🌱 Patch AM: How a hidden Back Bay puppet library fuels creativity and activism

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In today's newsletter:

• How a hidden Back Bay puppet library fuels creativity and activism

Also on today's calendar: Eustis Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Downpours; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 62 and low of 56 degrees.
• Monday: Rain, temps: high: 61, low: 53.
• Tuesday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Of Dust and Dragons: Boston's Underground Puppet Library (thecrimson.com) — A unique Puppet Free Library operates from the basement of Emmanuel Church on Newbury Street in Back Bay, lending more than 300 handmade puppets to anyone who signs the notebook. Founder Sara Peattie uses giant dragons and other creations for neighborhood fun, parades, and climate activism, and plans workshops to help locals turn household items into noisemakers for protests and community action.
   

📸 Around Back Bay

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Back Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 27
• Eustis Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Market →
  Eustis Estate Museum and Study Center, Historic New England, 1424 Canton Ave, Milton
  10:00 am
• 16th annual FREE 6 block Allston Village Street Fair Festival →
  Harvard Avenue, Harvard Ave, Boston
  12:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• School of Fashion Design: Info Session & Tour with Live Demos! →
  School of Fashion Design, 31 St James Ave, Boston
  10:00 am
• Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
  Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
  Virtual,
  6:30 pm
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Brookline Senior Center, 93 Winchester St, Brookline
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 28
• Storytime with Laura Macias: A National Hispanic Heritage Month Cel
  West End Branch Library, 151 Cambridge Street, Boston
  10:30 am
• Toddler Story Time
  Egleston Square Branch Library, 2044 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury
  10:30 am
• Explore and Play (Ages 0-5)
  Boston Public Library - Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
  10:30 am
Saturday October 3
• Elements of Victorian Mourning with Etiquetteer →
  Gibson House Museum, 137 Beacon St, Boston
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Spruce Street Nursery School Admissions Open House! →
  Spruce Street Nursery School, 5 Avery St, Boston
  9:00 am
• Open House for pre-K to Grade 6 →
  The Advent School, 15 Brimmer St, Boston
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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• 530 Tremont St Unit 3R, Boston, MA 02116 (redfin.com)
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• District D-4 sees 4-percent drop from last year (thebostonsun.com)

North End

• This Massachusetts Bakery In Boston's North End Is Worth Every Minute Of The Wait (takingthekids.com)

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• Windsurfers Make The Most Out Of The Nor'easter In South Boston (iheart.com)

Ok Back Bay! 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: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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