MARDI GROSS and HALLOWEEN COMICFEST coming up this Saturday.<figure><img data-image="119576-1761154273" data-src="https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/119576/20251022/013111/styles/raw/public/processed_images/f159bbe5-04ae-4711-b13b-4dbcb66b7b68.jpg" data-sizes="(min-width: 780px) 726px, 100vw" data-srcset="https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/119576/20251022/013111/styles/raw/public/processed_images/f159bbe5-04ae-4711-b13b-4dbcb66b7b68.jpg?width=640 640w, https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/119576/20251022/013111/styles/raw/public/processed_images/f159bbe5-04ae-4711-b13b-4dbcb66b7b68.jpg?width=726 726w" /></figure> We are doing our annual Mardi Gross/Comic Fest at Silas Bronson Library this Saturday October 25 from 11am-3pm. It's a nice safe free event for kids and teens to attend.

MARDI GROSS and HALLOWEEN COMICFEST coming up this Saturday.

<figure><img data-image="119576-1761154273" data-src="https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/119576/20251022/013111/styles/raw/public/processed_images/f159bbe5-04ae-4711-b13b-4dbcb66b7b68.jpg" data-sizes="(min-width: 780px) 726px, 100vw" data-srcset="https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/119576/20251022/013111/styles/raw/public/processed_images/f159bbe5-04ae-4711-b13b-4dbcb66b7b68.jpg?width=640 640w, https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/119576/20251022/013111/styles/raw/public/processed_images/f159bbe5-04ae-4711-b13b-4dbcb66b7b68.jpg?width=726 726w" /></figure> We are doing our annual Mardi Gross/Comic Fest at Silas Bronson Library this Saturday October 25 from 11am-3pm. It's a nice safe free event for kids and teens to attend.

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