🌱 Patch AM: Which Novato stage shows should you book first for early 2026?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Novato stage shows should you book first for early 2026?

Also on today's calendar: Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in Santa Rosa, CA! and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 58 and low of 49 degrees.
• Friday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 55, low: 43.
• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 54 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 5 theatrical shows to see in Marin in 2026 (marinij.com) — Novato theater lovers have two big reasons to mark their calendars early in 2026: a local nonprofit’s production of Disney’s “Frozen” in San Rafael and Novato Theater Company’s run of “The Skin of Our Teeth” on Nave Drive. The roundup also spotlights several other Marin stage productions, with dates, locations, and ticket prices to help you plan winter nights out.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Novato

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 11

• Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in Santa Rosa, CA!
  Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 26

• Jazzercise Novato CardioSculpt HIIT Class
  Margaret Todd Senior Center , 1560 Hill Road , Novato
  9:15 am
• Holiday Break Gymnastics Camp (FRI)
  Novato Gymnastics Center , 950 7th St , Novato
  10:00 am

Saturday December 27

• Saturday Cinema: Roman Holiday
  Novato Library , 1720 Novato Blvd , Novato
  2:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Jazzercise Novato CardioSculpt HIIT Class
  Margaret Todd Senior Center , 1560 Hill Road , Novato
  9:15 am

Tuesday December 30

• Kids Eat Free on Tuesdays - World Famous Hot Boys
  Novato Chamber , 807 De Long Ave , Novato
• Grace Generation: Evening Kids Program
  Presbyterian Church of Novato , 710 Wilson Ave , Novato
  5:30 pm
• Josh Brough String Band | Free Beergarden Show
  HopMonk Novato , 224 Vintage Way , Novato
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Jazzercise Novato CardioSculpt HIIT Class
  Margaret Todd Senior Center , 1560 Hill Road , Novato
  9:15 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 25

• Raise Your Spiritual IQ
  Novato Chamber , 1560 Hill Road , Black Point-Green Point
  6:30 pm

Friday December 26

• Jazzercise Novato CardioSculpt HIIT Class
  Margaret Todd Senior Center , 1560 Hill Road , Novato
  9:15 am

Saturday December 27

• JimBo solo at Finnegan’s Marin in Novato
  Finnegan's Marin Restaurant & Bar , 877 Grant Ave , Novato
  8:00 pm
• Wonder Bread 5
  HopMonk Tavern Novato , 224 Vintage Way , Novato
  8:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Novato PatchAM possible:

• Hamilton's Smog — (415) 493-8801
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• Maud Powell String Institute
  Local to Novato Pay-What-You-Can music program
• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Our first round of kiddos came by today to receive their Adopt A Family donation basket, and it was one of those moments that reminds us exactly why this community is so special.
  Smiles, gratitude, and that quiet kind of joy that comes from knowing someone showed up for you when it mattered most. These baskets aren’t just… (Nextdoor Hill Rd/Novato)
• To all the ones I have had the honor to meet and know this year thru Nextdoor....
  Thank you... To everyone who has talked to me.. Not knowing it's me... I still appreciate u... Sometimes it feels good to just talk Randomly about… (Nextdoor NE Novato)

• USA Jobs posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Novato. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Bakery Wrapper / Clean Up in Novato. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Novato here.

🗞 Nearby News

San Rafael

• BioMarin to Acquire Amicus Therapeutics for $4.8 Billion (njbmagazine.com)

Fairfax

• Sausalito Hills Braced for a Shake-Up as New Maps Flag Sliding Streets (hoodline.com)

San Anselmo

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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