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Coming up on the Meriden Patch calendar: Tim Eriksen & Peter Irvine

Good day Meriden! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Tim Eriksen & Peter Irvine at Middletown House Concert Series
- String of Pearls Big Band - Dinner and Dancing! at Casa Mia at the Hawthorne
- Wallingford Senior Center Tag Sale at Wallingford Senior Center
... and check out 15 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
- Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 81, low: 62.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 79 and low of 70 degrees.
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★ Featured events ★
- Tim Eriksen & Peter Irvine →
Middletown House Concert Series,
7:30 pm - String of Pearls Big Band - Dinner and Dancing! →
Casa Mia at the Hawthorne, 2421 Berlin Tpke, Berlin
5:00 pm - Wallingford Senior Center Tag Sale →
Wallingford Senior Center, 238 Washington St, Wallingford
9:00 am - Connecticut Bead Society Annual Bead Bazaar This Saturday, Sept. 12! →
Elks Lodge #771, 44 Maynard St, Middletown
10:00 am - Back to School Open House at NHAOPA →
New Haven Academy of Performing Arts, 597 Main St, East Haven
1:00 pm - Oddfellows Playhouse Fall Programming for ages 1 to 20 begins September 12, 2026 →
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, 128 Washington St, Middletown
9:00 pm - 2nd Annual Car Show: Fueling Futures! →
St. Luke Catholic School, 133 Bristol St, Southington
9:00 am - Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm - Free Fraud Prevention Seminar Featuring Detective Houlihan of Wallingford Police Department →
Finex Credit Union, 159 S Turnpike Rd, Wallingford
9:00 am
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Saturday September 19
Wednesday September 23
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Other local events
- Intro to Adobe Creative Cloud →
Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St, Meriden
3:00 pm - What's Next? Book Club →
Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St, Meriden
6:30 pm - The Night Owls Writing Group →
105 Miller St, Meriden
6:00 pm - Life Hacks: The Let Them Theory Book Discussion →
105 Miller St, Meriden
3:00 pm - Come Quilt with Us! A New Day Time Group! →
1261 S Main St, Southington
12:30 pm - Beginner-Friendly Square Dance Lessons →
The United Church of Christ Southbury, 283 Main St N, Southbury
7:30 pm - Franco's Comedy For Your Cause Presents An Evening Of Comedy →
The Bradley Home, 320 Colony St, Meriden
7:00 pm - Arc Run 2026 →
200 Research Pkwy, Meriden
9:00 am - Spanish Community of Wallingford School of Music Mariachi and Dance Performance →
Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St, Meriden
1:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Monday September 14
Tuesday September 15
Thursday September 17
Saturday September 19
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Cheshire
- Free Bulky Waste, Electronics & Mattress Recycling Event To Be Held In Cheshire (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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