🌱 Books & Bubbles Storytime and 11 more events

Good morning Simsbury Center! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• New World Trio "Old and New Genius" at Saint John’s Episcopal Church
• Turf Tykes at ISCC Fitness Center
• Books & Bubbles Storytime at Simsbury Public Library

... and check out 3 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 stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 75 and low of 54 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, temps: high: 70, low: 49.
• Sunday: Cooler with showers, with a high of 54 and low of 34 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Simsbury Center

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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

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Books & Bubbles Storytime
  Simsbury Public Library , 725 Hopmeadow St , Simsbury
  10:30 am
• Underdog Doubles Exhibition
  Racquets For Life Simsbury Racquet Club , 530 Hopmeadow St , Simsbury
  12:30 pm

Friday April 24

• Simsbury Land Trust Tree Dedication
  Simsbury Public Library , 725 Hopmeadow St , Simsbury
  3:00 pm

Sunday April 26

• Simsbury Chamber Music Festival
  Eno Memorial Hall - Simsbury Senior Center , 754 Hopmeadow St #1 , Simsbury
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Baby Yoga (Ages 9 weeks to Crawling w/Caregiver, Sign Up Online)
  Simsbury Public Library , 725 Hopmeadow St , Simsbury
  10:00 am
• Mindful Nature Journaling for Tweens & Teens (BPL Program @ McMW 4/17/2026)
  Bloomfield, CT Calendar , 1015 Blue Hills Ave , Bloomfield
  2:00 pm
• Pokemon Card Evaluation with Collectable Cafe (BPL Program @ Prosser 4/17/2026)
  Bloomfield, CT Calendar , 1 Tunxis Ave , Bloomfield
  3:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Safe Sitter® Essentials, Essentials with CPR, and Expanded
  Simsbury Volunteer Ambulance , 4 Old Mill Ln , Simsbury
  9:00 am
• TRLC Hike for Earth Day at Wilcox Park
  Marion K Wilcox Park , 46 Hoskins Rd , Bloomfield
  10:00 am
• Wilcox Park Hike (Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy Program)
  Bloomfield, CT Calendar , Wilcox Park 46 Hoskins Road , Bloomfield
  10:00 am
• Watercolor Painting With Jennifer Heil (BPL Program @ McMW 4/18/2026)
  Bloomfield, CT Calendar , 1015 Blue Hills Ave. , Bloomfield
  11:00 am
• Pokémon Club @ Prosser
  Bloomfield Public Library - Prosser , 1 Tunxis Ave , Bloomfield
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Big Y posted a job opening for Frozen Food/Dairy Clerk in Simsbury. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Simsbury

• New state law looks to prevent delays in building CT developments after Farmington Valley mess (wfsb.com)
• Reliable Steps to Prepare Your Home for Sale (stacyknows.com)

Bloomfield

• Bloomfield man killed in home explosion died of smoke inhalation, thermal injuries, officials say (stamfordadvocate.com)

Avon

• Black Bear Sightings Reported In Avon — 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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