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🌱 Slides: Resident Artists and 10 more events
Also, don't miss Old Hampton Store 5:30-8:30pm on the Bakersville Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Old Hampton Store 5:30-8:30pm at Old Hampton Store & Barbeque
- Slides: Resident Artists
- Penland Resident Artist Open Studios
... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 54 degrees.
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 80, low: 60.
- Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 75 and low of 58 degrees.
📸 Around Bakersville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bakersville
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★ Featured events ★
- Old Hampton Store 5:30-8:30pm →
Old Hampton Store & Barbeque, 77 Ruffin St, Linville
5:30 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Slides: Resident Artists →
150 Road to Heaven's Above, Bakersville
8:00 pm - Penland Resident Artist Open Studios →
46 Bill Brown's Way, Bakersville
7:30 pm - Penland Resident Artists Open Studios →
46 Bill Brown's Way, Bakersville
7:30 pm - Mens Soccer Vs Hendersonville
Mitchell County Schools Bakersville, NC 28705
6:30 pm - Unusual Care →
Penland Gallery and Visitors Center, 2299 Conley Ridge Rd, Bakersville - NOW ON VIEW: Unusual Care →
Penland Gallery and Visitors Center, 2299 Conley Ridge Rd, Bakersville - Visitor Center Gallery / Special Exhibition opens: Unusual Care →
3135 Conley Ridge Rd, Bakersville
11:00 am - Special Exhibition: Unusual Care →
Penland Gallery and Visitors Center, 2299 Conley Ridge Rd, Bakersville
11:00 am - Slides: Visiting Artist Collective (Paper)-Hanji Madang 한지 마당 →
150 Road to Heaven's Above, Bakersville
8:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
📣 Bakersville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Facility Hiring Event - Western Region →
Mayland Community College, 200 Mayland Dr, Spruce Pine
10:00 am - Fuzzy and Frayed: Fiber Arts Collective @Spruce Pine Public Library →
Spruce Pine Public Library, 142 Walnut Ave, Spruce Pine
2:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Check out the excellent in-person and virtual fishing classes being offered by the NCWRC Fishing Education Team in October.
Visit our class calendar and register at: https://bit.ly/44YkCxs Pechmann Fishing Education Center in Fayetteville: October 2: Soft Plastics Lure… (Nextdoor ) - Need help with an unemployment claim?
Thursdays and Fridays are the best days to call #NCDES for claims questions because our UI Support Center typically has lower call volume. Prefer… (Nextdoor )
- CVS Pharmacy, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Associate in Burnsville. Apply here.
- North Carolina Schools posted a job opening for Bus Driver in Newland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bakersville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Spruce Pine
- Spruce Pine Council hears department updates (newstopicnews.com)
- The 10 largest credit unions in the US (wlos.com)
Burnsville
- JB and Peggy Styles Jones (ourlocalcommunityonline.com)
- Lanie Gardner On The Songs, Stories, And Faded Polaroids That Brought Her Home (southernliving.com)
- Where the Stars Still Shine in Yancey County (ourstate.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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