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🌱 Music, Movement & Movies and 11 more events
And on the East Newark Patch calendar - Franciscan Charities 5K Run & Walk Fundraiser
What's up East Newark! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Franciscan Charities 5K Run & Walk Fundraiser at South Mountain Reservation
- Music, Movement & Movies at Newark Arts
- Nyah Beauty - Sip and Soap at Newark Arts
... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
- Saturday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 75 and low of 69 degrees.
📸 Around East Newark
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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Newark
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★ Featured events ★
- Franciscan Charities 5K Run & Walk Fundraiser →
South Mountain Reservation, Cherry Ln, West Orange
9:00 am
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Music, Movement & Movies →
Newark Arts New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), 1 Center St, Newark, NJ, 07102, United States
6:00 pm - Nyah Beauty - Sip and Soap
Newark Arts Nyah Beauty, 145 Court Street, Maker Shop 4, Newark
7:00 pm - Girls Soccer - Canning
Kearny High School Kearny, NJ 07032
8:00 am - A Day to Create
Newark Arts 44 William St.,Newark, NJ, William Street 44, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
12:00 pm - Summer Bridge Program
Newark Public School District Newark School of Architecture & Interior Design, 155 Jefferson St
8:30 am - Summer Bridge
Newark Public School District Bard Early College High School, 321 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ
8:30 am - Board of Education Meeting
Franklin Elementary School Kearny, NJ 07032
6:30 pm - People's Open Mic: Youth Edition
Newark Arts New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), 1 Center St, Newark, NJ, 07102, United States
4:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
Wednesday August 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Senior Freeze Property Tax Relief Application
City of Jersey City St. Aloysius Church Duffy Hall
6:00 am - Household Bulk Pickup →
South Orange Recycling - South Orange NJ 07079
7:00 am - Bachathursdays (FREE SOCIAL) →
Newark Arts Lancers Restaurant & Bar, 459 Ferry St , Newark, NJ 07105, Newark, N, 07105, United States
8:00 am - JCCS Court Outreach @ St. Lucy's Shelter
City of Jersey City St. Lucy's Emergency Shelter, 619 Grove St., Jersey City, NJ 07
9:00 am
Thursday August 20
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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