🌱 Patch AM: Three Things You Can Do in Your Backyard for Birds and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Veterans' Coffee Clutch at VFW Tent
• Fall Acting Workshop Intensive at LATTE Theater (Conservatory for Young Adult Creatives)
• "Melodies and Memories" Show Will Bring Barbershop Champion Groups to Naperville at Grace United Methodist Church

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

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.
• Sunday: Showers around in the p.m., temps: high: 75, low: 55.
• Monday: A p.m. t-storm possible, with a high of 73 and low of 66 degrees.

📸 Around Darien

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Darien

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Veterans' Coffee Clutch →
  VFW Tent, 801 Plainfield Rd, Darien
  8:00 am
• Fall Acting Workshop Intensive →
  LATTE Theater (Conservatory for Young Adult Creatives), 9008 Fairview Ave, Brookfield
  9:45 am
• "Melodies and Memories" Show Will Bring Barbershop Champion Groups to Naperville →
  Grace United Methodist Church, 300 E Gartner Rd, Naperville
  3:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Hot Ghoul Summer Market →
  Noon Whistle Brewing, 1748 W Jefferson Ave, Naperville
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 14
• Three Things You Can Do in Your Backyard for Birds →
  St. John Lutheran Church (7214 Cass Avenue, Darien, Il 60561)
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Garden Harvest & Garden Potluck Party - DGC Sprouts Youth Garden Club →
  St. John Lutheran Church, 7214 Cass Avenue, Darien, IL 60561
  5:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Fall Carnival →
  Chestnut Court, 7511 Lemont Rd, Darien
  5:00 pm
• Fall Carnival →
  Chestnut Court Shopping Center, 7511 Lemont Rd, Darien
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• First Congregational Church of Downers Grove Garage Sale →
  1047 Curtiss St, Downers Grove
  8:00 am
• Fall Carnival →
  Chestnut Court, 7511 Lemont Rd, Darien
  1:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Illinois Rock & Roll Museum Hall of Fame Induction →
  Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E Randolph St, Chicago
  9:00 am
• Fall Carnival →
  Chestnut Court, 7511 Lemont Rd, Darien
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is anyone missing a cat?
  This cat is just sitting on my patio in Darien, no visible tags. (Nextdoor Darien)

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🗞 Nearby News

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Westmont

• Beauty And The Baker Now Open In Westmont (patch.com)
• Curaleaf Retail Sales Associate - Part Time in Westmont, IL (masslive.com)
• World Record Double-Double: When Kaylee McKeown and Regan Smith Both Swam Under a Record Twice in a Week (swimmingworldmagazine.com)

Downers Grove

• Village Council To Hold 1st Reading For Ogden Avenue Dealership Proposal (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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