🌱 Planning your family’s day at Lynwood’s free Día del Niño festival?

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In today's newsletter:

• Planning your family’s day at Lynwood’s free Día del Niño festival?

Also on today's calendar: A Conversation With David Archuleta at LA Times Festival of Books and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 84, low: 58.
• Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• This One-Of-A-Kind Cultural Hub In Southern California Is Hosting A Massive Free Children's Festival With Piñatas, Magic, And A Red Carpet This April (secretlosangeles.com) — Families in Lynwood can look forward to a free Día del Niño festival at Plaza México on Sunday, April 26, featuring piñatas, magic shows, face painting, and a kids’ zone. Running from 1 to 6 p.m., the pet-friendly event also offers community resource booths, music, and free parking, all at 3100 E. Imperial Highway.
   

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📸 Around Lynwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lynwood

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Ben Schwartz and Friends
  Largo at the Coronet, 366 N La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Saturday Recovery School
  Lincoln Elementary School Lynwood, CA 90262
  8:00 am

Sunday April 19

• A Conversation With David Archuleta at LA Times Festival of Books
  University of Southern California
  12:00 pm
• Larry David in Conversation with Lorraine Ali
  Bovard Auditorium , Bovard Administration Building , 3551 Trousdale Pkwy , Los Angeles
  12:30 pm

Saturday April 25

• Saturday Recovery School
  Lincoln Elementary School Lynwood, CA 90262
  8:00 am
• 12th Annual Arts Festival & District Showcase
  Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School , 5246 Martin Luther King Jr B , Lynwood
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Community Mindfullness
  Frank E. Woodruff Elementary Bellflower, CA 90706
  7:45 am
• Georgia O'Keeffe Inspired Watercolor Painting
  Hollydale Library , 12000 Garfield Ave , South Gate
  12:30 pm
• Boys Volleyball vs Animo City of Champions
  Animo Pat Brown Charter High School , 8205 Beach St , Firestone Pa
  3:30 pm
• Volleyball, Boys JV vs Sunny Hills
  Bellflower High School Bellflower, CA 90706
  4:30 pm
• Baseball FS @ Downey
  Bellflower High School Bellflower, CA 90706
  6:00 pm
• Friday Night Coed Adult Softball
  Mas Fukai Park , 15800 Brighton Ave , Gardena
  6:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• URGENT NEED:
  An older Black American gentleman named Donald Myers was found passed out in front of a medical clinic (he was not their patient) on Atlantic near… (Nextdoor Lynwood Ave)
• Missing dog alert:
  Pet Details Reward: $100.00 Pet Name: Bambi (ID# 474315) Pet Type: Dog Pet Breed: Chihuahua Pet Color: Tan-Cream Gender: Male Date Lost: 2026-04-11… (Nextdoor Lynwood)

• Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Lynwood. Apply here.
• Superior Grocers posted a job opening for Grocery Night Crew Clerk in Lynwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lynwood here.

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🗞 Nearby News

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Long Beach

• Man Dies Following Long Beach Hit-And-Run, Suspect Still On The Loose (patch.com)
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• County Medical Examiner ID's 2 Who Died In Long Beach Incidents (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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