🌱 Patch AM: Play Baby Play and 12 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Twos and Threes Together at Westminster Branch Library
• Family Storytime at Westminster Branch Library
• Jazz Through the AgeZ at Carroll Arts Center

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the hammer say after getting an A on a test? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 56 and low of 34 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, temps: high: 54, low: 41.
• Friday: Cloudy with occasional rain, with a high of 57 and low of 49 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westminster

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday January 8

• Dead Love Triangle
  City Park Gaming & Brew Room CPGB Room, 133 E Main St Suite 1G Rear, Westminster
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday January 8

• Twos and Threes Together
  Westminster Branch Library , 50 East Main Street , Westminster
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime
  Westminster Branch Library , 50 East Main Street , Westminster
  11:00 am
• Jazz Through the AgeZ
  Carroll Arts Center , 91 W Main St , Westminster
  6:00 pm

Friday January 9

• Play Baby Play
  50 E Main St , Westminster
  10:00 am
• Friday Night Weekly Bingo Westminster Fire Department 5:30pm-10pm
  John Street Quarters , 28 John St , Westminster
  5:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• KIDS WORKSHOP SERIES: Make It & Take It
  Carroll Arts Center , 91 West Main Street , Westminster
• Maryland Wear and Carry, (Fringerprints)
  Paradigm Firearms Training , 525 Old Westminster Pike , Westminster
  10:00 am

Monday January 12

• Carroll County Workforce Development Job Seeker assistance
  224 N Center St , Westminster
  9:00 am

Monday January 19

• Mr. Jon & Friends
  Church of the Ascension, 23 N. Court Street, Westminster, MD 21157
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday January 7

• Family Storytime
  North Carroll Branch Library , 2255 Hanover Pike , Hampstead
  10:00 am
• Risky Business: Fraud and Scam Protection
  North Carroll Branch Library , 2255 Hanover Pike , Hampstead
  1:00 pm
• Family Fun Night
  North Carroll Branch Library , 2255 Hanover Pike , Hampstead
  6:30 pm
• Common Ground on the Hill Jam Sessions
  Carroll County Arts Council , 91 W Main St , Westminster
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Reisterstown

• Xfinity coming to Baltimore's Reisterstown Plaza (thedailyrecord.com)
• Man found shot multiple times on Reisterstown Road (shorenewsnetwork.com)
• Fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack brings fresh division to the US Capitol (wmar2news.com)

Owings Mills

• James Franklin continues plucking Penn State transfers to Virginia Tech (fightinggobbler.com)

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