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🌱 Family Storytime for All Ages and 11 more events
Be sure to catch Preschool Storytime for 3-5 on the Bethel Island Patch calendar

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- Thursday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 57 and low of 50 degrees.
- Friday: A bit of afternoon rain, temps: high: 56, low: 54.
- Saturday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 56 and low of 55 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Family Storytime for All Ages
Brentwood Library , 35 Oak Street , Brentwood
10:30 am - Preschool Storytime for 3-5
Brentwood Library , 35 Oak Street , Brentwood
11:30 am - Brentwood Book Club
Brentwood Library , 35 Oak Street , Brentwood
1:00 pm - Computer Help
Brentwood Library , 35 Oak Street , Brentwood
2:00 pm - Toddler/Preschool Storytime
Prewett Library , 4703 Lone Tree Way , Antioch
3:30 pm - Belonging Bunch
Loma Vista Elementary , 2110 San Jose Ave , Brentwood
5:30 pm - December Mixer- Petals
Brentwood Chamber of Commerce , 2535 Sand Creek Rd , Brentwood
5:30 pm - AMS Orchestra Winter Concert
Adams Middle School , 401 American Ave , Brentwood
6:00 pm - Scholars Academy- Fall/ Winter Basketball
Scholars Academy , 2010 Elkins Way, Suite 100 , Brentwood - LVS - Adjusted Day
Loma Vista Elementary Brentwood, CA 94513
8:25 am - Karaoke Night Party
WTF Restaurant Bar & Grill , 6346 Bridgehead Rd , Oakley
7:00 pm - Brentwood Farmers Market
Brentwood Chamber of Commerce , 655 First St. , Brentwood
7:30 am
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ⚠️ Magnitude 2.99 earthquake reported
Dec 16 - 10:11 PM PST: 2.95 magnitude aftershock occurred near San Ramon, CA. - 5:53 AM PST: 2.99 magnitude earthquake occurred near San Ramon, CA. … (Nextdoor )
- Mathnasium posted a job opening for Lead Math Instructor / Tutor in Oakley. Apply here.
- Albertsons Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Deli Associate in Brentwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bethel Island here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oakley
- Fil Nesta Joins Serve Locally as Director of Bilingual Churches (covchurch.org)
- Earthquake swarm resumes to rattle Northern California city, seismologists say (thepress.net)
- Menopause can send sex drives down the toilet — this treatment's helping women get their groove back and even saving marriages (timesnewsnetworks.com)
Brentwood
- Gas Leak Prompts Evacuations in Brentwood (contracosta.news)
- Rob Reiner left mark on queer TV with Mike Stivic on ‘All in the Family' (qvoicenews.com)
Antioch
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