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🌱 Smart Start: Play and Explore and 10 more events
Also check out Earth to Sky Guided Botanic Walk on the Avalon Patch calendar

Good morning Avalon! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Smart Start: Play and Explore at Avalon Library
- Creation Station at Avalon Library
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 57 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 61.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 59 degrees.
📸 Around Avalon
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Avalon
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★ Featured events ★
- Earth to Sky Guided Botanic Walk
Wrigley Memorial and Botanic Garden, 1400 Avalon Cyn Rd, Avalon
9:30 am
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
- Smart Start: Play and Explore
Avalon Library , 215 Sumner Ave , Avalon
11:00 am - Creation Station
Avalon Library , 215 Sumner Ave , Avalon
4:00 pm
Friday December 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Terrific Tuesday Storytime at Peninsula Center Library
Peninsula Center Library , 701 Silver Spur Rd #3603 , Rolling Hills Estates
10:15 am - Tremendous Tuesday Storytime at the Miraleste Library
Miraleste Library , 29089 Palos Verdes Dr E , Rancho Palos Verdes
10:15 am - REACH Christmas Party
Fred Hesse Community Park , 29301 Hawthorne Blvd , Rancho Palos Verdes
5:30 pm - Coloring and Coffee
Peninsula Center Library , 701 Silver Spur Rd #3603 , Rolling Hills Estates
10:30 am - Sierra Club Conditioning Hike - RPV
Rite Aid , 23 Peninsula Center , Rolling Hills Estates
6:30 pm - Silly Saturday at the Peninsula Center Library
Peninsula Center Library , 701 Silver Spur Rd #3603 , Rolling Hills Estates
10:15 am - City of Rancho Palos Verdes presents Carols and Cocoa
Ken Dyda Civic Center , 30940 Hawthorne Blvd , Rancho Palos Verdes
4:00 pm - Palos Verdes Ballet Presents The Nutcracker
Norris Theatre , 27570 Norris Center Dr , Rolling Hills Estates
7:00 pm - Rancho Palos Verdes Cars And Coffee - December 21, 2025
28326 S Western Ave , Rancho Palos Verdes
4:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Firefighters respond to a structure fire in Leimert Park, with smoke visible from a unit and a knockdown of the fire achieved.
11:04PM on Dec 14: Thirteen units are responding to a structure fire on South Leimert Boulevard in Los Angeles. (Nextdoor )
- Acosta posted a job opening for Merchandiser Specialist in Avalon. Apply here.
- Catalina Island Medical Center posted a job opening for Certified Dietary Manager in Avalon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Avalon here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rancho Palos Verdes
- Michael Kemps chosen Palos Verdes Estates mayor (dailybreeze.com)
- Roku's Jeff Katz: Amazon Partnership Reaches ‘80% of U.S. CTV Footprint' (beet.tv)
Long Beach
- 2 Teens Injured In Long Beach Shooting: Police Investigation Continues (patch.com)
- Noel Hacegaba confirmed as Port of Long Beach CEO (professionalmariner.com)
- With the threat of layoffs looming, teachers union strikes tentative contract deal with Long Beach Unified (lbpost.com)
Ok Avalon! 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 don't know, but April May!
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