🌱 Beginner Round Robin and 11 more events

Hey there, Varnamtown! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Shallotte Elks Bingo at Shallotte Elks, 1540 Sellers Rd, Shallotte
• 26th Annual International Festival at Ogden Park
• Genesis 'JOE': A Story of Betrayal, Forgiveness & Hope - FREE Play w/Original Music! at Oak Island Moose Lodge # 2059

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy with periods of sun, temps: high: 74, low: 46.
• Friday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 62 and low of 39 degrees.

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📸 Around Varnamtown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Varnamtown

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday November 11

• Shallotte Elks Bingo →
  Shallotte Elks, 1540 Sellers Rd, Shallotte,
  5:00 am

Saturday November 14

• 26th Annual International Festival →
  Ogden Park, 615 Ogden Park Dr, Wilmington
  11:00 am
• Genesis 'JOE': A Story of Betrayal, Forgiveness & Hope - FREE Play w/Original Music! →
  Oak Island Moose Lodge # 2059, 4239 Long Beach Rd SE, Southport
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Beginner Round Robin →
  Greg Rymer Memorial Pickleball Courts, 3911 St James Drive, Southport
  4:00 pm

Thursday November 12

• Landscape Design Basics for a Successful Garden in Coastal Carolina →
  N.C. Cooperative Extension - Brunswick County Center, 25 Referendum Drive Northeast, Bolivia
  5:30 am
• Service Club General Meeting →
  Homer E. Wright Event Center, 4136 Southport-Supply Road Southeast, Southport
  9:30 am
• Festival of Trees →
  Museum of Coastal Carolina, 21 East 2nd Street, Ocean Isle Beach
  10:00 am
• Sea Tales: Rory: An Orca's Quest for the Northern Lights →
  Museum of Coastal Carolina, 21 East 2nd Street, Ocean Isle Beach
  11:00 am
• Sandbar Lecture Series: Pirates of the Carolinas →
  Museum of Coastal Carolina, 21 East 2nd Street, Ocean Isle Beach
  5:30 pm
• Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting (Cancelled) →
  Brunswick County, NC Calendar, 30 Government Center Dr NE, Bolivia
  6:00 pm
• Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting →
  Commissioners’ Chambers, 30 Government Center Dr NE, Bolivia
  6:00 pm
• Fire Protection Oversight Committee →
  Building C, 3325 Old Ocean Highway, Bolivia
  6:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Brunswick County Turfgrass Professional Education Day →
  N.C. Cooperative Extension - Brunswick County Center, 25 Referendum Drive Northeast, Bolivia
  9:00 am
• Shell Decoupage Workshop →
  Museum of Coastal Carolina, 21 East 2nd Street, Ocean Isle Beach
  10:00 am
• Touch Tank Feeding →
  Museum of Coastal Carolina, 21 East 2nd Street, Ocean Isle Beach
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Oak Island

• Southport residents discuss noise concerns, support for live music at town hall (wect.com)
• Cheapest gas stations in Myrtle Beach (newsbreak.com)
• Overnight closures planned for NC 211 in Brunswick County this week (wwaytv3.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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