🌱 Patch AM: Labor Day Free Shipping Event at Ethan Allen Ends Tuesday! and 7 more events

Morning Avon! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• St. James Fall Fair
• Athletics and Riding Meet and Greet at The Ethel Walker School at The Ethel Walker School
• Scarecrow Day at Simsbury Historical Society

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Turning sunny; pleasant, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy most of the time, temps: high: 80, low: 66.
• Thursday: Humid with a t-storm possible, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Avon

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• St. James Fall Fair →
  3 Mountain Rd, Farmington
  9:00 am
• Athletics and Riding Meet and Greet at The Ethel Walker School →
  The Ethel Walker School, 230 Bushy Hill Rd, Simsbury
  11:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Scarecrow Day →
  Simsbury Historical Society, 800 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury
  10:00 am
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Labor Day Free Shipping Event at Ethan Allen Ends Tuesday! →
  Ethan Allen, 135 Albany Turnpike, Canton
  10:00 am
Friday September 11
• Avon Volunteer Fire Department to Hold Annual 9/11 Memorial Service →
  25 Darling Dr, Avon
  8:00 am
• Red Cross Blood Drive →
  West Avon Congregational Church, 280 Country Club Rd, Avon
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• HUGE Neighborhood Tag Sale →
  Strawfield, Farmington
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• Nicole DeSanti Demonstration →
  Avon Town Hall, 60 W Main St, Avon
  6:30 pm
Friday September 18
• 2026 PTS La Festa Italiana - 2 Day Event →
  32 Old Farms Rd, Avon
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• 2026 PTS La Festa Italiana - 2 Day Event →
  32 Old Farms Road, Avon, CT 06001
  12:00 pm
• Vie for the Kids Gold Ribbon Dinner →
  Golf Club of Avon, 160 Country Club Rd, Avon
  6:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Avon PatchAM possible:

• US Horse Welfare and Rescue Org — (860) 593-4298
• Kevin Palmer Painting, LLC. — (860) 658-2441
• Carol Presutti Team - Realtors — (860) 214-5567
• Action Carpet & Floor Covering — (860) 651-8406
• Rob Faber Photography, LLC — (860) 431-3464
• Dustless Hardwood Floors LLC — (860) 993-7657
• Simsbury Dental Associates — 8602170544
• Stepping Stones Educational Center, Inc — (860) 693-6294
• Readings By Karen, LLC — (860) 665-8024
• Ethan Allen — (860) 693-8372
• UConn Health

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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