🌱 Karen Peck & New River and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Books 4 Fun at Big Island Library
• Karen Peck & New River at Glen Maury Park
• Worship Outside The Walls 2026 Gospel Event at Glen Maury Park

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why does a cow wear a bell ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Hot; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 93, low: 65.
• Thursday: A few showers in the morning, with a high of 69 and low of 54 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Big Island

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday May 28

• Books 4 Fun →
  Big Island Library, 1111 Schooldays Rd, Big Island
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday May 30

• Karen Peck & New River →
  Glen Maury Park, 100 Rd, Buena Vista
  2:00 pm
• Worship Outside The Walls 2026 Gospel Event →
  Glen Maury Park, 100 Rd, Buena Vista
  2:00 pm

Monday June 1

• Rock-A-Bye Reader →
  Big Island Library, 1111 Schooldays Rd, Big Island
  10:30 am

Monday June 8

• Monday Movie Presents Disney's Dinosaur →
  Big Island Library, 1111 Schooldays Rd, Big Island
  1:30 pm

Thursday June 11

• Jefferson's Curiosities: Heart Cooking (Rachel Deddens) →
  Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest, 1776 Poplar Frst Pkwy, Lynchburg
  6:30 pm

Tuesday June 16

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 20

• Sara Ernst Live →
  Forest Library, 15583 Forest Rd, Forest
  10:30 am
• Into the Forest: A Musical Nature Experience for Children with Sara Ernst →
  Forest Library, 15583 Forest Rd, Forest
  10:30 am

Friday May 22

• Architectural Restoration Behind the Scenes Tours
  Poplar Forest, 1776 Poplar Forest Parkway, Lynchburg
• Mental Health Walk →
  Jordan's Point Park, Stono Ln, Lexington
  5:30 pm
• A Tribute to Michael Jackson presented by the Lynchburg Alphas it's "MJ : The Illusion!"
  Historic Academy Theatre , United States
  7:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Lynchburg. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Lynchburg

• Greenville Baptist church welcomes new pastor (plumassun.org)
• United Way of Central Virginia's Day of Caring returns for 33rd year (wdbj7.com)
• Record heat starts the work week as sunshine sticks around through Wednesday (wset.com)

Buena Vista

• The Buena Vista Orchestra (knkx.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because its horns doesn't work! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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