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The Week Ahead: Poetry, Broadway Tails, Why Some People Don't Vote, Cruise Night, Summer Fun And Meetings

The National Weather Service is calling for some unsettled weather over the course of the next week, we'll have a few sunny days, but also some thunderstorms here and there. Check out the National Weather Service website for the latest forecast.

Whether a sunny day at the beach, or a rainy day at home, what better way to spend it than with a good book? That's where the Scranton Memorial Library's "Groundbreaking Reads" comes in. Stop by the library anytime after Monday at 9 a.m. to find out more about this program, and to find out how you can become eligible for a drawing for a new kindle. 

On Tuesday and Friday, enjoy the Summer Movie Matinees, also at Scranton Memorial Library. Popcorn! Soft drinks! And great movies! Showing Tuesday, June 25th: Little Women (1994) "A lush adaptation of the March sisters’ struggles to cope with home life during the Civil War, guided by their wise mother and their own imaginations." 115 min. (PG) And on Friday, July 26th: Field of Dreams, "An Iowa corn farmer, hearing voices, interprets them as a command to build a baseball diamond in his fields. He does, and the Chicago Black Sox come."          107 min (PG). 

Also on Tuesday at the library, check out Broadway Tailsan event sure to please any animal lovers.

Why don't some people vote? The League Of Women Voters--East Shore on Tuesday will try to answer that question at its annual meeting and dinner.

On Wednesday, in Farmington, poetry lovers can check out the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival.

For business owners, on Wednesday, SCORE is offering a programon "how to protect your business." 

Also on Thursday, check out Cruise Night at Bishop's Orchards .

On Friday, Summer Fun at the Greene Gallery continues!

And if you're looking for a fur-ever friend, you might want to save the date for Saturday, there will be an adoption event at Bishop's Orchards in Guilford. 

Guilford Town Meetings scheduled this week are as follows: 

Monday: 

BOE Policy Subcommittee 6:00 PM

BOE Workshop 7:30 PM

Tuesday: 

Guilford High School Building Committee 7:00 PM
East River Preserve Deer Study Committee 7:30 PM

Wednesday:
Zoning Board of Appeals 7:30 PM
Harbor Management Commission 7:30 PM

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