🌱 Teen Anime Club at Griffith-Calumet Branch Library and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Sixteen Candles at Avenue 912
• Competition Shoot at Izaak Walton League Griffith
• Taste of Izaak Walton at Izaak Walton League Griffith

... 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: Breezy and warmer, with a high of 83 and low of 48 degrees.
• Saturday: Windy and cooler, temps: high: 55, low: 36.
• Sunday: Breezy in the a.m.; sunshine, with a high of 51 and low of 33 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Griffith

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 17

• Sixteen Candles
  Avenue 912, 202 W Ridge Rd, Griffith
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Competition Shoot
  Izaak Walton League Griffith , 1532 E Main St , Griffith
• Taste of Izaak Walton
  Izaak Walton League Griffith , 1532 E Main St , Griffith

Wednesday April 22

• Teen Anime Club at Griffith-Calumet Branch Library
  Griffith-Calumet Township Branch of the Lake County Library , 1215 E 45th Ave , Griffith
  11:30 am

Thursday April 23

• Cubs & Sox Tie-Dye Party
  Bridges Scoreboard Restaurant , 121 N Griffith Blvd , Griffith
  6:00 pm

Friday April 24

• STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Crown Point
  1000 N Main St , Crown Point
  5:00 pm
• The Absolutely Dreadful Drag Show
  Avenue 912 , 202 W Ridge Rd , Griffith
  7:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Spring Into Business Networking Event
  The Atlas Room , 128 N Broad St , Griffith
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Bravo Johnny - Avenue 912's 5 Year Anniversary Party!!
  Avenue 912 , 202 W Ridge Rd , Griffith
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Lake County Carnival 2026
  Lincoln Community Center , 2450 Lincoln St , Highland
  5:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• KICK OFF- Free pizza, games, and a chance to meet new people in Indiana!
  The Daily Drip , 710 Joliet St , Dyer
  6:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Exceptional Education Resource Night
  Crown Point High School Cafeteria
  5:30 pm
• Adult Heels
  Dancin' Around Dance Studio , 312 Ridge Rd , Munster
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Griffith. Apply here.
• Burlington posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Highland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Griffith here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Highland

• Highland native MacFarlane departs CBS (timeshudsonvalley.com)
• DeMotte Man Charged After Alleged Street Racing And OWI In Portage (regionnewssource.org)

Schererville

• Lake Station names Christine Pepa as first woman school chief (chicagotribune.com)

Gary

• Gary takes center stage as Michael Jackson biopic premieres at home (mirrorindy.org)
• The ‘King Of Pop' Got His Start In This Tiny 672-Square-Foot Bungalow—And It's Less Than An Hour From Chicago (secretchicago.com)
• NAREB affordable homeownership bus tour targets Black homeownership gap (housingwire.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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