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🌱 Placing Women in American History: A Different Kind of American and 11 more events
And on the Esmont Patch calendar - Fourth Friday Conversation Club
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Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Placing Women in American History: A Different Kind of American
Scottsville Library 330 Bird Street, Scottsville, VA 24590
7:00 pm - Fourth Friday Conversation Club
Scottsville Library 330 Bird Street, Scottsville, VA 24590
9:30 am - Teen Art Club
Scottsville Library 330 Bird Street, Scottsville, VA 24590
3:00 pm - Varsity Football at Madison (AWAY)
Buckingham County Public Schools Madison
7:00 pm - Knitting and Quilting Group
Scottsville Library 330 Bird Street, Scottsville, VA 24590
1:00 pm - Golf at Nottoway (Cumberland & Prince Edward) (AWAY)
Buckingham County Public Schools Nottoway
4:30 pm - JV Volleyball at Fluvanna (AWAY)
Buckingham County Public Schools Fluvanna
5:30 pm - Varsity Volleyball at Fluvanna (AWAY)
Buckingham County Public Schools Fluvanna
7:00 pm - All Together Storytime
Scottsville Library 330 Bird Street, Scottsville, VA 24590
10:30 am - BCMS Cross Country at Prince Edward (Randolph-Henry) (AWAY)
Buckingham County Public Schools Prince Edward
4:00 pm - Cross Country at Prince Edward (Randolph-Henry) (AWAY)
Buckingham County Public Schools Prince Edward
4:30 pm - BCMS Volleyball at Nelson (AWAY)
Buckingham County Public Schools Nelson
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Harvest Moon Catering posted a job opening for Porter in Charlottesville. Apply here.
- Hotel Equities posted a job opening for Night Auditor-DoubleTree-Charlottesville, VA in Charlottesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Esmont here.
🗞 Nearby News
University of Virginia
- 'Virginia at 250' symposium on Sept. 1 features two former governors and leading political analysts (vcu.edu)
- Attorneys clash over evidence in former UVA football player's rape case (cvillerightnow.com)
- HAWKINS: SJP's animosity toward Darden's new dean is patently absurd (cavalierdaily.com)
Charlottesville
- Charlottesville Inclusive Media continues internship program for its second year (cvilletomorrow.org)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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