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🌱 How to grab a seat for the African Children’s Choir concert
Make time for Diamond Harvest on the Williamsport Patch calendar
Good morning Williamsport! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How to grab a seat for the African Children's Choir concert
- How did UPMC Williamsport earn top honors for organ donation?
- How a tiny Loyalsock school once inspired Williamsport's young farmers
Also on today's calendar: Gas Furnace Trouble Shooting and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: Partial sunshine, temps: high: 79, low: 51.
- Saturday: Not as warm, with a high of 69 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. African Children's Choir 'Light Your World' Tour Coming to Williamsport (webbweekly.com) — An internationally known African Children's Choir is bringing its "Light Your World" tour to City Church on East Fourth Street in Williamsport on Friday, Oct. 2, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Seating and parking are limited and first-come, first-served, and no tickets are required, so residents are encouraged to arrive early for an evening of music, worship, and storytelling. 
2. Area UPMC hospitals recognized for organ donor awareness efforts (northcentralpa.com subscription) — UPMC Williamsport has earned a top-tier Titanium designation for its efforts to promote organ, eye, and tissue donation, with nearby UPMC Muncy and Wellsboro also receiving high honors. The recognition highlights local hospital staff's work educating the community, supporting donor families, and encouraging registrations. Residents interested in becoming donors can learn more and sign up online.
3. Loyalsock Township school believed to be 1st one-room schoolhouse in Eastern US (sungazette.com) — A 1933 feature revisits Grandview School in Loyalsock Township, a one-room schoolhouse credited as an early pioneer of junior fairs and hands-on vocational learning. Students raised animals and gardens, cooked meals, and even received prizes from Williamsport merchants for their projects. The story highlights how close community ties once supported local children through hard times.
4. 'Romeo + Juliet': Baz Luhrmann's 1996 Feature Sets Return as a Concert Experience!! (movizark.com) — A new "Romeo + Juliet In Concert" tour will launch its world run in Williamsport on January 9, blending a full screening of Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film with live musicians performing the soundtrack. The production then travels through 14 countries, but local fans will have the first chance to experience this hybrid rock-orchestral Shakespeare event when tickets go on sale this week.
📸 Around Williamsport
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Williamsport
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★ Featured events ★
- Diamond Harvest →
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Friday September 18
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Other local events
- Gas Furnace Trouble Shooting →
APR Supply Co – Williamsport, 1309 Commerce Park Drive, Williamsport
8:00 am - 9.18.26 Gas Furnace Trouble Shooting →
APR Supply Co – Williamsport, 1309 Commerce Park Drive, Williamsport
8:00 am - September Dinner Cruise with Hillside Catering →
Susquehanna State Park, 2205 Hiawatha Blvd, Williamsport
6:00 pm - Bullfrog Anniversary Block Party →
Bullfrog Brewery, 229 W. Fourth St., Williamsport
12:00 pm - "Harriet Tubman" Thomas Taber Museum →
Thomas T. Taber Museum, 858 W Fourth Street, Williamsport
2:00 pm - Harriet Tubman →
Thomas T. Taber Museum, 858 W Fourth Street, Williamsport
2:00 pm - Brit Floyd - The Moon, The Wall and Beyond →
Journey Bank Community Arts Center, 220 West Fourth St, Williamsport
7:30 pm - Rumours ATL: A Fleetwood Mac Tribute →
Williamsport Scottish Rite, 348 Market Street, Williamsport - Church in the Park →
Bruce Henry Park, Ritchey St, Williamsport
10:00 am - "Pigs, People, Ribbons and Rides" Thomas Taber Museum →
Thomas T. Taber Museum, 858 W Fourth Street, Williamsport
2:00 pm - Pigs, People, Ribbons and Rides →
Thomas T. Taber Museum, 858 W Fourth Street, Williamsport
2:00 pm
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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