🌱 Patch AM: 50-Year Ardmore Business To Close Permanently

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In today's newsletter:

• Beloved Ardmore gift shop closing after 50 years on Lancaster Avenue

Also on today's calendar: Plein Air Exhibition on Display at Wayne Art Center! and 9 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: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 58 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunshine and very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 64. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 92 and low of 68 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 50-Year Ardmore Business To Close Permanently (patch.com) — Longtime Ardmore favorite Past*Present*Future, a gift shop known for its artistic flair, is closing after 50 years as owner and founder Sherry Tillman retires. The Lancaster Avenue store will hold a retirement sale with 20 percent off items starting Monday, and local leaders are urging residents to thank Tillman for her decades of service to the Ardmore community.    

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ardmore

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday June 4

• Plein Air Exhibition on Display at Wayne Art Center! →
  413 Maplewood Ave, Wayne
  5:00 pm

Friday June 5

• Matt Talbot: Urban Mystic →
  St. Denis Gym, 300 E Eagle Rd, Havertown
  7:00 pm

Saturday June 6

• Recycling Day - Anything with a Plug →
  Lower Merion Township Transfer Station, 1300 N Woodbine Ave, Penn Valley
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday June 4

• PW - End of Year Fun Fair (Raindate 6/9)
  Penn Wynne Elementary School PW Field
  6:00 pm

Sunday June 7

• Drag Brunch →
  Ardmore Music Hall, 23 E Lancaster Ave, Ardmore
  1:00 pm

Tuesday June 9

• Futurebirds →
  Ardmore Music Hall, 23 E Lancaster Ave, Ardmore
  5:45 pm
• PW - End of Year Fun Fair - Rain Date
  Penn Wynne Elementary School PW Field
  6:00 pm

Wednesday June 10

• Summer Hummer →
  Wynnewood Valley Park, 1505 Remington Rd, Penn Wynne
  6:30 pm

Saturday June 13

• Kelly Center - Irish America 250 - Havertown Irish Festival →
  50 E Eagle Rd, Havertown
  12:00 pm

Sunday June 14

• 3rd Annual Indivisible Lower Merion IndivsiGather →
  , Haverford
  3:00 pm

Thursday June 18

• Cocktails & Networking with the Ardmore Business Association →
  16 Lancaster Ave, Ardmore
  9:00 am

Monday June 22

• Crusader's Music Camp 2026! →
  St George’s Episcopal Church, 1 W Ardmore Ave, Ardmore
  8:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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• 22 Homes Recently Sold In Haverford: See Where, How Much (patch.com)
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• Summer Stage 2026: A season of courage, community and historic firsts (delcotimes.com)
• Sanctions Order Regarding Certificate of Merit Vacated on Appeal (torttalk.com)

Bryn Mawr

• Jewish biography: Emmy Nöther, mathematician (sdjewishworld.com)
• Graduate Student Hilde Nelson Curates Exhibit at the Fabric Workshop and Museum (brynmawr.edu)

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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!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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