🌱 17th Annual Greek & Middle Eastern Festival and 11 more events

Hello Fairfax! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Free Workshop- Create A Sustainable Home at Online
• Manor Back to School Night at Ross Valley Elementary
• Brookside Back to School NIght at Ross Valley Elementary

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 80 and low of 52 degrees.
• Monday: Low clouds breaking, temps: high: 72, low: 55.
• Tuesday: Low clouds, then some sun, with a high of 72 and low of 55 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairfax

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10

• Free Workshop- Create A Sustainable Home →
  Online,
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 2

• Manor Back to School Night
  Ross Valley Elementary Manor Elementary School, 150 Oak Manor Dr, Fairfax, CA 94930, USA
  6:00 pm

Thursday September 3

• Brookside Back to School NIght
  Ross Valley Elementary San Anselmo, CA 94960
  6:00 pm

Thursday September 10

• White Hill Back to School Night
  Ross Valley Elementary White Hill Middle School, 101 Glen Dr, Fairfax, CA 94930, USA
  6:00 pm

Saturday September 12

• 17th Annual Greek & Middle Eastern Festival →
  St. George Orthodox Church, 7311 College View Dr, Rohnert Park
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 30

• Bothin Marsh Restoration
  Marin County Parks Mill Valley/Sausalito Path
  9:00 am
• Mount Burdell Plant Galls
  Marin County Parks Mount Burdell Preserve
  9:00 am

Monday August 31

• Principal Chat- Welcome to the 2026-27 School Year!
  Anthony G. Bacich Elementary Bacich Library
  8:15 am

Tuesday September 1

• We Are One Social Justice Lessons #1
  Hall Middle School Larkspur, CA 94939
  8:15 am
• Civic Center Landscape Stewardship
  Marin County Parks Veterans Memorial Auditorium
  10:00 am
• Parent Coffee
  Sir Francis Drake High School Larkspur, CA 94977
  5:30 pm
• Reclassification Ceremony
  Kentfield Elementary Anthony G Bacich Elementary School, 699 Sir Francis Drake Blvd
  6:00 pm
• DELAC Reclassification Ceremony
  Anthony G. Bacich Elementary Bacich Community Center
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• GERSON HERRERA
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• TJX posted a job opening for Part time Store Cleaning Associate in San Rafael. Apply here.
• Burger King - Ghai Management Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in San Rafael. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairfax here.

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🗞 Nearby News

San Anselmo

• ‘MAHA' wins big: General Mills eliminates artificial dyes from all U.S. cereals (oann.com)
• High School Football: Justin-Siena wins head coach's debut over Kelseyville, 20-18 (napavalleyregister.com)
• David Fincher: Bio And Career Highlights (boredpanda.com)

Ross

• Ross council member resigns midway through term (marinij.com)
• Ross Stores customers will soon see higher prices in stores (kentucky.com)

San Rafael

• San Rafael parcel proposed for 192-apartment building (pressdemocrat.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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