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What's up Sierra Madre! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Want to see world-class acrobatics inside Sierra Madre Playhouse?
• How Sierra Madre once figured into a Little House star’s journey

Also on today's calendar: Camerata Pacifica Rings in New Year with Chamber Works for Viola and Piano, Jan. 11-16 and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 71 and low of 58 degrees.
• Wednesday: Showers around in the p.m., temps: high: 60, low: 56.
• Thursday: Heavy rain in the morning, with a high of 60 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• DIAVOLO Will Make Sierra Madre Playhouse Debut With T.R.U.S.T. (broadwayworld.com) — A high-energy DIAVOLO performance of T.R.U.S.T. is headed to Sierra Madre Playhouse, offering family-friendly acrobatics and physical theater right on Sierra Madre Boulevard. The daytime show uses ladders, benches, and large structures to explore trust and collaboration, with tickets set at $25 and full details available directly from the Playhouse.
   

• 'Little House on the Prairie' star Rachel Greenbush reflects on leaving show (nypost.com) — Sierra Madre gets a brief shout-out as Rachel Lindsay Greenbush is pictured attending an “A Little House Christmas” event here back in 2016. The story mainly looks back on her childhood role as Carrie Ingalls, how leaving “Little House on the Prairie” affected her, and her support for a new Netflix reboot, while also touching on a recent reunion of her former co-stars.
   

📸 Around Sierra Madre

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sierra Madre

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday January 1

• Floatfest 2026 — SMRFA
  Sierra Madre Rose Float Association, 587 E Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• Computer Classes
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  3:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Knitting and Crochet Club
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  1:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Walk-in Tutoring With Dennis
  Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
  12:30 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Walk-In Tutoring With Cheri
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  10:00 am
• Walk-In Tutoring With Bo-Gay
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  10:00 am
• Walk-In Tutoring With Margie
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  10:00 am
• Walk-In Tutoring With Pat
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  10:00 am

Sunday January 11

• Camerata Pacifica Rings in New Year with Chamber Works for Viola and Piano, Jan. 11-16
  Janet & Ray Scherr Forum Theatre , 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd , Thousand Oaks
  3:00 pm
• Jouyssance presents "Joyeux Noel"
  St Luke's Episcopal Church , 122 California Ave , Monrovia
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Planetarium: Solar Quest
  Live Oak Library , 22 W Live Oak Ave , Arcadia
  4:00 pm
• Book Club: The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year
  El Monte Library , 3224 Tyler Ave , El Monte
  5:00 pm
• Faint, Chatteron, Kan Kan, Ardmore
  Oblivion , 6118 N Figueroa St , Los Angeles
  7:00 pm
• Detroit Pistons at Los Angeles Lakers
  Crypto.com Arena , 1111 S Figueroa St , Los Angeles
  7:30 pm

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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Finish Line, Inc. posted a job opening for Finish Line Macy's Store Associate - Santa Anita, Arcadia, CA in Arcadia. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Arcadia

• Arcadia gets bullied by Rolling Hills Prep in Gold Division semifinals at The Classic (pasadenastarnews.com)
• Sunny Sweeney's Rhinestone Requiem Leads That Nashville Sound's Top Albums of 2025 (blogspot.com)

Monrovia

• Her dwarfism once scared her away from teaching — now it's her strength (pressdemocrat.com)

Altadena

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-- The Patch AM Team

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