🌱 Backgammon @ the Library and 10 more events

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 65 and low of 50 degrees.
• Wednesday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., temps: high: 56, low: 52.
• Thursday: Cool with periods of rain, with a high of 59 and low of 53 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Backgammon @ the Library
  Aptos Branch Library , Dorosin Memorial Conference Room , Aptos
  10:00 am
• Rope Lab + Queer Social Hour
  The 418 Project , 155 River St S , Santa Cruz
  6:00 pm
• Karaoke with Moondog
  Bay Bar and Grill , 209 Esplanade , Capitola
  7:00 pm
• Blue Lagoonies Comedy Show
  Balefire Brewing Company , 21517 E Cliff Dr , Santa Cruz
  7:45 pm
• Drew Harrison
  Rio Theatre , 1205 Soquel Ave , Santa Cruz
  8:00 pm
• White Album Ensemble — Rio Theatre for the Performing
  Rio Theatre , 1205 Soquel Ave , Santa Cruz
  8:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Mobile Health Clinic
  Scotts Valley Branch Library , 251 Kings Village Rd , Scotts Valley
  9:00 am
• In-person Tech Help @ Capitola
  Capitola Branch Library , 2005 Wharf Rd , Capitola
  10:00 am
• Preschool Storytime @ the Garfield Park Branch Library
  Garfield Park Branch Library Garfield Park
  10:30 am
• Noon Year’s Eve
  Boulder Creek Recreation & Park District , 13333 Middleton Ave , Boulder Creek
  10:30 am
• Storytime with Ivy
  Bookshop Santa Cruz , 1520 Pacific Ave , Santa Cruz
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Scotts Valley

• Wet weather will return to help ring in the new year in Santa Cruz County (santacruzsentinel.com)

Felton

• Santa Cruz County offers plenty of ways to ring in 2026 (santacruzsentinel.com)

Santa Cruz

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