🌱 Colorific Club for Kids: Suncatcher and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Thursday Theatre presents The Bad Guys 2 at Big Island Library
• Colorific Club for Kids: Suncatcher at Big Island Library
• Adult Book Club at Big Island Library

Today's riddle: Who is taller, Mr Bigger or Mr Bigger's son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 69 and low of 52 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 45.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 46 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Big Island

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday May 7

• Thursday Theatre presents The Bad Guys 2 →
  Big Island Library, 1111 Schooldays Rd, Big Island
  2:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday May 14

• Colorific Club for Kids: Suncatcher →
  Big Island Library, 1111 Schooldays Rd, Big Island
  2:30 pm

Tuesday May 19

• Adult Book Club →
  Big Island Library, 1111 Schooldays Rd, Big Island
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday April 30

• Kreative Room Unfiltered
  The Music Hall, 722 Commerce Street, Lynchburg
  7:00 pm

Friday May 1

• Les Misérables →
  Jefferson Forest High School, 1 Cavalier Circle, Forest
  3:00 pm
• First Fridays - Erica Trabold & Kaye Lipscomb
  Ann White Academy Gallery, 600 Main Street, Lynchburg
  5:00 pm
• Scott O’Neal Music’s American Spring: Songs of Life, Love, and Revolution
  The Music Hall, 722 Commerce Street, Lynchburg
  8:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Saturday Market
  Lynchburg Community Market
  8:00 am
• Buchanan Garden Festival →
  Buchanan Town Park, 485 Lowe St, Buchanan
  10:00 am
• Mojo Parker Live →
  Brew Ridge Taps, 11 E Nelson St #2524, Lexington
  6:00 pm

Friday May 8

• Washington and Lee University — Anita Graef →
  Lenfest Center for the Arts, Box Office, 100 Glasgow St, Lexington
  7:00 pm

Monday May 11

• Forest Friends Book Club →
  Forest Library, 15583 Forest Rd, Forest
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Red Coats. Inc. posted a job opening for Full Time Day Cleaner (Temporary) in Big Island. Apply here.
• Mohawk Industries posted a job opening for Lift Truck Operator I Glasgow VA 2nd Shift in Glasgow. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Big Island here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Forest

• Lynchburg VA Mother's Day Shop Local Guide (macaronikid.com)
• How Man Utd, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Chelsea's Final Four Premier League Fixtures Compare (fox4kc.com)
• Rebecca Jackson, 73 Forest (pmg-va.com)

Lynchburg

• Lynchburg Amphitheater opens at Riverfront Park (wfxrtv.com)

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Ok Big Island! 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: His son; he's just a little Bigger. (Thank you Joe Y. for sending it in!)
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