🌱 13th New Age & Craft Expo and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Warren OctoberFest - 3rd Annual at Warren Woods-Town Park
• Bobby Jo Valentine In Concert at First Congregational Church
• Farmers Market

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why can't dogs make MRI's? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 68 and low of 44 degrees.
• Saturday: Windy; turning sunny, cooler, temps: high: 48, low: 28.
• Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 52 and low of 34 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Washington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17

• Warren OctoberFest - 3rd Annual →
  Warren Woods-Town Park, Warren
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 16

• Bobby Jo Valentine In Concert →
  First Congregational Church, 6 Kirby Road, Washington
  7:00 pm

Saturday October 17

• Farmers Market →
  The Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens, One Green Hill Road, Washington Depot
• Clay Way Studio Tour →
  Bell Hill Pottery, 50 bell hill rd, Washington
  10:00 am
• Lecture on The Inn of the Rising Sun and Washington's Historic Turnpikes →
  Gunn Memorial Library, 5 Wykeham Road, Washington
  10:00 am
• Museum Open Hours →
  Gunn Museum, 5 Wykeham Road, Washington
  10:00 am
• Talk on The Inn of the Rising Sun and Washington’s Historic Turnpikes →
  Gunn Historical Museum, 5 Wykeham Road, Washington
  10:00 am
• Talk on The Inn of the Rising Sun and Washington's Historic Turnpikes →
  Gunn Historical Museum, 5 Wykeham Road, Washington
  10:00 am
• Church Mouse Thrift Store →
  78 Green Hill Rd, Washington
  12:00 pm
• Artifact ID Day →
  The Institute for American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Road, Washington
  1:00 pm
• Tour with Kenyon Clark →
  Gunn Museum, 5 Wykeham Road, Washington
  1:00 pm

Sunday November 1

• 13th New Age & Craft Expo →
  Wyndham Southbury, 1284 Strongtown Rd, Southbury
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

New Milford

• New Milford's Scarrybrooke Park Haunted Trail returns for its 13th year. Here's what to know (ctinsider.com)

Woodbury

• Man fled Woodbury parking lot disturbance before arrest, police say (wfsb.com)

Brookfield

• Brookfield's Yankee Fair And Barn Sale Returns Saturday: What To Know (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why can't dogs make MRI's?" — Because catscan! (Thank you Bob F. for sending it in!)
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