🌱 August First Friday: once like a spark/Jane Ira Bloom & Brian Sha and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and hot, with a high of 93 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Hot with a couple of showers, temps: high: 93, low: 69.
• Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 7

• August First Friday: once like a spark/Jane Ira Bloom & Brian Sha
  Colby College Public Events ARTC - Greene Block + Studios, ARTC-101/102 Combination
  4:00 pm
• First Friday: Public Opening for By Design: The Worlds of Betsy J
  Colby College Public Events OFFC - Off Campus, General
  5:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Welcoming Walkabout — Midcoast Conservancy →
  West Branch Preserve, 433 N Mountain Rd, Somerville
  10:00 am

Sunday August 9

• Trivia Nights at Stone Tree EVERY Sunday from 4-6pm! Come Tease Your Brain! →
  Stone Tree Farm & Cidery, 317 Albion Rd, Unity
  4:00 pm
• Trivia Nights at Stone Tree EVERY Sunday from... →
  Stone Tree Farm & Cidery, 317 Albion Rd, Unity
  4:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Summer Community Line Dancing
  Colby College Public Events ARTC - Greene Block + Studios, ARTC-101/102 Combination
  7:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• Anti-Bullying Committee
  Windsor Elementary School Chelsea Elementary School, 560-566 Togus Rd, Chelsea, ME 04330\
  4:30 pm
• Curriculum Committee
  Windsor Elementary School Chelsea Elementary School, 566 Togus Rd, Chelsea, ME 04330, Un
  5:00 pm
• Policy Committee
  Windsor Elementary School Chelsea Elementary School, 560-566 Togus Rd, Chelsea, ME 04330\
  5:15 pm
• Cezanne at Chateau Noir: The Hostory of a Fascination, A Present
  Colby College Public Events SSWA - Alumni Building, SSWA-104 Parker-Reed Room
  6:00 pm

Saturday August 29

• Up in Maine - Silent Movie Festival →
  University of Maine at Augusta, 46 University Dr, Augusta
  1:00 pm
• August 29 East Vassalboro Grange 5th Saturday... →
  Vassalboro Grange #332, 353 Main St, Vassalboro
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Waterville

• Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum (blogspot.com)
• Mysteries: ‘We Will See You Bleed' by Ron Currie (wsj.com)
• 'Loon Room' —a new neighborhood hangout spotlighting live music, amateur comedy & more — takes flight Friday, August 14, in Waterville (dailybulldog.com)

Augusta

• Damon's Pizza & Italians Celebrates 75 Years in Augusta (ultimatemaine.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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