🌱 Patch AM: Pageant of the Masters Open Casting Call and Family Fun Fest and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Zero Trash Initiative at Cinepolis Theater
• RSM Cares Food Pantry Drive-thru at Shepherd of the Hills Methodist Church parking lot
• Four-Chamber Mixer at Agape 1928

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Periods of rain, with a high of 64 and low of 58 degrees.
• Thursday: Heavy rain in the morning, temps: high: 64, low: 55.
• Friday: Cloudy with showers around, with a high of 64 and low of 54 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Forest

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Saturday January 3

• Zero Trash Initiative
  Cinepolis Theater , 30632 Santa Margarita Parkway , Rancho Santa Margarita
  9:45 am

Wednesday January 7

• RSM Cares Food Pantry Drive-thru
  Shepherd of the Hills Methodist Church parking lot , 30605 Avenida de las Flores , Rancho Santa Margarita
  2:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Four-Chamber Mixer
  Agape 1928 , 1531 N El Camino Real , San Clemente
  5:30 pm

Friday January 9

• Pageant of the Masters Open Casting Call and Family Fun Fest
  650 Laguna Canyon Rd , Laguna Beach
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve Around the World
  Pretend City Children's Museum , 29 Hubble , Irvine
  10:00 am
• Library Closes at 1 p.m.
  City of Newport Beach Newport Beach, CA 92660
  1:00 pm
• Bring the Family & Ring in 2026 EARLY at D&B
  Dave & Buster's Irvine , 661 Spectrum Center Dr , Irvine
  4:00 pm
• New Year’s Eve Tasting Menu | The Loft at Montage Laguna Beach 2025 — The Orange County City Guide
  The Loft , 30801 Coast Hwy , Laguna Beach
  5:00 pm
• New Year’s Eve Dinner at Surf & Sand Laguna Beach | Oceanfront Dining 2025 — The Orange County City Guide
  Splashes Restaurant , 1555 S Coast Hwy , Laguna Beach
  5:00 pm
• New Year’s Eve Dinner at RAYA | The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel 2024 Celebration — The Orange County City Guide
  RAYA , 1 Ritz Carlton Dr , Dana Point
  5:00 pm
• Nightly Tree Lighting at Irvine Spectrum Center
  Irvine Spectrum Center , 670 Spectrum Center Dr , Irvine
  5:00 pm
• Tennis (3.5 & above)
  Arroyo Vista Park , 29661 Avenida de las Banderas , Rancho Santa Margarita
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• On the lighter side…….
  The Great Egret is a large, all-white wading bird with a long neck, black legs, and a yellow bill, found in wetlands worldwide. It hunts by standing… (Nextdoor Forest Gardens)
• Hi everyone.
  Is anyone missing a young, dark gray cat with yellow eyes in the Lake Forest area by Serrano Intermediate school? My family and I think he’s a stray… (Nextdoor Lake Forest 1 Community)

• BootBarn, Inc. posted a job opening for Inventory Control Associate in Lake Forest. Apply here.
• Century Group posted a job opening for CGP: Payroll Administrator in Lake Forest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Forest here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mission Viejo

• Flooding Possible In Mission Viejo Wednesday: Flood Watch (patch.com)

Laguna Hills

• Giana Mucci is The Star's 2025 Girls Tennis Player of the Year (vcstar.com)
• The Orange County restaurant closures of 2025 that hit the hardest (ocregister.com)

Irvine

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-- The Patch AM Team

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