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🌱 Prouty Girls Varsity Basketball @ Oxford and 11 more events
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Coming up on the calendar:
- The Best Flippin' Card Show Central Mass
- Annual Family Holiday Pops at Mechanics Hall
- Prouty Girls Varsity Basketball @ Oxford
... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!
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- Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 31 and low of 24 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 43, low: 26.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 45 and low of 40 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oxford
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★ Featured events ★
- The Best Flippin' Card Show Central Mass
1 College St, Worcester
9:00 am - Annual Family Holiday Pops
Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St, Worcester
4:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
- Prouty Girls Varsity Basketball @ Oxford
Oxford High School , 100 Carbuncle Dr , Oxford
6:00 pm - OHS Band/Chorus Concert
Oxford High Oxford, MA 01540
6:00 pm - OHS Band/Chorus Concert?
Oxford High Oxford, MA 01540
6:00 pm - Oxford High School vs. Southbridge High School
Oxford High School , 100 Carbuncle Dr , Oxford
6:00 pm - Sugar Plum Pajama Party
Aspire Dance Center , 278 Main St , Oxford
5:00 pm - Annual Family Holiday Pops
Mechanics Hall , 321 Main St , Worcester
4:00 pm - Leicester Boys JV Basketball @ Oxford
Oxford High School , 100 Carbuncle Dr , Oxford
6:30 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Baby-toddler Storytime (ages 0-3)
Auburn, MA Calendar , 369 Southbridge Street , Auburn
10:00 am - Baby-Toddler Storytime with Miss Caitlin (ages 0-3)
Merriam Room Auburn Public Library , 369 Southbridge Street , Auburn
10:00 am - Kids Crafternoon
Merriam Room Auburn Public Library , 369 Southbridge Street , Auburn
3:30 pm - SWIS Honor Chorus Concert-SWIS
Swanson Road Intermediate School Auburn, MA 01501
4:00 pm - Knitting Group
Merriam Room Auburn Public Library , 369 Southbridge Street , Auburn
5:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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