🌱 Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 12 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Frederick Welcome Spring on the Creek Art & Crafts Show at Carroll Creek Park
• Craft Supply and Material SWAP at Williamsport Memorial Library
• Toddler Time at Williamsport Memorial Library

... and check out 7 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: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 54 degrees.
• Saturday: Very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 52. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 61 and low of 38 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Downsville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Frederick Welcome Spring on the Creek Art & Crafts Show
  Carroll Creek Park, Carroll Creek Linear Park, Frederick
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Craft Supply and Material SWAP
  Williamsport Memorial Library , 104 East Potomac Street , Williamsport

Monday April 20

• Toddler Time
  Williamsport Memorial Library , 104 East Potomac Street , Williamsport
  11:00 am
• Wiggles & Giggles Toddler Playtime
  Williamsport Memorial Library , 104 East Potomac Street , Williamsport
  11:30 am

Tuesday April 21

• Craft Supply and Material SWAP
  Williamsport Memorial Library , 104 East Potomac Street , Williamsport
• Journaling Through Art
  Williamsport Memorial Library , 104 East Potomac Street , Williamsport
  5:30 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Craft Supply and Material SWAP
  Williamsport Memorial Library , 104 East Potomac Street , Williamsport
• Talks with Washington County Health Department
  Williamsport Memorial Library , 104 East Potomac Street , Williamsport
  10:45 am
• Special Storytime Around Town at the City Park Train Hub
  Williamsport Memorial Library , 770 City Park Drive , Hagerstown
  11:00 am

Saturday April 25

• Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
  250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Infant Lapsit Storytime
  Boonsboro Free Library , 401 Potomac Street , Boonsboro
  11:00 am
• Hagerstown Homesteaders
  Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch , 100 S. Potomac Street , Hagerstown
  2:00 pm
• Washington County Roots 2026 Fundraiser: Dan Spedden
  Washington County Historical Society , 135 W Washington St , Hagerstown
  2:00 pm
• Teacher Happy Hour Every Friday Night!
  Blue Mountain Wine Crafters , 117 E Baltimore St , Funkstown
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Williamsport

• Hundreds rally against ICE as judge agrees to block Maryland detention center construction • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
• Naomi G. Pfeltz 'Meme' • SSentinel.com (ssentinel.com)

Hagerstown

• Wawa offers free hot coffee to Rewards members April 16 (heraldmailmedia.com)
• Darlene E. Brucksch 1958-2026 (fcfreepresspa.com)
• One month after a devastating fire, the Salvation Army faces critical decisions on their Dual Highway thrift store — and community support could be the difference (tristatealert.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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