🌱 Patch AM: Monrovia - Dog dental cleaning and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Holiday Blues at Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
• Computer Classes at Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
• Dungeons and Dragons for High School at Playa Vista Branch Library

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 53 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 57.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.

📸 Around Monrovia

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monrovia

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Colin Meloy
  Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever, 5970 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Holiday Blues
  Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
  1:00 pm
• Computer Classes
  Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
  3:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Dungeons and Dragons for High School
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  4:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Monrovia - Dog dental cleaning
  Dog Zone , 150 W Foothill Blvd , Monrovia
  9:00 am
• English Conversation With Ronnie
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  10:00 am
• December 2025 : Parents Night Out 4:30PM
  Anderson Munger Family YMCA , 4301 W 3rd St , Los Angeles
  4:30 pm
• CHRISTMAS RECITAL 2025
  Ticketón , 5757 Wilshire Blvd #473 , Los Angeles
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Walk-in Tutoring With Dennis
  Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
  12:30 pm
• New Parent Engagement: Learn About Library Programs & Services
  Live Oak Library , 22 W Live Oak Ave , Arcadia
  3:00 pm
• City Council Meeting
  City of Arcadia , 240 W Huntington Dr , Arcadia
  3:00 pm
• Scrapbooking Workshop
  El Monte Library , 3224 Tyler Ave , El Monte
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Found this cute little dog in Sunland on 12/13/25 and was running from coyotes.
  I gave it a bath and surrendered it today to the East Valley Shelter in Van Nuys. He is a mix of Maltese and Yorkshire terrier. Please help spread… (Nextdoor East Colorado)
• Firefighters respond to a structure fire in Leimert Park, with smoke visible from a unit and a knockdown of the fire achieved.
  11:04PM on Dec 14: Thirteen units are responding to a structure fire on South Leimert Boulevard in Los Angeles. (Nextdoor )

• Ross Stores posted a job opening for Early Morning Stock Associate in Monrovia. Apply here.
• Panda Restaurant Group posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (P1-1459732-4) in Monrovia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monrovia here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Diana Lambert (laist.com)

Sierra Madre

• Marionette ‘Nutcracker' Takes Center Stage at Sierra Madre Playhouse (localnewspasadena.com)
• Young Voices with a Timeless Message (localnewspasadena.com)
• I Can't Get Enough Of Alexander Skarsgård And Dad Stellan Skarsgård Talking Smack About Which One Of Them Should Win During Awards Season (cinemablend.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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