🌱 CBIA E2: Energy & Environment Council Happy Hour and 13 more events

Good day Blue Hills! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• South Windsor Strawberry Festival
• Creative Writing and Memoir Writing Workshops at St. James's Episcopal Church
• Class of 2026 Graduation at Metropolitan Learning Center for Global and International Studies

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny; hot, less humid, temps: high: 91, low: 59.
• Sunday: Hot; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 64 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Blue Hills

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 13

• South Windsor Strawberry Festival →
  75 Brookfield St, South Windsor
  9:00 am

Monday July 6

• Creative Writing and Memoir Writing Workshops →
  St. James's Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Ave, West Hartford
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday June 12

• Class of 2026 Graduation
  Metropolitan Learning Center for Global and International Studies The Learning Corridor
  5:00 pm
• CAIS Spring Dance đđžđşđž
  Bloomfield School District Arace Cafeteria
  5:30 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Bloomfield High School Graduation
  Bloomfield School District 5 Huckleberry Ln, Bloomfield, CT 06002, USA
  5:00 pm

Wednesday June 17

• CBIA E2: Energy & Environment Council Happy Hour →
  Back East Brewery & Kitchen, 1296 Blue Hills Ave, Bloomfield
  4:00 pm

Thursday June 18

• Crafternoon: Tile Magnets (McMW) →
  Bloomfield Public Library - McMahon Wintonbury Library, 1015 Blue Hills Ave, Bloomfield
  2:00 pm

Friday June 19

• No School - Juneteenth (if in school)
  Metropolitan Learning Center for Global and International Studies Bloomfield, CT 06002
• The Batailles Of The Diaspora: Round 2 →
  Artists Collective Inc, 1200 Albany Ave, Hartford
  5:00 pm

Saturday June 20

• Barnes Aerospace Career Fair →
  Barnes Aerospace Component Repair and Overhaul (CRO) Services Facility, 7 Connecticut S Dr, East Granby
  10:00 am

Monday June 22

• Crochet Chain Challenge for Teens (McMW) →
  Bloomfield Public Library - McMahon Wintonbury Library, 1015 Blue Hills Ave, Bloomfield
  5:30 pm

Wednesday June 24

• Playdough Nature Art: Special Storytime & Craft... →
  Bloomfield Public Library - McMahon Wintonbury Library, 1015 Blue Hills Ave, Bloomfield
  10:30 am

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West Hartford

• Chick-fil-A In West Hartford To Celebrate Local Hunger Relief Efforts (patch.com)
• West Hartford ACOs Miraculously Save Kitten Among Heavy Traffic (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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