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🌱 Patch AM: Finding Binkey: When Your Ancestors Choose You with Michael A. Willis and 6 more events
Also, don't miss Donuts & Demos! on the Pleasant Hill Patch calendar

Good morning Pleasant Hill! 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:
- Donuts & Demos! at Greenlight Driver Training
- The Great Contra Costa Crystal Fair at Civic Park Community Center
- A Night with Narnia • Free Event • For Kids Ages 8–12
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 91 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 54.
- Saturday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 100 and low of 61 degrees.
📸 Around Pleasant Hill
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pleasant Hill
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★ Featured events ★
- Donuts & Demos! →
Greenlight Driver Training, 730 Camino Ramon, Danville
10:00 am - The Great Contra Costa Crystal Fair →
Civic Park Community Center, 1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
10:00 am - A Night with Narnia • Free Event • For Kids Ages 8–12 →
1965 Colfax St, Concord
7:00 pm - Blessing of the Animals at St. Paul's Walnut Creek →
St Paul's Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Ave, Walnut Creek
9:30 am - Pleasant Hill Harvest Festival →
Downtown Pleasant Hill, 105 Crescent Dr, Pleasant Hill
11:00 am
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Contra Costa Country Club Play for P.I.N.K. Event →
Contra Costa County Club, 801 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill - Varsity Football @ Concord High
Concord High School, 4200 Concord Blvd, Concord
7:00 pm - Belly Dance Show at El Morocco Restaurant →
El Morocco Restaurant, 2203 Morello Avenue, Pleasant Hill
7:30 pm - Finding Binkey: When Your Ancestors Choose You with Michael A. Willis →
Contra Costa Co. Genealogical Soc. via ZOOM
10:00 am - 5th Annual Spooktacular Halloween & Oddities Market →
Scout Hall, 991 Loring Ave, Crockett
11:00 am - Restore Hetch Hetchy Annual Dinner - Celebrating the Legacy Weavers of Yosemite →
Lafayette Veterans Memorial Center, 3780 Mount Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
6:00 pm - Violin Duo Song-Choi Performs at St. Paul's in Walnut Creek →
St Paul's Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Ave, Walnut Creek
3:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Saturday October 10
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T0330) in Pleasant Hill. Apply here.
- Starbucks Corporation posted a job opening for shift supervisor - Store# 24031, CONTRA COSTA BLVD & CONCORD AVE in Pleasant Hill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pleasant Hill here.
🗞 Nearby News
Martinez
- Attorney general rips Martinez officers who killed man in 2023, but won't charge them (mercurynews.com)
- ICE arrests three-time previously deported Mexican national accused of using his vehicle to assault an ICE officer in California: 'The worst of the worst,' says DHS (newsbeyonddetroit.net)
- ICE Deports California Nurse After Nearly 20 Years in U.S. Despite Canada Job Plans (btimesonline.com)
Walnut Creek
- Job ID:26035319 - Wealth Management Client Associate - Walnut Creek, California (bankofamerica.com)
Concord
- Newsom Signs Law Tailor-Made For Concord Base Redevelopment (patch.com)
Ok Pleasant Hill! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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