🌱 Group Chat Girlies and 11 more events

Morning Ivanhoe! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Open Door Food Pantry
• Group Chat Girlies
• Fries Town Market at Fries Community Center

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

Today's riddle: What happens when you tell an egg a joke? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 63.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ivanhoe

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★ Featured events ★

Friday June 12

• Open Door Food Pantry →
  Open Door Café, 650 W Main St, Wytheville
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday June 12

• Group Chat Girlies →
  The Millwald, 205 W Main St, Wytheville
  7:30 pm

Saturday June 13

• Fries Town Market →
  Fries Community Center, 316 W Main St, Fries
  9:00 am
• [GPL] Chess Club →
  Galax Public Library, 610 W Stuart Dr, Galax
  2:00 pm
• A Gospel Jubilee →
  Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre, 170 Malin Dr, Wytheville
  7:30 pm

Tuesday June 16

• [GPL] Feeding SWVA Mobile Marketplace →
  Galax Public Library, 610 W Stuart Dr, Galax
  12:00 pm

Thursday June 18

• [GPL] American Red Cross Blood Drive →
  Galax Public Library, 610 W Stuart Dr, Galax
  10:00 am

Saturday June 20

• [GPL] Gardening Series-Produce Preservation →
  Galax Public Library, 610 W Stuart Dr, Galax
  2:00 pm

Monday June 22

• The GovCon Summer Soiree - Federal Contractors NETWORKING EVENT →
  John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St NW, Washington
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday June 11

• G BKB Weight Lifting
  Galax High Galax, VA 24333
  7:00 am
• School Board Meeting
  Wythe County Technology Center 1570 West Reservoir Street, Wytheville, VA 24382
  6:00 pm

Monday June 15

• Integrated Health Services Mobile Unit →
  Open Door Café, 650 W Main St, Wytheville
  10:00 am

Saturday June 20

• June Clay Sip and Stretch →
  Seven Sisters Brewery, 355 E Main St, Wytheville
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Travel America / Petro - TA Operating, LLC posted a job opening for Porter in Wytheville. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Wytheville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ivanhoe here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Galax

• Fiddle & Fork Festival brings Smithsonian collaboration to Blue Ridge (wdbj7.com)
• VHSL CLASS 1 BOYS SOCCER: Holston's hopes spoiled by traditional power Galax (heraldcourier.com)
• I Drove Through the Virginia Towns That Created Appalachian Music—Here's What I Saw and Heard (travelandleisure.com)

Pulaski

• July 4th, 2026 Veterans Remembrance Ceremony details released (pcpatriot.com)
• Pulaski County launches inaugural free Camp Ignite for local students (wsls.com)
• Ellen Susanne Zander (pcpatriot.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It cracks up (Thank you Cathy A. for sending it in!)
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