🌱 Summer Farmers' Market and 11 more events

Morning Rome! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale at Waukesha County Expo Center

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 48 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 66, low: 40.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 42 degrees.

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📸 Around Rome

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rome

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3

• 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
  Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  10:00 am

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Other local events

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📣 Rome Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Summer Farmers' Market →
  Bank Five Nine Campus Lot, 155 W Wisconsin Ave, Oconomowoc
  8:00 am
• 2026 Rock River Valley Geological Society 52nd Annual Gem and Mineral Show →
  Jefferson County Fair Park, 503 N Jackson Ave, Jefferson
  10:00 am
• Crow and Sunflowers Wood Board Painting Class →
  123 West Milwaukee Street, Jefferson
  1:00 pm
• 2026 JCRP Fall Festival w/ Tom Tiffany →
  305 Milwaukee Street, Johnson Creek
  4:00 pm

Sunday October 4

• Fall at the Fairgrounds →
  Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 503 N. Jackson Ave., Jefferson
  10:00 am

Monday October 5

• Baby Bounce →
  Jefferson Public Library, 321 South Main St, Jefferson
  11:30 am
• Movie Monday →
  Jefferson Public Library, 321 South Main St, Jefferson
  2:00 pm
• Football: Edgewood vs Fort Atkinson (JV2)
  Fort Atkinson High School Jones Dairy Farm Stadium
  5:00 pm
• Boys Volleyball: Madison Memorial vs Fort Atkinson (JV2/JV/Varsity)
  Fort Atkinson High School Main Gym
  5:00 pm
• Wine Tasting + Pizza Night @ Bella Gusto
  Bella Gusto Italian Deli & Pizzeria, 29 S. Main Street, Oconomowoc
  6:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Identifying and Understanding Waste in Processes
  WCTC | Corporate Training Center, 800 Main St, Building A, Pewaukee
  8:00 am
• Foundational Leadership Development Program
  WCTC | Corporate Training Center, 800 W Main St, Building A, Pewaukee
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Jefferson

• WAW Scholarship Golf Tournament nets over $130,000 for WCC Education Promise Program (reflector.com)
• Local opposition to transmission line be part of 'A Day of Power' in Madison (gazettextra.com)

Johnson Creek

• Community representative forum: Proposed WISE transmission line project still in routing, siting stage (gazettextra.com)
• LMHS October Junior Rotarians (gazettextra.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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