🌱 Silly Solstice Sweater Celebration (ALL AGES) and 11 more events

Good morning Redding! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 🪑 Fresh Start Furniture Giveaway Day at St. Emery School, 108 Biro St, Fairfield, CT, 06825
• Santa Run - 5k, Mile Walk, Santa Dash for kids 8 & under at Waveny Park
• Procrastinators' Holiday Market

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, with a high of 33 and low of 22 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 44, low: 22.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 46 and low of 41 degrees.

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📸 Around Redding

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Redding

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• 🪑 Fresh Start Furniture Giveaway Day
  St. Emery School, 108 Biro St, Fairfield, CT, 06825,
  11:00 am

Saturday December 20

• Santa Run - 5k, Mile Walk, Santa Dash for kids 8 & under
  Waveny Park, 677 South Ave, New Canaan
  8:30 am
• Procrastinators' Holiday Market
  399 Newtown Turnpike, Redding
  1:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Dharma Shop Open for the Holidays (December 6, 7, 13 & 21)
  30 Putnam Park Road,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Silly Solstice Sweater Celebration (ALL AGES)
  Mark Twain Library , 439 Redding Road , Redding
• Early 9:30am Family Story Time (birth-5)
  Mark Twain Library , 439 Redding Road , Redding
  9:30 am
• Family Story Time (birth-5)
  Mark Twain Library , 439 Redding Road , Redding
  10:30 am
• The Quiet Chapter Book Club – Read, Relax, Connect!
  Mark Twain Library , 439 Redding Road , Redding
  1:00 pm
• Candlelight 2025
  Norwalk High School , 23 Calvin Murphy Dr , Norwalk
  7:00 pm
• History Book Club — `Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings' (In-Person)
  Mark Twain Library , 439 Redding Road , Redding
  7:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• The Art of Calm: Meditation with Ancient Wisdom for Modern Lifestyles (Virtual)
  Mark Twain Library , 439 Redding Road , Redding
  12:30 pm
• The Collective @ MTL — Community Pop-Up Market (In-Person)
  Mark Twain Library , 439 Redding Road , Redding
  2:00 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

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