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🌱 Patch AM: Bloomfield Arts Crawl Will Turn the Township Into a Celebration of Local Art This October and 5 more events
Also check out Lamp for Haiti 20th Anniversary Gala and Celebration on the Bloomfield Patch calendar

Good morning to you Bloomfield! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Lamp for Haiti 20th Anniversary Gala and Celebration at Glen Ridge Country Club
- UNCF New Jersey Walk for Education at Brookdale Park, 473 Watchung Ave, Bloomfield, NJ, 07003
- Kill Goofy at The Grove Street Theatre
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Warmer with clouds, then sun, with a high of 72 and low of 49 degrees.
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 64, low: 47.
- Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 53 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bloomfield
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★ Featured events ★
- Lamp for Haiti 20th Anniversary Gala and Celebration →
Glen Ridge Country Club, 555 Ridgewood Ave, Glen Ridge
6:00 pm - UNCF New Jersey Walk for Education →
Brookdale Park, 473 Watchung Ave, Bloomfield, NJ, 07003,
8:30 am - Kill Goofy →
The Grove Street Theatre, 130 Grove St, Montclair
8:00 pm - Lunatic Fringe Improv Comedy! →
228 Ridgewood Ave, Glen Ridge
8:00 pm - Watchung Booksellers Hosts Global Bestselling Author Bonnie Garmus →
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, 67 Church St, Montclair
7:00 pm - Imbolo Mbue LIVE in Montclair! →
Montclair Art Museum, 3 S Mountain Ave, Montclair
7:00 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Wednesday October 14
Monday October 26
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Other local events
- Bloomfield Cheer
Christ Episcopal Church, 74 Park Avenue, Glen Ridge
6:00 pm - Writer's Workshop
Women's Club of Glen Ridge, 219 Ridgewood Avenue, Glen Ridge
10:00 am - Bloomfield Arts Crawl Will Turn the Township Into a Celebration of Local Art This October →
, Bloomfield
10:00 am - 27th Annual Rose Squared Art Show Fall Brookdale Park →
Brookdale Park, Watchung Ave, Bloomfield
10:00 am - The Divination Game: Romantic tomfoolery at the Victorian Halloween party →
Montclair Women's Club, 82 Union St, Montclair
7:00 pm - 11th Annual Purple Diamond Awards Gala, The Black Fairy Godmother Foundation →
The Brookside Banquets, 41 Broughton Ave, Bloomfield
5:30 pm
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Friday October 9
Saturday October 17
Monday October 19
Saturday October 24
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💬 Chatter
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- Hi neighbors.
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🗞 Nearby News
Glen Ridge
- Mosaic Dance Theater Company's 'Cassandra: An Ongoing Tragedy' Premieres October (montclairlocal.news)
Montclair
- Netflix Movie Transforms Montclair State Campus Into UCLA (newsbreak.com)
- Everything Montclair Residents Need To Know About NJ's 2026 General Election (themontclairgirl.com)
- Montclair Film Fest Lineup Announced, Swim School Plans Nixed + More News You Missed in Montclair + Essex County (themontclairgirl.com)
Ok Bloomfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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