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🌱 Patch AM: Vision Check K, 2, 5 and 11 more events
Make time for Castoff's Knitting Club on the Albany Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Vision Check K, 2, 5 at Oxford Elementary
- Castoff's Knitting Club at Kensington Library
- Family Storytime at Kensington Library
Find out what's happening in Albanyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Albanyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 60 and low of 53 degrees.
- Friday: Cloudy, a little rain; windy, temps: high: 62, low: 54.
- Saturday: Becoming windier with rain, with a high of 62 and low of 52 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Albany
- Vision Check K, 2, 5
Oxford Elementary Berkeley, CA 94707
8:30 am - Castoff's Knitting Club
Kensington Library , 61 Arlington Avenue , Kensington
6:30 pm - Family Storytime
Kensington Library , 61 Arlington Avenue , Kensington
6:30 pm
Tuesday January 6
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Oakland Tech- 9th grade girls
Oakland Technical High School , 4351 Broadway , Oakland
10:20 am - Veteran Support: Insight Housing
Oakland Public Library , 125 14th Street , Oakland
11:30 am - StoryWalkÂŽ with Dougherty Station and San Ramon Libraries
San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon - Bundle Up Seek & Find
San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon - Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Alumni Showcase and Application Launch
Temescal Branch Library , 5205 Telegraph Avenue , Oakland
7:00 pm - Drop-in 3D Printing Information Booth
San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
3:00 pm - Tenants Rights Clinic
Oakland Public Library , 125 14th Street , Oakland
3:00 pm - Dog Man Supa-Pawty
San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
12:30 pm - Dungeons & DragonsÂŽ
San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
4:00 pm
Thursday January 1
Friday January 2
Saturday January 3
Sunday January 4
Monday January 5
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