🌱 Downtown 6 Band and 11 more events
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Coming up on the calendar:
- The Haunted Herd Halloween Party
- Monday Night Movie Club
- Downtown 6 Band at Casa Mia at the Hawthorne
... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why was the skeleton lonely? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 44 degrees.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 58, low: 32.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 41 degrees.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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The Haunted Herd Halloween Party →
34 Prospect St, Hartford
7:30 pm
Friday October 30
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Other local events
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Monday Night Movie Club →
Newington CT
6:00 pm -
Downtown 6 Band →
Casa Mia at the Hawthorne, 2421 Berlin Tpke, Berlin
7:30 pm -
STEELY BAND THE WORLD'S MOST AUTHENTIC SOUNDING STEELY DAN SHOW!! (Plus, for Halloween: The first side of Frank Zappa "Joes Garage!" →
The Truck Bar – Berlin, CT, 151 Webster Square Rd, Berlin
8:00 pm -
Jamafest 2026 →
The Truck Bar – Berlin, CT, 151 Webster Square Rd, Berlin
2:30 pm -
Friends 2nd Annual Craft Fair →
Newington library, Newington
10:00 am
Monday October 26
Saturday October 31
Saturday November 7
Sunday November 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
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You Have the Power to Outsmart the Scammers →
Senior & Disabled Center, 120 Cedar Street, Newington
10:00 am -
Storytime for Ones →
Lucy Robbins Welles Library, 100 Garfield Street, Newington
10:15 am -
Congregate Lunch Program →
Senior & Disabled Center, 120 Cedar Street, Newington
11:50 am -
Walk With Me →
Senior & Disabled Center, 120 Cedar Street, Newington
12:30 pm -
October Fundraiser →
Puerto Vallarta, 2385 Berlin Turnpike, Newington
3:00 pm -
Tutor Training →
New Britain Public Library (NBPL), 20 High St, New Britain
4:30 pm -
Children's Spooky Cooking →
Lucy Robbins Welles Library, 100 Garfield Street, Newington
5:00 pm
Monday October 26
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🗞 Nearby News
Berlin
- Berlin's 14-point fourth quarter enough to hold off Bristol Central for 28-14 win (newbritainherald.com)
- Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (insidephilanthropy.com)
New Britain
- Second-Half Surge Lifts Women's Soccer Past Howard (stonehillskyhawks.com)
- New Britain Legislators Celebrate $500,000 Award for Trinity-On-Main (newbritainindependent.com)
Newington
- 5 Things To Know In Newington: Fire Station 4 Referendum, Town Council, Early Voting Ends And More (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the skeleton lonely?" — He had no body to play with. (Thank you Margie S. for sending it in!)
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