🌱 How new state funding will upgrade Kirkland Art Center’s creative space

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In today's newsletter:

• How new state funding will upgrade Kirkland Art Center’s creative space

Also on today's calendar: Classic Design Luncheon & Lecture: Beyond Blue and White with Genevieve Wheeler-Brown and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 50 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 54.
• Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 6 Local Arts Organizations Get State Support for Repairs (wktv.com) — Kirkland residents can look forward to upgrades at the Kirkland Art Center in Clinton, which is receiving $53,823 in state funding for new equipment, including kilns and a water softening system. The grant is part of a broader New York State Council on the Arts package supporting several arts venues across Oneida and nearby counties.
   

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📸 Around Kirkland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kirkland

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday June 17

• Classic Design Luncheon & Lecture: Beyond Blue and White with Genevieve Wheeler-Brown →
  Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday June 3

• Beginning Instrumental Selection & Registration, Theater
  Clinton Csd Clinton, NY 13323
  6:30 pm

Thursday June 4

• Middle School Spring Concert, Theater
  Clinton Csd Clinton, NY 13323
  6:30 pm

Monday June 8

• Sports Boosters Food Truck Night, Bus Loop
  Clinton Csd Clinton, NY 13323
  5:00 pm

Tuesday June 9

• Regents Exams
  Clinton Csd Clinton, NY 13323
• Wigglers Story Time →
  Kirkland Town Library, 55 1/2 College St, Clinton
  10:30 am
• Board of Education Meeting (Tentative), Comets Library
  Clinton Csd Clinton, NY 13323
  5:30 pm

Thursday June 11

• Senior Awards Night, Theater
  Clinton Csd Clinton, NY 13323
  6:00 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Afternoon Movies →
  Kirkland Town Library, 55 1/2 College St, Clinton
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Beginning Band/Orchestra Parent Night
  Whitesboro Central School District High School
  6:00 pm
• Beginning Instrumental Selection & Registration, Theater
  Clinton Csd Clinton, NY 13323
  6:30 pm

Thursday June 4

• Crafting Group →
  Kirkland Town Library, 55 1/2 College St, Clinton
  1:00 pm
• Middle School Spring Concert, Theater
  Clinton Csd Clinton, NY 13323
  6:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Clinton

• Meteor Explosion Caught on Camera in Rome (wktv.com)
• 2026 New York state high school softball playoff schedule and results (uticaod.com)
• CCS Board Hears Support To Keep Coach (watervilletimes.com)

New Hartford

• Waterville Co-op Seeks Support (watervilletimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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