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Coming up on the calendar:
- Battle of the Bands at Magical Theatre Company
- Friends of the Library Book Sale at Portage Lakes Branch Library
- Friends of Norton Library Book Sale at Norton Branch Library
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Friday: Warm with decreasing clouds, with a high of 75 and low of 61 degrees.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 74, low: 40.
- Sunday: Some sun, windy and chilly, with a high of 49 and low of 31 degrees.
📸 Around New Franklin
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
Saturday April 18
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Battle of the Bands
Magical Theatre Company, 565 W Tuscarawas Ave, Barberton
6:00 pm
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Other local events
Saturday April 18
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Friends of the Library Book Sale
Portage Lakes Branch Library
- Community Room
10:00 am
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Friends of Norton Library Book Sale
Norton Branch Library
- Community Room
10:00 am
Monday April 20
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Girls Soccer open gym
Auxillary Gym , 477 4th St. NW , Barberton
4:30 pm
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Tales from the Speculative Shelf
Portage Lakes Branch Library
- Conference Room
6:00 pm
Tuesday April 21
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Boys Tennis Match
Old Natatorium Field
4:30 pm
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JV Baseball Scrimmage
Sports Complex Baseball Field
5:00 pm
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Supertonics Flute Choir
Band Room M10 , 555 Barber Road , Barberton
6:00 pm
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🗓 Events Nearby
Friday April 17
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Mountain of Food (MOF) — OPEN M
OPEN M Ministry , 941 Princeton St , Akron
9:00 am
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Fat Quarters Quilt Group
Canal Fulton Public Library , 154 Market St E , Canal Fulton
9:00 am
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Book Sale - Friends Only Preview
Portage Lakes Branch Library
- Community Room
2:00 pm
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Friends of the Norton Library Book Sale: Preview
Norton Branch Library
- Community Room
4:30 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I just wanted to say I hope the person that took the package from our front porch enjoys the heart awareness t-shirt that I had purchased for my husband.
It was a shirt made for people with a defibulator/pacemaker implant. ENJOY! (Nextdoor Melody Village)
🗞 Nearby News
Barberton
- Barberton City Schools asking voters to approve 11-mill operating levy; See what's at stake (cleveland.com)
- Spaghetti dinner at First Baptist aims to support a new mission (thebarbertongazette.com)
- ‘He didn't just dream dreams, he dreamed big dreams' – Barberton Middle student was shot and killed with his mom last month in Akron (thebarbertongazette.com)
Green
- Why Bissell's award-winning Little Green Mini cleaner is worth it (beaconjournal.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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