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🌱 Could Bizzy be the next furry resident in your Manteo home?
Coming up: Elizabethan Gardens Self-Guided Group Tour on the Manteo Patch calendar

Good morning Manteo! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Could Bizzy be the next furry resident in your Manteo home?
Also on today's calendar: Drop In Tech Time @ KDH and Manteo Libraries and 5 more events.
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📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Manteo? Post it to Manteo photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Manteofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Sunny and not as cold, with a high of 45 and low of 32 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 54, low: 41.
- Thursday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 60 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Meet Bizzy, Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week (outerbanksvoice.com) — If you’re looking for a new feline friend in Manteo, Bizzy is waiting at the Dare County Animal Shelter on Airport Road. This affectionate, people-loving cat has done well with another feline and can be visited during the Outer Banks SPCA’s regular adoption hours or by weekend appointment.
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📸 Around Manteo
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manteo
★ Featured events ★
- Elizabethan Gardens Self-Guided Group Tour
Elizabethan Gardens, 1411 National Park Dr, Manteo
9:00 am
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
- Drop In Tech Time @ KDH and Manteo Libraries
Dare County Library , 700 US-64 , Manteo
11:00 am - Elizabethan Gardens Self-Guided Group Tour
Elizabethan Gardens , 1411 National Park Dr , Manteo
12:00 pm - Christmas Shop - Christmas Market — Coastal Crunch Kettle Corn
The Christmas Shop , 621 US-64 , Manteo
10:00 am - The Goodwin Brothers Christmas Show
Roanoke Island Festival Park , 1 Festival Park , Manteo
7:00 pm - Elizabethan Gardens Self-Guided Group Tour
Elizabethan Gardens , 1411 National Park Dr , Manteo
12:00 pm - The Pioneer Theater, The Tams
The Pioneer Theater , 109 Budleigh St , Manteo
7:00 pm - The Tams at the Pioneer Theater
The Pioneer Theater , 109 Budleigh St , Manteo
7:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Monday December 22
📣 Manteo Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Candy Cane Hunt
Nags Head, NC Calendar , 3005 S Croatan Highway , Nags Head
5:00 pm - Dowdy Park Candy Cane Hunt
Dowdy Park , 3005 S Croatan Hwy , Nags Head
5:00 pm - December Expressions Workshop- Fiber Ornaments with Carol Beal
4927 S Croatan Hwy , Nags Head
7:00 pm - 12 Bars of Christmas VIP crawl on the OBX Party Sleigh (RED ROUTE)
HomeGoods , 5150 S Croatan Hwy , Nags Head
7:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Government Jobs posted a job opening for Library Assistant - Manteo in Manteo. Apply here.
- Dare County Schools posted a job opening for Treasurer / Bookkeeper in Manteo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manteo here.
🗞 Nearby News
Nags Head
- Nags Head Driver License Office temporarily closed for maintenance (islandfreepress.org)
- Outer Banks Health honors Ronnie Sloan for service, leadership (thecoastlandtimes.com)
- This week in the Meeting Room December 15-19 (outerbanksvoice.com)
Kill Devil Hills
- Kill Devil Hills woman facing drug charges following arrest in Nags He... (thecoastlandtimes.com)
Ok Manteo! 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: I don't know, but April May!
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