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🌱 New Year's Eve Celebration and Storytime at Damascus Community Recreation Center and 10 more events
Coming up: Damascus Library Evening Book Discussion on the Damascus Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- New Year's Eve Celebration and Storytime at Damascus Community Recreation Center at Damascus Library
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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Occasional afternoon rain, with a high of 47 and low of 42 degrees.
- Friday: Winds becoming strong, temps: high: 56, low: 24.
- Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; cooler, with a high of 41 and low of 36 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Damascus
★ Featured events ★
- Damascus Library Evening Book Discussion
Damascus Library, 9701 Main St #2, Damascus
7:00 pm
Monday December 22
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Other local events
- New Year's Eve Celebration and Storytime at Damascus Community Recreation Center
Damascus Library , 9701 Main St #2 , Damascus
10:15 am
Wednesday December 31
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10:00 am - Toddler/Preschool Storytime
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10:00 am - Family Storytime
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10:30 am - Damascus Daytime Book Discussion
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Walkersville High School
6:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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