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Branson, Missouri Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Branson! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Who’s playing Branson’s Mansion Theatre during Veterans Week?
  • Branson’s Veterans Village offers help with benefits and a place to connect
  • Branson’s giant octopus gets a world-record Santa hat

Also on today's calendar: Hot Rods & High Heels 1950's Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did Beethoven say when he heard about reincarnation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Pleasant with periods of sun, temps: high: 69, low: 44.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 59 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Branson's Mansion Theatre anchors Veterans Week with star-studded concerts (ozarksfirst.com) — Joe Nichols plays Branson’s Mansion Theatre on Veterans Day as part of a concert stretch that also includes Jimmy Fortune, Gene Watson and the Bellamy Brothers. Theater leaders say visitors coming for the shows also spend at local restaurants, shops and hotels, making Veterans Week an important business period.
   

2. Veteran's Week: Veteran's Village connects service members in Branson (ozarksfirst.com) — Veterans Village at Branson’s Ballparks of America gives veterans a place to get help with benefits paperwork, share a free lunch and connect with fellow service members. The gathering is part of Veterans Homecoming Week, which continues through November 11, and includes organizations that can help resolve benefits problems on-site.
   

3. Branson Aquarium breaks world record for largest Santa hat (ozarksfirst.com) — The giant octopus atop Branson’s Aquarium at the Boardwalk now wears a Guinness World Record holder: the largest Santa hat sculpture. Measuring 110 feet, 3 inches, the hat took seven months to make and was designed with weather-resistant material so the aquarium can display it for years.
   

4. Branson Trail of Lights Now $30 to $35 a Car: Take the Van Deal? (deeparrival.com) — A carload visit to Branson’s Trail of Lights now costs $30 to $35, up $5 from last season, while admission for vans carrying eight to 15 people remains $50. The Shepherd of the Hills drive-through display runs through January 2, opening at dusk, with card-processing fees added for visitors paying by card.
   

5. ‘No One Sleeps Outside' conference will highlight ways to end homelessness in Springfield (sgfcitizen.org) — Elevate Branson founder Bryan Stallings will join a public conference on homelessness Nov. 11–12 at Springfield's University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center. His organization's housing project is under construction using the Eden Village model, which the conference will explore alongside supportive services and other approaches to helping people find permanent homes.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What did Beethoven say when he heard about reincarnation?" — I'll be Bach! (Thank you Raymond S. for sending it in!)
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