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🌱 Forest Friends Book Club and 10 more events

Greetings Forest! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Spring Thomas Jefferson Wine Festival at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest
  • Forest Friends Book Club at Forest Library
  • I'm No Van Gogh Paint Night at Forest Library

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

Friendly reminder: know of a great event coming up in Forest or nearby? Post it to the Forest calendar! Did you know it's free to post locally? It's also inexpensive to share to nearby towns. 📅

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


Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Thursday: Very warm, temps: high: 83, low: 61.
  • Friday: Warm with variable clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forest

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday April 1
  • Tot Time: Spring Session I @ CCPL
    Campbell County Public Library , 684 Village Hwy , Rustburg
    10:00 am
  • Thursday April 2
  • Thursday Theatre presents Smurfs
    Big Island Library , 1111 Schooldays Rd , Big Island
    2:30 pm
  • Bedford County adult education, certification classes
    Bedford Central Library , 321 N Bridge St , Bedford
    4:30 pm
  • Friday April 3
  • First Fridays - The Annual National Juried Art Exhibition
    Ann White Academy Gallery , 600 Main Street , Lynchburg
    5:00 pm
  • Jeremy Micheal Elder "Live, Loud & Lonesome"
    The Music Hall , 722 Commerce Street , Lynchburg
    8:00 pm
  • Saturday April 4
  • Saturday Market
    Lynchburg Community Market
    8:00 am
  • Monday April 6
  • book + art @ CCPL
    Campbell County Public Library , 684 Village Hwy , Rustburg
    10:00 am
  • Tuesday April 7
  • Needlecrafters @ CCPL
    Campbell County Public Library , 684 Village Hwy , Rustburg
    12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • There is an emergency vehicle on E Lynchburg Salem...
    There is an emergency vehicle on E Lynchburg Salem Tpk reported at 12:55 PM. "Road Service Vehicle on Roadside" (Nextdoor )
  • There is road construction on W Lynchburg Salem...
    There is road construction on W Lynchburg Salem Tpk reported at 1:12 PM. (Nextdoor )
  • Auto-Owners Insurance Group posted a job opening for Auto Claims Representative in Forest. Apply here.
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted a job opening for Border Patrol Agent (BPA) Entry Level in Forest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forest here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lynchburg

  • Lynchburg seeks new fire chief, community input shapes search (wsls.com)
  • The best debt consolidation loans for bad credit in 2026 (wset.com)
  • Best of the month: Our top photos from March (newsadvance.com)

Madison Heights

  • Garden Fest to be held April 25 at Amherst museum's Hamble Center (newsadvance.com)

Ok Forest! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Forest

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Forest

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.