🌱 FORT MYERS / S.W.F.L. JobLink 2026 Job Fair Happening 4/29 and 12 more events

Coffee in hand, Manasota Key? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Guitar Groove: A Fun 6-week Beginner Guitar Course, Week 2 at Elsie Quirk Library
• Guitar Groove Level 2: The Next Step Week 2 at Elsie Quirk Library
• Forty Carrots: Partners in Play® at Elsie Quirk Library

... and check out 6 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: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
• Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manasota Key

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Saturday April 18

• Guitar Groove: A Fun 6-week Beginner Guitar Course, Week 2
  Elsie Quirk Library , 100 W. Dearborn Street , Englewood
  10:15 am
• Guitar Groove Level 2: The Next Step Week 2
  Elsie Quirk Library , 100 W. Dearborn Street , Englewood
  11:30 am

Monday April 20

• Forty Carrots: Partners in Play®
  Elsie Quirk Library , 100 W. Dearborn Street , Englewood
  10:15 am
• Cabochon Glass Bead Magnets
  Elsie Quirk Library , 100 W. Dearborn Street , Englewood
  10:30 am

Tuesday April 21

• Quirky Readers
  Elsie Quirk Library , 100 W. Dearborn Street , Englewood
  10:30 am
• Tech Navigator
  Elsie Quirk Library , 100 W. Dearborn Street , Englewood
  2:00 pm
• EQ Craft Crew: Mythical Mayhem
  Elsie Quirk Library , 100 W. Dearborn Street , Englewood
  3:45 pm
• Focus on Creativity: Creative Dramatics - Week 5
  Elsie Quirk Library , 100 W. Dearborn Street , Englewood
  4:30 pm

Wednesday April 29

• FORT MYERS / S.W.F.L. JobLink 2026 Job Fair Happening 4/29
  Drury Inn & Suites Fort Myers Airport FGCU , 9950 University Plaza Dr , Fort Myers
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• The Archaeology of Indian Mound Park
  Elsie Quirk Public Library 100 W. Dearborn Street, Englewood, FL, 34223, US
  11:00 am
• Brain Health 101
  Elsie Quirk Public Library 100 W. Dearborn Street, Englewood, FL, 34223, US
  2:00 pm
• Joey Damiano at Ken & Barb's
  Ken & Barb's Grove City Kitchen , 2000 Oyster Creek Dr , Englewood
  5:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Guitar Groove: A Fun 6-week Beginner Guitar Course, Week 2
  Elsie Quirk Public Library 100 W. Dearborn Street, Englewood, FL, 34223, US
  10:15 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Englewood

• Time to Give Back: Lemon Bay Conservancy's 2026 Giving Challenge Runs April 15-16 (englewoodreview.com)
• Celebrate Creativity: Art on Dearborn Art and Craft Show Is Back April 18 & 19 (englewoodreview.com)
• Michael Melton to run for Charlotte County Commission (yoursun.com)

Venice

• Evening Under the Stars Celebrates Motown Magic (nationaltoday.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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