🌱 Patch AM: Holiday Crafternoon and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Holiday Crafternoon at Creative Junk Therapy

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunny; pleasant, less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 56 degrees.
• Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 81, low: 57.
• Monday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brandon

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Oh So Christmas Brandon Sunday Market
  Brandon Sunday Market, 788 W Lumsden Rd, Brandon
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday December 21

• Holiday Crafternoon
  Creative Junk Therapy , 772 W Lumsden Rd , Brandon
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• ARC Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED/First Aid
  North Brandon Family YMCA , 3097 S Kingsway Rd , Seffner
  9:00 am
• Beagle Meet Up @ Mango Dog Park – December 20, 2025, Seffner, FL
  Mango Dog Park , 11717 Clay Pit Rd , Seffner
  9:30 am
• STEAM Time: Snow Globe
  78th Street Community Library , 7625 Palm River Rd , Tampa
  1:00 pm
• Bonsai & Brews at Bullfrog Creek Brewing Co. | Valrico
  Bullfrog Creek Brewing Co. , 3632 Lithia Pinecrest Rd , Valrico
  2:00 pm
• Let It Snow Rustic Snowman - He's Back!
  Painting with a Twist , 1993 W Lumsden Rd , Brandon
  3:30 pm
• Swirly Winter Night
  Painting with a Twist , 1993 W Lumsden Rd , Brandon
  7:00 pm
• Feeling X-mas with The Freakin Hooligans!
  The Talking Pint Bar & Bistro , 13418 Boyette Rd , Riverview
  8:00 pm
• International Saturdays at Sal y Pimienta
  Sal y Pimienta Latin Cuisine Tampa , 6110 Causeway Blvd , Tampa
  9:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Christmas at New Life
  New Life Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church , 6912 Williams Rd , Seffner
  11:00 am
• Bright Forest Snowman
  Painting with a Twist , 1993 W Lumsden Rd , Brandon
  4:00 pm

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

• Gifted IQ Testing of Tampa Bay — (813) 610-7905
  Gifted Tests for Children
• Athena’s Painting — (813) 424-6644
  $50. Off special on car garage doors painting

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anyone missing their dog?
  Has been behind my house since 2 am on country vineyard dr . Does not have a name tag or anything (Nextdoor Limona)
• This dog jumped out of a moving car, lady followed the dog in my yard.
  Dog was taken to Falkenburg rescue center to see if he is chipped. This all happened on parson and Morrow cir. If you were driving a black truck and… (Nextdoor Villa Place)

• Asbury Automotive Group posted a job opening for Automotive Accounting Clerk- Courtesy Toyota of Brandon in Brandon. Apply here.
• Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate (Early Morning) - Regency Square in Brandon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brandon here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Tampa

• Former Rays manager hosts fundraiser benefiting the homeless in South Tampa (wfla.com)
• Josh Groban, Jennifer Hudson co-headline tour in Tampa this summer (cltampa.com)
• Hillsborough County Traffic Alert: Major Lane Closures Hit Highways This Holiday Week (tampafp.com)

Valrico

• Florida Agriculture Commissioner urges caution as a risky fire season looms (fox13news.com)
• Obituaries 12.18.25 (plantcityobserver.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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