🌱 Dashing Through the Snow and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Preschool Storytime @ the Garfield Park Branch Library at Garfield Park Branch Library
• Dashing Through the Snow at Laughing Monk Brewing and Gastropub
• Travel Talk with Edward at Branciforte 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 cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 51 degrees.
• Wednesday: Low clouds may break, temps: high: 64, low: 46.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 52 degrees.

📸 Around Paradise Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Paradise Park

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 16

• Blue Lagoonies Comedy Show
  Balefire Brewing Company, 21517 E Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz
  7:45 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Preschool Storytime @ the Garfield Park Branch Library
  Garfield Park Branch Library Garfield Park
  10:30 am
• Dashing Through the Snow
  Laughing Monk Brewing and Gastropub , 262 Mt Hermon Rd Unit 103 , Scotts Valley
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Travel Talk with Edward
  Branciforte Branch Library , 230 Gault St , Santa Cruz
  3:00 pm
• SC Python - monthly meetup
  Idea Fab Labs Santa Cruz , 2801 Mission St Ext #204 , Santa Cruz
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Saturday, December 20, 2025 @ 4:00pm – The North Pole Review @ Branciforte Library | Santa Cruz, CA
  Branciforte Branch Library , 230 Gault St , Santa Cruz
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Preschool Storytime @ the Garfield Park Branch Library
  Garfield Park Branch Library Garfield Park
  10:30 am
• Make & Explore @ Garfield Park
  Garfield Park Branch Library Garfield Park
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• In-person Tech Help @ Scotts Valley
  Scotts Valley Branch Library , 251 Kings Village Rd , Scotts Valley
  10:00 am
• Baby Time and Stay & Play @ Branciforte
  Branciforte Branch Library Branciforte
  10:30 am
• Tales to Tails @ Felton
  Felton Branch Library , 6121 Gushee St , Felton
  3:00 pm
• SVUSD Board of Trustees Meeting
  Scotts Valley Water District , 2 Civic Center Dr , Scotts Valley
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Santa Cruz

• Silver Alert issued for missing woman in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties (ksbw.com)
• From Growl-Rumble-Whoops to Moan-Whines: Hawaiian Monk Seals Have a Vocal Repertoire Full of Surprises (sierraclub.org)
• Man dies after truck hits tree in Santa Cruz County (ksbw.com)

Felton

• Santa Cruz community honors veterans for Wreaths Across America Day (santacruzsentinel.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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