🌱 Patch AM: Kickboxing for Closers and 11 more events

Hi there, Johnston! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Cultural Survival Bazaar at The WaterFire Arts Center
• Kickboxing for Closers
• Qigong Workshop at Light of Hope

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Brisk and quite cold, with a high of 25 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: Turning cloudy; not as cold, temps: high: 33, low: 24.
• Wednesday: Not as cold, with a high of 46 and low of 24 degrees.

📸 Around Johnston

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Johnston

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Cultural Survival Bazaar
  The WaterFire Arts Center, 475 Valley St, Providence
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday December 16

• Kickboxing for Closers
  1010 Plainfield St , Johnston
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Qigong Workshop
  Light of Hope , 245 Phenix Ave , Cranston
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• Library closes at 1 o'clock
  Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library , 1 Memorial Avenue , Johnston

Thursday December 25

• Library Closed
  Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library , 1 Memorial Avenue , Johnston

Saturday December 27

• Taco Barn – Johnston, RI
  Taco Barn , 198 Putnam Pike , Johnston
  9:00 pm

📣 Johnston Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• End of Year Celebration
  Community Health Worker Association of Rhode Island , 600 Mt Pleasant Ave , Providence
  2:00 pm
• Harmony Café – Manville, RI
  Harmony Cafe , 47 Summer St , Manville
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Deadline for December
  Lincoln, RI Calendar Lincoln, RI 02865
• Latinx CHW Support Group
  Community Health Worker Association of Rhode Island , 600 Mt Pleasant Ave , Providence
  5:00 pm
• Business After Hours at Bleu Bell
  East Greenwich Chamber of Commerce , 580 Main St , East Greenwich
  5:30 pm
• Central at Smithfield
  Smithfield High School , 90 Pleasant View Ave , Smithfield
  7:00 pm
• Town Council
  Lincoln, RI Calendar , 100 Old River Road , Lincoln
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• All 4 Paws Dog and Cat Grooming still has some openings before Christmas !
  We moved to 300 Morgan Ave. Come check out our beautiful new salon. Our holiday backdrop will be up to take photos of your pup after their groom. … (Nextdoor Loxley Dr)
• To anyone that believes that a door-to-door salesperson, walking up to your door and ringing the doorbell is considered trespassing, it’s not!
  Homeowners are considered to give implied permission for members of the public to: • Walk up a normal access route (driveway, front walk) •… (Nextdoor Smithfield and Places)

• Burlington Coat Factory Corporation posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Johnston. Apply here.
• PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Part Time in Johnston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Johnston here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Providence

• Boys Hoops: EG Bests NP, 57-56, in League Opener (eastgreenwichnews.com)
• Snow could cause slippery driving conditions this weekend (wpri.com)
• Nine Rhode Island State Senators want to decide where and how you may protest (progressive-charlestown.com)

Providence

• 'We all panicked and ran': Brown University freshman speaks after deadly shooting (ketv.com)
• Schumer says ‘sickening events have become far too normal' after weekend shootings (thehill.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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