🌱 Patch AM: Wednesday Night Trivia @6:30 PM and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Summer Sizzle West Cliff Outdoor Market at Santa Cruz Lighthouse Parking Lot 301 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
• Wednesday Night Trivia @6:30 PM at Cocoa Vino

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 75 and low of 54 degrees.
• Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 70, low: 55.
• Monday: Cool with clouds and sun, with a high of 69 and low of 55 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Capitola

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Summer Sizzle West Cliff Outdoor Market →
  Santa Cruz Lighthouse Parking Lot 301 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 23
• Wednesday Night Trivia @6:30 PM →
  Cocoa Vino, 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• Sat Mornings "Come as You Are" Zen →
  Ocean Gate Zen Center, email:info@oceangatezen.org, 920 41st Ave F, Santa Cruz
  9:00 am
• Tsunami band →
  Kissed by an Angel Wines, 222 Mt Hermon Rd Ste I, Scotts Valley
  5:30 pm
• Felton Music Hall presents... The Holdup - Buying Time Tour →
  Felton Music Hall, 6275 Hwy 9, Felton
  8:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Final Photo Make- Up Day
  Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Wednesday September 2
• LO:Fall Picture Day
  Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062
• Pictures for Sports - Covello and Covello
  Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
  12:30 pm
• SVHS Back to School Night
  Scotts Valley Unified 555 Glenwood Dr, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, USA
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• LO:School Site Council Meeting
  Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062
  6:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Welcome/Fall Sports Rally - Short Assembly
  Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
• Oaks/Suns Field Trip - Blacks Beach
  Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz, CA 95062
• ASB Club Fair in Quad
  Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
  12:55 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Thank you Capitola City Council!
  Tonight the Capitola City Council voted 4-1 to proceed with funding the initial study for repurposing the Soquel Creek trestle to a trail. This… (Nextdoor Cliffwood Heights)

• Whole Foods Market, Inc. posted a job opening for Sanitation Team Member (Cleaner, Housekeeping, Custodial) - Part Time Seasonal in Capitola. Apply here.
• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Bakery Team Member (Service Counter) - Full Time in Capitola. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Capitola here.

🗞 Nearby News

Soquel

• Interim Trail is not simple, cheap, or fast (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Cabrillo's football team amped to start anew (fresnobee.com)

Aptos

• Supervisors postpone salary question to next year - Aptos Life (aptoslife.com)
• Central Coast girls flag football teams prepare for upcoming season (ksbw.com)
• Seacliff State Beach recovery effort hosts community input meeting (santacruzsentinel.com)

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-- 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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