🌱 Family Paint Night – Holly Jolly Gnome and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Family Paint Night – Holly Jolly Gnome
• TRY IT! Pottery Wheel Class – Please READ entire description!

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 32 and low of 26 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, p.m. snow showers, temps: high: 35, low: 32.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 40 and low of 22 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Riner

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 11

• Sea Glass Christmas Tree Workshop
  Paint 'n Fun Ceramics, 782 New River Rd NW, Christiansburg
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• Family Paint Night – Holly Jolly Gnome
  Paint 'n Fun Ceramics , 782 New River Rd NW , Christiansburg
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• TRY IT! Pottery Wheel Class – Please READ entire description!
  Paint 'n Fun Ceramics , 782 New River Rd NW , Christiansburg
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• MC 2025 December Eggs & Issues: Legislative Update
  Warm Hearth Village , 2387 Warm Hearth Dr. , Blacksburg
  8:00 am
• Storytime for Littles
  Radford, VA Calendar , 30 W. Main St. , Radford
  10:00 am
• Storytime for Bigs
  Radford, VA Calendar , 30 W. Main St. , Radford
  11:00 am
• Stitch Group
  Radford, VA Calendar , 30 W. Main St. , Radford
  11:00 am
• Tea at The Palisades — Virginia Tech Women's Club
  Blacksburg Community Center , 725 Patrick Henry Dr , Blacksburg
  11:30 am
• Beyond the Frame: Young Artists
  Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech , 190 Alumni Mall , Blacksburg
  12:00 pm
• Montgomery County Parks and Rec. – Pick & Paint – Walk-ins Welcome
  Paint 'n Fun Ceramics , 782 New River Rd NW , Christiansburg
  1:00 pm
• Pick and Paint Day - December
  Montgomery County Parks & Recreation , 755 Roanoke St # 1E , Christiansburg
  1:00 pm
• Salt Dough Ornament Decorating
  Radford, VA Calendar , 30 W. Main St. , Radford
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Montgomery County Public Schools posted a job opening for 2025-2026 CUSTODIAN - STUDENTS (MCPS Students Only) - Auburn Strand in Christiansburg. Apply here.
• Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate - New River T/C in Christiansburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Riner here.

🗞 Nearby News

Christiansburg

• Christiansburg sweeps Class 3 volleyball honors (wsls.com)
• Intellectual Disabilities Agency of the New River Valley hosts Open House (montcova.com)
• Lovely barn, foggy morning attract photographers (montcova.com)

Radford

• Radford Foundry revitalization progressing (wsls.com)

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