🌱 Patch AM: Planning LA–San Diego drive? See why Laguna Beach deserves extra time.

Greetings Laguna Beach! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Planning LA–San Diego drive? See why Laguna Beach deserves extra time.
• Which reality star secretly wed at a family home in Laguna Beach?

Also on today's calendar: Chanukah Comedy Night with Sandy Hackett .

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Foggy in the morning, with a high of 66 and low of 53 degrees.
• Monday: Fog in the morning, temps: high: 62, low: 55.
• Tuesday: A couple of showers possible, with a high of 64 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• LA to San Diego Drive: Your Perfect Weekend Road Trip (justluxe.com) — If you’re planning a coastal drive between LA and San Diego, this guide highlights Laguna Beach as a must-stop arts hub, with 100-plus galleries and oceanfront Heisler Park views. It walks you through a three-day, traffic-savvy itinerary featuring Orange County beaches, Dana Point whale watching, and San Diego County’s scenic and cultural hotspots.
   

• Reality TV Couples Status Check: Find Out Who Got Together and Who Broke Up in 2025 (eonline.com) — Laguna Beach gets a brief spotlight as Lo Bosworth chooses her parents’ local home for an intimate backyard wedding while four months pregnant, and Laguna Beach alum Stephen Colletti celebrates courthouse vows before a Paris mini-moon. The wider piece races through 2025’s reality TV romances, tracking who got engaged, married, split, or is still dating across Bachelor Nation, Bravo, and Love Island.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Laguna Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Chanukah Comedy Night with Sandy Hackett
  Chabad Jewish Center of Laguna Beach, 30804 Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday January 1

• Trabuco Hills High School Marching Unit Performing in the 2026 London News Years Day Parade
  London, UK on PBS SoCal
  5:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 21

• Build A Snowman!
  Pinot's Palette , 22235 El Paseo B , Rancho Santa Margarita
  2:00 pm
• Monet Inspired Wildflowers
  Pinot's Palette , 22235 El Paseo B , Rancho Santa Margarita
  4:00 pm
• Winter Solstice Yoga Workshop
  Zen-Life Fitness and Wellness Center , 155 El Camino Real suite c , Tustin
  4:00 pm
• Karaoke with TICE GRIFFIN — TACO SURF
  Taco Surf Surfside , 16281 Pacific Coast Hwy , Surfside
  4:00 pm
• Vinny Appice's Sabbath Knights
  The Coach House Concert Hall , 33157 Camino Capistrano , San Juan Capistrano
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• 2-Day Christmas Camp (Mon 22nd & Tue 23rd) - Ladera Ranch, CA 2025
  Cox Sports Park , 27623 Crown Valley Pkwy , Ladera Ranch
  9:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• Dana Point Harbor Certified Farmers Market
  Dana Point Harbor , 34571 Golden Lantern , Dana Point
  9:00 am
• Library Closes at 1 p.m.
  Newport Beach Central Library , 1000 Avocado Avenue , Newport Beach
  1:00 pm
• Tai Chi / Qigong Lake Forest
  Mountain View Park , 24061 Dylan Ave , Lake Forest
  3:00 pm
• City Council Meeting - CANCELED
  City Council Chambers , 22112 El Paseo , Rancho Santa Margarita
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Farmers Market and Crafts
  North Paseo , 25282 Marguerite Pkwy , Mission Viejo
  9:00 am

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