🌱 Patch AM: Vision Check K, 2, 5 and 11 more events

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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

Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A couple of showers, with a high of 62 and low of 53 degrees.
• Sunday: Windy with rain at times, temps: high: 57, low: 50.
• Monday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 57 and low of 47 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Albany

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Tuesday January 6

• 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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 3

• Drop-in 3D Printing Information Booth
  San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
  3:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• StoryWalkÂŽ with Dougherty Station and San Ramon Libraries
  San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
• Tenants Rights Clinic
  Oakland Public Library , 125 14th Street , Oakland
  3:00 pm

Monday January 5

• 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
• Let it Move You Zumba Jam!
  Oakland Public Library , 125 14th Street , Oakland
  5:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Baby Bounce & Playtime
  Golden Gate Branch Library , 5606 San Pablo Avenue , Oakland
  10:15 am
• Healthy Tuesdays at the Library - Yoga
  San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
  12:15 pm
• English Conversation Club
  Temescal Branch Library , 5205 Telegraph Avenue , Oakland
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
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• University of California Berkeley posted a job opening for Academic Advisor - Revenue Sports (4565U) Undergraduate Education - #70397 - 70397 in Berkeley. Apply here.
• Berkeley Unified School District posted a job opening for Adult Education Instructor (Non-Credentialed) - Hourly - Berkeley Adult School - 25-26 SY in Berkeley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Albany here.

🗞 Nearby News

Berkeley

• This round of king tides on Northern California coastline will be the king of them all (mercurynews.com)
• Trump's rare earth minerals obsession is part of a national security strategy (washingtonexaminer.com)
• Bright blue cosmic outbursts linked to black holes (earthsky.org)

Emeryville

• Find your ‘whycation': Inside 4 travel trends for 2026 (mercurynews.com)

San Francisco

Ok Albany! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I kept throwing out all the W’s.
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