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

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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!)

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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🗓 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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