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🌱 FRIDAY NIGHT DRIFT and 10 more events
Coming up on the Oakwood Patch calendar: Gainesville Glows: Lanterns & Lights

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Coming up on the calendar:
- FBHS VARIETY SHOW at FBHS Theatre
- Senior Cap & Gown Orders at West Hall
- FRIDAY NIGHT DRIFT at Caffeine and Octane's Lanier Raceway
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
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- Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, with a high of 53 and low of 43 degrees.
- Friday: Windy with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 50, low: 31.
- Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 56 and low of 36 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oakwood
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★ Featured events ★
- Gainesville Glows: Lanterns & Lights
Atlanta Botanical Garden, GAINESVILLE, 1911 Sweetbay Dr, Gainesville
5:00 pm
Friday December 19
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Other local events
- FBHS VARIETY SHOW
FBHS Theatre
7:00 pm - Senior Cap & Gown Orders
West Hall Oakwood, GA 30566 - FRIDAY NIGHT DRIFT
Caffeine and Octane's Lanier Raceway , 5301 Winder Hwy , Braselton
6:00 pm - Live Music — Cork It Gainesville
Cork It Gainesville , 118 Main St SW , Gainesville
7:00 pm - Standard Showdown - Magic: The Gathering® | Avatar: The Last Airbender™
Meeple Madness | Tabletop Games and Hobbies , 7400 Spout Springs Rd #205 , Flowery Branch
7:00 pm - The Irish tenors
The Hall at Bourbon Brothers , 312 Jesse Jewell Pkwy , Gainesville
7:30 pm - Wrestling Coal Mountain Classic @ North Forsyth
West Hall Oakwood, GA 30566
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Elementary Art I, Art Adventures: Course 3 (Thursdays)
Quinlan Visual Arts Center , 514 Green St , Gainesville
3:00 pm - Chestatee Academy vs South Hall Middle
Chestatee Academy , 2740 Fran Mar Dr , Gainesville
4:30 pm - FBHS VARIETY SHOW
FBHS Theatre
6:00 pm - FES Skate Night
Skate Country , 2700 Buford Hwy , Buford
6:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Metals USA posted a job opening for Saw Operator - 1st Shift in Oakwood. Apply here.
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Oakwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oakwood here.
🗞 Nearby News
Flowery Branch
- Flowery Branch woman arrested after ramming victim's car during domestic dispute (accesswdun.com)
- Top residential real estate sales for Dec. 1-5 in Lakewood Ranch (yourobserver.com)
- Falcons' Raheem Morris: ‘Everything is on the table' at quarterback (macon.com)
Gainesville
- Department of Education releases list of schools identified for targeted improvement (accesswdun.com)
- Victim loses thumb after verbal argument escalates at Hall Co. residence (accesswdun.com)
- Detroit Tigers pitcher Reese Olson and wife Autumn get married (freep.com)
Cumming
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