🌱 STAR Reader and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Downtown Torrance Antique Street Faire
• STAR Reader at Mark Twain Branch Library

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Occasional rain, with a high of 67 and low of 59 degrees.
• Friday: Rain tapering off, temps: high: 64, low: 50.
• Saturday: A couple of showers, with a high of 63 and low of 49 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Athens

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 28

• Downtown Torrance Antique Street Faire
  1317 Sartori Ave, Torrance
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 30

• STAR Reader
  Mark Twain Branch Library
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Vive! Chihuahua Fest (Rescheduled from 11/29/2025)
  YouTube Theater · Inglewood , CA , Inglewood
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• SRLA Beach Run
  Animo Pat Brown Los Angeles, CA 90001
• Smarty Pants Storytime
  Compton Library , 240 W Compton Blvd , Compton
  12:00 pm
• Knitting and Crochet Club
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  1:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Car Show @ Farmer Boys
  Farmer Boys , 641 W Redondo Beach Blvd , Gardena
  12:00 pm
• Detroit Pistons at LA Clippers
  Intuit Dome · Inglewood , CA , Inglewood
  6:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Baby & Toddler Storytime
  Angeles Mesa Branch Library
  3:30 pm
• Make and Play for Kids: Bloxels Video Game Builder
  Hyde Park Miriam Matthews Branch Library
  4:00 pm
• STEAM Monday: Ornament Drop Challenge
  East Rancho Dominguez Library , 4420 E Rose St , East Compton
  4:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• STAR Reader
  Mark Twain Branch Library
  1:00 pm
• Reading Buddies
  Lawndale Library , 14615 Burin Ave , Lawndale
  4:30 pm

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Manhattan Beach

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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