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  • How a Swampscott grad filmed baseball's unicycle-riding showman

Also on today's calendar: Join Seth at a Rally for the Next Generation on Lynn Commons, August 29th! and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sunshine and less humid, with a high of 74 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Sunday: Warmer; an afternoon shower, temps: high: 85, low: 66.
  • Monday: Nice with some sun, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Swampscott Native Turns Love of Baseball Into Documentary on Banana Ball Player (swampscotttides.org) — A Swampscott native, filmmaker Brendan Norton, has turned his lifelong love of baseball into a short documentary about unicycle-riding Banana Ball player Jonathan "Sunshine" Luders. Norton, a Swampscott High graduate now working in North Carolina, credits early media classes and local friendships for helping him land the project as Luders returns to play in Massachusetts this weekend.
   

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