🌱 Afrobeat Beach Xperience and 11 more events

Hello Southern Gateway! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Key Ceremony for Marine LCpl Duncan Mathis
• Afrobeat Beach Xperience at Aquia Landing Park
• The Mousetrap

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 87, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Southern Gateway

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 1

• Key Ceremony for Marine LCpl Duncan Mathis →
  7832 Curtis Ln, Spotsylvania Courthouse
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday July 26

• Afrobeat Beach Xperience →
  Aquia Landing Park, 2846 Brooke Rd, Stafford
  2:00 pm

Saturday August 1

• The Mousetrap →
  Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Pkwy, Fredericksburg
  7:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• BACK TO SCHOOL BASH & CRAFT FAIR →
  Wilderness Presidential Resort, 9220 Plank Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse
  11:00 am
• Back To School Bash & Craft Fair! →
  Wilderness Presidential Resort, 9220 Plank Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse
  11:00 am

Sunday August 9

• The Mousetrap →
  Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Pkwy, Fredericksburg
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday July 25

• Mother and Son Afternoon Tea →
  Central Rappahannock Regional Library Fredericksburg Branch, 1201 Caroline St, Fredericksburg
  2:00 pm
• Twelfth Night at Kenmore: A Dramatic Performance →
  Historic Kenmore, 1201 Washington Ave, Fredericksburg
  4:00 pm
• History at Sunset - Untold Stories of the Sunken Road
  Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Park Park in the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center parking lot at 1013 Lafayette Blvd, Fredericksburg, VA 22401.
  6:30 pm
• Swing Dance →
  Picker's Supply Inc., 902 Caroline St, Fredericksburg
  7:30 pm

Sunday July 26

• Free Woodland Hike →
  Gari Melchers Home and Studio, 224 Washington St, Falmouth
  2:00 pm
• Family Pool Party — FXBG Baptist Church →
  Grafton Pool, 711 Jett St, Fredericksburg
  5:00 pm

Tuesday July 28

• Clean and Green's Sustainability Committee Meetings →
  Fredericksburg, VA Calendar Fredericksburg, VA 22401
  6:30 pm

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• PNH Plumbing and wells — (540) 286-2388
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🗞 Nearby News

Fredericksburg

• Pest Devices, Sanitizer Problems Found During Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections (patch.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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