🌱 Teen Art Therapy: Material 101 (McMW) and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Customer Appreciation Event at the Bishops Corner Xfinity Store in West Hartford at Xfinity Store by Comcast Branded Partner
• Connecting With Love: Messages From Those Who Have Passed - A Mediumship Demonstration
• Leadership retreat at Bloomfield School District

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What goes up but never goes down? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Occasional rain, with a high of 71 and low of 63 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
• Thursday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 88 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Blue Hills

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday July 12

• Customer Appreciation Event at the Bishops Corner Xfinity Store in West Hartford →
  Xfinity Store by Comcast Branded Partner, 345 N Main St, West Hartford
  11:00 am
• Connecting With Love: Messages From Those Who Have Passed - A Mediumship Demonstration →
  220 Hartford Ave, Wethersfield
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday July 8

• Leadership retreat
  Bloomfield School District Bloomfield, CT 06002
  8:30 am
• Teen Art Therapy: Material 101 (McMW) →
  Bloomfield Public Library - McMahon Wintonbury Library, 1015 Blue Hills Ave, Bloomfield
  5:30 pm

Thursday July 9

• Leadership retreat
  Bloomfield School District Bloomfield, CT 06002
  8:30 am

Monday July 13

• Special Education Social and Learning Club (McMW) →
  Bloomfield Public Library - McMahon Wintonbury Library, 1015 Blue Hills Ave, Bloomfield
  2:30 pm

Wednesday July 15

• CREC Head Start Information Table (McMW) →
  Bloomfield Public Library - McMahon Wintonbury Library, 1015 Blue Hills Ave, Bloomfield
  10:00 am

Thursday July 16

• Crafternoon: Decoupage Shells (McMW) →
  Bloomfield Public Library - McMahon Wintonbury Library, 1015 Blue Hills Ave, Bloomfield
  2:00 pm

Wednesday July 22

• Jury Administration Outreach Program Information Table (McMW) →
  Bloomfield Public Library - McMahon Wintonbury Library, 1015 Blue Hills Ave, Bloomfield
  10:00 am

Friday July 24

• CT DEEP Plant Program (McMW) →
  Bloomfield Public Library - McMahon Wintonbury Library, 1015 Blue Hills Ave, Bloomfield
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday July 7

• Family Storytime (NWL)
  West Hartford Public Library 20 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, US
  10:15 am
• Mini Movers (NWL)
  West Hartford Public Library 20 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, US
  11:30 am
• Faxon Fun (FX)
  West Hartford Public Library 1073 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford, CT, 06110, US
  1:00 pm
• Lego Engineers: Unicorns (NWL)
  West Hartford Public Library 20 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, US
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Hartford

• 'Roadway Failure' Closes Key West Hartford Roadway Monday (patch.com)

Windsor

• Free Summer Meals Available For Windsor Children This Summer (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Your age. (Thank you Dawn K. for sending it in!)
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