🌱 Patch AM: Local playwrights looking for teen actors and 11 more events

Hello Martinez! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Martinez Library Storytime at Martinez Library
• Tarot Social Meetup at Martinez Library
• Local playwrights looking for teen actors at Hillcrest Congregational Church

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

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

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy and breezy, with a high of 60 and low of 53 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy with periods of rain, temps: high: 63, low: 52.
• Sunday: Becoming windier with rain, with a high of 59 and low of 49 degrees.

📸 Around Martinez

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Martinez

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Saturday January 3

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

Tuesday January 6

• Tarot Social Meetup
  Martinez Library , 740 Court Street , Martinez
  6:00 pm
• Local playwrights looking for teen actors
  Hillcrest Congregational Church , 404 Gregory Ln , Pleasant Hill
  6:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Martinez Library Storytime
  Martinez Library , 740 Court Street , Martinez
  10:00 am
• Read to a Dog
  Martinez Library , 740 Court Street , Martinez
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 3

• Martinez Library Storytime
  Martinez Library , 740 Court Street , Martinez
  10:00 am
• Empower Thyself - Initiation into the lineage of King Salomon
  Modern Mystery School Northern California , 1630 Contra Costa Blvd #212 , Pleasant Hill
  11:00 am
• Lego Builders Club
  Contra Costa County Public Library , 1750 Oak Park Boulevard , Pleasant Hill
  2:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Guessing Jar Game
  Lafayette Library and Learning Center , 3491 Mt Diablo Blvd , Lafayette
• Monday Book Club
  Contra Costa County Public Library , 1750 Oak Park Boulevard , Pleasant Hill
  1:00 pm
• Drop-In Shop for Adults
  Contra Costa County Public Library , 1750 Oak Park Boulevard , Pleasant Hill
  6:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Gaming for Teens
  Contra Costa County Public Library , 1750 Oak Park Boulevard , Pleasant Hill
  2:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Happy new year 🎊.
  It’ll be a year of blessings, happiness, prosperity & Success. (Nextdoor Wayne Street)
• California Classic - Few things scream Northern California winters to me more than Golden Eagles cruising against the picturesque green hills.
  Happy New Year! Species: Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Location: California, USA Equipment: Sony A9 III + FE 200-600mm Settings: 1/2500s, ISO:… (Nextdoor Maywood)

• Molly Maid posted a job opening for Residential House Cleaning Professional in Martinez. Apply here.
• Walgreens posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Martinez. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Martinez here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pleasant Hill

• Stolen Puppy Recovered and Returned to Family's 3-Year-Old Daughter in Antioch (contracosta.news)
• Editorial: 10 Things I Want to See Happen in 2026 (contracosta.news)

Concord

• Concord Receives $300,000 Grant from the Office of Traffic Safety (contracosta.news)
• Sears on brink of extinction: Iconic retailer down to final 5 stores (silive.com)
• Best Bay Area Stroller Hikes to Bring Family This New Years (kqed.org)

Ok Martinez! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just lost interest.
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