🌱 Backyard Foraging & Herbalism and 11 more events

Hey there, Blackwood! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• New Jersey Renaissance Faire
• Backyard Foraging & Herbalism at Mystic Ginger
• The Deutsch '98 Legacy Golf Classic at Ron Jaworski's Valleybrook Country Club

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do Honeydew Melons have to get married in church? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and very hot, with a high of 96 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Sunshine and very hot, temps: high: 97, low: 73.
• Wednesday: An afternoon t-storm; hot, with a high of 95 and low of 56 degrees.

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📸 Around Blackwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Blackwood

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 23

• New Jersey Renaissance Faire →
  1990 Jacksonville Jobstown Rd, Springfield
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday May 24

• Backyard Foraging & Herbalism →
  Mystic Ginger, 36 S Black Horse Pike, Blackwood
  10:00 am

Thursday June 11

• The Deutsch '98 Legacy Golf Classic →
  Ron Jaworski's Valleybrook Country Club, 200 Golfview Dr, Blackwood
  11:00 am

Saturday June 13

• Camille Peruto Music: Greenwood Park - Bells Lake *Live Music Series* →
  Greenwood Park Bells Lake Community Club, 50 Bells Lake Dr, Blackwood
  2:00 pm
• Ren’s Comedy Showcase →
  Ren's Coffeehouse & Books, 26 N Black Horse Pike, Blackwood
  8:00 pm

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📣 Blackwood Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday May 18

• Chipping & Yard Waste Collection
  Borough of Stratford 307 Union Ave, Stratford, NJ 08084
  8:00 am
• Class Activity →
  Gateway Regional School District Gateway Regional High School - Media Center
  8:10 am
• Lacrosse: G/V →
  Gateway Regional School District Gateway Regional High SchoolStadium
  4:00 pm
• Track & Field: Middle School →
  Gateway Regional High School Haddonfield Memorial High School
  4:00 pm
• Pleasantville Varsity Baseball @ Gateway Regional →
  Gateway Regional High School, 775 Tanyard Rd, Woodbury Heights
  4:00 pm
• Baseball: V →
  Gateway Regional School District Gateway Regional High SchoolField- Varsity Baseball
  4:00 pm
• Lacrosse: Boys JV (Location Changed) vs. Haddon Township (Home)
  Cherry Hill East High School DeCou Field 1
  5:15 pm
• Lacrosse: G/JV →
  Gateway Regional School District Gateway Regional High SchoolStadium
  5:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wishing Sebastian a Happy Happy 4th Birthday!
  You bring love into our home & our hearts in so many ways we couldn't love you more Sabby~ Love mommy 🩷 (Nextdoor Hilltop)
• I think on the map it shows up as W.
  Church Street. This is the road that goes around Blackwood Lake. What does it take for this small piece of torn-up road to get resurfaced? This has… (Nextdoor Gloucester Township)

• Lucky Strike Entertainment posted a job opening for Porter in Blackwood. Apply here.
• Jefferson posted a job opening for Food Service Associate (Relief, Days and Evenings) - Washington Twp in Blackwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blackwood here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lindenwold

• N.J. legend leads alma mater to sectional title repeat in first year as head coach (nj.com)

Voorhees

• Voorhees boys, North Hunterdon girls surge to sectional track championships (lehighvalleylive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they cant elope!! (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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