🌱 Ready for a spooky, hilarious night out in Des Moines?

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• Ready for a spooky, hilarious night out in Des Moines?

Also on today's calendar: Jason Spins Christmas Records and 7 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy with periods of rain, with a high of 55 and low of 41 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy with showers around, temps: high: 48, low: 42.
• Thursday: Rain becoming steadier, with a high of 49 and low of 39 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Hi-Liners Musical Theatre's 'Beetlejuice Jr.' brings big laughs to the stage in January (b-townblog.com) — Families in Des Moines can catch Hi-Liners Musical Theatre’s youth production of “Beetlejuice Jr.” at Highline College’s Performing Arts Center from Jan. 2–18, 2026. With weekend evening and Sunday matinee shows, it’s pitched as a fun, spooky way to extend the holidays and enjoy live local theater close to home.
   

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📸 Around Des Moines

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Des Moines

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• December's Legal Clinic — Des Moines Elder Law PLLC
  Des Moines Activity Center, 2045 S 216th St, Des Moines
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Family Story Time
  Burien Library , 400 SW 152nd Street , Seattle
  12:30 pm
• King County Public Health Program Assistance
  Des Moines Library , 21620 11th Avenue South , Seattle
  1:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Jason Spins Christmas Records
  Waterland Arcade 22306 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines, WA 98198
  9:00 am
• Plática de Autores con Roxana Pardo Garcia y Maria Castro
  Burien Library , 400 SW 152nd Street , Seattle
  6:00 pm
• Author Talk with Roxana Pardo Garcia and Maria Castro
  Burien Library , 400 SW 152nd Street , Seattle
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• WorkSource: Job and Resume Assistance
  Burien Library , 400 SW 152nd Street , Seattle
  2:00 pm
• Fun Friday: Board Game Blast
  Burien Library , 400 SW 152nd Street , Seattle
  4:00 pm
• Cozy Read Aloud for Tweens and Teens
  Woodmont Library , 26809 Pacific Highway South , Seattle
  4:30 pm
• Attack the Block
  Waterland Arcade 22306 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines, WA 98198
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• The Friendship Club
  Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
  12:00 pm
• Daytime Playtime
  Des Moines Library , 21620 11th Avenue South , Seattle
  1:00 pm
• Crafts for 3s, 4s and 5s
  Kent Panther Lake Library , 20500 108th Avenue SE , Kent
  1:30 pm
• A River Runs Under It Book Group
  Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

SeaTac

• Seahawks survive Philip Rivers' return, beat Colts with six field goals (seattletimes.com)
• Federal Prison Healthcare in Crisis: DOJ Inspector General Uncovers Alarming Conditions at Seattle Detention Facility (blogcritics.org)
• ‘Life threatening' flood possible near Tukwila as Green River levee fails (seattletimes.com)

Kent

• Kent pedestrian killed in hit-and-run along SR 516 (kentreporter.com)
• SR 167 flooding: Kent to Auburn 6-mile closure update (mynorthwest.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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