🌱 Patch AM: From Long Valley To Carnegie Hall: Local Singer To Make Major Debut

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• Long Valley soprano's journey from school stage to Carnegie Hall

Also on today's calendar: 17th Annual Oktoberfest At Forest Lodge and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 73, low: 43.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• From Long Valley To Carnegie Hall: Local Singer To Make Major Debut (patch.com) — Long Valley's own soprano Chelsea Friedlander is set to make her Carnegie Hall debut this December, performing Handel's Messiah after first singing it as a student at West Morris Central High School. She reflects on how those Long Valley performances shaped her career, and locals can hear her live either in New York City or at a closer show in Basking Ridge.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• 17th Annual Oktoberfest At Forest Lodge →
  Forest Lodge, 11 Reinman Rd, Warren
  10:00 am
• Blessing Of The Animals →
  Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 409 East Baldwin Street, Hackettstown
  11:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Bighearted 5K →
  66 Ford Rd., 66 Ford Rd, Denville
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• Periwinkle Skies Pop-Up and Workshop →
  Ethos Farm to Health, 177 West Mill Road, Long Valley
  9:00 am
• Periwinkle Skies Pop-Up →
  Ethos Farm to Health, 177 West Mill Road, Long Valley
  9:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Root to Rise Yoga with Kimberly at Ethos Farm to Health →
  Ethos Farm Organic Market, 177 W Mill Rd, Washington Township
  10:00 am
• WT Democratic Committee's Monthly Food Pantry Drive →
  Washington Twp Public Library, 37 E Springtown Rd, Washington Township
  10:00 am
• Celebrate the Colors of Fall & Sounds of Brass Roots →
  Taphouse Grille, 1930 NJ-57, Hackettstown
  8:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• AppleFest 2026 - Looking for Vendors →
  Tree Licious Orchards, 135 Karrville Rd, Mansfield Township
  9:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Puppy Kindergarten Class →
  My Dog's Got Class, 1271 US-22, Lebanon
  8:30 am
• Morning Meditation October →
  Ethos Farm Organic Market, 177 W Mill Rd, Washington Township
  10:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Cider Pressing at Ralston Cider Mill Museum →
  336 Mendham Rd W, Mendham Township
  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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