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🌱 Patch AM: Munster mourns a beloved theater mentor and arts champion.

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Cheers Munster! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Munster mourns a beloved theater mentor and arts champion.

Also on today's calendar: Paws in the Park benefitting Humane Indiana and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 65.
  • Thursday: Sunshine, nice and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Northwest Indiana radio, arts icon Larry Brechner dies, remembered as humanities champion (nwitimes.com) — A longtime leader of the School Town of Munster auditorium and founder of the Munster Theatre Company has died, leaving a major hole in the town's arts community. Colleagues from the Chesterton Arts Center recall his steady leadership, humor, and tireless support for regional arts, especially his work training Munster students to run a professional-quality performance space.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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