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Coming up on the Scotch Plains Patch calendar: Why We Dance Brings Free AfroBeats Dance Workshop to Fanwood on August 30

Greetings Scotch Plains! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Why We Dance Brings Free AfroBeats Dance Workshop to Fanwood on August 30 at 154 Forest Road, Fanwood NJ
- Mean Girls, The Musical: LIVE ON STAGE at the Dunellen Theatre at Dunellen Theatre
- Ensuring a Legacy Defined by Your Intention, not by Default at New Providence Presbyterian Church
... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
- Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
- Tuesday: Hot; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Scotch Plains
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★ Featured events ★
- Why We Dance Brings Free AfroBeats Dance Workshop to Fanwood on August 30 →
154 Forest Road, Fanwood NJ,
3:00 pm - Mean Girls, The Musical: LIVE ON STAGE at the Dunellen Theatre →
Dunellen Theatre, 458 North Ave, Dunellen
8:00 pm
Sunday August 30
Friday September 11
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Other local events
- Ensuring a Legacy Defined by Your Intention, not by Default →
New Providence Presbyterian Church, 1307 Springfield Ave, New Providence
9:30 am - Virtual Author Talk with David Stewart on the Democracy We Must Keep →
Scotch Plains Public Library, 1927 Bartle Ave, Scotch Plains
2:00 pm - Enhancing Clinical Excellence at Overlook Medical Center. →
New Providence Presbyterian Church, 1307 Springfield Ave, New Providence
9:30 am - Library Talk: The Lost Cities of the Mayans →
Scotch Plains Public Library, 1927 Bartle Ave, Scotch Plains
7:00 pm - Free Family Service for Erev Rosh Hashanah at Congregation Beth Israel →
Congregation Beth Israel, 1920 Cliffwood St, Scotch Plains
5:30 pm - Jazz concert at Fanwood's Carriage House →
135 Watson Rd, Fanwood
7:00 pm - Louis Armstrong: The Early Years →
New Providence Presbyterian Church, 1307 Springfield Ave, New Providence
9:30 am - Willow Tree Children's Chorus →
Willow Grove Presbyterian Church, 1961 Raritan Rd, Scotch Plains
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Tuesday September 8
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Tuesday September 15
Thursday September 17
📣 Scotch Plains Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- WILLIAMS HONOR CONCERT →
Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
6:00 pm - Monday ESL Conversation Group →
South Plainfield Public Library, 2484 Plainfield Ave, South Plainfield
10:30 am - Outdoor Activities
North Plainfield Library North Plainfield branch -
10:30 am - Red Bank Regional Boys Varsity Soccer @ Colonia →
Colonia High School, 180 East St, Colonia
11:00 am
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
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- Springfield Collectibles — (973) 715-6543
- Somerset Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery — (908) 222-0070
- Fairways at Cranford — (908) 913-8138
- Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
- Keta Medical Center — (201) 730-4515
- Orange Mattress — (732) 428-4125
- Cranford Performance Institute — 9089340055
- BONJOUR Home Care — (908) 447-4896
- 24 HOUR Home Care NJ — (908) 912-6342
- PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
- The Pool Boss — (973) 823-7007
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Library Talk: The Lost Cities of the Mayans —Scotch Plains Public Library Read on Patch
- Virtual Author Talk with David O. Stewart —Scotch Plains Public Library Read on Patch
- Congregation Beth Israel Announces New Executive Director and New Director of Education —Laura Queller Read on Patch
- Banana Republic, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Central Av-Westfield in Westfield. Apply here.
- QuickChek Fresh Convenience posted a job opening for Team Member - Part Time in Clark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Scotch Plains here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fanwood
- Fanwood's Tai Cooper to Face Linden's Jimmy Diaz in Union County Clerk Race (tapinto.net)
Westfield
- Marcus & Millichap Sells $5.9M Mixed-Use Property in Westfield, New Jersey (cremarketbeat.com)
- Sweet Sounds Encore: 4 More Nights of Music and Entertainment Planned in Downtown Westfield (tapinto.net)
- 'The Whisper Man,' Filmed Partly in Westfield, Now Out on Netflix (tapinto.net)
Plainfield
- Bernel Harrison Signs Off After 25 Years of Policing and Mentoring Plainfield (tapinto.net)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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