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Coming up on the calendar:

• Brian Scott Magic at Martinez Library
• Martinez Library Storytime at Martinez Library
• Local playwrights looking for teen actors at Hillcrest Congregational Church

Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sunshine, with a high of 54 and low of 41 degrees.
• Tuesday: Fog in the a.m.; mostly sunny, temps: high: 50, low: 46.
• Wednesday: A couple of showers, with a high of 50 and low of 44 degrees.

📸 Around Martinez

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Martinez

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Wednesday December 31

• Brian Scott Magic
  Martinez Library , 740 Court Street , Martinez
  2:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Martinez Library Storytime
  Martinez Library , 740 Court Street , Martinez
  10:00 am

Tuesday January 6

• Local playwrights looking for teen actors
  Hillcrest Congregational Church , 404 Gregory Ln , Pleasant Hill
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 29

• Drop-In Shop for Adults
  Contra Costa County Public Library , 1750 Oak Park Boulevard , Pleasant Hill
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Read to a Dog
  Lafayette Library and Learning Center , 3491 Mt Diablo Blvd , Lafayette
  3:00 pm
• Drop-In Knitting & Sewing
  Contra Costa County Public Library , 1750 Oak Park Boulevard , Pleasant Hill
  6:00 pm
• Keith Miles Music & Smiles
  Contra Costa County Public Library , 1750 Oak Park Boulevard , Pleasant Hill
  6:30 pm
• Martinez Swingers Square Dance
  Pacheco Community Center , 5800 Pacheco Blvd , Pacheco
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• I Heart Toddler Art
  Contra Costa County Public Library , 1750 Oak Park Boulevard , Pleasant Hill
  11:00 am
• Downtown Pleasant Hill Annual “Noon” Year
  Downtown Pleasant Hill , 60 Crescent Dr , Pleasant Hill
  11:30 am
• Noon Year's Eve Storytime
  Lafayette Library and Learning Center , 3491 Mt Diablo Blvd , Lafayette
  11:30 am
• Brian Scott Magic
  Martinez Library , 740 Court Street , Martinez
  2:00 pm

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• Dog STILL missing!
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🗞 Nearby News

Pleasant Hill

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Concord

• Iconic retailer on verge of fading away after closing more than 3,000 stores (pennlive.com)
• Judge Blocks ICE Arrests at Immigration Hearings in Some Areas Of California (latintimes.com)
• ‘False hope': Why families who celebrated Newsom's new mental health court feel let down by it (capoliticalreview.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Lunch and dinner. (From Norine S.)
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