🌱 Kiwanis meeting and 11 more events

Hey there, Portage Lakes! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Love Songs and Late Nights The Dave Banks Big Band at BLU Jazz+
• Quesadilla Night for Tweens and Teens at Portage Lakes Branch Library
• Kiwanis meeting at Portage Lakes Kiwanis Civic Center

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What's black, white, and blue? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 56 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy with rain and drizzle, temps: high: 60, low: 44.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cool, with a high of 54 and low of 38 degrees.

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📸 Around Portage Lakes

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portage Lakes

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★ Featured events ★

Friday May 22

• Love Songs and Late Nights The Dave Banks Big Band →
  BLU Jazz+, 47 E Market St, Akron
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday May 12

• Quesadilla Night for Tweens and Teens
  Portage Lakes Branch Library - Community Room
  6:00 pm

Wednesday May 13

• Kiwanis meeting →
  Portage Lakes Kiwanis Civic Center, 725 Portage Lakes Drive, Akron
  6:30 pm

Thursday May 14

• PLX Knitters and Fiber Crafts
  Portage Lakes Branch Library - Community Room
  2:00 pm
• Raising Backyard Chickens: From Coop to Carton
  Portage Lakes Branch Library - Community Room
  6:00 pm
• Sea Scout Meeting
  Kiwanis Club of Portage Lakes 725 Portage Lakes Drive, Akron, OH 44319
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• AKRON ASTRNOMY CLUB
  Kiwanis Club of Portage Lakes 725 Portage Lakes Drive, Akron, OH 44319
  10:00 am

Sunday May 17

• Astronomy Club of Akron (ACA) Monthly Meeting →
  Portage Lakes Kiwanis Civic Center, 725 Portage Lakes Drive, Akron
  12:00 pm

Monday May 18

• Adult Recess
  Portage Lakes Branch Library - Community Room
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday May 12

• Lake Elementary Field Day
  Lake Elementary AC-Blue Streak Stadium
  7:00 am
• Preschool Prom
  Portage Lakes Branch Library - Community Room
  10:30 am
• A Time to Play
  Springfield-Lakemore Branch Library - Meeting Room
  10:30 am
• Family Storytime
  Green Branch Library - Community Room
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Barberton

• BWXT Announces $1.4 Billion in Contracts for Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (militaryleak.com)

Green

• Kaptur, Dingell hold Toledo town hall focusing on trade, tariffs (bgindependentmedia.org)
• Ohio Lottery Pick 3 Midday, Pick 3 Evening winning numbers for May 10, 2026 (beaconjournal.com)

Akron

• University of Akron Unclasses pair learning with real-world problem solving (cleveland.com)
• Spaghetti Warehouse in Akron closing (cleveland19.com)
• 4 injured in crash involving police cruiser: Akron PD (fox8.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sad zebra (Thank you Mary K. for sending it in!)
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