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🌱 Patch AM: Live Music with Flowers for Angela (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area) and 12 more events
And on the El Cerrito Patch calendar - A Community Christmas Eve Service!
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Coming up on the calendar:
- A Community Christmas Eve Service! at The Church On the Corner
- Recycling Center + Office - Holiday Closure at El Cerrito Recycling Center
- Live Music with Flowers for Angela (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area) at Kensington Circus Pub
... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!
Find out what's happening in El Cerritofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Cloudy, showers around; windy, with a high of 59 and low of 52 degrees.
- Wednesday: A morning shower, then rain, temps: high: 62, low: 53.
- Thursday: Very windy; occasional rain, with a high of 57 and low of 47 degrees.
📸 Around El Cerrito
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🗓 Upcoming Events in El Cerrito
★ Featured events ★
- A Community Christmas Eve Service!
The Church On the Corner, 1319 Solano Ave, Albany
6:00 pm
Wednesday December 24
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Other local events
- Recycling Center + Office - Holiday Closure
El Cerrito Recycling Center , 7501 Schmidt Lane , El Cerrito - Live Music with Flowers for Angela (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area)
Kensington Circus Pub , 389 Colusa Ave , Kensington
8:00 pm - Live Music With Andrew Potter Band (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area)
Kensington Circus Pub , 389 Colusa Ave , Kensington
8:00 pm - Live Music with Beatles Thingy (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area)
Kensington Circus Pub , 389 Colusa Ave , Kensington
7:30 pm - Recycling Center + Office - Limited Hours Today
El Cerrito Recycling Center , 7501 Schmidt Lane , El Cerrito
8:30 am - ESL Conversation Group
El Cerrito Library , 6510 Stockton Avenue , El Cerrito
5:00 pm - Recycling Center + Office - Holiday Closure
El Cerrito Recycling Center , 7501 Schmidt Lane , El Cerrito - Live Music with Rocky Michaels (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area)
Kensington Circus Pub , 389 Colusa Ave , Kensington
8:00 pm - Live Music with Blue Alley Cats (Best Live Music in the East Bay Area)
Kensington Circus Pub , 389 Colusa Ave , Kensington
8:00 pm
Wednesday December 24
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
Sunday December 28
Wednesday December 31
Thursday January 1
Friday January 2
Saturday January 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- December Lifeguard Recertification
Albany Aquatic Center , 1311 Portland Ave , Albany
9:00 am - TecHub: Tech Exchange @ the Library
San Pablo Library , 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D , San Pablo
10:00 am - Healthy Tuesdays at the Library - Tai Chi
San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
12:15 pm - After School Meals
San Pablo Library , 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D , San Pablo
3:00 pm
Tuesday December 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- If you're struggling to afford some gifts for your little ones this season, check out Ross.
I've been combing the toy aisles and Ive been able to find some nice items marked down to 3.50, some as low as 2 dollars! Jewelry making, small… (Nextdoor El Cerrito del Norte (Inner)) - Care to experience the feeling of being alone beside history?
This close by location could take you there! It did me. (Nextdoor El Cerrito Plaza)
- CHIPOTLE posted a job opening for Crew Member in El Cerrito. Apply here.
- Starbucks posted a job opening for shift supervisor - Store# 05967, SAN PABLO & FAIRMOUNT - EL CERRITO in El Cerrito. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near El Cerrito here.
🗞 Nearby News
Richmond
- America's oldest National Park Service ranger ever, who shared her own stories of life during WWII, dies (ksltv.com)
- Calls Mount for Richmond California Mayor Martinez to Resign Over Antisemitic Social Media Posts (tjvnews.com)
- Betty Reid Soskin Dies: Oldest National Park Service Ranger Was 104 Years Old (blavity.com)
Berkeley
- Why Berkeley, California is the Top Housing Market in the West for 2025 (noradarealestate.com)
- The top 10 Berkeley stories of 2025 (berkeleyside.org)
- Dai Dai Ames, Cal improve to 12-1 with solid win over Columbia (star-telegram.com)
Alameda
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