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🌱 Mini Masterpieces: Pastel Bubbles and 11 more events
Be sure to catch First Fridays - Downtown McHenry on the Wonder Lake Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Mini Masterpieces: Pastel Bubbles at McHenry Chamber of Commerce
- First Fridays - Downtown McHenry at McHenry Chamber of Commerce
- Never Eat Alone - The Cullom Knoll at McHenry Chamber of Commerce
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Hot and humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Hot and humid with a t-storm, temps: high: 91, low: 68.
- Saturday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wonder Lake
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- Mini Masterpieces: Pastel Bubbles
McHenry Chamber of Commerce McHenry Public Library District
10:00 am - First Fridays - Downtown McHenry
McHenry Chamber of Commerce downtown McHenry
10:00 am - Never Eat Alone - The Cullom Knoll
McHenry Chamber of Commerce 3018 Hickory Dr McCullom Lake, IL 60050
11:45 am - Lucy's Comedy →
McHenry Chamber of Commerce Raue Center for the Arts 26 N Williams St Crystal Lake, il 60014
8:00 pm - McHenry Downtown Uncorked - 2026 →
McHenry Chamber of Commerce Starting at Veteran's Memorial Park 3400 Pearl Street, McHenry 60050
1:00 pm - Greenroom Improv →
McHenry Chamber of Commerce Raue Center for the Arts 26 N Williams St Crystal Lake, il 60014
7:00 pm - Square Notes
McHenry Chamber of Commerce Woodstock Opera House 121 W. Van Buren St.
7:30 pm - Singo at the Vixen
McHenry Chamber of Commerce The Vixen 1208 N Green Street, McHenry, IL 60050
7:30 pm
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Morning Coffee & Community Conversation
McHenry Chamber of Commerce Independence Health & Therapy 2028 N Seminary Ave Woodstock, IL. 60098
7:30 am - MC1 Marketing Connection Group →
McHenry Chamber of Commerce Green Street Cafe 1219 N Green St McHenry, IL 60050
7:30 am - Layers of Dementia- Zoom Session
McHenry Chamber of Commerce At the Meeting Time, Open the link to "Linda's Zoom Room" at https://soulfulprairies.com/contact/
12:00 pm - Intramural Volleyball
McHenry Middle School Mchenry, IL 60050
4:00 pm
Thursday September 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Mchenry. Apply here.
- Catholic Diocese of Rockford Illinois posted a job opening for Admissions Director in Woodstock. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wonder Lake here.
🗞 Nearby News
McHenry
- $133M In Road Projects Underway Across McHenry County (patch.com)
- McHenry County Heat Advisory: Cooling Centers Open As Temperatures Climb (patch.com)
- Lawsuit says autistic child lost parts of 2 toes after being unsupervised at McHenry day school that failed to report incident (lakemchenryscanner.com)
Johnsburg
- Yacht club, Johnsburg face off in court over boat storage – a legal fight decades in the making (shawlocal.com)
Crystal Lake
- McHenry County Heat Advisory: Cooling Centers Open As Temperatures Climb (patch.com)
- Cary Man Charged With Possessing, Disseminating Child Sex Abuse Material (patch.com)
- 'World's Largest' Corn Maze Unveils Patriotic Design (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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