🌱 JAS Gallery and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• St Joseph's Church Goods & Services Auction

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 73 and low of 49 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 47.
• Sunday: Cooler with showers, with a high of 54 and low of 29 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Crystal Lake

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Saturday May 16

• St Joseph's Church Goods & Services Auction
  33 West St, Vernon
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• JAS Gallery
  Arts of Tolland , 22 Tolland Green , Tolland
  1:00 pm
• New Moon Sound Mediation at AKC
  American Karate Center , 175 West Rd #3 , Ellington
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Electronic Recycling and Shredding Event
  Tolland High School , THS Parking Lots , Tolland
  8:00 am
• FUTSAL Spring Soccer Ages 2& 3 years old
  Robert Tedford Memorial Park , CT-140 , Ellington
  10:00 am
• FUTSAL Spring Soccer Ages 2& 3 years old - Ellington, CT 2026
  Robert Tedford Memorial Park , CT-140 , Ellington
  10:00 am
• Read to a Therapy Dog
  Rockville Public Library , 52 Union St , Vernon
  10:30 am

Monday April 20

• Granby Memorial Varsity Softball @ Stafford
  Stafford High School , 145 Orcuttville Rd , Stafford Springs
  4:00 pm
• 2026 IN-HOUSE SPRING SOCCER GRADES 1-2
  Robert Tedford Memorial Park , CT-140 , Ellington
  5:30 pm
• 2026 IN-HOUSE SPRING SOCCER GRADES 1-2 - Ellington, CT 2026
  Robert Tedford Memorial Park , CT-140 , Ellington
  6:30 pm

Wednesday April 22

• POURING THROUGH HISTORY: Connecticut Blood on the Louisiana Bayou, April 14, 1863
  Stafford Cidery , 68 Main St , Stafford Springs
  6:30 pm

Monday April 27

• MASTERCAM MILL ESSENTIALS | APRIL 27-30, 2026 | TOLLAND, CT
  671 Old Post Rd , Tolland
  12:30 pm
• Food Explorers Spring Desserts - Ellington, CT 2026
  Ellington Senior Center , 40 Maple St , Ellington
  5:30 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Vacation Bible School - St Joseph Church Vernon May 22 Registration date
  Join us for our Catholic Bible School at St. Joseph Church in Vernon CT.... (More info)

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🗞 Nearby News

Tolland

• House GOP budget offers big relief but works around spending cap (courant.com)

Somers

• Stephen Kopcik No Fluke, Takes NASCAR Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway (motorsportsnews.net)

Rockville

• In ‘Lorne' doc, ‘SNL' creator doesn't seem keen to retire (yet) (nbcconnecticut.com)
• What to eat in a day and what to avoid for better sleep at night, according to a dietitian (nbcconnecticut.com)
• Looking back at the best NBA game-winning shots from 2025-26 regular season (nbcconnecticut.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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