🌱 Patch AM: "First Fridays" with PTA and 11 more events

Hi Hermosa Beach! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 100 Years Of Route 66 Kick-Off Party - FREE ICE SKATING AND CARS ON DISPLAY at Ice at Santa Monica

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy with a brief shower, with a high of 69 and low of 61 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy with a few showers, temps: high: 64, low: 58.
• Sunday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 63 and low of 55 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hermosa Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Friday January 2

• 100 Years Of Route 66 Kick-Off Party - FREE ICE SKATING AND CARS ON DISPLAY
  Ice at Santa Monica, 1324 5th St, Santa Monica
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• "First Fridays" with PTA
  Fern Elementary Torrance, CA 90503
  8:30 am

Saturday January 3

• Knitting and Crochet Club
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  1:00 pm
• Swim Lessons: Parent-Child 6-36 months - Torrance, CA 2026
  Torrance-South Bay YMCA , 2900 Sepulveda Blvd , Torrance
  3:25 pm

Monday January 5

• 80th Day of School: Dress like the 80's
  William Green Elementary Lawndale, CA 90260
  8:30 am
• Zumba Mon-Thu (1/5-1/8) - Hawthorne, CA 2026
  Betty Ainsworth Sports Center , 3851 W El Segundo Blvd , Hawthorne
  7:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Walk-in Tutoring With Dennis
  Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
  12:30 pm
• Girls Basketball Game
  Betty Ainsworth Sports Center , 3851 W El Segundo Blvd , Hawthorne
  4:30 pm
• Soccer, Girls JV vs Peninsula
  North High , 3620 W. 182nd St. , Torrance
  5:00 pm
• Basketball, Boys FS vs South Torrance
  North High , 3620 W. 182nd St. , Torrance
  5:00 pm
• Water Polo, Girls VR @ South Torrance
  North High , 2320 Crenshaw Blvd , Torrance
  5:30 pm
• Basketball, Girls VR @ Mira Costa
  North High , 1401 Artesia Blvd. , Manhattan Beach
  5:30 pm
• Boys Basketball Game
  Betty Ainsworth Sports Center , 3851 W El Segundo Blvd , Hawthorne
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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Manhattan Beach

• Manhattan Beach Seeks Input On Allowing Short-Term Rentals Citywide During World Cup (patch.com)
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