🌱 Morro Bay nonprofit now taking applications for free youth music lessons.
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In today's newsletter:
- Morro Bay nonprofit now taking applications for free youth music lessons.
- Where are Morro Bay’s 10 police license plate cameras watching?
- How smoky will Morro Bay’s air get this week?
Also on today's calendar: Powerhouse Ladies Dirty Cello, Michelle Lambert , Liv Waters Play Bay Theater and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Fog, then sun, with a high of 67 and low of 56 degrees.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 68, low: 57.
- Friday: Cool with periods of sun, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Youth music nonprofit opens applications for tuition-free music programs (pasoroblesdailynews.com) — A Morro Bay-based nonprofit, Infinite Music, is now accepting applications through Oct. 1 for its tuition-free Rising Stars and Rising Stars Piano mentorship programs serving students in San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara counties. Local kids in grades 2-12 can receive weeks of one-on-one or small-group instruction from professional music educators, culminating in a spring showcase and expanded access to instruments and performances. 
2. Where are Flock surveillance cameras in SLO County? Map shows how to find them (sanluisobispo.com) — Morro Bay residents should know that their police department operates 10 Motorola automatic license plate reader cameras, part of more than 140 such devices now deployed across San Luis Obispo County. The story explains which agencies and shopping areas use Flock and Motorola systems, how long data is stored, and how you can check whether your vehicle has been tracked.
3. Air quality hits ‘hazardous' levels in SLO County due to smoke from Big Sur fires (sanluisobispo.com) — If you’re in Morro Bay, current air quality is in the yellow-to-green range, meaning generally safe conditions while North County areas like Paso Robles face hazardous smoke from the Plaskett and Timber fires. Officials still urge residents, especially sensitive groups, to watch conditions closely over the next five days and limit outdoor activity if smoke thickens or symptoms appear.
4. Desalination plants cost millions of dollars. Should SLO County build one? (sanluisobispo.com) — San Luis Obispo County leaders are weighing a long-term plan for costly desalination plants, including a proposed $545 million facility that would use Morro Bay’s wastewater outfall but initially exclude the city as a customer. Officials stress that desalination remains decades away and are prioritizing cheaper water-resilience projects now, while still studying desal as droughts worsen.
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★ Featured events ★
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Powerhouse Ladies Dirty Cello, Michelle Lambert , Liv Waters Play Bay Theater →
Bay Theater, 464 Morro Bay Blvd, Morro Bay
2:00 pm -
Voices Rock is launching a new adult choir in San Luis Obispo →
San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St, San Luis Obispo
7:00 pm
Sunday September 13
Monday September 14
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Other local events
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MCAS Field Trip - SEPT 3 - Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birdin
Morro Coast Audubon Society PO Box 1507, Morro Bay, CA 93443
8:00 am -
JV Football VS Atascadero HS
Morro Bay High School, 235 Atascadero Rd, Morro Bay, CA 93442, USA
4:00 pm -
JV Cheer VS Atascadero HS
Morro Bay High School, 235 Atascadero Rd, Morro Bay, CA 93442, USA
4:00 pm -
Varsity Football VS Atascadero HS
Morro Bay High School, 235 Atascadero Rd, Morro Bay, CA 93442, USA
7:00 pm -
Varsity Cheer VS Atascadero HS
Morro Bay High School, 235 Atascadero Rd, Morro Bay, CA 93442, USA
7:00 pm -
Cross Country @ Big Ditch Invitational - Arroyo Grande
Morro Bay High Talley Field, 4055 Lopez Dr, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, USA
6:30 am -
Boys JV Water Polo VS Bakersfield HS
Morro Bay High School, 235 Atascadero Rd, Morro Bay, CA 93442, USA
4:00 pm -
Girls Frosh/Soph Volleyball @ Santa Maria High School
Morro Bay High Santa Maria High School, 901 S Broadway, Santa Maria, CA 93454, USA
4:00 pm -
Cambria Rotary's Chili Cook-Off is Heating Up! →
Pinedorado Grounds, 940 Main St, Cambria
12:00 pm
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
Tuesday September 8
Saturday September 12
📣 Morro Bay Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Kinder Back to School Night
Baywood Elementary Los Osos, CA 93402
6:30 pm -
MCAS Field Trip - SEPT 3 - Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birdin
Morro Coast Audubon Society PO Box 1507, Morro Bay, CA 93443
8:00 am -
Fiber Arts Club →
Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades Ave, Los Osos
2:30 pm -
BA Back to School Night TK 1-5
Baywood Elementary Los Osos, CA 93402
5:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Cambria Firefighters Pickleball Fundraiser
Get ready to Pickleball for a Purpose! Cambria Pickleball by the Sea is hosting the Cambria Firefighters Pickleball Fundraiser on Saturday October... (More info)
💬 Chatter
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- My mother in law and long time Morro Bay community member Barbara Alward has passed recently due to cancer.
We will be hosting a memorial Nov. 21. Send a message if you knew Barbara and would like to attend. Barbara was an artist, she sold thousands of… (Nextdoor North Morro Bay) - Do you know this cat?
He or she comes to our yard all the time but two stray cats have already made their home here and we can’t let them all stay. This cat comes to the… (Nextdoor Morro Bay Hills)
- Aimbridge Hospitality posted a job opening for Hampton Inn Morro Bay - Night Auditor in Morro Bay. Apply here.
- Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Merchandiser in Atascadero. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Morro Bay here.
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