Community Corner
🌱 Spellbound: Halloween and 10 more events
Coming up: Book Club: American Black Widow by Gregg Olsen on the Plainfield Patch calendar

Good morning Plainfield! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Spellbound: Halloween at Downtown Carlisle Association
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.
- Friday: A passing afternoon shower, temps: high: 83, low: 53.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 69 and low of 50 degrees.
📸 Around Plainfield
Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!
🗓 Upcoming Events in Plainfield
Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!
★ Featured events ★
- Spellbound: Halloween →
Downtown Carlisle Association, 53 W South St, Carlisle
10:00 am
Wednesday October 21
Want to see your event featured? Click here!
Other local events
📣 Plainfield Shout Outs!
Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!
🗓 Events Nearby
- Book Club: American Black Widow by Gregg Olsen →
The Winery at the Long Shot Farm, 1925 McClure's Gap Road, Carlisle
6:00 pm - Women's Serenity Retreat 2026 →
Bongiorno Conference Center, 430 Union Hall Rd, Carlisle
5:00 pm - Painting With Sam: Fall Creek →
The Winery at the Long Shot Farm, 1925 McClure's Gap Road, Carlisle
6:00 pm - LIVE MUSIC by Stan Hoke →
Totem Pole Ranch & Winery – Carlisle Tasting Room, 940 Cranes Gap Road, Carlisle
6:30 pm - Get to Know Your Sewing Machine →
The Carlisle Tool Library, 735 Factory Street, Carlisle - Build a Wildlife Hibernaculum from Invasive Plants →
The Letort, 1110 S Spring Garden St, Carlisle
9:00 am - LIVE MUSIC by Dave 'Forever Strange' Kaminski →
Totem Pole Ranch & Winery – Carlisle Tasting Room, 940 Cranes Gap Road, Carlisle
6:30 pm - Halloween Drag Brunch →
Castlerigg Wine Shop, 110 South Hanover Street, Carlisle
12:30 pm - Ribbon Cutting: Be Our Guest Academy →
Be Our Guest Academy, 305 S Hanover St, Carlisle
3:30 pm - Pennsylvania Women and Their Fight for the Vote →
Todd Hall, 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle
5:30 pm - October Community Event Day →
The Letort, 1110 S Spring Garden St, Carlisle
9:00 am
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Carlisle. Apply here.
- Genesis HealthCare Corporation posted a job opening for Certified Nurses Aide in Carlisle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plainfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Carlisle
- Army Heritage Center Foundation, Love Carlisle start Veterans Day flag campaign (cumberlink.com)
- New distillery revives historic Carlisle building after over a decade of renovations (local21news.com)
- Photos: The Sentinel's best photos of September 2026 (cumberlink.com)
Newville
- Dirty waffle maker, grease: What Cumberland County restaurant inspectors found (pennlive.com)
Ok Plainfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!
👉 Help make Patch AM better
- Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
- Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
- List items for sale or services offered
We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.