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- Hear the secret Grateful Dead show once played at Mill Valley Rec
Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 57 and low of 51 degrees.
- Tuesday: Becoming windier with showers, temps: high: 61, low: 49.
- Wednesday: A morning shower, then rain, with a high of 58 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Remembering The Grateful Dead's Surprise 1980 Set For Kids With Muscular Dystrophy, Opening For Santa [Listen] (liveforlivemusic.com) — Mill Valley gets a sweet spotlight in a newly resurfaced story about the Grateful Dead’s surprise 1980 acoustic set at the Mill Valley Recreation Center for local kids with muscular dystrophy. The intimate, 10-song performance opened for Santa at an MDA Christmas party, and full audio of the show is now available to stream for anyone who wants to revisit the moment.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Drop in Nutcracker decorating workshop
P.A.I.N.T Art Collective , 8 Princess St , Sausalito
12:00 pm - Wiggles and Wonder Storytime
Marin City Library , 164 Donahue St , Sausalito
10:15 am - El Chit Chat Club - English conversations group
Marin County Free Library , 3501 Civic Center Drive, Suite 427 , San Rafael
6:00 pm - Christmas Day Buffet
Cavallo Point Lodge , 601 Murray Circle , Sausalito
12:00 pm - Glenn at Caffē Acri (1)
Caffē Acri , 1 Main St , Tiburon
6:30 pm - Fully Booked, NAL — Camp Sylvester
Camp Sylvester , 28770 Dodge Ridge Rd , Pinecrest
10:00 am - Zone (B) Booked, BSA61 — Camp Sylvester
Camp Sylvester , 28770 Dodge Ridge Rd , Pinecrest
3:00 pm - Zone (A) Booked, BSA90 — Camp Sylvester
Camp Sylvester , 28770 Dodge Ridge Rd , Pinecrest
3:00 pm - Zone (B) Booked, BST132 — Camp Sylvester
Camp Sylvester , 28770 Dodge Ridge Rd , Pinecrest
3:00 pm - College of Marin Music Faculty Recital
College of Marin Performing Arts Building Stage Door/Dock - PA , 15 Laurel Ave , Kentfield
7:30 pm - 2026 Bjornloppet XC Race Weekend — Bear Valley Adventure Co.
Bear Valley Adventure Company (BVAC) , 1 Bear Valley Rd , Bear Valley
10:30 am
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Kitties looking for homes!
Sunday 12/21 - Adoption Event! Woodlands Pet Food and Treats Next to Nugget Market, 1 Blackfield Dr #3, Tiburon, CA 94920 https://www… (Nextdoor Strawberry) - Last night someone stole our garbage can lid and opened the lids of all the other recycling cans.
It was so weird. Why would somebody do that when it’s pouring rain and steal the garbage can lid to our wonderful Rubbermaid Animal Stopper special… (Nextdoor Blithedale Canyon / Middle Ridge)
- Starbird - Chicken Coup, LLC posted a job opening for Line Cook in Corte Madera. Apply here.
- STXZ posted a job opening for Private Lacrosse Coach in Corte Madera. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mill Valley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Corte Madera
- Winners announced for Marin County Vegan Chef Challenge (marinij.com)
Larkspur
- This Bay Area city's roads are getting rave reviews as new report reveals the state of region's streets (mercurynews.com)
Marin City
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