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Family Craft Night: Earth Day
2026-04-20 17:30:00 2026-04-20 18:30:00 America/New_York Family Craft Night: Earth Day Join us to plant flowers for Earth Day. Registration required. Essex Branch -

Monday, April 20
5:30pm - 6:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-04-20 17:30:00 2026-04-20 18:30:00 America/New_York Family Craft Night: Earth Day Join us to plant flowers for Earth Day. Registration required. Essex Branch -

Join us to plant flowers for Earth Day. Registration required.

ReConnect with your roots and join us at the Essex branch to learn about the life cycle of plants.

Plant a seed and take it home in a specially decorated pot. 

Registration required. Please use 'add guest' button to indicate how many are in your group. 

AGE GROUP: | Family | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Craft |

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