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🌱 September Community Night-- Bare Dark Sky Observatory and 10 more events
You won't want to miss Rhythm Rockits on the Burnsville Patch calendar
Hello Burnsville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Rhythm Rockits at NuWray Hotel
- September Community Night-- Bare Dark Sky Observatory at Bare Dark Sky Observatory at Mayland Earth to Sky Park
- Homeplace Beer at Homeplace Beer Company
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Some sun with heavy t-storms, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 78, low: 62.
- Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 58 degrees.
📸 Around Burnsville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Burnsville
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★ Featured events ★
- Rhythm Rockits →
NuWray Hotel, 102 Town Square, Burnsville
6:00 pm
Friday August 28
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Other local events
- September Community Night-- Bare Dark Sky Observatory →
Bare Dark Sky Observatory at Mayland Earth to Sky Park, 66 Energy Exchange Dr, Burnsville
8:45 pm - Homeplace Beer →
Homeplace Beer Company, 321 W Main St, Burnsville
6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
Friday September 11
📣 Burnsville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- APPLE CORE GRILL →
The Orchard at Altapass, 1025 Orchard Road, Blue Ridge Pkwy mm 328.3, Spruce Pine
12:00 pm - Mens Soccer @ N. Buncombe
Mitchell County Schools Bakersville, NC 28705
6:00 pm - Mens Soccer Vs Mcdowell
Mitchell County Schools Bakersville, NC 28705
6:30 pm - Fuzzy and Frayed: Fiber Arts Collective @Spruce... →
Spruce Pine Public Library, 142 Walnut Ave, Spruce Pine
2:00 pm - Fuzzy and Frayed: Fiber Arts Collective @Spruce Pine Public Library →
Spruce Pine Public Library, 142 Walnut Ave, Spruce Pine
2:00 pm - WNC Bigfoot Festival - downtown Marion →
Mica Town Brewing Company, 25 Brown Dr, Marion
10:00 am - Artisan Market: at The Red Barn — Linville Falls Winery →
Linville Falls Winery, 9557 Linville Falls Hwy, Newland
12:00 pm - Kids Crafternoon @Mitchell County Public Library →
Mitchell County Library, 18 N Mitchell Ave, Bakersville
4:00 pm - Food Truck: Mookies "Kettle Korn + Lemonade" — Linville Falls Winery →
Linville Falls Winery, 9557 Linville Falls Hwy, Newland
12:00 pm
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Selling online to customers in North Carolina?
Join us tomorrow from 3 to 5 p.m. to learn about physical and remote sales, marketplace facilitators and sellers, and Sales and Use Tax Account IDs. … (Nextdoor )
- McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Crew Team Member* in Burnsville. Apply here.
- Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Burnsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Burnsville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Spruce Pine
- Single Copy Locations MNJ (newstopicnews.com)
- Ken Sparks (ourlocalcommunityonline.com)
Mars Hill
- 2 accused of selling 'magic mushrooms' at North Carolina businesses (myfox8.com)
Black Mountain
- Embracing Possibility with Rev. Claudia Jiménez (theurbannews.com)
- 18:30EST Artists Talk with Dietrich Eichmann & Jeff Arnal (artsatl.org)
- 9 North Carolina Towns Where Your Vacation Money Goes Surprisingly Far (myfamilytravels.com)
Ok Burnsville! 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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