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🌱 Want to explore Bodega Bay tide pools with an LGBTQ-friendly group?
Coming up on the Bodega Bay Patch calendar: Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in Santa Rosa, CA!

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- Want to explore Bodega Bay tide pools with an LGBTQ-friendly group?
Also on today's calendar: Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in Santa Rosa, CA!.
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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Bodega Bayfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 57 and low of 51 degrees.
- Friday: Rain at times, temps: high: 58, low: 53.
- Saturday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, with a high of 59 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Group connects LGBTQ people to the outdoors (ebar.com) — Bodega Bay residents have a new way to ring in the new year outdoors, with Branching Out Adventures hosting a December 31 tide pool outing at Carmet Beach. The LGBTQ-focused nonprofit connects queer community members through low-pressure hikes and camping trips, and is also planning a January 1 tide pool event nearby plus additional 2026 excursions.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bodega Bay
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★ Featured events ★
- Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in Santa Rosa, CA!
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa
12:00 pm
Sunday January 11
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📣 Bodega Bay Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- BiblioBus at Monte Rio Community Center
Monte Rio Recreation & Park District , 20488 CA-116 , Monte Rio
2:00 pm - BiblioBus at Cazadero History Learning Center
Cazadero Music Camp , 5385 Cazadero Hwy , Cazadero
4:00 pm - Christmas in the Redwoods
Alliance Redwoods Conference , 6250 Bohemian Hwy , Occidental
5:30 pm - Stillness & Story: Conversations on Death at Radiate Studio
Radiate Studio , 961 Gravenstein Hwy S, 110 , Sebastopol
6:30 pm - Sebastopol Christmas Light Parade
Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center , 265 S Main St , Sebastopol
6:30 pm - Winter Solstice Morning at Osmosis
Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary , 209 Bohemian Hwy , Freestone
9:00 am - CPR First Aid Class (American Heart Association)
Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center , 5350 Commerce Blvd, Suite B , Rohnert Park
9:00 am - Santa Rosa Game Night
7000 Montecito Blvd , Valley Ford
6:00 pm - You’re invited to a musical Chanukah Celebration in Guerneville
Russian River Books & Letters , 14045 Armstrong Woods Rd Suite B , Guerneville
7:00 pm - ZEN & Heart Practices
Sebastopol Community Cultural Center , 390 Morris St , Sebastopol
9:00 am - Winter Solstice Sound Bath with MK & Alex of Sol Rio at Radiate Studio
Radiate Studio , 961 Gravenstein Hwy S, 110 , Sebastopol
12:00 pm - Comedy Open Mic
HopMonk Tavern Sebastopol , 230 Petaluma Ave , Sebastopol
7:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Club Janitorial Attendant in Santa Rosa. Apply here.
- University of San Francisco posted a job opening for Teacher Education Adjunct Faculty - Santa Rosa Campus (Spring) in Santa Rosa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bodega Bay here.
🗞 Nearby News
Occidental
- Santa Rosa conservation group purchases Calvi Ranch, west of Occidental, for $2.5 million (pressdemocrat.com)
- Fire safety questions emerge in Camp Meeker (pressdemocrat.com)
Sebastopol
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