🌱 Emo Night at The V Spot and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Trivia Night at Groove Brewing
• Emo Night at The V Spot at The V Spot Bar
• Earth Day Pop-Up Market @ Scranton Public Market. April 18th 12-5pm at Scranton Public Market

... and check out 5 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: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 50 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 76, low: 43.
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 50 and low of 30 degrees.

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📸 Around Taylor

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Taylor

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 17

• Trivia Night
  Groove Brewing, 1401 Sanderson Ave, Scranton
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday April 17

• Emo Night at The V Spot
  The V Spot Bar , 906 Providence Rd , Scranton
  8:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Earth Day Pop-Up Market @ Scranton Public Market. April 18th 12-5pm
  Scranton Public Market , 2nd floor Marketplace at Steamtown: , 300 Lackawanna Ave , Scranton
  12:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Baseball - Varsity - Boys
  Riverside JSHS Moosic, PA 18507
  4:30 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Softball - Varsity - Girls
  Riverside JSHS Moosic, PA 18507
  4:30 pm

Saturday April 25

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

Wednesday April 29

• Softball - Junior High - Girls
  Riverside JSHS Moosic, PA 18507
  4:30 pm
• Baseball - Junior High - Boys
  Riverside JSHS Moosic, PA 18507
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Coloring Club
  Lackawanna County Children's Library , 520 Vine St , Scranton
  2:30 pm
• Save Ferris
  The Ritz Theater , 222 Wyoming Ave , Scranton
  7:00 pm
• Live Music at Rikasa
  The Joint 53 , 53 S Main St , Pittston
  8:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• SCC Youth Theatre Program presents "Dare to Dream: Musical Revue"
  Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple , 420 N Washington Ave , Scranton
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Woodforest Bank posted a job opening for Teller Retail Banker in Taylor. Apply here.
• Hersha Hospitality Management, LP posted a job opening for Room Attendant - Housekeeper in Scranton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Taylor here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Old Forge

• HS SOFTBALL/BASEBALL: Notari hits milestone in Old Forge's shutout (thetimes-tribune.com)
• Historic Scranton paper recycling plant turns the page, new owner eyes growth (fox56.com)
• Lackawanna County Court Notes, April 16, 2026 (thetimes-tribune.com)

Scranton

• EARTH DAY EVENTFUL: Plant indigenous seeds with a Lenape Elder in Scranton, plus more events around the region (wvia.org)
• 1019 S Webster Ave, Scranton, PA 18505 (realtor.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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