🌱 Patch AM: Heading to UbeFest? What to expect at Cerritos’ Filipino food celebration

Hello Cerritos! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Heading to UbeFest? What to expect at Cerritos' Filipino food celebration
• Thinking construction trades? See what Cerritos College offers in one day
• How Cerritos High spiked past Gahr to chase another league title

Also on today's calendar: Garden Of Hope Cancer Care Fundraiser and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 99 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Very hot, temps: high: 106, low: 74.
• Sunday: Very hot, with a high of 104 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• FAHM UbeFest Returns for a Weekend of Filipino Flavor, Culture and Community — Asian Journal News (asianjournal.com) — Cerritos will host UbeFest FAHM 2026 this weekend, Oct. 3–4, in the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts parking lot, offering free admission. Residents can enjoy ube and mango treats, Filipino dishes, live performances, family activities, and dozens of Filipino-owned vendors and community groups, all organized with support from the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Cerritos and Gateway Cities.
   

• Women in Construction Program Summit: A Community Engagement Experience (talonmarks.com) — Cerritos-area residents interested in construction careers can spend November 4 at Cerritos College's Women in Construction Summit, a free, daylong event in Norwalk. You'll hear about apprenticeship pathways, the ERiCA Grant's support for women and non-binary participants, and local training options, while connecting with staff who can help you start or change careers.
   

• GATEWAY LEAGUE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Cerritos completes season-series sweep against Gahr, moves closer to league title (loscerritosnews.net) — Cerritos High's girls volleyball team just swept rival Gahr again, putting the Dons on the brink of another league championship and extending a dominant multi-year run. Coach David Cuthbert is keeping the team focused on finishing the Gateway League schedule strong before the CIF-Southern Section playoffs begin.
   

📸 Around Cerritos

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cerritos

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• AREA CODES - Cerritos Screening →
  Harkins Theatres Cerritos, 600 Los Cerritos Center, Cerritos

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• It's All In His Name-The Great I Am →
  12725 Center Court Drive South, Cerritos
  11:00 am
• Salo Salo Sabotage: A Filipino Party Card Game - Free Demo in Cerritos →
  Seven Syllables Coffee, Cerritos
  1:00 pm
• Modern Calligraphy & Pumpkin Lettering at Seven Syllables Coffee →
  Cerritos CA
  6:00 pm
• Kennedy Homecoming Dance
  Both Gyms
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• LUVN KIME GIVING HANDS →
  12340 South Street, Cerritos
  1:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Community Yoga Session →
  Don Knabe Community Center, 19700 Bloomfield Ave., Cerritos
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Kennedy Band Concert
  KPAC
  7:00 pm
• Board Meeting
  ABC Unified, 16700 Norwalk Blvd, Cerritos
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Walk to School Wednesday
  G.B. Miller Elementary School La Palma, CA 90623
  7:30 am
Thursday October 8
• Pickleball Night →
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 17909 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos
Sunday October 11
• Garden Of Hope Cancer Care Fundraiser →
  Whittier SDA Church, 8841 Calmada Ave, Whittier
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Panera Bread posted a job opening for Catering Lead in Norwalk. Apply here.
• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Freezer, Cooler and Deli Stocker Associate in La Mirada. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cerritos here.

🗞 Nearby News

Artesia

• Artesia Cemetery Welcomes Community During Annual Open House (loscerritosnews.net)
• Maria Perez dies in multi-vehicle crash on Artesia Freeway (newsline.com)
• NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: League play begins for area football teams with five teams boasting winning marks (loscerritosnews.net)

Norwalk

• Father Pleads No Contest to Voluntary Manslaughter in Baby's Death (mynewsla.com)

Los Alamitos

• Residents May Hear Noise As Pacific Airshow Returns To OC For 2026 Season (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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