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Coming up on the calendar:
- Trivia Night at Marion at Mica Town Brewing Company
- IDD Art Club In-Person at Marion Branch
- Chasing Joy: Women’s Entrepreneur Networking Event + Mead Tasting Marion NC at Keeper's Cut Meadery
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why is the mushroom always invited to the party? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 47 degrees.
- Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 76, low: 57.
- Wednesday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.
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Tuesday May 5
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IDD Art Club In-Person
Marion Branch, Meeting Room - Marion Branch, Marion
1:00 pm
Thursday May 7
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Chasing Joy: Women’s Entrepreneur Networking Event + Mead Tasting Marion NC →
Keeper's Cut Meadery, 175 W Henderson St, Marion
5:30 pm
Saturday May 9
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Friday Flights at Mica Town Marion →
Mica Town Brewing Company, 25 Brown Dr, Marion
3:00 pm
Wednesday May 20
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Trivia Night at Marion →
Mica Town Brewing Company, 25 Brown Dr, Marion
6:30 pm
Thursday May 21
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Cousins Maine Lobster - Nebo location →
Mica Town Brewing Company, 25 Brown Dr, Marion
4:00 pm
Friday May 22
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Friday Flights at Mica Town Marion →
Mica Town Brewing Company, 25 Brown Dr, Marion
3:00 pm
Saturday May 30
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Marion Tailgate Market →
Marion Tailgate Market, 67 W Henderson St, Marion
9:00 am
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🗓 Events Nearby
Tuesday May 5
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IDD Art Club In-Person
Marion Branch, Meeting Room - Marion Branch, Marion
1:00 pm
Monday May 25
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Little Mania Midget Wrestling – Marion, NC – May 25, 2026 – Buy Now →
The Box Factory Performance & Event Center, 29 Logan St Suite R, Marion
6:30 pm
Friday June 5
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22nd Annual NC Gold Festival →
Lucky Strike Gold and Gem Mine Inc., 251 Lucky Strike Dr, Marion
2:00 pm
Friday August 28
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Pre-WNC Bigfoot Festival 2026 Kick-off Event - 18+ Only — Bigfoot Books & Brews →
Bigfoot Books & Brews, 124 E Court St, Marion
7:00 pm
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Carrols Corporation posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Marion. Apply here.
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McDowell County, NC posted a job opening for Sports Official (Seasonal) in Marion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marion here.
🗞 Nearby News
Morganton
- Where are the best jobs in 2026? Indeed ranks top careers with long-term growth (morganton.com)
- What do Americans think of Trump's attempted Washington DC makeover? (morganton.com)
- They're in remission, but their medical bills aren't: Cancer survivors navigate soaring costs (morganton.com)
Black Mountain
- Indivisible Black Mountain holds May Day rally (blackmountainnews.com)
- From promise to perseverance, LeMay earns Clemson degree 28 years after he first started (clemson.edu)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He is a fungi (Thank you Liz N. for sending it in!)
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