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🌱 Beleza Duo at Glass House Winery and 10 more events
Also check out Next Step: Writing Workshop on the Free Union Patch calendar
Greetings Free Union! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Beleza Duo at Glass House Winery
- Next Step: Writing Workshop at Northside Library
- Grown-Up Game Night at Northside Library
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 68.
- Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
📸 Around Free Union
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Free Union
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★ Featured events ★
- Beleza Duo at Glass House Winery →
Glass House Winery & Brewery, 5898 Free Union Rd, Free Union
6:00 pm
Friday August 21
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Other local events
- Next Step: Writing Workshop
Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
6:30 pm - Grown-Up Game Night
Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
6:30 pm - Pajama Party Storytime
Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
6:30 pm - Screen-Free Family Game Night
Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
6:00 pm - Rainbow Reads
Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
6:30 pm - Paper Hibiscus
Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
6:30 pm - GBR PTO Kona Ice Event
Greenbrier Elementary Charlottesville, VA 22901
5:30 pm
Thursday August 20
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Drop-in Toddler Play Time
Gordon Avenue Library 1500 Gordon Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22903
10:30 am - Brown Baggers Book Club
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library 201 East Market Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902
12:00 pm - BWRT Connections Luncheon →
Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce Hillsdale Conference Center
12:30 pm - STEM Explorers: Makers, Motion and Big Ideas
Crozet Library Crozet, VA 22932
3:30 pm
Thursday August 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- There is a water main break near 1207 Ford Avenue in Stanardsville.
Water will be shut down for about 6 hours beginning now for the repairs. The impacted areas include 1043 Ford Avenue to 1292 Ford Avenue and 467… (Nextdoor )
- ServiceMaster posted a job opening for Janitor evening part time 5th St in Charlottesville. Apply here.
- Lee Construction Group posted a job opening for Custodial Services Technician in Charlottesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Free Union here.
🗞 Nearby News
University of Virginia
- Shaq to perform at UVA before N.C. State football game (cvillerightnow.com)
- UVA study explores the role of AI in special education (29news.com)
- UVA professor explores sound's effects at Staunton Music Festival (c-ville.com)
Charlottesville
- A look at data centers planned in the Charlottesville area (c-ville.com)
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