱 Jacksonville Chocolate and Coffee Festival and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Gainesville Thrives at Hawthorne Branch -
• Tabletop Gaming at Hawthorne Branch - Meeting Room
• SHINE Medicare Counseling at Hawthorne Branch - Quiet Reading Room

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 78, low: 51.
• Friday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 70 and low of 42 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hawthorne

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Thursday November 12

• Gainesville Thrives
  Hawthorne Branch -
  10:30 am
• Tabletop Gaming
  Hawthorne Branch - Meeting Room
  1:00 pm
• SHINE Medicare Counseling
  Hawthorne Branch - Quiet Reading Room
  1:00 pm
• Big Kid Book Club
  Hawthorne Branch - MakerSpace
  3:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• MakerSpace: Intro to 3D Printing
  Hawthorne Branch - MakerSpace
  10:30 am
• Open Studio
  Hawthorne Branch - MakerSpace
  2:00 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Hawthorne Hub
  Hawthorne Branch - MakerSpace
  3:00 pm

Wednesday November 18

• Open Studio
  Hawthorne Branch - MakerSpace
  10:00 am
• Wind-Down Wednesday
  Hawthorne Branch - Meeting Room
  5:00 pm

Thursday November 19

• Help Me Grow Alachua
  Hawthorne Branch -
  10:30 am
• Gainesville Thrives
  Hawthorne Branch -
  10:30 am

Sunday November 22

• Jacksonville Chocolate and Coffee Festival →
  Prime F Osborn III Convention Center, 1130W W Bay St, Jacksonville
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• WillScot Holdings Corporation posted a job opening for Branch Operations Manager II in Hawthorne. Apply here.
• Svetness posted a job opening for Personal Trainer in Micanopy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hawthorne here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Interlachen

• Prep soccer: Rams start slowly, come back to edge Raiders, 2-1 (palatkadailynews.com)

Micanopy

• How Does a Tiny Cafe in Micanopy, Florida Bake Pies Big Enough to Share Across Town? (newsbreak.com)
• 10 Best Florida BBQ Joints You Should Try In 2027 (newsbreak.com)
• Cheapest premium gas in cities across Alachua County in week ending Oct. 31 (ncfloridanews.com)

Keystone Heights

• Lowest midgrade gas price in Clay County available at $4.07 per gallon in week ending Oct. 31 (claycotimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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