🌱 Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer at Sydnor Performance Hall (in Schewel Hall)
• Creative Expressions at Big Island Library

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 46 and low of 28 degrees.
• Wednesday: Variable clouds; not as cool, temps: high: 57, low: 33.
• Thursday: A shower in the p.m.; breezy, with a high of 50 and low of 44 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Big Island

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
  Sydnor Performance Hall (in Schewel Hall), 03103001, Lynchburg
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer
  Sydnor Performance Hall (in Schewel Hall) , 03103001 , Lynchburg
  6:30 pm

Monday December 22

• Creative Expressions
  Big Island Library , 1111 Schooldays Rd , Big Island
  12:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• âPop Open a Book Night!â Bookfair in Library
  Bedford Hills Elementary Lynchburg, VA 24503
  5:00 pm
• Morgan Wade: Home for the Holidays
  Historic Academy Theatre , United States
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Girls Night Out the Show® at Trading Post (Lynchburg, VA)
  Trading Post Music Hall , 1222 Main St , Lynchburg
  8:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Dungeons & Dragons Meeting
  Von Canon Library , 1 University Hill Dr , Buena Vista
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Saturday Market
  Lynchburg Community Market
  8:00 am
• Mistletoe Market
  Lynchburg Community Market
  8:00 am
• Mizfit Cosplayers of VA
  Forest Library , 15583 Forest Rd , Forest
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Rock-A-Bye Reader (0-21 Months)
  Forest Library , 15583 Forest Rd , Forest
  10:15 am
• Ultimate Frisbee
  The Fields at Southern Virginia University , Ridge Ave , Buena Vista
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Allied Universal Security Services posted a job opening for Security Officer - Manufacturing Patrol Driver in Big Island. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Forest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Big Island here.

🗞 Nearby News

Forest

• A dazzling display in Bedford's Christmas landscape (newsadvance.com)
• CASEY: Reader knocks The Roanoke Times' metro columnist and his $500,000 salary (newsadvance.com)

Lynchburg

• Central Virginia Community College creates new early college program for homeschoolers (wfxrtv.com)
• Virginia Tech athletics receives anonymous multimillion-dollar donation (newsadvance.com)
• Powerball jackpot reaches $1.1 billion with drawing tonight at 10:59 p.m. (wset.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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