🌱 Patch AM: How Goodwill’s October hiring events could connect Columbus residents with jobs

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In today's newsletter:

• How Goodwill's October hiring events could connect Columbus residents with jobs
• How CSU students turned tarot cards into music and stories downtown

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 76, low: 70.
• Monday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Goodwill Southern Rivers holds hiring events across Chattahoochee Valley through October (wtvm.com) — Job seekers in Columbus and the Chattahoochee Valley can tap Goodwill Southern Rivers' October hiring events, which offer on-the-spot interviews and support regardless of education or work history. Local leaders, including the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, say they're pushing to bring thousands of new jobs and strengthen retail corridors in uptown and midtown neighborhoods.
   

• Strings and stories start Columbus State reading and recital series (ledger-enquirer.com) — Columbus State University students recently kicked off this year's David Diamond Reading and Recital Series at the RiverCenter in downtown Columbus with tarot-inspired stories paired with live string quartet performances. The collaboration between CSU's creative writing and music programs highlights how local students are experimenting with new ways to share art with the Columbus community.
   

📸 Around Columbus

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Columbus

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 7
• Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness →
  Dillard's, 3247 Manchester Expy, Columbus
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Adoptable Dogs at The Yard - Punk Rock for Pups! →
  The Yard, 1432 5th Ave, Columbus
  6:00 pm
• 2026 Mogadishu Mile 5K Run →
  Columbus GA
  6:00 pm
• Chattahoochee Bears vs Nashville Aviators ( Military Appreciation Night ) →
  4384 Warm Springs Rd, Columbus
  6:30 pm
• Members' Exhibition Opening Reception →
  Columbus Public Library, 3000 Macon Road, Columbus
  7:00 pm
• John Crist →
  Bill Heard Theatre, 900 Broadway, Columbus
  7:00 pm
• Punk Rock for Pups →
  The Yard, 1432 5th Ave, Columbus
  7:00 pm
• CSO: Colleagues & Rivals: Boccherini & Mozart →
  Legacy Hall, 900 Broadway, Columbus
  7:30 pm
• A Little More Dolly →
  Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center, 801 Front Avenue, Columbus
  8:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Petco Adoption Event →
  Petco, 5550 Whittlesey Blvd Ste 100, Columbus
  10:00 am
• CAG Members' Exhibition →
  The Columbus Public Library, 3000 Macon Road, Columbus
  2:30 pm
Monday October 5
• MCSD - Middle School Meet #3 →
  Columbus GA
• Unity With Pam World Business Showcase Expo →
  Columbus Civic Center, 400 4th Street, Columbus
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The end of summer meets the start of Autumn in one photo.
  I particularly love the light and shadows of this time of year because of the contrast between the two. It is known as chiaroscuro in the art world. (Nextdoor Pinosa)
• Good morning.
  This is Stormy. Stormy doesn't like to sleep. Stormy says she'll wait until I go to work to go back to sleep lol (Nextdoor Brookview / Rockhurst)

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Columbus. Apply here.
• Krystal posted a job opening for Crew Member in Columbus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Columbus here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Point

• Team WHIP speaks to West Point Council (lagrangenews.com)
• Regency Square opened in 1967 to 'be a 'suburban' downtown' (jaxdailyrecord.com)
• Connecting Education, Industry and Opportunity (georgiatrend.com)

LaGrange

• ELVTD youth featured in new books (lagrangenews.com)
• LaGrange Council calls for pair of public hearings (lagrangenews.com)
• Wesley Methodist to host third annual Harvest Festival (lagrangenews.com)

Ok Columbus! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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