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🌱 Patch AM: Which rock legend is hitting Menlo Park’s Guild Theatre in January?
Also check out Beach Break Film Festival on the Menlo Park Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Which rock legend is hitting Menlo Park’s Guild Theatre in January?
- How a $46M deal could reshape Redwood City’s family hangout block
- How a Menlo Park garage helped launch a global tech legacy
Also on today's calendar: Beach Break Film Festival and 7 more events.
Find out what's happening in Menlo Park-Athertonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Menlo Park-Athertonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Windy with occasional rain, with a high of 60 and low of 50 degrees.
- Friday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 59, low: 43.
- Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 59 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Tom Hamilton's Close Enemies Announce 2026 Tour Dates (rttnews.com) — A national rock tour is bringing Tom Hamilton’s band Close Enemies to Menlo Park’s Guild Theatre on January 9, 2026, offering an intimate concert experience. The California-heavy run features new songs and veteran musicians, with dates across the state before heading to the Southeast. 
• Blox buys a block – RWC landlord expands holdings (padailypost.com) — Menlo Park gets a brief mention as Blox Ventures highlights its prior investment at 2100 Sand Hill Road while unveiling a $46 million purchase of a busy downtown Redwood City block. The firm plans outdoor dining, gathering spaces, and a playground around the Cinemark theater, aiming to create a more family-friendly destination that complements nearby tech employers and local restaurants.
• The Story of Susan Wojcicki - Former CEO, YouTube (valiantceo.com) — Menlo Park appears here as the quiet backdrop where Susan Wojcicki first rented her garage to Google’s founders, a small local detail in a much larger Silicon Valley story. The piece is mainly a reflective obituary of the former YouTube CEO, tracing her rise from early Google marketer to influential tech leader and philanthropist, and recounting tributes after her death from lung cancer at 56.
📸 Around Menlo Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Menlo Park
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★ Featured events ★
- Beach Break Film Festival
1167 Main St, Half Moon Bay
3:30 pm - Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in San Francisco, CA!
The Westin San Francisco Airport, 1 Old Bayshore Hwy, Millbrae
7:00 pm
Sunday December 28
Friday January 9
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Other local events
- Step Into Wellness: Atherton Library's Walking Club
Holbrook Palmer Park - Jennings Pavilion , 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane , Atherton
9:45 am - Tech Tutors Drop-In Sessions
Atherton Library , 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane , Atherton
10:30 am - New Parent Meetup: Tiny Sweater Weather
Atherton Library , 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane , Atherton
12:00 pm - Live Music at Hotel Nia
Hotel Nia, Autograph Collection , 200 Independence Dr , Menlo Park
4:00 pm - Family Storytime with Stay and Play!
Atherton Library , 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane , Atherton
10:30 am - Maker Exploration for Families
Atherton Library , 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane , Atherton
11:00 am - It's Sew Easy: Gift Bags
Atherton Library , 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane , Atherton
12:00 pm - Baby Bounce Storytime With Stay and Play!
Atherton Library , 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane , Atherton
12:00 pm
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
Sunday December 28
Monday December 29
📣 Menlo Park Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Hotel Nia Christmas
Hotel Nia, Autograph Collection , 200 Independence Dr , Menlo Park
11:00 am - Portola Art Gallery Presents "Six by Six" -- Small Works by Gallery Artists
Portola Art Gallery , 75 Arbor Rd # W , Menlo Park
11:00 am - Project Management Techniques Training Course in East Palo Alto, CA
Regus - Palo Alto - Embarcadero Place , 2100 Geng Rd Suit 210 , Palo Alto
9:00 am - Winter Camp #3 (1 day)
Menlo College , 1000 El Camino Real , Atherton
9:00 am
Thursday December 25
Friday December 26
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Menlo Park PatchAM possible:
- Atherton Inn Bed & Breakfast — (650) 474-2777
Luxury five room boutique hotel w/FULL breakfast - Amara — (650) 486-1703
A California cuisine restaurant with mediterranean leaning. - The Harker School — (408) 345-9200
Magic Happens at Harker - Samaritan House — (650) 347-3648
Fighting Poverty. Lifting Lives - Cool Aid Air Conditioning and Refrigeration — (800) 266-5243
Voted Best HVAC & Refrigeration Company in the Bay Area - Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- “First-of-Its-Kind Hanukkah Celebration Sends Powerful Message in Menlo Park, CA” —Dovid Read on Patch
- Menlo Park authorities warn of flooding on Hamilton and Carlton Ave to Willow Rd, with public works crews on-site addressing the situation.
5:22AM on Dec 24: Menlo Park PD reports flooding on Hamilton and Carlton Ave to Willow Rd. (Nextdoor ) - Best Drivers Ed instructor has to be Wilfrin Morales (650) 485-9977.
He gave my son so much confidence and so much technical expertise—and secured him an exam two days before Christmas at a DMV office with fabulous… (Nextdoor Vintage Oaks)
- Meta Platforms, Inc. posted a job opening for Security Delivery Manager in Menlo Park. Apply here.
- Experis posted a job opening for 3D Artist III in Menlo Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Menlo Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
East Palo Alto
- Looking for ways to entertain out-of-town visitors over the holidays? Here are 11 ideas to explore (paloaltoonline.com)
- Palo Alto faith leaders arrested in ICE protest (paloaltoonline.com)
- It pays to have friends in high places – more than we thought, according to research (nbcbayarea.com)
Atherton
- Atherton police announce December DUI checkpoint (almanacnews.com)
Stanford
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