🌱 Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Purcellville Music and Arts Festival

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Warm with periods of sun, with a high of 75 and low of 52 degrees.
• Saturday: Warm; a shower in the p.m., temps: high: 83, low: 39.
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 49 and low of 27 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ashville

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Saturday April 25

• Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
  250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Lincoln Caverns Presents: BATS
  Altoona Area Public Library , 1600 5th Ave , Altoona
  10:30 am
• Cow Check-In Storytime & Craft
  Altoona Area Public Library , 1600 5th Ave , Altoona
  3:00 pm
• Turn To Stone - ELO Tribute
  Historic Mishler Theatre/Blair County Arts Foundation , 1208 12th Ave #206 , Altoona
  7:30 pm
• Public Sky Watch
  Canoe Creek State Park , 205 Canoe Creek Rd , Hollidaysburg
  8:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• PENNSYLVANIA STATE BUTTON SOCIETY SPRING SHOW
  Altoona Grand Hotel , 1 Sheraton Dr , Altoona
  9:00 am
• Healthy Kids Day 2026
  Blair Regional YMCA , 1111 Hewit St , Hollidaysburg
  10:00 am

Tuesday April 21

• Recreation Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting
  Patton Township, PA Calendar
  5:30 pm

Saturday April 25

• Altoona Reptile Expo - April 25th, 2026
  St. Therese's Church, Father Kelley Hall , 2412 5th St , Altoona
  9:00 am

Friday May 1

• Bald Eagle Area Varsity Softball @ Penn Cambria
  Penn Cambria High School , 401 Linden Ave , Cresson
  4:30 pm

Saturday May 2

• Spring Open House
  Mount Aloysius College , 7373 Admiral Peary Hwy , Cresson
  10:00 am
• Saint Francis Field Hockey Spring Clinic - Loretto, PA 2026
  DeGol Field , 172 St Catherine St , Loretto
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Department of Justice posted a job opening for Materials Handler Supervisor (Warehouse Worker Foreman) in Loretto. Apply here.
• IICRC posted a job opening for Skilled Carpenter in Loretto. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Altoona

• UPMC Altoona Stroke Support Group offers connection, care ahead of Blair Wellness Expo (wtaj.com)
• The Journey Center in Altoona helps children reach milestones and supports families along the way (wtaj.com)
• Carmosino's: A New Go-To Spot for Classic Comfort Food in Altoona (wtaj.com)

Ebensburg

• $500 prize for hiker who conquers 29 trailhead challenge in PA (wtaj.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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