🌱 Sip + Create Tea Workshop and 10 more events

Hey there, Matoaca! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Sip + Create Tea Workshop at Dandelion Springs Apiary
• Crime and Cocoa: Poison on the Polar Express at Clover Hill Library - Chesterfield Public Library
• HORSE SENSE-Meditation with the Horses — Dandelion Springs Apiary at Dandelion Springs Apiary

... and check out 2 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: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 55 and low of 50 degrees.
• Friday: An a.m. shower, then breezy, temps: high: 61, low: 25.
• Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 48 and low of 37 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Matoaca

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Gingerbread House Competition
  Ettrick Park, 20400 Laurel Rd, Petersburg
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Sip + Create Tea Workshop
  Dandelion Springs Apiary , 11011 Beaver Bridge Rd , Chesterfield
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Crime and Cocoa: Poison on the Polar Express
  Clover Hill Library - Chesterfield Public Library , 6701 Deer Run Dr , Midlothian
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• HORSE SENSE-Meditation with the Horses — Dandelion Springs Apiary
  Dandelion Springs Apiary , 11011 Beaver Bridge Rd , Chesterfield
  11:00 am

Thursday December 25

• Moose International Offices Closed
  Loyal Order of Moose - Virginia Association , 7212 Boydton and Petersburg Plank Rd , Petersburg

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Band Concert
  Carver Middle School , 3800 Cougar Trail , Chester
  6:30 pm
• Basketball: Girls Varsity (Rescheduled from 12-09-25) vs. Hopewell (Home)
  Thomas Dale High School
  7:15 pm

Friday December 19

• Holiday Movie Night
  Beulah Recreation Center , 6901 Hopkins Rd , North Chesterfield
  6:00 pm
• Twelfth Night
  Henricus Historical Park , 251 Henricus Park Rd , Chester
  7:00 pm
• The Nutcracker
  Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education , 11810 Centre St , Chester
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Life insurance literacy
  Petersburg Public Library , 201 W Washington St , Petersburg
  10:00 am
• Start Your Notary Business In 2026 LIVE EVENT
  Destination Coffee + Cream , 342 Southpark Cir , Colonial Heights
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Petersburg

• Petersburg Gas Company building, other historic sites get state landmark designation (wric.com)
• Petersburg breaks ground on new $80M court complex (wric.com)
• ‘They choose to be there': Nonprofit seeks volunteers to advocate for abused children in court (12onyourside.com)

Chester

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-- The Patch AM Team

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