🌱 Celebrate Friendsgiving to Help Shelter Dogs & Cats! and 11 more events

Good day The Meadows! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• FREE Health Expo & Resource Fair at Lockwood Ridge Road
• Celebrate Friendsgiving to Help Shelter Dogs & Cats!

Today's riddle: If there are 2 flys in the kitchen, how can you tell which one is the cowboy? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and stiff winds, temps: high: 84, low: 69.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📸 Around The Meadows

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🗓 Upcoming Events in The Meadows

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday November 7

• FREE Health Expo & Resource Fair →
  Lockwood Ridge Road, Lockwood Ridge Rd,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday November 7

• Celebrate Friendsgiving to Help Shelter Dogs & Cats! →
  2525 27th St E, Bradenton
  5:30 pm

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📣 The Meadows Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 24

• Making Strides Against Breast Cancer →
  Regatta Island, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota
  7:00 am
• Indoor Pickleball at RLTCC →
  1845 John Rivers (34th) St, Sarasota
  8:00 am
• Dragon Boat 101 →
  Nathan Benderson Park, Sarasota
  8:30 am
• Early Voting for 2026 General Election
  Betty Johnson North Sarasota Library, 2801 Newtown Blvd., Sarasota
  8:30 am
• Bloom Matcha Co. Open →
  Bloom Yoga Collective, 4141 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota
  8:30 am
• Fall Garden Tour →
  Butterflies and Blossoms FL, 1902 Grove Street, Sarasota
  9:00 am
• Yoga in the Gardens →
  1534 Mound Street, Sarasota
  9:30 am
• UTC FIT with Crunch Fitness →
  The Green at UTC, Sarasota
  9:30 am
• Unofficial Dead Air Day →
  Shark Coast Tactical, 2819 Bee Ridge RD, Sarasota
  10:00 am
• Lakewood Ranch Art Festival at UTC with Craft Marketplace →
  University Town Center, 140 University Town Center Drive, Sarasota
  10:00 am
• Meet and Greet: Petsmart →
  Petsmart, 6591 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Fruitville

• Early Voting Underway In Sarasota County: Candidates, Where To Vote (patch.com)
• 5 Sarasota weekend picks for food, live music and Halloween fun (coralspringsflnews.com)

Sarasota

• Sarasota County issues mosquito advisory after West Nile virus case (mysuncoast.com)
• SE Quad ribbon cutting celebrates re-wilding adjacent to Celery Fields (mysuncoast.com)
• Sponsored: Program Two (yourobserver.com)

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Ok The Meadows! 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!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "If there are 2 flys in the kitchen, how can you tell which one is the cowboy?" — It's the one on the range. (Thank you Helen H. for sending it in!)
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