🌱 Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Dead to the Core - Not Just a Grateful Dead Tribute at The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar
• Draw The Line at Larcom Theatre
• The Samples at The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar

... and check out 8 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 thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 59 and low of 44 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, temps: high: 50, low: 42.
• Sunday: Showers; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 55 and low of 36 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Essex

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 17

• Dead to the Core - Not Just a Grateful Dead Tribute
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  8:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Draw The Line
  Larcom Theatre, 13 Wallis St, Beverly
  8:00 pm
• The Samples
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  8:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• K-POP DEMON HUNTERS Dance Party & Sing-Along April Show
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  1:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• The Cements Brothers
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  6:03 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant
  Historic New England Cogswell's Grant , 60 Spring St , Essex
  10:00 am

Saturday April 25

• Miranda Russell
  Larcom Theatre , 13 Wallis St , Beverly
  8:00 pm
• The Warped Tour Band with All The Blink Things and Fake Out Boy
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar , 177 Main St , Gloucester
  8:00 pm

Sunday April 26

• The Jungle Book
  Larcom Theatre , 13 Wallis St , Beverly
  1:30 pm
• A Screening of Life on the Other Planet + Live Performance from Nervous Eaters
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar , 177 Main St , Gloucester
  5:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• A Night of Comedy with Steve Sweeney + Guests
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar , 177 Main St , Gloucester
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Ipswich Library – Library Littles with Northeast ARC
  Ipswich Public Library , 25 N Main St , Ipswich
  10:00 am
• Sensory Open Play
  Sawyer Free Library , 2 Dale Ave , Gloucester
  10:30 am
• Tennis: Boys Varsity vs. Swampscott (Home)
  Gloucester High School
  4:00 pm
• Tennis: Girls Varsity vs. Swampscott (Away)
  Swampscott Middle School
  4:00 pm
• Baseball: JV vs. Peabody Veterans Memorial High School (Away)
  Carol Savage Park , 67 Lynnfield St , Peabody
  4:30 pm
• Baseball: Varsity vs. Peabody Veterans Memorial High School (Away)
  Peabody Veterans Memorial High School
  4:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Gloucester

• 10 Amazing Massachusetts Adventures You Can Enjoy Without Spending More Than $20 (takingthekids.com)
• Scientists and the Fishing Industry Join Forces for Better Data and Management (Part 2) (noaa.gov)
• Realtor® Maria Salzillo recognized as consistent top producer at J Barrett & Company (itemlive.com)

Ipswich

• Author Crocker Snow Jr. to headline Ipswich Museum lecture April 22 (thelocalnews.news)
• Art and agriculture merge at Three Sisters and Ipswich Art Association's ‘Around the Table' (thelocalnews.news)
• Tigers lacrosse captain Louie Harrington is a force on and off the field (thelocalnews.news)

Beverly

• Beverly Fix-It Clinic Looks To Salvage Personal Treasurers For Free (patch.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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