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Hello again Columbia! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • When Leon Bridges will light up Merriweather Post Pavilion next summer
  • How Columbia's Merriweather became the stage for a protest-music all-star jam

Also on today's calendar: Sundays At Three Chamber Music Series- Piano Quartets with Ismar Gomes and Friends and 17 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 66 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Monday: A morning shower; warmer, temps: high: 72, low: 52.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Leon Bridges Announces The Happiness Anytime Tour (antimusic.com) — Leon Bridges is bringing his Happiness Anytime Tour to Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia on July 23, giving local fans a chance to hear his new album live. Tickets go on sale Oct. 16, with presales earlier in the week, and one dollar from each headline ticket supports The Big Good charity in Texas.
   

• Bruce Springsteen, 77, Joins Rock Icons for Emotional John Lennon Tribute at Star-Studded Festival (parade.com) — Bruce Springsteen recently headlined the inaugural Power to the People Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, bringing a huge lineup together for protest classics and a John Lennon tribute. Organized by Tom Morello, the one-day event mixed big-name performances with a push for civic engagement and support for voting-rights and community groups ahead of November's elections.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Erickson Senior Living Opens Oxford Hills Sales Center —Elizabeth Fabiano Read on Patch
  • Tickets for "The Outsiders" at the Hippodrome are on sale now —Patrick Evan Read on Patch
  • Ellicott City Artist Mary Jo Tydlacka Featured Friday, Oct. 9, 11 a.m.-noon, at Residences at Vantage Point —jean moon Read on Patch
  • Looking to add a small wrought iron hand railing to our townhouse for safety.
    I have a picture of our neighbor's. Unfortunately it was installed long before they moved in. So I am looking for someone who could do one for me… (Nextdoor Hawthorne/Hickory Ridge)
  • SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Travel Retail Sales Merchandiser in Columbia. Apply here.
  • Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Columbia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Columbia here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ellicott City

  • 4th Community Garden In Howard Co. Unveiled (patch.com)
  • Century Drive Drainage Improvements Project to Begin in Ellicott City (howardcountymd.gov)
  • Salonen: 'What is mercy?' : Award-winning episode republished (inforum.com)

Jessup

  • 2 Md. inmates accused of targeting corrections officers with bodily fluids (corrections1.com)

Ok Columbia! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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