🌱 Solstice Lantern Walk & Market and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Public Tour at The Expedition School
• Solstice Lantern Walk & Market
• Anything Goes Art Meet Up, an informal drop in session at Margaret Lane Gallery Annex/F-Stop 2

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 58 and low of 52 degrees.
• Friday: A morning shower; windy, temps: high: 61, low: 26.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 52 and low of 38 degrees.

📸 Around Hillsborough

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hillsborough

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• The Art of Giving
  Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, 121 N Churton St, Hillsborough
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Public Tour
  The Expedition School Hillsborough, NC 27278
  4:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Solstice Lantern Walk & Market
  Eno River Farmers Market , 144 E Margaret Ln , Hillsborough
  5:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Anything Goes Art Meet Up, an informal drop in session
  Margaret Lane Gallery Annex/F-Stop 2 , 302 W Corbin St , Hillsborough
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 23

• Library After Dark: A Silent Reading Club
  Orange County Public Library (Main Library) , 137 W Margaret Ln , Hillsborough
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 25

• Legal Services
  Passmore Center , 103 Meadowlands Drive , Hillsborough
  10:00 am

Sunday December 28

• Hillsborough Playgroup — Triangle InterPlay
  Eno House Artist's Den , 903 Eno St , Hillsborough
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Storytime and Playtime
  Drakeford Library Complex , 203 S. Greensboro St. , Carrboro
  10:30 am
• Storytime and Playtime at Southern
  Orange County Southern Branch Library , 203 S Greensboro St , Carrboro
  10:30 am
• Senior Game Day At Covenant Place
  Covenant Place , 103 Culbreth Rd , Chapel Hill
  1:00 pm
• Thursday Evening Meditation Classes
  Carrboro, NC Calendar , Kosala Buddhist Center 711 W. Rosemary St. , Carrboro
  7:00 pm
• Center Theater Company’s production of The Sound of Music
  Center Theater Company , 300 G E Main St , Carrboro
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Missing Kitten – Please Read
  Update STILL looking for OLLIE. I low is an updated photo! My kitten went missing shortly after I posted about needing to rehome due to an upcoming… (Nextdoor Ayr Mount)
• This afternoon, the Town of Hillsborough was notified of a green chemical in a creek that flows through the Town Cemetery.
  Upon investigation, it was discovered that the chemical is tire and wheel cleaner runoff from a nearby car wash. The car wash has been closed until… (Nextdoor )

• Sodexo posted a job opening for Floor Technician in Hillsborough. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Hillsborough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hillsborough here.

🗞 Nearby News

Carrboro

• Local First-Responder CARE Team Brings Home Regional Award (thelocalreporter.press)
• Winter Is Here, but We Can Still Keep Each Other Warm (thelocalreporter.press)
• ‘So Much Fun': Community's First ‘Cardboard War' Brings Out Creativity and Whimsy (chapelboro.com)

Mebane

• High Point Market Trends for Fall 2025 (bedtimesmagazine.com)
• Mebane City Council approves rezoning for new Sheetz location on Buckhorn Road (abc45.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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