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Also check out Walnut Creek Oktoberfest: Prost to a Weekend of Brews, Brats & Bavarian Fun! 🥨🍻 on the Albany Patch calendar

Morning Albany! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Walnut Creek Oktoberfest: Prost to a Weekend of Brews, Brats & Bavarian Fun! 🥨🍻
- New To You: a premiere gallery exhibition at Starfish Arts
- September Orangetheory Solano-Albany Run Club
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Low clouds breaking, with a high of 65 and low of 58 degrees.
- Monday: Partly sunny and cool, temps: high: 68, low: 58.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and cool, with a high of 68 and low of 57 degrees.
📸 Around Albany
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Albany
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★ Featured events ★
- Walnut Creek Oktoberfest: Prost to a Weekend of Brews, Brats & Bavarian Fun! 🥨🍻 →
1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
5:00 pm - Walnut Creek Oktoberfest: Prost to a Weekend of Brews, Brats & Bavarian Fun! 🥨🍻 →
1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
12:00 pm - New To You: a premiere gallery exhibition →
Starfish Arts, 1227 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley
9:00 am
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
Thursday October 1
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Other local events
- September Orangetheory Solano-Albany Run Club →
1495 Solano Avenue, Albany - Experience a simple meditation to help the world →
2951 Derby St, Berkeley, CA, 94705 - Redwood Gardens Community Room
1:30 pm - Five Little Monkeys 25th Anniversary Celebration! →
1240 Solano Avenue, Albany - Five Little Monkeys 25th Anniversary Celebration! →
1240 Solano Ave, Albany
11:00 am - If A Tree Falls →
St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington Avenue, Albany, CA 94706
4:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
📣 Albany Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Kensington Farmer's Market →
Colusa Avenue and Oak View Ave, Berkeley
9:00 am - Daylong Meeting in Berkeley, California →
Berkeley CA
11:00 am - Visitation of La Santisima Trinidad, Richmond →
Holy Trinity/La Santísima Trinidad Church, 555 37th Street, Richmond
11:00 am - Live Music at The Backyard with Nilo Ayele →
The Backyard, 205 Cutting Boulevard, Richmond
1:00 pm - Dungeons & Dragons®
San Ramon Library, 100 Montgomery St, San Ramon
4:00 pm - Point Richmond Table Tennis →
Point San Pablo Yacht Club, 700 W. Cutting Blvd, Richmond
5:00 pm - Bay Area Air District Public Meeting on preliminary Health Risk Analysis of the Chevron Richmond Refinery →
403 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond
5:30 pm
Sunday September 20
Monday September 21
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💬 Chatter
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- Hello!
Our sweet kitty Goose got out of a gate this morning. We are at the corner of Washington and San Carlos. She is all black with a small amount of… (Nextdoor East Washington)
- Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T1926) in Berkeley. Apply here.
- RACO Manufacturing & Engineering Co. posted a job opening for Production Assembler in Berkeley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Albany here.
🗞 Nearby News
Berkeley
- Berkeley's Pioneering Healthy Checkout Law Cut Soda Sales — But Not Total Candy Sales, Study Finds (scientificinquirer.com)
- Repair First, Recycle Later (ifixit.com)
- A grey squirrel buries thousands of nuts and never comes back for a good share of them, leaving acorns planted in open ground at roughly the right depth. Over generations, those forgotten caches help (scienceblog.com)
Emeryville
- California Zephyr, Capitol Corridor passengers warned over measles (localnewsmatters.org)
Ok Albany! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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