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🌱 When sprint cars roar back into Calistoga’s fairgrounds in 2026

And on the Calistoga Patch calendar - Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in Santa Rosa, CA!

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In today's newsletter:

  • When sprint cars roar back into Calistoga’s fairgrounds in 2026
  • How Napa’s poetry wave is reaching Calistoga’s library and young writers

Also on today's calendar: Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in Santa Rosa, CA! and 7 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 59 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A morning shower or two, temps: high: 59, low: 45.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 56 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 26 Events For USAC-CRA Sprint Cars (speedsport.com) — Calistoga racing fans can mark September 5–6, 2026, when the Louie Vermeil Classic brings USAC/CRA sprint cars back to Calistoga Speedway at the fairgrounds. The newly released 26-race 2026 schedule is centered on Perris Auto Speedway but confirms Calistoga’s scenic track will again host two key late-summer dates for non-wing sprint car action.
   

• A mic, a moment - and a movement: how poetry found its voice in Napa County (mercedsunstar.com) — Calistoga readers can tap into Napa County’s growing poetry movement through rotating workshops at local libraries, including Calistoga’s, led by county poet laureate Aisha Rivera. A network of open mics and classes across Napa, St. Helena and beyond is giving teens and adults safe, welcoming spaces to share poems, music and stories, especially for marginalized and bilingual voices.
   

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Other local events
    Tuesday December 16
  • Varsity Girls Basketball @ Sonoma Academy
    Sonoma Academy , 2500 Farmers Ln , Santa Rosa
    6:00 pm
  • Varsity Boys Basketball @ Sonoma Academy
    Sonoma Academy , 2500 Farmers Ln , Santa Rosa
    7:30 pm
    • Wednesday December 17
  • Teen Hangout
    Calistoga Library , 1108 Myrtle St , Calistoga
    4:00 pm
  • Movie Night: Home Alone
    Calistoga Library , 1108 Myrtle St , Calistoga
    5:00 pm
    • Thursday December 18
  • Writers' Group
    Calistoga Library , 1108 Myrtle St , Calistoga
    4:00 pm
  • Varsity Girls Basketball vs Summerfield Waldorf
    Calistoga Junior-Senior High School , 1608 Lake St , Calistoga
    4:30 pm
  • Varsity Boys Basketball vs Summerfield Waldorf
    Calistoga Junior-Senior High School , 1608 Lake St , Calistoga
    6:00 pm
  • Maria Muldaur: Christmas at the Oasis
    Brannan Center , 1407 3rd St , Calistoga
    7:00 pm
    • Saturday December 27
  • Silent Book Club Napa County
    1500 First Street, Suite 110, Napa, CA 94559, USA
    4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • ⚠️ Magnitude 4.03 earthquake reported
    Dec 14 - 10:47 PM PST: 2.66 magnitude aftershock occurred near San Ramon, CA. - 10:46 PM PST: 2.8 magnitude aftershock occurred near San Ramon, CA. -… (Nextdoor )
  • Well, if you didn’t make it to the Sharpsteen Museum benefit brunch at Lovina, you truly missed out.
    I arrived with every intention of trying something new from their terrific brunch menu, but once again I couldn’t resist my old favorite, the Smoked… (Nextdoor Calistoga)
  • Four Seasons Hotels posted a job opening for Assistant Director of Security in Calistoga. Apply here.
  • Salvation Army Western Territory posted a job opening for Janitor in Santa Rosa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Calistoga here.

🗞 Nearby News

Santa Rosa

  • 17 Arrested In Santa Rosa In Organized Retail Theft Ahead Of Holidays (patch.com)
  • Santa Rosa volunteer who made Burbank school bloom, Wendell Freeman dies at 103 (pressdemocrat.com)
  • Where to dine out on Christmas in Sonoma and Napa (pressdemocrat.com)

Kenwood

  • Update: Earthquake of 3.4 magnitude recorded close to Kenwood, CA on Dec. 14 (sacbee.com)

Healdsburg

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