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🌱 Patch AM: Benicia First Tuesday Poetry Group and 11 more events
Also check out The Prediabetes Wake Up Call on the Benicia Patch calendar
Good morning to you Benicia! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- The Prediabetes Wake Up Call at FREE LIVE WEBINAR on ZOOM
- You're Invited! Open House
- Soft Pretzel Making Workshop at Five Suns Brewing
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Breezy, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 57.
- Monday: Partly sunny, brisk and cool, with a high of 74 and low of 57 degrees.
📸 Around Benicia
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Benicia
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★ Featured events ★
- The Prediabetes Wake Up Call →
FREE LIVE WEBINAR on ZOOM,
10:00 am - You're Invited! Open House →
4966 Bayleaf Ct, Martinez
1:00 pm - Soft Pretzel Making Workshop →
Five Suns Brewing, 626 Main St, Martinez
6:30 pm - Martini Shake Off →
525 Henrietta St, Martinez
6:00 pm
Saturday August 29
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Benicia First Tuesday Poetry Group →
Benicia Public Library, 150 E L St, Benicia
6:30 pm - Girls Volleyball Game @ Benicia
Benicia Middle Benicia, CA 94510
4:30 pm - Back to School Night
Benicia Middle Benicia, CA 94510
5:30 pm - BMS Back to School Night
Matthew Turner Elementary Benicia, CA 94510
6:00 pm - Poetry By The Cup Open Mic →
Moschetti Artisan Roastery, 11 6th St, Vallejo
11:00 am - BUSD Closed in Observance of Labor Day
Benicia Unified Benicia, CA 94510
8:00 am - Harvest Fair →
Vallejo John F. Kennedy Library, 505 Santa Clara St, Vallejo
11:00 am - Poetry In The Palazzo →
Vacaville Museum, 213 Buck Ave, Vacaville
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 3
Saturday September 5
Monday September 7
Saturday September 12
📣 Benicia Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found two lost dogs, large white and large black.
Devonshire dr, Benicia. We have them in the backyard with food and water. They seem like they've been out for a while, very thirsty. (Nextdoor Hampton Bay) - That mural is called "Incidents in California History" by artist Suzanne Scheuer, painted in 1936-37.
During the Great Depression, the Treasury Department's art programs hired artists to put meaningful, local history into public buildings - so post… (Nextdoor Southwest Southampton)
- City of Benicia, CA posted a job opening for Public Safety Dispatcher - Academy Enrolled/Academy Graduate/Non-Lateral in Benicia. Apply here.
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Bakery Wrapper / Clean Up in Vallejo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Benicia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Vallejo
- Touro doctor rewarded for a career in diabetes prevention (timesheraldonline.com)
- Carlos Ortega enjoying 'self-form of recycling' in Vallejo (timesheraldonline.com)
- SolTrans to implement improvements for routes 40, 70 and 90 (timesheraldonline.com)
Martinez
- Aug 29: Martinez Invites Community and Neighbors to Sesquicentennial (contracosta.news)
Concord
- Concord Market Burns In Overnight Friday Fire: Report (patch.com)
- Contra Costa Sheriff Defends Limited ICE Information Sharing (patch.com)
Ok Benicia! 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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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