🌱 NatureFest 2026 and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• NatureFest 2026 at Wildflower Ridge preserve - Bear Yuba Land Trust

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.
• Saturday: Partial sunshine, temps: high: 69, low: 48.
• Sunday: Cloudy most of the time, with a high of 71 and low of 44 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Alta

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• NatureFest 2026
  Wildflower Ridge preserve - Bear Yuba Land Trust, 13167 Ridge Rd, Grass Valley
  9:00 am

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Recovery Support Group (Grass Valley)
  Chapa-De Indian Health , 1350 E Main St , Grass Valley
  10:00 am
• Nevada County Pride Board Meeting — NEVADA COUNTY PRIDE
  Nevada County Madelyn Helling Library , 980 Helling Way , Nevada City
  10:30 am
• Media Lounge — Sierra Poetry Festival
  Nevada City Winery , 321 Spring St , Nevada City
  5:00 pm
• Spring Musical
  Colfax High Colfax, CA 95713
  7:00 pm
• Sierra Hull
  The Center For the Arts , 314 W Main St , Grass Valley
  8:00 pm
• Karaoke Fridays at the Dew Drop Inn
  Dew Drop Inn , 19729 Cerrito Rd , Grass Valley
  8:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• Bicycle Day Nevada City
  Miners Foundry Cultural Center , 325 Spring St , Nevada City
  10:00 am
• Grow with Better Irrigation - A Workshop by Greg Weber
  Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply , 125 Clydesdale Ct , Grass Valley
  10:00 am
• Public Guided Tour – April 18th @ 11 AM
  Animal Place's Guest House , 17620 McCourtney Rd , Grass Valley
  11:00 am
• Macrame a plant hanger
  Siren Song Fleece Works , 19698 View Forever Ln , Grass Valley
  1:00 pm
• Building an Anti-Fascist Community
  Nevada County Madelyn Helling Library , 980 Helling Way , Nevada City
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Starbucks Corporation posted a job opening for shift supervisor - Store# 06936, AUBURN & OAK - COLFAX in Colfax. Apply here.
• The Stepping Stones Group, LLC posted a job opening for Certified School Nurse - CSN in Nevada City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alta here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Nevada City

• Sierra Theatre Company presents Peach Boy and the Moon Princess, an original children's production starring local youth at the historic Nevada Theatre (yubanet.com)
• Nevada County Democrats to Host Candidate Forum at Miners Foundry on April 27 (yubanet.com)
• Bicycle Day Nevada City at the Miners Foundry on Saturday (theunion.com)

Grass Valley

• Start 'em up: Downtown Grass Valley gears up for the 39th Annual Car Show on April 25 (theunion.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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