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🌱 Crafty Kids: Arts & Crafts and 10 more events
Spotted on the Vernon calendar: Afro Punta Meet & Greet (Huntington Park California)

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Crafty Kids: Arts & Crafts at Vernon - Leon H. Washington Jr. Memorial Branch Library
- Cricut Craft Basics at Vernon - Leon H. Washington Jr. Memorial Branch Library
- Christmas Movie Screening: The Nightmare Before Christmas at Vernon - Leon H. Washington Jr. Memorial Branch Library
... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 51 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 54.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 51 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vernon
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★ Featured events ★
- Afro Punta Meet & Greet (Huntington Park California)
Honduras' Kitchen, 2409 E Slauson Ave, Huntington Park
6:00 pm
Sunday December 21
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Other local events
- Crafty Kids: Arts & Crafts
Vernon - Leon H. Washington Jr. Memorial Branch Library
4:00 pm - Cricut Craft Basics
Vernon - Leon H. Washington Jr. Memorial Branch Library
4:00 pm - Christmas Movie Screening: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Vernon - Leon H. Washington Jr. Memorial Branch Library
3:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
- EXIN BCS Artificial Intelligence Foundation Training in Downey, CA
Regus - Commerce Corporate Center , Corporate Center , 5800 S Eastern Ave Suit 500 , Commerce
9:00 am - Street Fleet at the Boyle Heights City Hall
Boyle Heights City Hall , 2130 E 1st St , Commerce
12:00 pm - Walk-in Tutoring With Dennis
Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
12:30 pm - STAR Reader
Mark Twain Branch Library
1:00 pm - Huntington Park – After School Program
East Side Riders Bike Club HP , 6013 State St , Huntington Park
3:00 pm - APB Boys and Girls Basketball Game (HOME)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Park , 7600 Graham Ave , Los Angeles
3:00 pm - APB Boys and Girls Soccer (Home)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Park , 7600 Graham Ave , Los Angeles
3:30 pm - Teen Craft Corner
Malabar Branch Library
4:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Firefighters respond to a structure fire in Leimert Park, with smoke visible from a unit and a knockdown of the fire achieved.
11:04PM on Dec 14: Thirteen units are responding to a structure fire on South Leimert Boulevard in Los Angeles. (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
East Los Angeles
- South El Monte Partnership Supports Holiday Aid (midvalleynews.com)
- Cooper Jacoby by Shahryar Nashat (bombmagazine.org)
- There's Nothing Magic About America's Dirt (townhall.com)
Downey
- Michigan State quarterback Aidan Chiles to enter transfer portal (detroitnews.com)
Compton
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