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🌱 Patch AM: Santa Run - 5k, Mile Walk, Santa Dash for kids 8 & under and 11 more events
Also, don't miss Brunch with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Blackbird's Nest! on the Monroe Patch calendar

Cheers Monroe! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Brunch with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Blackbird's Nest!
- Technology Investing: Is A.I. opportunity or hype?
- Santa Run - 5k, Mile Walk, Santa Dash for kids 8 & under at Waveny Park
... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!
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Find out what's happening in Monroefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Breezy and colder, with a high of 39 and low of 30 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and windy, temps: high: 46, low: 21.
- Monday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 36 and low of 26 degrees.
📸 Around Monroe
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monroe
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★ Featured events ★
- Brunch with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Blackbird's Nest!
577 Hawley Ln, Stratford
9:00 am - Technology Investing: Is A.I. opportunity or hype?
3 Corporate Dr, Shelton
12:00 pm
Sunday December 21
Wednesday January 14
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Other local events
- Santa Run - 5k, Mile Walk, Santa Dash for kids 8 & under
Waveny Park , 677 South Ave , New Canaan
8:30 am - Brunch with Santa at Marcello's Italian Eatery in Monroe, CT
477 Main St , Monroe
11:30 am - Holiday Concert: Stefano Russo
Lovell Room
2:00 pm - Andy Cooney
Edmond Town Hall , 45 Main St , Newtown
7:00 pm - MadHouse Party Band: Madhouse I Pub 67 Holiday Jam I Seymour CT
Pub 67 , 225 West St , Seymour
7:00 pm - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
371 Old Zoar Rd , Monroe
4:00 pm - Mahjongg Club
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library , 733 Monroe Turnpike , Monroe
5:00 pm
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Wednesday December 24
Monday December 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Café Conversation
AFNWCT , 1 Pomperaug Office Pk , Southbury
10:00 am - Ugly Sweater Contest and Social Hour
Oxford Public Library , 49 Great Oak Rd , Oxford
10:00 am - Storytime at the Bethel Library
Bethel Public Library , 189 Greenwood Ave , Bethel
10:30 am - CT Hurricanes - Holiday Brass
Quarry Walk Oxford , 300 Oxford Rd , Oxford
11:00 am - Derby, CT - Holi-Gay Drag Brunch - Twisted Vine
Twisted Vine Restaurant , 285 Main St , Derby
12:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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Quality Childcare & Preschool for children 6 wks to 6 years
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- When the high winds blow, have a plan.
• Drive safely and watch for loose debris or downed power lines. • If you see a downed wire, stay inside and call 9-1-1. • Always assume a downed… (Nextdoor )
- Easton, Redding & Region 9 Public School Districts posted a job opening for Samuel Staples Elementary School: Behavior Technician in Easton. Apply here.
- Big Y Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Food Service Clerk in Newtown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monroe here.
🗞 Nearby News
Easton
- ZBA Denies Resident's Appeal to Revoke Greiser's Coffee & Market Permit (eastoncourier.news)
Newtown
- Everything You Need to Know About I-95 Morning Show After Dark Coming to Newtown (i95rock.com)
Oxford
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