🌱 Patch AM: Plein Air Artist Meetup and 10 more events

Cheers Oxford! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Wicked Strange New England with Jeff Belanger at the Women's Club of Oxford Greens at Oxford Greens
• Plein Air Artist Meetup at Oxford Blooms Flower Farm
• Gather and Groove - Community Drum Circle at Oxford Town Hall

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Ellen W.!

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 61.
• Saturday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 76 and low of 65 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oxford

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 8
• Wicked Strange New England with Jeff Belanger at the Women's Club of Oxford Greens →
  Oxford Greens, 97 Country Club Dr, Oxford
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• Plein Air Artist Meetup →
  Oxford Blooms Flower Farm
  9:30 pm
Saturday August 22
• Gather and Groove - Community Drum Circle →
  Oxford Town Hall, 486 Oxford Rd, Oxford
  5:00 pm
• Seymour Culture & Arts Summer Concert Series →
  Great Hill Hose Company, 140 Botsford Rd, Seymour
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Lobster/Chicken BBQ Takeout Dinner →
  225 Great Hill Rd, Seymour
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Black Hog Brewing →
  Black Hog Brewing, 115 Hurley Rd Building 9A, Oxford
  7:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Rhythm City Duo at Rose's →
  Rose's Family Restaurant, 143 Oxford Rd, Oxford
  7:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Senior Parking [Shelton High School] [Public calendar] →
  Shelton High School Main Lobby
  8:00 am
• LEGO Free Build
  Middlebury Public Library - Children 30 Crest Road, Middlebury, CT 06762
  10:30 am
• Page & Stage Book Club: Much Ado About Nothing
  Derby Neck Library 307 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, CT 06418
  6:30 pm
• Board of Education - Regular Meeting →
  City of Derby Meetings Derby Middle School at 73 Chatfield St., Derby, Connecticut 06418
  6:30 pm
• Zoning Board of Appeals - Regular Meeting →
  City of Derby Meetings Hybrid - In person and Zoom - See Agenda for details
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pomperaug Regional School District 15 posted a job opening for Substitute Custodian in Southbury. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Derby. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oxford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Beacon Falls

• Bill Seymour Promoted to Project Manager at LAVATEC (greenlodgingnews.com)

Seymour

• Seymour Could Decide On 'Agritourism' By Fall (newhavenindependent.org)

Southbury

• Farmers Tavern opens in Southbury with farm-to-table menu (thehour.com)
• Non-Equity Auditions in Southbury, CT (broadwayworld.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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