🌱 Patch AM: How a Marina del Rey chapter reshaped Amanda Seyfried’s Hollywood path

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Marina del Rey chapter reshaped Amanda Seyfried’s Hollywood path

Also on today's calendar: Santa Monica Pier Revs Up The New Year With First-Ever Drive-In Movie Night Featuring ‘Grease’ and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 75 and low of 50 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 74, low: 52.
• Tuesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Amanda Seyfried opens up about what saved her from Hollywood's dangerous party scene (foxnews.com) — Marina del Rey gets a brief but vivid mention as Amanda Seyfried recalls living there while filming “Big Love” and managing severe OCD with help from her mother. She explains how those struggles shaped her choices to avoid Hollywood’s party scene, prioritize family time on set, and eventually trade Los Angeles for a grounding life on a rural New York ranch with rescue animals.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marina del Rey

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday January 15

• Santa Monica Pier Revs Up The New Year With First-Ever Drive-In Movie Night Featuring ‘Grease’
  Santa Monica
  3:30 pm

Saturday January 17

• ArtBeats: Community Love in Action @ Village Well Books & Cafe
  Village Well Books & Coffee, 9900 Culver Blvd, Culver City
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday January 14

• Celebrate MLK Day: Let Freedom Ring Bell Craft
  Lloyd Taber Library-Marina del Rey Library , 4533 Admiralty Way , Marina Del Rey
  4:00 pm
• Midweek Speed Dating in Marina del Rey, Ages 45-59
  Barbianca , 13480 Maxella Ave , Marina Del Rey
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 24

• Teen Advisory Board
  Lloyd Taber Library-Marina del Rey Library , 4533 Admiralty Way , Marina Del Rey
  2:00 pm

Thursday January 29

• Marina del Rey Book Club - In-Person Program
  Lloyd Taber Library-Marina del Rey Library , 4533 Admiralty Way , Marina Del Rey
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday January 11

• Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum Sunday Cruises
  The Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum , 610 Lairport St , El Segundo
  10:00 am
• Ice at Santa Monica presented by Disney+ and Hulu
  Ice at Santa Monica , 1324 5th St , Santa Monica
  12:00 pm
• Family Paint Party
  Pacific Catch , 120 Wilshire Blvd , Santa Monica
  12:00 pm
• Sun. Afternoon Concerts!
  Palisades Park , Ocean Ave , Santa Monica
  1:00 pm

Monday January 12

• Welcome Back from Winter Break
  Mar Vista Elementary Los Angeles, CA 90066
  8:10 am
• Student Zone: After School Study Area and Homework Help
  Washington Irving Branch Library
  3:00 pm
• Make and Play for Kids: Bloxels Video Game Builder
  Hyde Park Miriam Matthews Branch Library
  4:00 pm
• Omega Science Fiction Writing Workshop
  Jefferson - Vassie D. Wright Memorial Branch Library Jefferson - Vassie D. Wright Memorial Branch Library
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray cat!
  FOUND on January 6, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA 90019 near Stocker Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder, view… (Nextdoor Oxford Triangle)

• Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for MAC Culver City Part-time Key Holder in Culver City. Apply here.
• Target Corporation posted a job opening for On-Demand: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment (T3344) in Santa Monica. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marina del Rey here.

🗞 Nearby News

Culver City

• Culver City Police to Host Free Catalytic Converter Etching Event at Westfield Culver City (westsidetoday.com)
• Apple Music Opens a Studio Dedicated to Radio and Live Music in Culver City, and Other News (surfacemag.com)
• Screenland 5K Training Starts Sunday (culvercitycrossroads.com)

Santa Monica

• Lane Closures Coming to Santa Monica Blvd: What You Need to Know (smdp.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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