🌱 Freedom Delayed: An Introduction to Juneteenth and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Classic Design Luncheon & Lecture: Beyond Blue and White with Genevieve Wheeler-Brown at Jay Heritage Center
• Beginning Band/Orchestra Parent Night at Whitesboro Central School District
• Freedom Delayed: An Introduction to Juneteenth

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

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, with a high of 81 and low of 49 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 54.
• Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 62 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yorkville

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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 Band/Orchestra Parent Night
  Whitesboro Central School District High School
  6:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Freedom Delayed: An Introduction to Juneteenth →
  Utica Public Library, 303 Genesee St, Utica
  6:00 pm

Monday June 8

• Senior Coffee and Chat →
  Utica Public Library, 303 Genesee St, Utica
  10:00 am

Tuesday June 9

• Regents Exams
  Utica City SD Utica, NY 13501
• Board of Education Meeting
  Whitesboro Central School District Admin Building
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Town Board Meeting
  Town of New Hartford Municipal Building/Town Hall at 8635 Clinton Street, New Hartford, New York 13413
  6:00 pm
• Page Turners Book Club →
  Dunham Public Library, 76 Main St, Whitesboro
  6:00 pm
• Beginning Band/Orchestra Parent Night
  Whitesboro Central School District High School
  6:00 pm
• SH/District Choir Concert - JAMPAC
  New Hartford Central Schools New Hartford, NY 13413
  7:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Story Hour! →
  New Hartford Public Library, 2 Library Ln, New Hartford
  10:30 am
• SH Band/Orchestra Concert - JAMPAC
  New Hartford Central Schools New Hartford, NY 13413
  7:00 pm

Friday June 5

• Bradley Spring Carnival
  New Hartford Central Schools New Hartford, NY 13413
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member NY in Yorkville. Apply here.
• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Store Sales Merchandiser in Utica. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yorkville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Whitesboro

• 2026 New York state high school softball playoff schedule and results (uticaod.com)

Utica

• Bears alum NJCAA D3 National Champion (howellcountynews.com)
• Back 2 Work: June 1–June 5 (wktv.com)
• Calabria Coffee in New Hartford Village celebrates 5 years of community (uticaod.com)

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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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