🌱 Southern Legacy at Nothin' Fancy Bluegrass Festival - Buena Vista, VA and 10 more events

Hello Big Island! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Buena Vista Farmer's Market at Magnolia Square
• Southern Legacy at Nothin' Fancy Bluegrass Festival - Buena Vista, VA at Glen Maury Park
• Blue Ridge Jeep Invasion 2026 at Sedalia Center

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sweltering heat with sunshine, with a high of 97 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 98, low: 71.
• Thursday: Sweltering heat, with a high of 100 and low of 71 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Big Island

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 4
• Buena Vista Farmer's Market →
  Magnolia Square, 135 W 21st St, Buena Vista
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• Southern Legacy at Nothin' Fancy Bluegrass Festival - Buena Vista, VA →
  Glen Maury Park, 100 Rd, Buena Vista
  12:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Buena Vista Farmer's Market →
  Magnolia Square, 135 W 21st St, Buena Vista
  3:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Blue Ridge Jeep Invasion 2026 →
  Sedalia Center, 1108 Sedalia School Rd, Big Island
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1
• Painting with Oils (Session 1)
  Academy Center of the Arts Peggy Burruss Art Studio, United States
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Golf @London Downs
  Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball Away vs Brookville
  Forest Middle BMS
  5:30 pm
• Volleyball @Luray
  Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• Title I Back to School/Open House
  Heritage Elementary Lynchburg, VA 24502
  5:30 pm
• Intro to Photography
  Academy Center of the Arts Peggy Burruss Art Studio, United States
  5:30 pm
• SHF Back to School Night
  Sheffield Elementary Lynchburg, VA 24502
  5:30 pm
• Volleyball vs Nelson
  Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Encadria Staffing Solutions posted a job opening for Transportation Specialist in Big Island. Apply here.
• Mohawk Industries, Inc. posted a job opening for Relief Operator Glasgow VA 1st Shift in Glasgow. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Big Island here.

🗞 Nearby News

Forest

• Forest Man arrested in NYC over indecent exposure warrant, officers say (wavy.com)
• Ranking All 20 Premier League Teams' Performances on Matchday Two (bellinghamherald.com)

Lynchburg

• Lynchburg women trade work clothes for hard hats to build home for family in need (wsls.com)
• Lynchburg park closes for major renovations (wset.com)
• University of Lynchburg welcomes largest incoming class since 2018 (newsadvance.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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