🌱 Rocktown Author Festival and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Rocktown Author Festival at Massanutten Regional Library

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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 82 and low of 57 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy, showers around; warm, temps: high: 81, low: 58.
• Friday: Variably cloudy and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Massanutten

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• Rocktown Author Festival
  Massanutten Regional Library, 174 S Main St, Harrisonburg
  10:00 am

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 1

• Wildflower Walk
  Edith J. Carrier Arboretum , 780 University Blvd , Harrisonburg
  12:00 pm

Thursday April 2

• Dunk Out Cancer
  The Union Lawn
  11:00 am
• Pavilion reserved
  Edith J. Carrier Arboretum , 780 University Blvd , Harrisonburg
  12:00 pm

Friday April 3

• Annual Amplify
  Grafton-Stovall Theatre
  7:00 pm
• JMU Rocky Horror Picture Show
  Memorial Hall , 4110 , Harrisonburg
  8:00 pm

Saturday April 4

• Stroll Like an Alpha
  The Union , Taylor 402
  2:00 pm
• Taste of Africa
  The Union Ballroom
  6:00 pm
• Note-oriety Spring Concert
  Grafton-Stovall Theatre
  7:00 pm
• Nidia GĂłngora and Band
  Forbes Center , Concert Hall
  7:30 pm

Wednesday April 8

• UPBuy Local
  The Union Patio 1
  12:00 pm
• All Dukes Welcome: A Presidential Celebration | Inauguration 2026
  Festival Lawn
  3:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Traffic is at a standstill on I-81 N reported at...
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• There is road construction on N Main St reported...
  There is road construction on N Main St reported at 2:20 PM. (Nextdoor )

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🗞 Nearby News

Harrisonburg

• City of Harrisonburg Spring Holiday schedule (rocktownnow.com)
• For the record: Patience Kamau '02, MA '17 says EMU changed the trajectory of her life (emu.edu)
• Anicira offers discounted spay and neuter for cats, pit bulls (dnronline.com)

Bridgewater

• 13 Action News: Sports for March 30, 2026 (azfamily.com)

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