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🌱 2026 Bloomington Roots, Boots & Blues Fest at Upland Brewing Co 10/03/26 and 10 more events
Coming up: 4th Annual Blue Jean Ball hosted by United Way of South Central Indiana on the Smithville-Sanders Patch calendar
Hello Smithville-Sanders! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- 4th Annual Blue Jean Ball hosted by United Way of South Central Indiana at Whippoorwill Hill
- 2026 Bloomington Roots, Boots & Blues Fest at Upland Brewing Co 10/03/26 at Upland Brewing Co.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Hot with a stray thunderstorm, with a high of 94 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 86, low: 65.
- Saturday: Partly sunny; hot and humid, with a high of 93 and low of 70 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Smithville-Sanders
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★ Featured events ★
- 4th Annual Blue Jean Ball hosted by United Way of South Central Indiana →
Whippoorwill Hill, 1780 E Rayletown Rd, Bloomington
5:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
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Other local events
- 2026 Bloomington Roots, Boots & Blues Fest at Upland Brewing Co 10/03/26 →
Upland Brewing Co., 350 W 11th St, Bloomington
3:00 pm
Saturday October 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Science Story Time →
WonderLab Museum, 308 W. 4th Street, Bloomington
10:00 am - Brian Dorsey - Meineke →
Crazy Horse, 214 W. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington
11:30 am - Curiosity Lab →
WonderLab Museum, 308 W. 4th Street, Bloomington
4:00 pm - $10 Martinis →
Cardinal Spirits, 922 South Morton Street, Bloomington
4:00 pm - Banned Book Club - Last Night at the Telegraph Club →
Morgenstern Books, 849 S. Auto Mall Road, Bloomington
5:30 pm - DBSA Support Group (in person) - Depression Bipolar Support Alliance →
United Presbyterian Church, 1701 E. 2nd Street, Bloomington
7:00 pm - Taptoberfest Beer Dinner →
The Tap, Bloomington - Animal Hour / Dive Deeper →
WonderLab Museum, 308 W. 4th Street, Bloomington
3:00 pm - Science Night Out: Wild About WonderLab →
One World at Woolery Mill, 2250 Sunstone Dr, Bloomington
6:00 pm - Kurt Braunohler's Triumphant Return to The Comedy Attic! →
The Comedy Attic, 123 S Walnut Street, Bloomington
9:15 pm
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
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🗞 Nearby News
Bloomington
- Bloomington's Thomson on city branding, new police station (ipm.org)
- Western Kentucky's gauntlet continues at No. 4 Indiana (statenews.net)
- Ziegler, Wayne Roy (kutisfuneralhomes.com)
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- Wheel Pros recalls Avix TrailTek tires over Incorrect sidewall labeling (wbiw.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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