🌱 OPEN Saturday, 10-1 and 11 more events

What's up Essex! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• End of the Year Thrift Haul Celebration at Beverly Bootstraps Thrift Shop
• Safety 80s Music Dance Party New Year's Eve Extravaganza - Early Show & Late Show at The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar
• Paul D’Angelo’s 11th Annual New Year’s Eve Comedy Show at Larcom Theatre

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy this afternoon, with a high of 38 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Very cold, temps: high: 22, low: 18.
• Saturday: A little morning snow; cold, with a high of 27 and low of 19 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Essex

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 27

• End of the Year Thrift Haul Celebration
  Beverly Bootstraps Thrift Shop, 198 Rantoul St, Beverly
  9:00 am

Wednesday December 31

• Safety 80s Music Dance Party New Year's Eve Extravaganza - Early Show & Late Show
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  4:30 pm
• Paul D’Angelo’s 11th Annual New Year’s Eve Comedy Show
  Larcom Theatre, 13 Wallis St, Beverly
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 27

• OPEN Saturday, 10-1
  Library TOHP Burnham , 30 Martin St , Essex

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 25

• Deck the Halls at Hammond Castle Museum
  Hammond Castle Museum , 80 Hesperus Ave , Gloucester
  9:00 am
• Hammers on Stone: The Granite Industry on Cape Ann
  Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce CAM Green Campus 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA
  10:00 am
• Christmas by the Sea
  Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce 55 Commercial Street Gloucester, MA 01930
  11:30 am
• THE GLASS MENAGERIE by Tennessee Williams
  Gloucester Stage Company , 267 E Main St , Gloucester
  7:30 pm

Friday December 26

• Live Music with Matt Rich
  Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce 33 Commercial St, Gloucester, MA 01930
• Heritage Films with Dan Tremblay: History of the Totem Pole Ballroom
  Hamilton-Wenham Public Library , 14 Union Street , South Hamilton
  11:00 am
• Digital Advice Drop-In
  Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library , 15 Union Street , Manchester-by-the-Sea
  3:00 pm
• Notre Dame Academy Girls Varsity Basketball @ Ipswich
  134 High St , Ipswich
  5:00 pm
• Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe presents One Act Wonders
  Gloucester Stage Company , 267 E Main St , Gloucester
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• Discover Saturdays
  Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Janet & William Ellery James Center, CAM Green
  10:00 am
• Drop In Community Game Day
  Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library , 15 Union Street , Manchester-by-the-Sea
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Gloucester

• From 1812: John Murray's Radical Theology of Hope (patheos.com)
• Man sings Christmas songs for 42 hours straight, attempts world record (spokesman.com)

Ipswich

• Ipswich and Rowley first responders honored for rescuing father and son from house fire (thelocalnews.news)
• All clear, Santa: Firefighters extinguish Rowley chimney fire (thelocalnews.news)
• At 102 years old, Ipswich's Ria Woodman reflects on war, wine, and a good life (thelocalnews.news)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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