🌱 Patch AM: New Year's Eve Countdown -- A Nonstop Funk Rockin' Experience at Palace Casino Lakewood and 10 more events

Morning Lakewood! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• New Year's Eve Countdown -- A Nonstop Funk Rockin' Experience at Palace Casino Lakewood at Palace Casino Lakewood

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sun and areas of high clouds, with a high of 45 and low of 30 degrees.
• Thursday: A bit of afternoon rain, temps: high: 42, low: 37.
• Friday: Cloudy with a little rain, with a high of 53 and low of 45 degrees.

📸 Around Lakewood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakewood

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• Festival of New Voices 2025 – Lakewood Playhouse
  Lakewood Playhouse, 5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd SW, Lakewood
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve Countdown -- A Nonstop Funk Rockin' Experience at Palace Casino Lakewood
  Palace Casino Lakewood , 8200 Tacoma Mall Blvd #B , Lakewood
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 31

• Walking Papers at Jazzbones- Rockin' New Years Eve Show!
  Jazzbones , 2803 6th Ave , Tacoma
  8:00 am
• Special Holiday Hours
  Mottet Branch Library , 3523 East G Street , Tacoma
  10:00 am
• Winter Scavenger Hunt
  Mottet Branch Library , 3523 East G Street , Tacoma
  12:00 pm
• Drop-in Tech Help @ Wheelock
  Wheelock Branch Library 3722 North 26Th, Tacoma, WA 98407
  1:00 pm
• Savvy Senior
  Du Pont Community Center , 303 Barksdale Ave , DuPont
  1:00 pm
• Up and Atom: STEM into the New Year!
  Moore Branch Library , 215 South 56th Street , Tacoma
  4:00 pm
• New Year's Eve with the Dusty 45s, Two shows at the Triple Door, Seattle
  The Triple Door , 216 Union St , Seattle
  7:00 pm
• NYE Celebration! Annie Eastwood & Her All-Star Band Featuring Billy Stapleton and Bruce Laven at the Salmon Bay Eagles, Ballard/Seattle
  Salmon Bay Eagles , 5216 20th Ave NW , Seattle
  8:00 pm
• Stimpy’s New Year’s Eve Party with The Cory Wilds Band, Kent
  Stimpy’s Sports Bar and Grill , 25608 Pacific Hwy S , Kent
  9:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• All Branches Closed
  Wheelock Branch Library 3722 North 26Th, Tacoma, WA 98407

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🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

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