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🌱 Fungi Fest: Entangled Life: A Conversation with Merlin Sheldrake and 11 more events

And on the Woodlyn Patch calendar - Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music!

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Coming up on the calendar:

  • Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! at Penn Wood High School
  • Fungi Fest: Entangled Life: A Conversation with Merlin Sheldrake at Science Center 101
  • Nature Nook Fall Session at Wister Center

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with some sun returning, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Friday: A p.m. shower in places, temps: high: 85, low: 60.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.

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Other local events
    Thursday October 1
  • Fungi Fest: Entangled Life: A Conversation with Merlin Sheldrake
    Science Center 101, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore
    6:00 pm
  • Friday October 2
  • Nature Nook Fall Session
    Wister Center, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore
    10:00 am
  • Gold Out R-Thon Game
    Ridley High School Folsom, PA 19033
    7:00 pm
  • Saturday October 3
  • Dom Flemons Talk/Demonstration
    Lang Performing Arts Center Room (LPAC) 102 Pearson-Hall Theatr
    3:00 pm
  • Friday October 9
  • Nature Nook Fall Session
    Wister Center, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore
    10:00 am
  • Hope 4 Hallie - HOCO Football Game
    Ridley High School Folsom, PA 19033
    6:00 pm
  • Wednesday October 14
  • 2026 Quaker Roots: Horticultural Connections with the Friends Tour
    McCabe Library, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore
    12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday October 1
  • "Sounds of Freedom" Musical Instrument Petting Zoo
    Delaware County Arts Consortium Ridley Township Library, 100 E Macdade Blvd, Folsom, PA, 19033, United States
    1:00 pm
  • Gentle English (Swarthmore PA) →
    Park Avenue Community Center, 1229 Park Ave, Swarthmore
    2:00 pm
  • Accessible Mushroom Tour
    Scott Arboretum Offices, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore
    3:00 pm
  • Build Your Own Adventure with Cas
    Delaware County Arts Consortium Nimble Craft
    5:00 pm
  • Shade Tree Commission →
    Media Borough, PA Calendar, 301 N Jackson Street Second Floor, Media
    5:30 pm

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  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Woodlyn. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Ridley Park

  • Delloso hosting document shredding event in Norwood Oct. 31 (pahouse.com)

Swarthmore

  • Swarthmore College Dedicates Academic Building to Two Black Scholars (jbhe.com)
  • Delaware County Archives (delco.today)
  • 6 Delaware County Towns Perfect for a Saturday Day Trip (montco.today)

Chester

  • Delaware County Council applauds nearly $100 million investment into Chester (philasun.com)
  • Chester County Measles Outbreak More Than Triples to 83 Cases (mychesco.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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