🌱 Beleza Duo at Glass House Winery and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Susie & The Pistols @ Glass House Winery
• Poetry Party at Northside Library
• Next Step: Writing Workshop at Northside Library

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why does an elephant stand on a marshmallow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 72 degrees.
• Tuesday: Humid with a t-storm or two, temps: high: 83, low: 70.
• Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Free Union

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 14

• Susie & The Pistols @ Glass House Winery →
  Glass House Winery & Brewery, 5898 Free Union Rd, Free Union
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 3

• Poetry Party
  Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
  6:30 pm

Wednesday August 5

• Next Step: Writing Workshop
  Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
  6:30 pm

Thursday August 6

• Plan with Me: Planner and Journal Craft Program
  Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
  6:00 pm

Friday August 21

• Beleza Duo at Glass House Winery →
  Glass House Winery & Brewery, 5898 Free Union Rd, Free Union
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 3

• Love No Ego Foundation and Elements of Peace Summer Camp →
  Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce Location: Contemplative Sciences Center and field trips to other nature locations around Charlottesville.
  9:00 am
• Nestlings: Toddler Storytime
  Gordon Avenue Library 1500 Gordon Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22903
  10:00 am
• Wiggles & Giggles
  Jefferson-Madison Regional Library 201 East Market Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902
  10:30 am
• Stay & Play
  Gordon Avenue Library 1500 Gordon Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22903
  10:30 am
• Cretaceous Craft Crew
  Jefferson-Madison Regional Library 201 East Market Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902
  4:00 pm
• Basic Sewing
  Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
  5:00 pm
• Poetry Party
  Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hotel Equities posted a job opening for Night Auditor-DoubleTree-Charlottesville, VA in Charlottesville. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Produce Associate in Charlottesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Free Union here.

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🗞 Nearby News

University of Virginia

• UVA involved with companies receiving three state grants for biomedical research (cvillerightnow.com)
• Adaptive Strategy Advances Construction of $350M UVA Biotech Facility (enr.com)
• The Most Stressful Law Schools (aals.org)

Charlottesville

• Charlottesville (nrao.edu)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he won’t fall in the hot chocolate (Thank you Geila P. for sending it in!)
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