🌱 Patch AM: How Waltham is remembering fashion icon and philanthropist Yolanda Cellucci.

Hello Waltham! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Waltham is remembering fashion icon and philanthropist Yolanda Cellucci.

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

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 80, low: 69.
• Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Yolanda Cellucci, well-known Massachusetts fashion designer and philanthropist, dies at 91 (cbsnews.com) — Waltham is mourning beloved fashion designer and philanthropist Yolanda Cellucci, a city native whose landmark Yolanda's store and generous fundraising, including major gifts to the Waltham Lions Club, touched countless residents. Her decades of charity work, local business presence, and national celebrity connections made her one of Waltham's most recognizable and influential figures.
   

📸 Around Waltham

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waltham

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Codman Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Festival →
  Codman Estate, 34 Codman Rd, Lincoln
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
  Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am
Sunday September 27
• The Children's Room 30th Anniversary Community Walk →
  Robbins Memorial Town Hall, 730 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• LexArt new show "Op-Eds: Messages to America" →
  130 Waltham St, Lexington
  11:00 am
• Family Storytime / Cuentos para familias
  Waltham Public Library Children's Room , 735 Main Street, W
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Fall Exhibitions Celebration →
  Rose Art Museum, 415 South St, Waltham
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Monthly Meeting →
  French American Victory Club, 193 Elm St, Waltham
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Trivia Night →
  Shutt Detachment, 215 Mt Auburn St, Watertown
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• 🌮 Backyard Potluck: Make New Friends & Good Food →
  Pequossette Park, 72 Maple St, Belmont
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Country Masters Jamboree →
  French American Victory Club, 193 Elm St, Waltham
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• Waltham Clothing Exchange Fall Season Opening Day →
  First Parish in Waltham, 50 Church St, Waltham
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 16
• Create a Stained Glass Plant with Margaret Stevens at LexArt →
  130 Waltham St, Lexington
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Short Term Help Needed
  Help needed -Knee injury. Need help setting and organizing my clothing etc downstairs, some errands. basic food prep. One day or short term… (Nextdoor South Side)

• Gann Academy - The New Jewish High posted a job opening for Food Service Utilities Worker (Temp to Perm) in Waltham. Apply here.
• Pritchard Industries posted a job opening for General Cleaner in Waltham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waltham here.

🗞 Nearby News

Belmont

• Sarah Ignatius and Dana Walrath to launch 'The Kaleidoscope of Destiny' at NAASR (armenianweekly.com)
• Young teens' love of football outweighs the risks of playing (wavepublication.com)
• Memory Eternal: Costas F. Tingos (thenationalherald.com)

Watertown

• Watertown Superintendent Plans to Leave at End of School Year (watertownmanews.com)

Ok Waltham! 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: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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