🌱 Family Storytime and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• E.S.C.A.P.E. Ministries, Inc. Benefit Concert at Faith Lutheran Church
• The free Howard County, MD, Virtual 50+ Employment Expo - Registration is Open!
• Family Storytime at Eldersburg Branch Library

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do optometrists live so long? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cool with sun and some clouds, with a high of 61 and low of 43 degrees.
• Monday: Pleasant with some sunshine, temps: high: 74, low: 56.
• Tuesday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sykesville

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday May 3

• E.S.C.A.P.E. Ministries, Inc. Benefit Concert →
  Faith Lutheran Church, 1700 St Andrews Way, Eldersburg
  2:00 pm

Thursday May 7

• The free Howard County, MD, Virtual 50+ Employment Expo - Registration is Open! →
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday May 4

• Family Storytime
  Eldersburg Branch Library, 6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg
  9:30 am
• Nurturing Touch: Infant Massage Class
  Eldersburg Branch Library, 6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg
  10:00 am
• Play and Explore
  Eldersburg Branch Library, 6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg
  10:30 am
• Art Discovery
  Eldersburg Branch Library, 6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg
  4:30 pm
• Yoga with Meditation
  Eldersburg Branch Library, 6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg
  6:30 pm
• Planning Commission Meeting →
  Sykesville, MD Calendar, 7547 Main Street, Sykesville
  7:00 pm

Tuesday May 5

• Family Storytime
  Eldersburg Branch Library, 6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg
  10:30 am
• Ready Carroll 'On the Go' Emergency Preparedness
  Eldersburg Branch Library, 6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday May 3

• Liberty Reservoir Cleanup →
  4890 Sykesville Rd, Eldersburg
  3:00 pm

Monday May 4

• Family Storytime
  Eldersburg Branch Library, 6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg
  9:30 am
• Nurturing Touch: Infant Massage Class
  Eldersburg Branch Library, 6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg
  10:00 am
• Play and Explore
  Eldersburg Branch Library, 6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Great burgers and sandwich sandwiches.
  I love the grouper sandwich and their seasonal and specials menu is always fantastic. I wish they’d bring back the meatloaf as a standard offering. (Nextdoor Marabrooke Farm)

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Sykesville. Apply here.
• CARROLL INDEPENDENT FUEL COMPANY posted a job opening for Store Manager-Eldersburg, MD in Sykesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sykesville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Randallstown

• ‘Cephas Day' celebrates Black family's landowning legacy in Dorchester County (thebanner.com)

Owings Mills

• Ravens rookies impress in day two of minicamp, coach Minter praises urgency (wmar2news.com)
• Amazon Quietly Snaps Up Owings Mills Office From T. Rowe Price (hoodline.com)
• Popular chicken finger chain opening restaurants in 9 states in May, here's the list (mlive.com)

Reisterstown

• 73 Comic Shops With Free Comic Book Day 2026 Events Tomorrow (bleedingcool.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they dilate. (Thank you Phil M. for sending it in!)
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