🌱 Patch AM: Why Fairfield researchers say your fireworks photos may erase the memories

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Fairfield researchers say your fireworks photos may erase the memories

Also on today's calendar: Cruel Summer: a back-to-school concert featuring hits by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and more! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, temps: high: 82, low: 61.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Boomers who watch the fireworks instead of filming them will remember the show better — researchers call it the photo-taking impairment effect: the camera outsources the memory, and the brain lets it (stylegirlfriend.com) — Research involving Fairfield University shows that constantly photographing experiences, like fireworks, can actually weaken your memory of them compared with simply watching. Multiple studies suggest that snapping quick photos or screenshots encourages your brain to disengage, while more intentional focusing or later reviewing of organized photos can help preserve memories. For Fairfield residents heading to local events, it's a reminder to sometimes put the phone down.
   

📸 Around Fairfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairfield

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• Cruel Summer: a back-to-school concert featuring hits by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and more! →
  Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Ct, Westport
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Fairfield International Food Fest →
  FTC Campus, 70 Sanford St, Fairfield
  4:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Molly Tuttle in Concert →
  The Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport
  7:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• Evening of Suspense: Wine Reception & Conversation with Author Liv Constantine →
  Race Brook Country Club, 246 Derby Ave, Orange
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday August 23
• NEW DATE: Jazz Fridays | Steve Davis Quintet →
  Fairfield Museum & History Center, 370 Beach Rd, Fairfield
  6:30 pm
Monday August 24
• Fairfield Restaurant Week - Summer Edition →
  , Fairfield
  12:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Fairfield Restaurant Week - Summer Edition →
  , Fairfield
  12:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Intro to Microsoft Excel at Fairfield Public Library →
  Fairfield Public Library, 1080 Old Post Rd, Fairfield
  10:00 am
• Fairfield Restaurant Week - Summer Edition →
  , Fairfield
  12:00 pm
• Author Talk with Liv Constantine: "Promise Me Never" →
  Fairfield Public Library, 1080 Old Post Rd, Fairfield
  5:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Fairfield Restaurant Week - Summer Edition →
  , Fairfield
  12:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Fairfield Restaurant Week - Summer Edition →
  , Fairfield
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• One Fairfield Family's Lunch Fees Went From Under $15 to $98 — For the Same Seven Weeks —Emily Hau Read on Patch
• Monday Night, the RTM Votes on the Speed Cameras. Here's What's Actually on the Table. —Emily Hau Read on Patch

• I have a carpet that needs to be taken to the dump.
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• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Produce Team Member (Clerk, Floor Service) - Part Time in Fairfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bridgeport

• Book Senior Care Services in Bridgeport, CT with Francis M. from $20/hr (care.com)
• Mark Wilner - Commercial Litigation Lawyer - Seattle, WA (bestlawyers.com)
• A Call to Action for Connecticut's Underfunded School Districts (With a Survey) (ctexaminer.com)

Westport

• Marra's memoir: be yourself (westportjournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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