🌱 Patch AM: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Free Shakespeare in the Park and 12 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• A Midsummer Night's Dream - Free Shakespeare in the Park at John Hinkel Park
• Soft Pretzel Making at Faction Brewing
• Math Tutor Hour at Albany City Unified

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.
• Monday: Brisk and cool, temps: high: 66, low: 60.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 59 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Albany

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30
• A Midsummer Night's Dream - Free Shakespeare in the Park →
  John Hinkel Park, 41 Somerset Pl, Berkeley
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• A Midsummer Night's Dream - Free Shakespeare in the Park →
  John Hinkel Park, 41 Somerset Pl, Berkeley
  4:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Soft Pretzel Making →
  Faction Brewing, 2501 Monarch St, Alameda
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 31
• Math Tutor Hour
  Albany City Unified Berkeley, CA 94710
  4:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• AHS Girls Golf @ HOME vs Carondelet
  Albany City Unified Berkeley, CA 94710
  3:30 pm
• Math Tutor Hour
  Albany City Unified Berkeley, CA 94710
  4:10 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Senior Classroom Presentation
  Albany City Unified Berkeley, CA 94710
• Club Rush Day
  Albany City Unified Berkeley, CA 94710
• AHS Girls Golf @ Silverado
  Albany City Unified Berkeley, CA 94710
  1:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• A Midsummer Night's Dream - Free Shakespeare in the Park →
  John Hinkel Park, 41 Somerset Pl, Berkeley
  4:00 pm
Monday September 7
• A Midsummer Night's Dream - Free Shakespeare in the Park →
  John Hinkel Park, 41 Somerset Pl, Berkeley
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Oddball 2026 - Zydeco Dance Party and Costume Ball →
  2288 Fulton St, Berkeley
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Berkeley

• 6th Annual Bizerkeley Food Fest 2026 "Healthy People, Healthy Communities" at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park (sfstation.com)
• The Berkeley Daily Planet has written its last headline (berkeleyside.org)
• Police: Shoplifter attacked Berkeley CVS clerk with bear spray (berkeleyside.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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