October 4, 2023

October 4th is the 277th day of the year. There are 88 days remaining until the end of the year.

It’s Movie Night at the Capitol Theatre.

Tonight at 7pm stop by to see Carmen.

Admission is $5 or flash your movie pass for entry. Check here for more info.

Entegrus is hosting its 11th Annual Thanksgiving Community Lunch Friday at the Spirit and Life Centre (184Wellington St. W. in Chatham)

This is the first in person luncheon after three years of takeout meals due to the pandemic. The Community Lunch begins at 11a.m until supplies last.

All are welcome, the meal is provided by Burns Restaurant and desserts by Maple City Bakery.

The Toronto Blue Jays lost game 1 of the best of 3 American League Wild Card series 3-1 to the Minnesota Twins.

Game 2 is this afternoon at 4:38p.m. Game 3 will be at the same time, if the Jays can pull out a win. You can watch them on Sportsnet.

Toronto has now lost 6 straight playoff games since 2016.

The Queen of Christmas, Mariah Carey, has announced concert dates for the holiday season.

She’ll be at ScotiaBank Arena in Toronto November 27 and Detroit’s Little Ceasars Arena December 1st. Tickets will be available via presale tomorrow at 10 a.m. General ticket sales begin Friday.

According to Live Nation, the shows feature a “timeless collection of holiday classics including the record-breaking mega-hit ‘All I want For Christmas Is You.'”

It’s Fat Bear Week.

Fat Bear Week is an annual, single-elimination tournament.

The competition shows off the brown bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve as they complete their transformations from scrawny to “fat” for hibernation. We get to watch along on the live Bear Cams.

The competition has been around since 2014. The average midsummer weight of an adult male in Katmai is estimated between 700 to 900 pounds. Several large brown bears in Katmai can weigh in at over 1,000 pounds by the fall.

From October 4 – 10, the public votes online for the bear that they think best exemplifies fatness in brown bears. The bear with the most votes advances. Only one is crowned Fat Bear Week champion. The larger goal of Fat Bear Week is to promote conservation efforts to preserve places like Katmai.

Fans can vote on Explore.org’s website every day of the competition between noon and 9pm.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod