🌱 Patch AM: Qigong Workshop and 10 more events

Morning Johnston! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

For details about the shootings at Brown University read Patch coverage here.

Coming up on the calendar:

• Qigong Workshop at Light of Hope
• Library closes at 1 o'clock at Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library
• Library Closed at Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library

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

Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Colder with snow and flurries, with a high of 31 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Very cold; breezy in the a.m., temps: high: 27, low: 18.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 35 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

Tuesday December 16

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

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Other local events

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

Sunday December 14

• Santa's Mobile Workshop: The Ultimate Elf Training Experience! DEC 14th
  Smithfield YMCA , 15 Deerfield Dr , Greenville
  9:00 am
• Flea at Farm Fresh
  Farm Fresh Rhode Island , 10 Sims Ave unit 103 , Providence
  11:00 am
• Chopin Club Musicale
  Music Mansion , 88 Meeting St , Providence
  12:00 pm
• Grinchy Gnome Painting Event!
  Paint and Vino , 150 Main St , Pawtucket
  1:00 pm
• Sunday Trinity Meat & Lobster Raffle
  Trinity Brotherhood Club , 146 Sutton Ave , East Providence
  2:00 pm
• Handel's Messiah with Providence Singers
  Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The VETS) , 1 Ave of the Arts , Providence
  3:00 pm
• RI Philharmonic Orchestra – Handel’s Messiah
  Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School , 667 Waterman Ave , East Providence
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Has anyone been to the place that opened in the China Dynasty?
  As good? Still have the extra dark gooey wings? More expensive? Need to know!!!! (Nextdoor Johnston)
• Firefighters responded to a fire at a law office on Hartford Ave in Johnston.
  5:19AM on Dec 12: A fire breaks out at a law office on Hartford Avenue in Johnston. (Nextdoor )

• Price Rite posted a job opening for Price Rite - Grocery Lead Clerk - Full Time (PRRC) Salary Range $18.00 - $26.00/hr in Johnston. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Johnston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Johnston here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Providence

• Snow could cause slippery driving conditions this weekend (wpri.com)
• Open or off-limits? Which RI tracks are open to the public? (eastbayri.com)

Cranston

• Missing Cranston woman found dead in Providence (wpri.com)
• PPAC Unveils Schools to Participate in 2026 Disney Musicals in Schools Program (broadwayworld.com)
• Former longtime ACI director A.T. Wall dies at 72 (wpri.com)

Providence

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I didn’t lose a tooth, Mom. It’s right here in my pocket.
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