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🌱 Free Workshop- Create A Sustainable Home and 11 more events
Coming up on the Fairfax Patch calendar: Wade Thomas Back to School Night
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Wade Thomas Back to School Night at Ross Valley Elementary
- Brookside Back to School NIght at Ross Valley Elementary
- Free Workshop- Create A Sustainable Home at Online
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 54 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 89, low: 58. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 90 and low of 54 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairfax
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- Wade Thomas Back to School Night
Ross Valley Elementary Wade Thomas Elementary School, 150 Ross Ave, San Anselmo, CA 94960, USA
6:00 pm - Brookside Back to School NIght
Ross Valley Elementary San Anselmo, CA 94960
6:00 pm - Free Workshop- Create A Sustainable Home →
Online
4:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
Thursday September 3
Thursday September 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Tennessee Valley
Marin County Parks Marin Headlands
10:00 am - Landscape Stewardship
Marin County Parks McInnis Park
2:00 pm - Robert Gastelum →
Marché Restaurant, 23 Ross Common Box 1331, Ross
5:00 pm - Back to School Nights - Elementaries (NC and Cove)
Larkspur-Corte Madera School Sites (additional details to follow)
5:00 pm - Tentative - Ice Cream Social
Coleman Elementary San Rafael, CA 94901
5:30 pm - Spanish Community Police Academy - Register by August 15, 2026
City of San Rafael San Rafael Public Safety Center, 1375 Fifth Ave, San Rafael, CA
6:00 pm - Spanish Community Police Academy
City of San Rafael San Rafael Public Safety Center, 1375 Fifth Ave, San Rafael, CA
6:00 pm - Wade Thomas Back to School Night
Ross Valley Elementary Wade Thomas Elementary School, 150 Ross Ave, San Anselmo, CA 94960, USA
6:00 pm - Back to School Night
Neil Cummins Elementary School Larkspur, CA 94939
6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
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Someone will be staying in my house to care for my dog. If you've had a hip replacement, can you talk to me about what I need to arrange? Should I… (Nextdoor Cascades) - 🏡 Local Parent Support Group Starting Soon!
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🗞 Nearby News
San Anselmo
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San Rafael
- Field hockey: Marin duo leading charge for title-hungry SI (marinij.com)
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Mill Valley
- Mill Valley extends home sharing program (marinij.com)
- Mill Valley forum highlights fire alert concerns (pressdemocrat.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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