🌱 Which Oakland County holiday events are worth the drive from Pontiac?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Oakland County holiday events are worth the drive from Pontiac?
• How Pontiac kids in crisis are being wrapped in comfort

Also on today's calendar: Carpenter's Christmas Starring Helen Welch .

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Some brightening; not as cold, with a high of 31 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy; fog in the morning, temps: high: 38, low: 30.
• Thursday: Breezy with rain, with a high of 43 and low of 23 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Oakland County community calendar Dec. 14 and beyond (theoaklandpress.com) — Pontiac residents can look ahead to the Christmas Of Hope 2025 benefit concert at the Flagstar Strand Theatre, plus a wide range of nearby holiday festivals, charity drives, and light displays across Oakland County. The calendar also highlights free or low-cost outdoor activities, solstice celebrations, and key crisis-support resources that may be useful through the winter months.
   

• National Council of Jewish Women, Michigan, Announces 20th Anniversary of Wrapped in Love, a Blanket Donation Program for Children in Crisis or in Hospital (michiganmamanews.com) — Children in crisis at Children’s Village in Pontiac are among those receiving handmade fleece blankets from the National Council of Jewish Women, Michigan’s 20-year-old Wrapped in Love program. Volunteers in Southfield create about 600 blankets a year for foster care and hospitalized kids across metro Detroit, offering warmth and comfort during frightening transitions and medical treatments.
   

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📸 Around Pontiac

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pontiac

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Sabaidee Fest
  The Crofoot, 1 S Saginaw St, Pontiac
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• PRC Virtual Rise and Grind – Coffee and Networking
  Pontiac Regional Chamber , 402 Telegraph Rd , Pontiac
  8:30 am

Saturday December 20

• Carpenter's Christmas Starring Helen Welch
  Flagstar Strand Theatre , 12 N Saginaw St , Pontiac
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Toddler Classes - Little Eagles
  Eagle Creek Academy , 3739 Kern Road , Lake Orion
  9:30 am
• Game at St. Mary’s
  S.M.A.C. , 3535 Indian Trail , West Bloomfield Township
  4:30 pm
• ROBIN HORLOCK @ SHIFT KITCHEN & COCKTAILS
  Shift Kitchen & Cocktails , 117 Willits St , Birmingham
  5:30 pm
• Praying with Art: Christ's Life in Contemporary Art - Part I
  Manresa Jesuit Retreat House , 1390 Quarton Rd , Bloomfield Hills
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Chair Yoga at First Congregational Church
  First Congregational Church , 1315 N. Pine Street , Rochester
  10:30 am
• Alzheimer's Association: Caregiver Support Group
  Independence Township Senior Center in the Carriage House , 6000 Clarkston Road , Clarkston
  3:00 pm
• BBB @ Van Hoosen
  Larson Middle School Troy, MI 48085
  4:00 pm
• An Evening with Mitch Albom
  The Village Club , 190 E Long Lake Rd , Bloomfield Hills
  5:30 pm
• Midweek Restorative Yoga
  The Village Club , 190 E Long Lake Rd , Bloomfield Hills
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Auburn Hills

• I Bought A Dodge Charger EV. It's Off To A Disastrous Start (insideevs.com)
• Engineering students help spread holiday cheer to rescued sea turtle (wnem.com)
• Fun ways kids can celebrate New Year's in Detroit (metroparent.com)

Bloomfield Hills

• Local students raise money to help blood cancer patients (candgnews.com)
• Metro Detroit Merrill Advisors Earn Forbes Recognition (dbusiness.com)

Rochester

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-- The Patch AM Team

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