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🌱 Fridays at the Pavilion | Live Music at James River Cellars Winery and 11 more events

Mechanicsville, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min read

Greetings Mechanicsville! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Purcellville Wine and Food Festival at Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132
  • Fridays at the Pavilion | Live Music at James River Cellars Winery at James River Cellars Winery
  • 2026 Smoke & Vine Festival at The Meadow Event Park

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 98 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Very hot, temps: high: 100, low: 76.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 97 and low of 73 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday July 15
  • RU Summer 2026
    Henrico High Multiple Locations
    5:45 pm
  • RVA Fitness Warrior (Free exercise class) @The Oak Avenue Complex
    L. Douglas Wilder Middle 15 S Oak Ave, Highland Springs, VA 23075, USA
    6:00 pm
    • Thursday July 16
  • Personal Finance Seminar 101
    L. Douglas Wilder Middle Richmond, VA 23227
    5:30 pm
    • Friday July 17
  • Erie Seawolves at Richmond Flying Squirrels →
    The Diamond, 3001 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond
    7:05 pm
    • Saturday July 18
  • Virginia Rehabilitation Center
    Henrico High Henrico HS - Main Parking Lot
    8:00 am
  • Concert in the Park →
    Dogwood Dell Amphitheater, 600 S Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond
    12:00 pm
  • The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Richmond, VA →
    DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Richmond - Midlothian, 1021 Koger Center Blvd, Richmond
    6:00 pm
  • School Athletics
    Henrico High School - Multipurpose
    6:00 pm
    • Monday July 20
  • RPS200 School-based Professional Learning Day
    Amelia Street School Richmond, VA 23219
    7:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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