🌱 Murder Mystery Planning Group and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir at Bowie State University
• Murder Mystery Planning Group
• Christmas Cookie Decorating Class & Milkshakes!

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 44 and low of 27 degrees.
• Thursday: A bit of afternoon rain, temps: high: 45, low: 41.
• Friday: Windy with clouds and sun, with a high of 52 and low of 25 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ilchester

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir
  Bowie State University, 14000 Jericho Park Rd, Bowie
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Murder Mystery Planning Group
  Channing Memorial Church Office , 3525 Ellicott Mills Dr , Ellicott City
  10:00 am

Friday December 19

• Christmas Cookie Decorating Class & Milkshakes!
  The Crazy Mason Milkshake Bar Old Ellicott City , 8225 Main St , Ellicott City
  6:30 pm
• Santa Gnome
  Pinot's Palette , Turf Valley Towne Square , 11105 Resort Road Suite 105 , Ellicott City
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Lifeguard Recertification - Ellicott City, MD 2025
  Roger Carter Community Center , 3000 Milltowne Dr , Ellicott City
  9:00 am

Sunday December 21

• Christmas Cookie Decorating Class & Milkshakes!
  The Crazy Mason Milkshake Bar Old Ellicott City , 8225 Main St , Ellicott City
  2:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
  Elkridge Baptist Church , 5929 Setter Dr , Elkridge
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Straight A Breakfast
  Arbutus Middle Halethorpe, MD 21227
  7:30 am
• 3 2 Fun (ages 2-3 with adult) TK
  Elkridge Branch - Howard County Library System , 6540 Washington Blvd , Elkridge
  9:30 am
• Catonsville Comets vs Woodlawn Warriors
  Catonsville High School , 421 Bloomsbury Ave , Catonsville
  4:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Movie: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
  Elkridge 50+ Senior Center , 6540 Washington Blvd , Elkridge
  1:00 pm
• Catonsville Comets vs Franklin Indians
  Catonsville High School , 421 Bloomsbury Ave , Catonsville
  4:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Time For Us: Toddler Play & Learn (ages 18-35 months with adult) TK
  Elkridge Branch - Howard County Library System , 6540 Washington Blvd , Elkridge
  9:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Catonsville

• Shipping them a Faidley's crab cake for the holidays always makes the spirits bright (baltimorepositive.com)
• Our society's crisis of untreated mental illness (baltimoresun.com)
• Oak Crest celebrates 30th anniversary (thebeaconnewspapers.com)

Columbia

• Toy Drives In Columbia: How To Make The Holidays Merry For Everyone (patch.com)

Jessup

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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