🌱 STAR Reader and 11 more events

Greetings West Athens! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• H.E.A.P Holiday Showcase & Fundraiser! at 855 W Victoria St, Unit F, Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220
• STAR Reader at Mark Twain Branch Library

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 75, low: 55.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 54 degrees.

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📸 Around West Athens

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Athens

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• H.E.A.P Holiday Showcase & Fundraiser!
  855 W Victoria St, Unit F, Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220,
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 23

• STAR Reader
  Mark Twain Branch Library
  1:00 pm

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📣 West Athens Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Moovin' & Groovin'
  Hyde Park Miriam Matthews Branch Library
  11:00 am
• Computer Classes
  Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
  3:00 pm
• Building Blocks Bonanza
  Angeles Mesa Branch Library
  3:00 pm
• Animal Portraits
  Lawndale Library , 14615 Burin Ave , Lawndale
  3:30 pm
• Basketball, Boys FS vs Bellflower
  North High , 3620 W. 182nd St. , Torrance
  4:00 pm
• Financial Aid Information Session
  Hawthorne Math & Science Academy , 4467 W Broadway , Hawthorne
  5:00 pm
• Water Polo, Girls VR vs West Torrance
  North High , 2320 Crenshaw Blvd , Torrance
  5:30 pm
• Basketball, Boys JV vs Bellflower
  North High , 3620 W. 182nd St. , Torrance
  5:30 pm
• Bonsai Workshop at Common Space Brewery
  Common Space Brewery , 3411 W El Segundo Blvd , Hawthorne
  7:00 pm
• Basketball, Boys VR vs Bellflower
  North High , 3620 W. 182nd St. , Torrance
  7:00 pm
• Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland
  Hollywood Park , 1011 Stadium Dr , Inglewood
  8:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Hawthorne

• De Los Picks: 10 best albums by Latino artists in 2025 (latimes.com)
• 2 CT Lottery players win $50K on Powerball as jackpot grows to $1.25 billion (nhregister.com)
• 2025 in Review: Seven Questions for Assemblymember Tina McKinnor, Champion of Reparations, Housing and Workers' Rights (eurweb.com)

Inglewood

• Family Fun Center shooting suspect arrested in California (wbbjtv.com)

Redondo Beach

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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