🌱 A Christmas Carol and 11 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• The Nutcracker at Shubert Theatre
• A WINTER BALLET - NUTCRACKER on Saturday, December 13th at 12pm or 5pm at Mertens Theatre
• Inaugural “It’s Free To Dream” Gala at Race Brook Country Club

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 36 and low of 21 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 34, low: 23.
• Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 36 and low of 27 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Derby

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• The Nutcracker
  Shubert Theatre, 247 College St, New Haven
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• A WINTER BALLET - NUTCRACKER on Saturday, December 13th at 12pm or 5pm
  Mertens Theatre, 84 Iranistan Ave, Bridgeport
  12:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Inaugural “It’s Free To Dream” Gala
  Race Brook Country Club, 246 Derby Ave, Orange
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• A Christmas Carol
  Kellogg Environmental Center , 500 Hawthorne Ave , Derby
  7:00 pm
• Seymour at Derby
  8 Nutmeg Ave , Derby
  10:30 pm

Monday December 15

• South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority - Consumer Affairs Committee - Regular Meeting
  South Central Connecticut Regional Water District , 90 Sargent Drive , New Haven
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Derby Red Raiders vs Nonnewaug Chiefs
  Derby High School , 75 Chatfield St , Derby
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority - Regular Meeting
  South Central Connecticut Regional Water District , 90 Sargent Drive , New Haven
  12:30 pm
• South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority - Regular Board Meeting - Commercial Business Commitee - Audit-Risk Committee
  South Central Connecticut Regional Water District , 90 Sargent Drive , New Haven
  12:30 pm
• South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority - Representative Policy Board - Regular Meeting
  South Central Connecticut Regional Water District , 90 Sargent Drive , New Haven
  6:30 pm
• Board of Education - Regular Meeting
  Derby Middle School , 73 Chatfield St. , Derby
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Elderly Housing Liaison Committee
  silver brook estates , 100 Red Cedar Rd , Orange
  12:00 pm
• SMS Gingerbread Wars
  Seymour Middle School Seymour, CT 06483
  6:00 pm
• SHS Meet the Coaches
  Seymour High School Seymour, CT 06483
  6:00 pm
• Woodbridge Cookbook Club: Cookie Swap
  Woodbridge, CT Calendar , 10 Newton Road , Woodbridge
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Night Crew Clerk in Derby. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Ansonia

• Ansonia Neighbors Question Age-Restricted Housing Proposal (newhavenindependent.org)
• Nine dogs graduate from Connecticut K9 training program (wtnh.com)
• Ansonia DTC chair charged with operating under the influence, police say (nhregister.com)

Shelton

• Shelton Man Sentenced In COVID-19 Relief Funds Fraud Case: Feds (patch.com)

Seymour

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-- The Patch AM Team

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