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π± Art in the Park and 10 more events
Happening soon: Art Club at Teen Venture Center on the Richlands Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Art in the Park at Critterville Playground
- Art Club at Teen Venture Center at Teen Venture Center
... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!
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- Tuesday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high of 37 and low of 31 degrees.
- Wednesday: Showers of rain and snow, temps: high: 41, low: 25.
- Thursday: Very cold; morning flurries, with a high of 31 and low of 18 degrees. βοΈ Brr!
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- Art Club at Teen Venture Center
Teen Venture Center, 217 Railroad Ave, Richlands
5:00 pm
Monday December 15
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Other local events
- Art in the Park
Critterville Playground
10:30 am - Art Club at Teen Venture Center
Teen Venture Center , 217 Railroad Ave , Richlands
5:00 pm - Art in the Park
Critterville Playground
10:30 am - Art Club at Teen Venture Center
Teen Venture Center , 217 Railroad Ave , Richlands
5:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Monday December 22
Thursday December 25
Monday December 29
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π Events Nearby
- Jazz Luncheon
Appalachian Arts Center , 112 River Rd , Cedar Bluff
12:00 pm - Mother Goose on the Loose
Tazewell County Public Library (Tazewell Branch) , 129 Main St , Tazewell
10:30 am - Catawba Valley Community College, Southwest Virginia Community College
Southwest Virginia Community College , 635 Community College Rd , Cedar Bluff
6:00 pm - Nature Walks & Turtle Talks
Critterville Playground
9:30 am - Concord University JV, Southwest Virginia Community College
Southwest Virginia Community College , 635 Community College Rd , Cedar Bluff
6:00 pm - Richard Bland College, Southwest Virginia Community College
Southwest Virginia Community College , 635 Community College Rd , Cedar Bluff
2:00 pm - Blood Drive
Tazewell Train Station & Visitors Center , 135 Railroad Ave , North Tazewell
10:30 am
Tuesday December 9
Wednesday December 10
Thursday December 11
Saturday December 13
Wednesday December 17
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π¬ Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Richlands. Apply here.
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Richlands. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Richlands here.
π Nearby News
Honaker
- Richard Childress to testify in NASCAR antitrust trial amid derogatory texts and revenue dispute (heraldcourier.com)
Tazewell
- Community Foundation of the Virginias (insidephilanthropy.com)
- Local Scout troops take on Appalachian Trail adventure (salisburypost.com)
Chilhowie
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