🌱 Patch AM: A Time for Joy and 11 more events

Good morning Carrollwood! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Hearts of Valor Inc Black Tie Gala
• A Time for Joy at Hyde Park United Methodist Church
• 46th Annual Live Nativity at Village Presbyterian Church

Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 52.
• Monday: Sunny and not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.

📸 Around Carrollwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Carrollwood

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Hearts of Valor Inc Black Tie Gala
  2901 Bayshore Blvd, Tampa
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• A Time for Joy
  Hyde Park United Methodist Church , 500 W Platt St , Tampa
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• 46th Annual Live Nativity
  Village Presbyterian Church , 13115 S Village Dr , Tampa
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 13

• Household Chemical Collection
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar , 29582 U.S. Hwy 19 North , Clearwater
  9:00 am
• Breakfast with Santa
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar , 127 State Street West , Oldsmar
  9:00 am
• Inclusive Baseball League for Kids and Teens with Buddy Baseball
  Temple Terrace Family Recreation Complex , 6610 Whiteway Dr , Temple Terrace
  9:30 am
• Seijaku: Advanced T’ai Chi Chih and Maximizing Chi
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar , 650 Pine Avenue North , Oldsmar
  9:30 am
• T'ai Chi Chih Advanced
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar , 650 Pine Avenue North , Oldsmar
  9:30 am
• Holiday Cheer Swap & Shop
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar , 100 State St W , Oldsmar
  10:00 am
• Basic Handgun Shooting Fundamentals
  Shooting Sports Inc , 7811 N Dale Mabry Hwy , Tampa
  10:00 am
• Lutz Crafters Market Christmas 2025
  Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Suncoast Parkway , 2155 Northpointe Pkwy , Lutz
  10:00 am
• Saturday Market
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar , 100 State Street West , Oldsmar
  10:00 am
• 2025 Winter Festival- FTC Tampa
  NUC University – Florida Technical College Tampa , 3251 W Hillsborough Ave , Tampa
  10:00 am

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

• NovaCore Builders — (813) 434-3834
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• Village Presbyterian Church — (813) 961-4115
  A church for the hungry.

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🗞 Nearby News

University

• Basketball Recap: University Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Jayden Gaskins and Broady Constantine (maxpreps.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I demand a jury of my piers.
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