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🌱 Patch AM: ADU Fair and 10 more events
And check out Bay Area Connect Conference on the Menlo Park Patch calendar

Good morning Menlo Park! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Bay Area Connect Conference at San Mateo Elks Lodge
- ADU Fair at Community Center
- CLOSED: Indigenous Peoples' Day at Downtown Branch Library
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 73 and low of 51 degrees.
- Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, temps: high: 73, low: 49.
- Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 77 and low of 48 degrees.
📸 Around Menlo Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Menlo Park
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★ Featured events ★
- Bay Area Connect Conference →
San Mateo Elks Lodge, 229 W 20th Ave, San Mateo
9:00 am
Friday February 26
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Other local events
- ADU Fair →
Community Center, 850 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame
10:00 am - CLOSED: Indigenous Peoples' Day
Downtown Branch Library, 270 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto - Palo Alto College Fair
Palo Alto High School
6:30 pm - LEGO Tuesdays!
Downtown Branch Library, 270 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto
4:00 pm - Online Native Plant Sale →
9:00 am - Online Native Plant Sale →
1:00 am - All-American Organ Recital →
Christ Church, Portola Valley, 815 Portola Rd, Portola Valley, CA 94028
3:00 pm - Caliban | Celtic & Nordic Folk-Rock Fusion →
Dala's Nest House Concerts, 371 O' Connor St, Menlo Park
3:30 pm - Online Native Plant Sale →
1:00 am - An Evening With CMH Heli-Skiing →
Dutch Goose, 3567 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park
6:00 pm - Native Plant Sale and More! →
Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills
10:00 am
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
Monday October 19
Tuesday October 20
Saturday October 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Saw this beautiful bird feeding on some bottle brush this morning on the Stanford University campus. This has been a hard one to capture since they… (Nextdoor The Oaks) - EDIT: IT WAS REUNITED!
Anyone missing a grey and white cat. Found on 6th and middlefield. Hes super friendly but no microchip (Nextdoor North Fair Oaks - West)
- MidPen Housing posted a job opening for Desk Clerk (Oak Gardens) in Menlo Park. Apply here.
- Stanford University posted a job opening for Assistant Coach, Men's Basketball in Stanford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Menlo Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
East Palo Alto
- As Newsom considers commuting California's death sentences, 42 Bay Area killers remain in prison (mercurynews.com)
- Grenade Discovered in Cooley Landing Waters (machronicle.com)
- Popular Japanese store Hashi Market opens in Cupertino (eastbaytimes.com)
Atherton
- 267 Atherton AveEl Camino to Alameda, Atherton, CA (mansionglobal.com)
Ok Menlo Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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