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🌱 An Evening With Shadowgrass and 11 more events
Coming up: Understanding the Basics of Social Security on the Hollins Patch calendar

Morning Hollins! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Understanding the Basics of Social Security at Melrose Branch Library
- Heirloom - Silver and Brass Restoration Services: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10-4
- VT Early Action Presentation at Cave Spring High
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.
- Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 67.
- Thursday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hollins
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★ Featured events ★
- Understanding the Basics of Social Security →
Melrose Branch Library, 2502 Melrose Ave NW, Roanoke
12:00 pm - Heirloom - Silver and Brass Restoration Services: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10-4 →
1915 Commonwealth Dr, Charlottesville
10:00 am
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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Other local events
- VT Early Action Presentation
Cave Spring High Auditorium
8:30 am - Roanoke County School Board Work Session →
Roanoke County Roanoke, VA 24019
3:30 pm - An Evening With Shadowgrass →
5 Points Music Sanctuary, 1217 Maple Ave SW, Roanoke
8:00 pm - Southeast Crab Feast - Roanoke (VA) →
Big Lick Brewing Company, LLC, 409 Salem Ave SW, Roanoke
1:00 pm - Violent Femmes →
Elmwood Park, 505 Williamson Rd SE, Roanoke
6:00 pm - Anne Wilson →
Berglund Center, 710 Williamson Rd NE, Roanoke
7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Thursday September 3
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Yoga for Beginners Fincastle Library →
Botetourt County, VA Calendar, 11 Academy Street P.O. Box 129, Fincastle
9:00 am - Board of Supervisors →
Botetourt County, VA Calendar, 57 S. Center Dr., Daleville
2:00 pm - SPECIAL EVENT: Colgate Street NE →
Roanoke, VA Calendar Roanoke, VA 24011
5:30 pm - Pilates Class →
Botetourt County, VA Calendar, 57 S. Center Drive, Daleville
5:30 pm - Boys Basketball Open Gym
Read Mountain Middle School Cloverdale, VA 24077
6:00 pm - Cross Country @ Greenfield Park
Read Mountain Middle School Cloverdale, VA 24077
4:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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🗞 Nearby News
Roanoke
- B.R.A.K.E.S. teaches teenagers and parents safe driving tips at Berglund Center (wfxrtv.com)
- Residents welcome new bus stop near Valley View Walmart (wsls.com)
- Roanoke gas prices up six cents a gallon in the last week (wdbj7.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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