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🌱 Patch AM: Friday Night at the Opera: Weber's Deer Freischutz and 10 more events
Be sure to catch Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know on the Basking Ridge Patch calendar

Hello Basking Ridge! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know at Webinar - Online Presentation
- 17th Annual Oktoberfest At Forest Lodge at Forest Lodge
- NJ Big Flea Antiques Event at The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 43 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 48.
- Sunday: Some rain in the p.m.; cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 60 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Basking Ridge
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★ Featured events ★
- Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
Webinar - Online Presentation,
2:30 pm - 17th Annual Oktoberfest At Forest Lodge →
Forest Lodge, 11 Reinman Rd, Warren
10:00 am - NJ Big Flea Antiques Event →
The New Jersey Convention And Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison
4:00 pm - Helping those with Disabilities Training Event →
520 King George Rd, Bernards
8:30 am
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- Friday Night at the Opera: Weber's Deer Freischutz →
Bernards Township Library, 32 S Maple Ave, Bernards
7:30 pm - 5k Run/Walk 'Taking Strides Towards Wellness' →
109 Old York Rd, Bridgewater
9:00 am - Somerset County's Journey Through the Past at Farmstead Arts →
450 King George Rd, Bernards
10:00 am - Light Opera of New Jersey Announces Inaugural LONJ Youth Ensemble Concert →
St Mark's Episcopal Church, 140 S Finley Ave, Bernards
2:00 pm - Somerset County's Journey Through the Past at Farmstead Arts →
450 King George Rd, Bernards
12:00 pm - Drop In Chess Club (grades 3-8) →
Bernards Township Library, 32 S Maple Ave, Bernards
1:30 pm - Friends of Great Swamp NWR October Second Sunday Program →
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, 32 Pleasant Plains Rd
1:30 pm - 7th Annual Bishop Janes UMC Golf Outing →
Basking Ridge Country Club, 185 Madisonville Rd, Bernards
10:00 am
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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