🌱 Blues Traveler with Gin Blossoms and 10 more events

Hi Fuquay-Varina! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Backyard BBQ Festival at Sugg Farm at Bass Lake Park
• Open House Track 4 (1st-5th) at Ballentine Elementary
• Blues Traveler with Gin Blossoms at Koka Booth Amphitheatre

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Sophie S.!

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 72.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 73 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fuquay-Varina

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 15

• Backyard BBQ Festival →
  Sugg Farm at Bass Lake Park, Grigsby Ave, Holly Springs
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 13

• Open House Track 4 (1st-5th)
  Ballentine Elementary 1651 North McLaurin Lane, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526
  6:00 pm

Friday August 28

• Blues Traveler with Gin Blossoms →
  Koka Booth Amphitheatre, 8003 Regency Pkwy, Cary
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Kinder Jam with Ellington Studios
  Angier Chamber of Commerce Ellington Studios, 54 South Raleigh Street, Angier, NC, 27501, United States
  6:00 am
• Senior Walking Club, 9-9:45A, Hunt Center →
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar, 301 Stinson Avenue, Holly Springs
  9:00 am
• Horseshoes Club, 9A-10:30A, Womble Park →
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar, 1201 Grigsby Ave, Holly Springs
  9:00 am
• 9:00 AM Barre →
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar, 301 Stinson Ave., Holly Springs
  9:00 am
• Fit Advantage, 10A-10:45A, Hunt Center →
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar, 301 Stinson Ave., Holly Springs
  10:00 am
• 10:00 AM Total Body Strength →
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar, 301 Stinson Ave., Holly Springs
  10:00 am
• The Groove Lab with Ellington Studios
  Angier Chamber of Commerce NC
  11:00 am
• 11:00 AM Gentle Yoga →
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar, 301 Stinson Ave., Holly Springs
  11:00 am
• Noon Bootcamp (Power Hour) →
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar Holly Springs, NC 27540
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Loki, the pup we adopted who’d been found in the middle of the road with his siblings.
  He’s doing well, growing a ton, and he’s loving playing with his new brother, Thor, all the time. (Nextdoor Quail Glen / Farrah Shea)
• Found: beautiful brown, marbled coat (possibly pitty mix) intact boy, on Southern St in Fuquay Varina.
  Very sweet and friendly, wearing Seresto collar. Currently at 411 Southern St. (Nextdoor Summerdale)

• Acosta Group - Acosta Sales & Marketing Company posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Walmart in Holly Springs. Apply here.
• Fujifilm Holdings Corporation posted a job opening for Manufacturing Associate 5 - Downstream (Night Shift) in Holly Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fuquay-Varina here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Holly Springs

• Retracing the Lewis and Clark Expedition: learn from a National Geographic Explorer on Aug. 14 - Triangle on the Cheap (triangleonthecheap.com)
• Wake elementary parents disagree over gender-neutral dress code during school board meeting (wral.com)
• Two killed, two injured when gunfire erupts outside bar at 1:30 am, NC police say (newsobserver.com)

Apex

• Paws and Rec Kick-Off Social in Apex Sept. 10 - Triangle on the Cheap (triangleonthecheap.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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