🌱 Little Birdies and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Weird Al Yankovic
• Basic Sewing at Northside Library
• Next Step: Writing Workshop at Northside Library

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

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Hot with clouds and sun, with a high of 90 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 63, low: 57.
• Sunday: Cool with rain, with a high of 62 and low of 55 degrees.

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📸 Around Free Union

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Free Union

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8

• Weird Al Yankovic →
  John Paul Jones Arena, 295 Massie Rd, Charlottesville
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 5

• Basic Sewing
  Northside Library, 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville
  5:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• Next Step: Writing Workshop
  Northside Library, 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville
  6:30 pm

Saturday October 10

• Little Birdies →
  Glass House Winery & Brewery, 5898 Free Union Rd, Free Union
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 2

• Jump-in Jamboree
  Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, 201 East Market Street, Charlottesville
  10:00 am
• Literary Masterpieces Book Group: The Hound of the Baskervilles
  Gordon Avenue Library, 1500 Gordon Avenue, Charlottesville
  10:15 am
• Eastwood Farm & Winery →
  Eastwood Farm & Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd, Charlottesville
  5:00 pm
• The California Honeydrops →
  The Jefferson Theater, 110 E Main St, Charlottesville
  8:00 pm
• McCormick Observatory Public Nights →
  Leander McCormick Observatory, 600 McCormick Road, Charlottesville
  9:00 pm
• Ybbenji x Block Famous Presents Fat Trel Performing Live →
  Upscale Event Center, Charlottesville
  10:00 pm

Saturday October 3

• UVA HOMECOMING: TRUE BLUE (AND ORANGE) GAME DAY PARTY & CIGAR EVENT →
  973 Emmet Street, Charlottesville
• Henley Fest - Compass Academy Activity Tables →
  Henley's Orchard, 2192 Holly Hill Farm, Crozet
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Giant Food posted a job opening for PT Service Clerk - Bake Off - 0251 in Charlottesville. Apply here.
• Chenega Corporation posted a job opening for Graphic Visual Software Illustrator in Charlottesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Free Union here.

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🗞 Nearby News

University of Virginia

• OHIO community invited to Oct. 13 lecture on ‘Work, Leisure and Human Flourishing' (ohio.edu)
• UVA Health Expanding Lab Services (uvahealth.com)
• Out-of-Body Experiment: Researchers Asked People to See Remotely Into Another Room. Things Got Weird (zmescience.com)

Charlottesville

• Charlottesville utilities offers free trees to residents (newsvirginian.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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