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In today's newsletter:

  • How Newtown's ArtWRKD is evolving into a nonprofit creative ecosystem

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  • Friday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 67 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Saturday: A little rain; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 61, low: 54.
  • Sunday: A bit of rain, with a high of 62 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Meet Ashara Shapiro (canvasrebel.com) — A Newtown-based arts entrepreneur shares how she built ArtWRKD into a collaborative creative hub offering exhibitions, residencies, workshops, and community gatherings. She explains why the space is transitioning into a nonprofit and how it aims to serve artists, patrons, and residents as lasting cultural infrastructure. Her story highlights resilience, local partnerships, and opportunities for deeper creative engagement.
   

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  • Not sure if this will find it's way to Danbury residents, but I am a student at UCONN study urban planning/community studies and I am looking to interview someone today for a research project who has either lived in Danbury and is very familiar with
    the neighborhoods living there 5-10 years. Also, open to interviewing someone who regularly walks their dog in Danbury and is okay with me… (Nextdoor Newtown)
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🗞 Nearby News

Bethel

  • Cornwall resident, filmmaker Lena Dunham to give book talk in town (newstimes.com)
  • Once a 'polluted and blighted eyesore,' Sandy Hook site inspires vision for 20 workforce apartments (nhregister.com)

Brookfield

  • Brookfield Open Houses This Weekend: A 1970 Home Listed For The First Time And Two More, Sept. 26-27 (patch.com)
  • Dolly Parton Corn Mazes Crop Up In Fields Nationwide (focusnewspaper.com)
  • 2026 Connecticut high school girls soccer coaches polls: East Hampton moves to No. 1 in M/S poll (newstimes.com)

Monroe

  • Monroe's Weekend Pick: Fall Fun At Benedict's (patch.com)

Ok Newtown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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