🌱 Wabi Sabi Comedy Night -August 7th 2026 and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Magnolia Live in the Art Park — Petersburg Area Art League (PAAL) at Petersburg Area Art League
• First Friday's at Five Forks at Petersburg National Park
• Wabi Sabi Comedy Night -August 7th 2026 at Wabi-Sabi Petersburg Virginia

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny; hot and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 90, low: 70.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ettrick

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 7

• Magnolia Live in the Art Park — Petersburg Area Art League (PAAL) →
  Petersburg Area Art League, 7 E Old St, Petersburg
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 7

• First Friday's at Five Forks
  Petersburg National Park Petersburg National Battlefield Administration Office, Petersburg, VA 23803
  5:00 pm
• Wabi Sabi Comedy Night -August 7th 2026 →
  Wabi-Sabi Petersburg Virginia, 29 Bollingbrook St, Petersburg
  9:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• City Council Regular Meeting →
  Colonial Heights City Meetings City Council Chambers - 201 James Avenue Colonial Heights VA 2383
  7:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• VMA State Convention
  Loyal Order of Moose - Virginia Association 1610 Coliseum Dr, Hampton, VA 23666
• Architectural Review Board Meeting →
  City of Petersburg Architectural Review Board (ARB) meets every second Wednesday f
• VMA Annual Convention - Hampton
  Loyal Order of Moose - Virginia Association 7212 Boydton and Petersburg Plank Rd, Petersburg, VA 23803

Saturday August 15

• You Take Command-Battle of Weldon Railroad
  Petersburg National Park Eastern Front Visitor Center, 5001 Siege Road
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 7

• Dunlop House Thrift Shop 🛍 — Dunlop House Assisted Living & Memory Care →
  Dunlop House Assisted Living & Memory Care, 235 Dunlop Farms Blvd, Colonial Heights
  3:30 pm
• First Friday's at Five Forks
  Petersburg National Park Petersburg National Battlefield Administration Office, Petersburg, VA 23803
  5:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Frank Foster →
  Beacon Theatre, 401 N Main St, Hopewell
  6:30 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Opening Minds Through Art →
  Clover Hill Library - Chesterfield Public Library, 6701 Deer Run Dr, Midlothian
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Colonial Heights

• Virginia faces a collision of policy choices on data centers and energy (cardinalnews.org)
• Who won in the Virginia primary? (progress-index.com)

Petersburg

• Valley fire departments receive safety grants from Columbia Gas (whsv.com)

Chester

• Virginia ranks among nation's worst for nursing home staffing as residents suffer: 'We lost our way' (wtvr.com)
• Iron pours for the first time in 143 years at Hopewell Furnace (dailylocal.com)
• City immune over shopping center demolition (valawyersweekly.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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