🌱 FREE WEBINAR | "Under a Golden Sky: The Mosaics of Florence Baptistry" and 11 more events

Hello Fries! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Thursday Night Jam Session at The Historic Fries Theatre
• MS FB @ East Mont at Galax Middle
• FREE WEBINAR | "Under a Golden Sky: The Mosaics of Florence Baptistry" at Online

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 77 and low of 65 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 76, low: 62.
• Monday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fries

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 24

• Thursday Night Jam Session →
  The Historic Fries Theatre, 316 W. Main Street, Fries
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 21

• MS FB @ East Mont
  Galax Middle Galax, VA 24333
  6:00 pm

Tuesday September 22

• FREE WEBINAR | "Under a Golden Sky: The Mosaics of Florence Baptistry" →
  Online
  11:30 am
• MS Golf @ Olde Mill
  Galax Middle Galax, VA 24333
  4:00 pm
• MS VB @ Fort
  Galax Middle Galax, VA 24333
  4:30 pm

Wednesday September 23

• MS XC @ Fries
  Galax Middle Galax, VA 24333
  4:30 pm

Thursday September 24

• V Golf vs CC,GC- Blue Ridge CC
  Galax High Galax, VA 24333
  4:00 pm
• MS VB vs Grayson
  Galax High Galax, VA 24333
  4:30 pm

Friday September 25

• VFB vs JI Burton- Homecoming
  Galax High Galax, VA 24333
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 19

• Sabbath School →
  Galax VA
  9:15 am
• Divine Worship Service →
  Galax VA
  10:45 am
• Youth Bible Club →
  Galax VA
  6:00 pm

Sunday September 20

• Fisher Peak Timber Rattlers at the Blue Ridge Music Center →
  Blue Ridge Music Center, Music Center Rd, Galax
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Carolinas AGC posted a job opening for Crane Operator in Fries. Apply here.
• Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Galax. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fries here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Galax

• 12 Affordable Mountain Towns for Retirement (cheapism.com)
• Festival in Martinsville is seventh for Southern Virginia Latino Association (cardinalnews.org)
• Exclusive Premiere: Makenzie Phipps Celebrates Blue-Collar Life With New Single 'Blue Collared Man' (countryevolution.com)

Wytheville

• Deal Digest: MARC Buys Five FMs In Two Florida Markets. (insideradio.com)
• Haysi's mayor arrested following indictments on 8 fraud and embezzlement charges (cardinalnews.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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