🌱 The High Kings and 11 more events

Good day Matoaca! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Opening Minds Through Art at Clover Hill Library - Chesterfield Public Library
• First Friday's at Five Forks at Petersburg National Park
• Architectural Review Board Meeting at City of Petersburg

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

Today's riddle: What has four eyes and can’t see? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 71.
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Matoaca

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday August 11

• Opening Minds Through Art →
  Clover Hill Library - Chesterfield Public Library, 6701 Deer Run Dr, Midlothian
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 7

• First Friday's at Five Forks
  Petersburg National Park Petersburg National Battlefield Administration Office, Petersburg, VA 23803
  5:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Architectural Review Board Meeting →
  City of Petersburg Architectural Review Board (ARB) meets every second Wednesday f
• VMA Annual Convention - Hampton
  Loyal Order of Moose - Virginia Association 7212 Boydton and Petersburg Plank Rd, Petersburg, VA 23803
• VMA State Convention
  Loyal Order of Moose - Virginia Association 1610 Coliseum Dr, Hampton, VA 23666

Friday August 14

• The High Kings →
  Beacon Theatre, 401 N Main St, Hopewell
  6:30 pm

Saturday August 15

• You Take Command-Battle of Weldon Railroad
  Petersburg National Park Eastern Front Visitor Center, 5001 Siege Road
  9:30 am
• History at Sunset - The Battle of Burguess Mill
  Petersburg National Park Pine Grove Baptist Church (parking lot), 22218 Dabney Mill Road, Petersburg
  6:00 pm

Sunday August 16

• The Big Flea Market at the Fredericksburg Expo Aug. 15-16th →
  Fredericksburg Expo Center, 2371 Carl D Silver Pkwy, Fredericksburg
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 5

• National Night Out 2026
  Colonial Heights Community Events - Colonial Heights VA 23834
  5:00 pm
• Planning Commission Meeting →
  Colonial Heights City Meetings City Council Chambers - 201 James Avenue Colonial Heights VA 2383
  6:00 pm

Friday August 7

• Dunlop House Thrift Shop 🛍 — Dunlop House Assisted Living & Memory Care →
  Dunlop House Assisted Living & Memory Care, 235 Dunlop Farms Blvd, Colonial Heights
  3:30 pm
• First Friday's at Five Forks
  Petersburg National Park Petersburg National Battlefield Administration Office, Petersburg, VA 23803
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Colonial Heights

• Virginia faces a collision of policy choices on data centers and energy (cardinalnews.org)
• How to vote and what to know about VA Senate primary election (progress-index.com)
• Hopewell experiences flash floods from torrential downpours (progress-index.com)

Petersburg

• Petersburg's first adaptive playground opens at Legends Park: 'This represents progress' (wtvr.com)
• Driver crashes into pole in Petersburg, knocks out power to more than 150 homes (wtvr.com)
• Petersburg area residents fight back against data centers (progress-index.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mississippi (Thank you Eloy R. for sending it in!)
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