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🌱 Patch AM: Planning Dec. 21? See what’s coming to Piedmont Center for the Arts
And on the Piedmont Patch calendar - CONJURING WONDER - Magic: Up-Close & Personal

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In today's newsletter:
- Planning Dec. 21? See what’s coming to Piedmont Center for the Arts
Also on today's calendar: CONJURING WONDER - Magic: Up-Close & Personal and 9 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 60 and low of 53 degrees.
- Wednesday: A morning shower or two, temps: high: 61, low: 47.
- Thursday: Fog in the a.m.; partly sunny, with a high of 57 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bay Area events calendar for Dec. 19 weekly editions (mercurynews.com) — Piedmont families can catch a live “Charlie Brown Christmas” performance at Piedmont Center for the Arts on Dec. 21, complete with live jazz trio and kid-friendly fun. The broader calendar also highlights dozens of holiday concerts, plays, hikes, and community events across the South Bay and East Bay through Christmas Day, many within an easy drive from town.
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📸 Around Piedmont
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Piedmont
★ Featured events ★
- CONJURING WONDER - Magic: Up-Close & Personal
Claremont Resort & Club,
7:00 pm - Winter Makers Market — A Mindful Market Collab
Zenti Bistro, 500 Davis St, San Leandro
11:00 am - Winter Solstice: The Longest Night A Contemplative Gathering and Sound Healing
12540 Skyline Blvd, Oakland
4:00 pm - (Dec 22 - Dec 26) Winter Math Camp for Kids ages 6-16
Kehilla Community Synagogue, 1300 Grand Ave, Piedmont
9:00 am - (Dec 29 - Jan 2) Winter Math Camp for Kids ages 6-16
Kehilla Community Synagogue, 1300 Grand Ave, Piedmont
9:00 am - Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in San Francisco, CA!
The Westin San Francisco Airport, 1 Old Bayshore Hwy, Millbrae
7:00 pm
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Monday December 29
Friday January 9
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Other local events
- FireCracker Math Online Open House 6 - 7 pm. New Parents Get 5% off Class Tuition
Online
6:00 pm - Baby Bounce
Temescal Branch Library , 5205 Telegraph Avenue , Oakland
11:45 am - Wintersongs with Kitka / Kolo: A Seasonal Cycle of Song
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave., Oakland, CA 94610
8:00 pm - Celebrate Midwinter with California Revels!
The Douglas Morrisson Theatre , 22311 N 3rd St , Hayward
7:30 pm - Wintersongs with Kitka / Kolo: A Seasonal Cycle of Song
Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco, CA 94109
4:00 pm - CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE Mary the Prophet: She Magnifies the Lord
12540 Skyline Blvd , Oakland
7:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Sunday December 21
Wednesday December 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Assistance League Thrift Shop’s Half-Off Women’s Holiday Attire and Home Decor Event Rules! —Betty Miller Read on Patch
- All clear after hazardous material leak prompts evacuation at university in Berkeley, California.
6:59PM on Dec 14: The Etcheverry Hall at Berkeley University has been deemed safe and the all clear has been issued. No further updates will be… (Nextdoor )
- Peralta Community College District posted a job opening for Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Services in Oakland. Apply here.
- El Pollo Loco posted a job opening for Service Assistant in Oakland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Piedmont here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oakland
- Union Pacific Train Derails Near Colfax No Injuries or Hazards Reported (sierradailynews.com)
- East Bay's November openings include new options for breakfast, dumplings, dim sum and more (richmondside.org)
Emeryville
- Dozens Rally In SF Demanding Animal Rights Activist Zoe Rosenberg Be Released From Jail (patch.com)
- As California delays ‘zone zero' wildfire protection rules, study finds clearing vegetation prevented home damage in LA fires (spokesman.com)
- Nobel wins, psychedelic lilies and a mission to Mars: UC Berkeley's top stories of 2025 (berkeley.edu)
Berkeley
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-- The Patch AM Team
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