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π± Doves & Dragons: Harps and Harpsichord Music Holiday Special and 10 more events
Make time for Read & Relate Book Discussion Group @ SRML on the Altavista Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Doves & Dragons: Harps and Harpsichord Music Holiday Special at Forest Library
- Mizfit Cosplayers of VA at Forest Library
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- Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 50 and low of 44 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and windy, temps: high: 55, low: 27.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 50 and low of 35 degrees.
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π Upcoming Events in Altavista
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β Featured events β
- Read & Relate Book Discussion Group @ SRML
Staunton River Memorial Library, 500 Washington St, Altavista
10:30 am
Friday December 19
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Other local events
- Doves & Dragons: Harps and Harpsichord Music Holiday Special
Forest Library , 15583 Forest Rd , Forest
12:00 pm - Mizfit Cosplayers of VA
Forest Library , 15583 Forest Rd , Forest
6:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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π Events Nearby
- Pins & Needles @ PHML
Patrick Henry Memorial Library , 204 Lynchburg Ave # B , Brookneal
12:00 pm - PHML Book Club @ PHML
Patrick Henry Memorial Library , 204 Lynchburg Ave # B , Brookneal
6:00 pm - End of 2nd 9 Weeks
Bedford County Alternative Education Center Bedford, VA 24523 - Tai Chi at the Library
Bedford Central Library , 321 N Bridge St , Bedford
9:30 am - Read & Relate Book Discussion Group
Staunton River Memorial Library , 500 Washington St , Altavista
10:30 am - Liberty Minutemen vs Rustburg Devils
Liberty High School , 100 Liberty Minutemen Dr , Bedford
5:30 pm - Agnostic Front
Super Rad Arcade Bar , 58 9th St , Lynchburg
7:00 pm - The Night Owls | Palmera House
PALMERA HOUSE - Retail & Cafe , 2307 Bedford Ave , Lynchburg
7:00 pm - Saturday Market
Lynchburg Community Market
8:00 am
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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π¬ Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A multi-vehicle crash on Route 29 in Campbell County has closed all north lanes, causing delays.
1:33PM on Dec 16: All northbound travel lanes on US-29 in Campbell County are closed due to a crash. (Nextdoor )
- NAES Corporation posted a job opening for Auxiliary Operator in Altavista. Apply here.
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Altavista. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Altavista here.
π Nearby News
Rustburg
- Potential measles exposure discovered in Central and Southwest Virginia regions (wdbj7.com)
Forest
- KeyBank Lends $25M for Virginia Multifamily Property Buy (commercialobserver.com)
- Bedford County Sheriff's Office delivers gifts to a record number of children for Christmas (wfxrtv.com)
Bedford
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