🌱 Patch AM: Why Creative Chaos Emporium is Wakefield’s most delightfully messy craft stop

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Creative Chaos Emporium is Wakefield's most delightfully messy craft stop

Also on today's calendar: No Kings: Vote Early and 9 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: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 63 and low of 52 degrees.
• Monday: Some rain in the morning, temps: high: 68, low: 52.
• Tuesday: A couple of showers, with a high of 60 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 8 Massachusetts Spots Where Craft Supplies Become Hidden Treasures (takingthekids.com) — Creative Chaos Emporium on North Avenue turns Wakefield into a destination for thrifty makers, with donated yarn, fabric, quirky upcycling finds, and on-site "Chaos Tables" where you can craft right in the shop. The article also spotlights seven other Massachusetts reuse and art-supply stores, but Wakefield's emporium stands out for its hands-on workshops, family-friendly vibe, and easy day-trip location just north of Boston.
   

📸 Around Wakefield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wakefield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• No Kings: Vote Early →
  Stoneham Town Common, 340 Main St, Stoneham
  10:30 am
Sunday October 18
• Austin Prep: Fall Open House →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• Día de Muertos Scavenger Hunt →
  Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield
• Beginners' English with English at Large →
  Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield
  10:00 am
• 1 and 2 Year Old Story Time →
  Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield
  10:45 am
Sunday October 18
• Encore concert with multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Greg Greenway →
  Linden Tree Concerts at Temple Emmanuel
  9:00 am
Tuesday October 20
• Nimble Thimblers Quilt Guild Annual Fabric Sale and Auction →
  77 Preston St Wakefield MA
  9:00 am
Saturday October 24
• 10th Annual Halloween Spooktacular Vendor and Craft Fair →
  Elks Lodge, 63 Bay State Road, Lynnfield, MA, United States, 01880
  11:00 am
• Disney's Hocus Pocus in Concert Live to Film →
  Galvin Middle School, 525 Main St, Wakefield
  8:00 pm
• Fall Castleberry Fair →
  Shriners Auditorium, 99 Fordham Rd, Wilmington
  10:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• My Brother's Table 10 Million Meals Walk →
  40 Monument Ave, Swampscott
  2:00 pm
Friday October 30
• Halloween Themed! Grazing Board Arranging Workshop →
  Life Love Cheese, 184 Water St, Wakefield
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Balducci's Food Lover's Market posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in Wakefield. Apply here.
• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Bilingual in Wakefield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wakefield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stoneham

• Eating With a Partner May Lower Blood Sugar, Study Finds (prevention.com)

Reading

• 🏛️ Select Board 10-6-26 AI Recap (readingrecap.com)
• 🌆 CPDC 10-5-26 AI Recap (readingrecap.com)
• Murder warrant issued in Reading (newportdispatch.com)

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-- 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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