🌱 Pickin' & Shuckin' Oyster Roast & Pig Pickin' and 10 more events

Coffee in hand, Brightwood? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• No-Stove Kids' Cooking Series at Culpeper County Fieldhouse
• Pickin' & Shuckin' Oyster Roast & Pig Pickin' at Copper Fox Distillery Sperryville
• Metaphysical Market At The Winery at Mountain Run Winery

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Today's riddle: Why is it so hot after a ball game? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 87 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Cloudy, showers around; warm, temps: high: 80, low: 58.
• Friday: Warm with variable clouds, with a high of 84 and low of 60 degrees.

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📸 Around Brightwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brightwood

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 4

• No-Stove Kids' Cooking Series
  Culpeper County Fieldhouse, 16388 Competition Dr, Culpeper
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 11

• Pickin' & Shuckin' Oyster Roast & Pig Pickin'
  Copper Fox Distillery Sperryville , 9 River Ln , Sperryville
  1:00 pm

Sunday April 12

• Metaphysical Market At The Winery
  Mountain Run Winery , 10753 Mountain Run Lake Rd , Culpeper
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 1

• Public Library Family Storytime at Main Library
  Orange County, VA Calendar , 146 North Madison Road , Orange
  10:00 am
• Orange Painting Club — The Arts Center in Orange
  The Arts Center in Orange , 129 E Main St , Orange
  11:00 am
• Young Professionals Monthly Networking Lunch
  Peppers Grill , 791 Madison Road , Culpeper
  12:00 pm
• Ribbon Cutting to Celebrate Culpeper Artisan Collective
  Culpeper Artisan Collective , 201 Waters Place Suite 110 , Culpeper
  4:00 pm
• Parks & Recreation Youth & Adult Karate Classes
  Orange County, VA Calendar , 13268 James Madison Highway , Orange
  4:45 pm
• Tennis: Girls Varsity District Team vs Western Albemarle High Scho
  Orange County High School, Tennis Courts
  5:00 pm
• Tennis: Boys Varsity District Team vs Western Albemarle High Schoo
  Western Albemarle High School
  5:00 pm
• Elite Performance Soccer
  CCHS Front Multi Sport Field Saturday 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
  5:00 pm
• Start Smart Soccer - Madison, VA 2026
  Hoover Ridge Park , 1- , 199 Primary School Dr , Madison
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Receiver Stocker Overnight in Culpeper. Apply here.
• Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Team Member in Culpeper. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brightwood here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Madison

• $1M Raffle Ticket Sold In Alexandria Claimed by Anonymous Arlington Woman (patch.com)
• VDOT tackles patching secondary roads (29news.com)
• 2026 VA/DC Power 25: March 30th Update (prepbaseballreport.com)

Culpeper

• We'll celebrate America's 250 years together (starexponent.com)
• Virginia bluebells begin to bloom across Northern Virginia area, offering brief spring display (insidenova.com)
• UVA Health doles out $60,000 to community health nonprofits (insidenova.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because all the fans leave. (Thank you Shirley J. F. for sending it in!)
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