🌱 Watsonville: Farmers Market and 10 more events

Hello again Freedom! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Passionate Readers Book Discussion Group @ La Selva Beach at La Selva Beach Branch Library
• Bilingual Toddler Storytime at Main Library Meeting Room
• Bilingual Baby Laptime at Main Library Meeting Room

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 67 and low of 48 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 47.
• Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 63 and low of 51 degrees.

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📸 Around Freedom

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Freedom

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Tech Drop-In
  Watsonville Public Library, 275 Main St STE 100, Watsonville
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Passionate Readers Book Discussion Group @ La Selva Beach
  La Selva Beach Branch Library , 316 Estrella Ave , La Selva Beach
  10:30 am
• Bilingual Toddler Storytime
  Main Library Meeting Room , 275 Main Street, Suite #100 , Watsonville
  10:30 am

Friday December 19

• Bilingual Baby Laptime
  Main Library Meeting Room , 275 Main Street, Suite #100 , Watsonville
  10:30 am
• Bridge Club @ La Selva Beach
  La Selva Beach Library , 316 Estrella Ave. , La Selva Beach
  10:30 am
• Watsonville: Farmers Market
  Pajaro Valley Certified Farmers' Mkt , 358 Main St , Watsonville
  2:00 pm
• Crafternoon
  Watsonville Public Library , 275 Main St STE 100 , Watsonville
  2:00 pm
• Rasquache Liberation Front
  El Vaquero Winery Tasting Room , 2901 Freedom Blvd , Corralitos
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Horses and BEYOND
  Beyond Liberty , 185 Dans Dr , La Selva Beach
  11:00 am
• Preschool Story Time @ La Selva Beach
  La Selva Beach Branch Library , 316 Estrella Ave , La Selva Beach
  11:00 am
• Tales to Tails at Aptos
  Aptos Branch Library , 7695 Soquel Dr , Aptos
  3:30 pm
• Tales to Tails @ Aptos
  Dorosin Memorial Conference Room , Aptos
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This Thursday December 18th 2025 at 5 p.
  m. the Board of Directors of the Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District will be having a regular board meeting at the fire station at 562 Casserly Rd… (Nextdoor )

• Target posted a job opening for GM and Food (General Merchandise, Closing, Fulfillment, Inbound, Food and Beverage ) (T1143) in Freedom. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for (8302) Watsonville: Assistant Manager and Shift Runners in Freedom. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Freedom here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Watsonville

• Watsonville awarded $39 million grant for new METRO transit center (pajaronian.com)
• Watsonville Fire Chief Rudy López to step down (pajaronian.com)
• Vending fresh at Westside Farmers' Market (santacruzsentinel.com)

Aptos

• Aptos native Eric Kubota wins 2025 Baseball America Tony Gwynn Award (santacruzsentinel.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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