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🌱 Patch AM: Meet the poet helping lead Needham’s growing local reading series

You won't want to miss Peter Mulvey & Jenna Nicholls present Floyd Mercantile on the Needham Patch calendar

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Hello Needham! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the poet helping lead Needham's growing local reading series

Also on today's calendar: Peter Mulvey & Jenna Nicholls present Floyd Mercantile and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 86, low: 64. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Making My Madonna' by Pamela Gemme (wordpress.com) — Needham's literary scene gets a nod through poet and artist Pamela Gemme, who co-leads a local reading series in town. Her new chapbook "Making My Madonna" is forthcoming, and she continues to run workshops and contribute to national poetry projects while staying active in the regional arts community.
   

📸 Around Needham

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Needham

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Other local events
    Monday August 31
  • Preschool Palooza
    Needham Free Public Library Library Community Room , 1139 Highland
    10:00 am
  • Read to Rocket, the Police Dog! →
    Needham Free Public Library Children's Room , 1139 Highland
    4:00 pm
  • Needham Historical Commission - Hybrid →
    Needham Calendar, Needham Town Hall 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham
    6:00 pm
    • Tuesday September 1
  • Budding Bookworms
    Needham Free Public Library Children's Room , 1139 Highland
    10:00 am
  • Student Visit Open House
    Angier Elementary School 1697 Beacon Street, Waban, MA 02468
    6:00 pm
  • Planning Board - LEGAL NOTICE (HYBRID) →
    Needham Calendar, Public Services Administration Building 500 Dedham Avenue, Needham
    7:15 pm
    • Wednesday September 2
  • PTC Coffee on the Playground & Blacktop
    Mitchell Elementary Mitchell Blacktop
    8:00 am
  • Make Music with Stacey Peasley
    Needham Free Public Library Library Community Room , 1139 Highland
    10:00 am
    • Sunday September 13
  • Indie Bookfest →
    TLC Studios & Media Lab, 390 Washington St, Dedham
    11:00 am

📣 Needham Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday August 29
  • Big Blue Blocks
    Wellesley Free Library Tootsie-Roll Storytime Room, Main Library
    9:00 am
  • Science Saturdays with Ms. Susie Maguire from the POOP MUSEUM
    Newton Free Library Children's Program Room
    10:00 am
  • School Supply Swap
    Dedham Public Library Main Library - Rotunda Space
    10:00 am
  • Open Work-in-Progress Session for a Local Movement Collective
    Needham Free Public Library Community Room , 1139 Highland Avenue\
    10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Whole Foods Market posted a job opening for Produce Team Member (Clerk, Floor Service) - Part Time in Wellesley. Apply here.
  • Bank of America posted a job opening for Relationship Banker - Quincy - Newton Market in Wellesley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Needham here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wellesley

  • The Familiar Reimagined: Artwork by Eddie Bruckner Solo Exhibition at Wellesley Free Library (theswellesleyreport.com)
  • Wellesley Chinese American Network (WECAN) hosting end-of-summer picnic this Saturday (theswellesleyreport.com)
  • Solidcore Expanding to Wellesley With Signature 'Shakes' and Strength Training (whatnow.com)

Dover

  • Following CTE report, Massachusetts high school football coaches address safety concerns in a violent sport (bostonglobe.com)

Dedham

  • New Pollinator Pathway Opens Along Mother Brook In Dedham (patch.com)

Ok Needham! 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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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