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

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Dungeons and Dragons for High School at Playa Vista Branch Library
• Monrovia - Dog dental cleaning at Dog Zone
• English Conversation With Ronnie at Playa Vista Branch Library

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

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 80, low: 56.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 79 and low of 55 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

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

Saturday December 20

• Kids' Muffins and Scones Class, $45
  Saute Culinary Academy , 150 E Colorado Blvd , Monrovia
  9:30 am
• Knitting and Crochet Club
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Greeting Card Making
  Duarte Senior Center , 1610 Huntington Dr , Duarte
  10:00 am
• Naloxone (Narcan) and Fentanyl Test Strip Clinic
  El Monte Library , 3224 Tyler Ave , El Monte
  12:00 pm
• Holiday Blues
  Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
  1:00 pm
• Computer Classes
  Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: Pet Reunited
  Miso, a dog who went missing in Arcadia, CA, has been safely reunited with their family after 58 minutes. More details here https://www.pawboost.com… (Nextdoor Cherry)

• STAAR Surgical Company posted a job opening for Sr. Manufacturing Manager in Monrovia. Apply here.
• Ross Stores posted a job opening for Early Morning Stock Associate in Monrovia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monrovia here.

🗞 Nearby News

Duarte

• Duarte Unified School District is ending year with teachers, district at odds over a new contract (sgvtribune.com)
• ASH 2025: Refining Chemotherapy and Biomarker-Adapted Strategies in AML (cancertherapyadvisor.com)
• ALMA App Helps Immigrant Families Prepare for ICE Raids in Real Time (wearemitu.com)

Sierra Madre

• Marionette ‘Nutcracker' Takes Center Stage at Sierra Madre Playhouse (localnewspasadena.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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