🌱 WALKERWORLD Summerfest Art and Music Festival with Wellness Retreat and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• WALKERWORLD Summerfest Art and Music Festival with Wellness Retreat at Walkerworld Organic Artist Retreat
• Small Business Coalition - 1 Million Cups at Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
• 2026 - After-Hours BizMix sponsored by Vote Yes for New Hanover County Schools at Wilmington Chamber of Commerce

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 90, low: 73.
• Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 75 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wrightsboro

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 15

• WALKERWORLD Summerfest Art and Music Festival with Wellness Retreat →
  Walkerworld Organic Artist Retreat, 453 Blossom Ferry Rd, Castle Hayne
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 12

• Small Business Coalition - 1 Million Cups
  Wilmington Chamber of Commerce UNCW CIE: 803 College Rd G, Wilmington, NC 28403
  9:00 am

Thursday August 13

• 2026 - After-Hours BizMix sponsored by Vote Yes for New Hanover County Schools →
  Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Smoke on the Water 3704 Watercraft Ferry Ave Wilmington, NC 28412
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• 2026 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Kickstart Collective
  Wilmington Chamber of Commerce 3834 Oleander Dr. Wilmington, NC 28403
  4:15 pm

Friday August 7

• 4-H Planning →
  New Hanover County, NC Calendar, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington
  3:00 pm
• Oak Ridge Boys →
  Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College, 703 N 3rd St, Wilmington
  7:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• Solo @ Riverside Kitchen and Bar — The Doug... →
  Riverside Kitchen & Bar, 1030 Chair Rd, Castle Hayne
  6:00 pm
• Solo @ Riverside Kitchen and Bar — The Doug McFarland One →
  Riverside Kitchen & Bar, 1030 Chair Rd, Castle Hayne
  6:00 pm

Monday August 10

• 4-H Rooted in Nature Camp →
  New Hanover County, NC Calendar, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington
  9:00 am

Tuesday August 11

• Jr. Master Gardener 4-H Club Meeting →
  New Hanover County, NC Calendar, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington
  4:00 pm
• Extension Advisory Board Meeting →
  New Hanover County, NC Calendar, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington
  4:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Small Business Coalition - 1 Million Cups
  Wilmington Chamber of Commerce UNCW CIE: 803 College Rd G, Wilmington, NC 28403
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Castle Hayne

• Data shows six-figure rise in Wilmington home prices since 2021 (starnewsonline.com)

Wilmington

• Drawbridge or fixed span? Wilmington council approves comments on Cape Fear Memorial Bridge (wwaytv3.com)
• George L. Mabson to be honored with North Carolina Highway Historical Marker in Wilmington (wwaytv3.com)
• Wilmington gets $1.5 million to assess and maintain 40,000 street trees (wect.com)

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