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🌱 Don’t miss Hillsborough’s cozy indie book market on Churton Street.
Happening soon: Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band on the Hillsborough Patch calendar
Greetings Hillsborough! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Don't miss Hillsborough's cozy indie book market on Churton Street.
- What Hillsborough families should know about the first AHDS treatment.
Also on today's calendar: Brain Connection Cafe and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Sunny, very warm and humid, temps: high: 89, low: 65.
- Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Oak & Ink Bookish Boutiques: pop-up book markets (triangleonthecheap.com) — Hillsborough readers can browse indie authors and bookish vendors when Oak & Ink Bookish Boutiques brings a free pop-up book market to Studio 71 Gallery on South Churton Street October 10. The series continues with additional Triangle-area markets through December, and organizers encourage you to double-check details and follow their Instagram for any last-minute changes or new events. 
• Families of Children with Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome Get a First FDA-Approved Drug, but It Does Not Treat Brain Effects (medicaldaily.com) — Families in Hillsborough touched by Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome may be interested that a local research clinic helped test Emcitate, the first FDA-approved drug for this rare thyroid-related condition. The medicine can lower harmful thyroid hormone levels and improve heart measures, but it does not reverse the brain-related disabilities that shape daily life, so parents are urged to discuss realistic expectations and side effects with specialists.
📸 Around Hillsborough
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hillsborough
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★ Featured events ★
- Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band →
Cat's Cradle, 300 E Main St, Carrboro
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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Other local events
- 9th Annual Historic Hillsborough Half Marathon and 5K - 2026 →
Hillsborough NC - The Velvet Feast presents Mike June & Chip Robinson →
Eno House Artist's Den, 903 Eno Street, Hillsborough
5:00 pm - GEN LIFE STUDENTS MEETING →
753 Sinai Circle, Hillsborough
6:00 pm - Harvesting Opportunities: Leveraging Your Farm Assets for Agritourism →
N.C. Cooperative Extension | Orange County Center, 1020 U.S. 70, Hillsborough
8:30 am - Sisterhood Fall Bible Study →
753 Sinai Circle, Hillsborough
6:30 pm - Carbs & Carburetors →
602 Cornerstone Ct, Hillsborough - Gallery of Pages →
Studio 71 Custom Picture Framing, 243 South Churton Street, Hillsborough
2:00 pm - Anything Goes Art Meet Up, an informal drop in session
Margaret Lane Gallery ANNEX\/F-Stop 2, 302 W Corbin Street, Hillsborough
10:00 am - Brain Connection Cafe →
Snow Approach Foundation, Inc., 133, 129 E King St event building, Hillsborough
3:00 pm - For Members: Leland Little Auctions Preview Event →
Leland Little Auctions, 620 Cornerstone Ct., Hillsborough
1:00 pm
Sunday October 4
Tuesday October 6
Saturday October 10
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
📣 Hillsborough Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Orientation and Informational Session for Foster Families →
Orange County, NC Calendar, 113 Mayo Street, Hillsborough
6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- YARD SALE/MOVING SALE, 311 Pond Lilly Court, Hillsborough,NC.
- 311 Pond Lilly Court, - 8:00am - 2:00pm. - Saturday, October 3rd Furniture, Brand new Air Fryer, Men's nice clothes, Household items, Lamps,… (Nextdoor Oakridge)
- Circle K posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative, Full or Part Time in Hillsborough. Apply here.
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Hillsborough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hillsborough here.
🗞 Nearby News
Carrboro
- Carrboro seeks community stories for 'Remembering, Being and Belonging' oral history project (dailytarheel.com)
- The Baxter Bar & Arcade has something for everyone (dailytarheel.com)
- Carrboro's Anderson Park Tennis Courts Closed Until Oct. 12 for Installation of Lights (chapelboro.com)
Mebane
- Buc-ee's closes in on first Oklahoma location after co-founder touts business-friendly states (newsbreak.com)
Ok Hillsborough! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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