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🌱 PPAA Open Letters Performance and 11 more events
Coming up on the Crafton Patch calendar: Elem. Band Concert at Avalon

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Coming up on the calendar:
- PPAA Open Letters Performance at New Hazlette Theater
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 34 and low of 30 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 42, low: 31.
- Thursday: Cloudy; p.m. rain, breezy, with a high of 55 and low of 29 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Crafton
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- PPAA Open Letters Performance
New Hazlette Theater
7:00 pm
Friday December 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Elem. Band Concert at Avalon
Avalon Elementary auditorium
1:45 pm - Basketball - Junior Varsity Boys vs. Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Home)
Mt. Lebanon High School
6:00 pm - STEM Lab (Evening, Fall/Winter 2025)
Dormont Public Library , 2950 West Liberty Avenue , Pittsburgh
6:30 pm - Basketball - Varsity Boys vs. Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Home)
Mt. Lebanon High School
7:30 pm - Elem. Band Concert at Bellevue
Bellevue Elementary auditorium
1:45 pm - Weekday Open Crafts (Fall/Winter 2025)
Dormont Public Library , 2950 West Liberty Avenue , Pittsburgh
4:00 pm - Allen Stone
Roxian Theatre , 425 Chartiers Ave , McKees Rocks
6:00 pm - Wrestling - Varsity Boys vs. Bethel Park High School (Away)
Bethel Park High School
7:00 pm - MS/HS Choir Concert
Middle/H.S. Auditorium
7:00 pm - A Sherlock Carol
Carnegie Stage , 25 W Main St , Carnegie
7:30 pm - Weekday Storytime (Morning, Fall/Winter 2025)
Dormont Public Library , 2950 West Liberty Avenue , Pittsburgh
10:30 am
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
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- Want to give a big Thank You to our neighbor across the street who, with his snow blower, did all of the one way side of Noble Avenue!
All the sidewalks on both sides of the street, some driveways, some walkways, and even some parking spots! He could have even gone further, I don't… (Nextdoor Central Crafton)
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