🌱 Richmond Flying Squirrels at Hartford Yard Goats and 11 more events

What's up Blue Hills! 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:

• New World Trio "Old and New Genius" at Saint John’s Episcopal Church
• Turf Tykes at ISCC Fitness Center
• WHY's Spring Celebration! at West Hartford Yoga

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 76 and low of 51 degrees.
• Saturday: A thick cloud cover, temps: high: 69, low: 50.
• Sunday: Cloudy, showers; cooler, with a high of 57 and low of 33 degrees.

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📸 Around Blue Hills

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Blue Hills

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday April 19

• New World Trio "Old and New Genius"
  Saint John’s Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Ave, West Hartford
  2:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Turf Tykes
  ISCC Fitness Center, 1375 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury
  9:00 am

Saturday April 25

• WHY's Spring Celebration!
  West Hartford Yoga, 23 Brook St, West Hartford
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Friday April 17

• Richmond Flying Squirrels at Hartford Yard Goats
  Dunkin' Park , 1214 Main St , Hartford
  7:00 pm
• Hasan Hates Ronny: Ronny Chieng & Hasan Minhaj
  William H. Mortensen Hall , 166 Capitol Ave , Hartford
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Sam Pursey w/ Pat Brown @ Back East Brewing
  Back East Brewery & Kitchen , 1296 Blue Hills Ave , Bloomfield
  5:00 pm
• Sam Pursey @ Back East Brewing
  Back East Brewery & Kitchen , 1296 Blue Hills Ave , Bloomfield
  5:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Storytime & Craft Hour (McMW)
  Bloomfield Public Library - McMahon Wintonbury Library , 1015 Blue Hills Ave , Bloomfield
  10:30 am

Thursday April 23

• "Read Like a Detective" Family Literacy Night
  Bloomfield School District , 1 Filley St , Bloomfield
  5:30 pm
• Shad Derby Trivia Contest
  Back East Brewery & Kitchen , 1296 Blue Hills Ave , Bloomfield
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• 18th Annual Samba Fest
  Austin Arts Center , 300 Summit St , Hartford
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Practice English at Faxon (FX)
  West Hartford Public Library , 1073 New Britain Avenue , West Hartford
  10:00 am
• Stafford Varsity Softball @ Windsor
  Windsor High School , 50 Sage Park Rd , Windsor
  12:00 pm
• Mindful Nature Journaling for Tweens & Teens (BPL Program @ McMW 4/17/2026)
  Bloomfield, CT Calendar , 1015 Blue Hills Ave , Bloomfield
  2:00 pm
• Friday Afternoon Movie: Zootopia 2 (NWL)
  West Hartford Public Library , 20 South Main Street , West Hartford
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Hartford

• Lamont introduces commission to evaluate Connecticut K-12 education funding (wtnh.com)
• Shrinkflation costs average family $41 more per year at grocery store (wfsb.com)

Windsor

• Windsor Special Meeting Fails To Move Broad Street Diet Vote (patch.com)

West Hartford

• Black Bear Sightings Reported In West Hartford — Here’s How Many So Far In 2026 (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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