🌱 Poetry Speakeasy and 8 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Poetry Speakeasy at Staunton Books & Tea
• Planning Commission Meeting
• USCCA Basic Handgun at C-BAR Firearms Training

... and check out 5 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 48 and low of 40 degrees.
• Friday: Windy; partly sunny, cooler, temps: high: 49, low: 24.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 46 and low of 34 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middlebrook

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• LCA Boys Varsity Basketball @ VSDB
  Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, 104 VSDB Dr, Staunton
  6:45 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Poetry Speakeasy
  Staunton Books & Tea , 34 E Beverley St , Staunton
  7:00 pm
• Planning Commission Meeting
  Staunton City Hall , 116 W Beverley St # 3 , Staunton
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• USCCA Basic Handgun
  C-BAR Firearms Training , 1416 Churchville Ave , Staunton
  12:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Redbeard Reader's Book Club
  Redbeard Brewing Company , 120 S Lewis St , Staunton
  3:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
  Staunton City Hall , 116 W Beverley St # 3 , Staunton
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Afternoon Classics
  Staunton Public Library , 1 Churchville Ave , Staunton
  1:30 pm
• Trivia in the Cantina at Baja Bean
  Baja Bean Co , 9 W Beverley St , Staunton
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Memory Café
  Staunton Public Library , 1 Churchville Ave , Staunton
  2:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Santa's Workshop
  35 S New St , Staunton
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A crash has been cleared on US-11 northbound, 2.2 miles north of VA-262 in Augusta County.
  8:57PM on Dec 16: All northbound travel lanes on US-11 at 2.2 miles north of VA-262 in Augusta County are closed due to a crash. (Nextdoor )

• Hotel 24 South posted a job opening for Housekeeping Aide in Staunton. Apply here.
• Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Staunton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middlebrook here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stuarts Draft

• McWhorter's 24 leads Wilson boys. The Dec. 16 basketball roundup. (newsleader.com)

Staunton

• Staunton couple brings light to families in need with Christmas Crusade effort (whsv.com)
• Staunton: Visible work on $4.6M tunnel-repair project likely in early 2026 (augustafreepress.com)
• Watch these students rate holiday flavors at Staunton's Crucible Coffee (newsleader.com)

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