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Coming up on the Onancock Patch calendar: RCEC Onancock International Film

Good morning Onancock! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- See what the VA250 Mobile Museum brings to Ker Place.
- What $50,000 in Main Street funding will do for Onancock.
Also on today's calendar: VA250 Mobile Museum Experience Visiting Ker Place and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 77 and low of 52 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 52.
- Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• VA250 Mobile Museum to Visit Ker Place in Onancock Oct. 9-10 (shoredailynews.com) — A free, hands-on VA250 Mobile Museum exhibit is coming to Ker Place in Onancock on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 9–10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents can explore Virginia's role in the American Revolution inside a large interactive "museum on wheels," part of the statewide 250th anniversary commemoration.
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• $615K Grants through Virginia Main Street (nrvnews.com) — Onancock Main Street will receive a $50,000 Virginia Main Street Downtown Investment Grant for its "Brighten Onancock" project, aimed at improving the town's historic downtown. The funding is part of $615,000 awarded statewide to boost small businesses, wayfinding, public spaces, and revitalization in communities across Virginia.
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📸 Around Onancock
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Onancock
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★ Featured events ★
- RCEC Onancock International Film →
Roseland Theater, 145 Market St., Onancock
7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
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Other local events
- VA250 Mobile Museum Experience Visiting Ker Place →
69 Market Street, Onancock
9:00 am - Living History on the Lawn at Ker Place →
Ker Place, 69 Market Street, Onancock
10:00 am - Second Friday Art Stroll →
Town of Onancock, 15 North St., Onancock
4:00 pm - Liberty or Death! An Evening with Patrick Henry →
Ker Place, 69 Market Street, Onancock
5:30 pm - Give Me Liberty: Virginia and the Forging of a Nation →
69 Market Street, Onancock
6:00 pm - Living History on the Lawn at Ker Place →
Ker Place, 69 Market St., Onancock
10:00 am - The American Constitution Movie →
Roseland Theater, Onancock
10:00 am - Halloween Weekend in Onancock →
Town of Onancock, Market Street, Onancock
5:00 pm - HallowQueen Drag Brunch - First Seating →
Bread & Butter, 46 King Street, Onancock
12:00 pm - OBCA General Membership Meeting →
Naomi Makemie Presbyterian Church, Market St and Lee St, Onancock
5:30 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Thursday October 22
Friday October 23
Sunday October 25
Tuesday November 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Audit Committee Meeting →
Board Chambers, Accomac
5:00 pm
Thursday October 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Riverside Health System posted a job opening for Physical Therapist Assistant Hospital in Onancock. Apply here.
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Exmore. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Onancock here.
🗞 Nearby News
Chincoteague
- Northampton, Nandua and Chincoteague win in Tuesday night volleyball action (shoredailynews.com)
- A Traveler's Guide to East Coast Cool-Weather Getaways (mainlinetoday.com)
Cape Charles
- The Pearl Market Community Yoga (capecharlesvirginiascape.com)
- In Virginia, a Town Built by a Railroad Is a Year-Round Beach Town (onlyinyourstate.com)
Kilmarnock
- 'Pirates on the Bay' seats are available (rrecord.com)
- Marine Corps Birthday Ball scheduled Nov. 6 (rrecord.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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