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And check out Coffeehouse Concert with Paul Loether on the Essex Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Coffeehouse Concert with Paul Loether at High Nine Brewery
- " Buddy's Walk for Canine Cancer" at Canine Cancer Alliance - A NonProfit 501c3
- Music with Ms. Jessica! at Ivoryton Library
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 67 and low of 50 degrees.
- Friday: Windy; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 66, low: 55.
- Saturday: Windy with rain at times, with a high of 62 and low of 53 degrees.
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★ Featured events ★
- Coffeehouse Concert with Paul Loether →
High Nine Brewery, 6 Winter Ave, Deep River
6:30 pm - " Buddy's Walk for Canine Cancer" →
Canine Cancer Alliance - A NonProfit 501c3,
10:00 am
Wednesday September 30
Sunday October 11
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Other local events
- Music with Ms. Jessica! →
Ivoryton Library, 106 Main St, Essex
9:30 am - Trek-or-Treat →
Millrace Preserve, Ivory St, Ivoryton
11:30 am - RiverFire Glass Workshop →
RiverFire Glass, 500 Main St, Deep River
2:00 pm - Trusts: Everything You Wanted to Know but Didn't Know To Ask (Virtual) →
Essex Library Association, 33 West Avenue, Essex
6:30 pm - Harbor Management Commission Meeting →
Essex Town Hall, 29 West Avenue, Essex
6:30 pm - Trusts: Everything You Wanted to Know but Didn't Know To Ask (Virtual) →
Essex Library Association, 33 West Ave, Essex
6:30 pm - Where the Paletero Man Goes: A Journey of Neighborhood, Music, and Art with Lucky Diaz (VIRTUAL) →
Online
7:00 pm - IRIS Update →
Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton
7:00 pm - IRIS Speaker →
Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton
7:00 pm - Become a Green Superhero! (with Sustainable Essex) →
Ivoryton Library, 106 Main St, Essex
9:30 am
Thursday September 24
Saturday September 26
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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