🌱 Patch AM: What stories will Gary women share at today’s listening circle?

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• What stories will Gary women share at today's listening circle?

Also on today's calendar: The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 46 degrees.
• Tuesday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 55.
• Wednesday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 77 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Business briefs: Women's Listening Circle set for Oct. 5 in Gary (chicagotribune.com) — Women in Gary can join a free Women's Listening Circle today, Oct. 5, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sojourner Truth House on West 13th Avenue, where supplies will also be distributed. The statewide tour is returning to hear more local voices and ideas, while additional family and education programs are happening elsewhere in Northwest Indiana.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gary

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet →
  1521 S. Linn White Dr., Northerly Island, Chicago, IL 60605,
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• NAMI Connection Peer Support Group →
  Joy Bomb Social Center, 2584 Clay St., Gary
  4:30 pm
• Urban Hang Suite Wednesdays with DJ Dark Nite →
  Dialogue, LLC, 601 South Lake Street, Gary
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Gary, Indiana: Empower Your Finances →
  Gary, Gary
  1:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Ivy Ford at Hard Rock Casino, NW Indiana →
  Hard Rock Casino, NW Indiana, Gary
Saturday October 10
• The Social Series Pt. 1 Cocktail Party →
  1008 W 5th Ave, Gary
  6:00 pm
• Dialogue Wine Bar Presents: Cocktails and Karaoke →
  Dialogue, LLC, 601 South Lake Street, Gary
  9:00 pm
• Libra All Black Affair →
  Loft Adiq Ultra Lounge, 752 Broadway, Gary
  10:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Derecho "Still Here" →
  West Side Theatre Guild, 900 Gerry Street, Gary
  5:00 pm
• Twisted Sister featuring Sebastian Bach on Lead Vocals →
  Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, 5400 W 29th Ave, Gary
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Fall Health Fair →
  St. Timothy Community Church, 1600 W. 25th Avenue, Gary
  8:00 am
• Gary Advocacy Workshop →
  St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, 2425 West 19th Avenue, Gary
  10:30 am
• Domestic Violence Awareness Symposium →
  Trinity Church of God in Christ, 1217 West 25th Avenue, Gary
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Hobart

• Hobart Man Charged With Armed Criminal Confinement After NWR SWAT Response (regionnewssource.org)
• Candidates in District 19 differ on ways to fix property tax reform law (chicagotribune.com)

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• Greater South Shore Conference Championships 2026 (milesplit.com)
• Robert Breaker's 'Unbroken Chain' Is Built on 80+ AI-Fabricated Quotes, And He Still Won't Pull It From Amazon (crossmap.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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