🌱 Patch AM: What holiday magic awaits at Fair Oaks’ inventive A Christmas Carol?

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In today's newsletter:

• What holiday magic awaits at Fair Oaks' inventive A Christmas Carol?

Also on today's calendar: 2027 Medicare Information and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly cloudy and cool, with a high of 74 and low of 48 degrees.
• Tuesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 78, low: 51.
• Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Patrick Barlow's A CHRISTMAS CAROL To Be Presented By Valkyrie Theatre Company (broadwayworld.com) — A lively five-actor adaptation of A Christmas Carol is coming to the Fair Oaks Performing Arts Center's Black Box Theater December 4–20, giving local residents a playful, fast-paced take on Dickens' classic. With physical comedy, improvisation, and inventive staging, the show promises a festive, family-friendly night out right in the heart of Fair Oaks.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fair Oaks

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 13
• 2027 Medicare Information →
  Meadow Vista Community Center, 1101 Meadow Vista Rd, Meadow Vista
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• Fair Oaks Farmers Market →
  Fair Oaks Park, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 14
• CANCELED- FORPD Board of Directors Meetings →
  Village Hall, 7997 California Ave., Fair Oaks
  6:00 pm
Friday October 16
• MNO Business Networking Lunch →
  Carmelita's Méxican Restaurant, 4071 Howard Street, Fair Oaks
  11:30 am
• Alice By Night by Steven Sater and Jessie Nelson →
  Fair Oaks Performing Arts Center - Black Box Theater, 7991 California Avenue, Fair Oaks
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Wild Runners x Chill Krew Training Run →
  Fair Oaks CA
• Alice By Night by Steven Sater and Jessie Nelson →
  Fair Oaks Performing Arts Center - Black Box Theater, 7991 California Avenue, Fair Oaks
  7:30 pm
Monday October 19
• What Video Game Publishers Are Looking For: An Indie Developer's Guide →
  Ladybird Tea House, 10120 Fair Oaks Blvd, Fair Oaks
  5:00 pm
Tuesday October 20
• Fair Oaks Farmers Market →
  Fair Oaks Park, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks
  9:00 am
Friday October 23
• Alice By Night by Steven Sater and Jessie Nelson →
  Fair Oaks Performing Arts Center - Black Box Theater, 7991 California Avenue, Fair Oaks
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 25
• Grief & Gratitude →
  The Whole Soul Counseling: Integrative Therapies for the Mind, Body & Spirit, 8005 Sacramento Street, Fair Oaks
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 12
• Gentle Yoga with Sound Healing →
  InShape Fitness (Carmichael), Carmichael
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Tuesday Morning Men's Bible Study →
  GRCC, 11285 Pyrites Way, Gold River
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Walmart posted a job opening for Apparel Team Supervisor in Orangevale. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Citrus Heights

• This award-winning photographer calls Citrus Heights home (citrusheightssentinel.com)
• Citrus Heights receives $3.5M grant for future road projects (citrusheightssentinel.com)
• Harvest festival, movie night, planned at Sunrise Mall (citrusheightssentinel.com)

Rancho Cordova

• 12225 Boreal Owl Ct, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 (redfin.com)
• Election ballots may have been stolen during Sacramento mail truck break-in (sacbee.com)
• Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection Devices Market Forecast to 2035: Growth Momentum Builds (indexbox.io)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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