🌱 Damascus Storytime and 10 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• Martha Spencer: @ Damascus Old Mill Inn w/The Blue Ridge Girls at Damascus Old Mill Inn
• Damascus Storytime at Damascus Public Library
• Damascus Day

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 81, low: 62.
• Monday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.

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📸 Around Damascus

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Damascus

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★ Featured events ★

Monday July 27

• Martha Spencer: @ Damascus Old Mill Inn w/The Blue Ridge Girls →
  Damascus Old Mill Inn, 215 W Imboden St, Damascus
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday July 29

• Damascus Storytime →
  Damascus Public Library, 310 Water St, Damascus
  10:30 am

Thursday July 30

• Damascus Day →
  Damascus Trail Center, 209 W Laurel Ave, Damascus
  9:00 am
• Food City – Damascus →
  Food City, 736 N Beaver Dam Ave, Damascus
  10:00 am

Wednesday August 5

• Damascus Storytime →
  Damascus Public Library, 310 Water St, Damascus
  10:30 am

Saturday August 8

• Philip Bowen @ The Cardinal Music Hall →
  The Cardinal Music Hall, 124 W Laurel Ave, Damascus
  7:30 pm
• Philip Bowen →
  The Cardinal Music Hall, 124 W Laurel Ave, Damascus
  7:30 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Damascus Storytime →
  Damascus Public Library, 310 Water St, Damascus
  10:30 am

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📣 Damascus Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday July 25

• SADC Performance - an Unleashing the Wolf event
  William King Museum of Art Abingdon, VA 24210
  11:00 am

Sunday July 26

• $5 Workshop: Bandana Printing
  William King Museum of Art Abingdon, VA 24210
  1:00 pm

Wednesday July 29

• Glade Spring Storytime →
  Glade Spring Library, 305 N Glade St, Glade Spring
  10:30 am

Sunday August 2

• The Savannah Sipping Society →
  Barter Theatre, 127 W Main St, Abingdon
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sodexo posted a job opening for Senior Food Supervisor in Emory. Apply here.
• Food City posted a job opening for Front End Manager in Abingdon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Damascus here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Abingdon

• Abingdon's ElderSpirit community celebrates going solar (appvoices.org)
• William King Museum of Art unveils new outdoor exhibit (wcyb.com)
• Aidan Woods Embarks on Position Change to Offensive Line (wvsportsnow.com)

Bristol

• Bristol methadone clinic fills substance use treatment gap (johnsoncitypress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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