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🌱 Bruin Family Socials – Portola Valley, CA and 11 more events
Coming up on the Portola Valley Patch calendar: Redwood City Library Foundation's 5th Annual Upscale Pub Crawl
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Redwood City Library Foundation's 5th Annual Upscale Pub Crawl at Redwood City Public Library
- Bay Area Connect Conference at San Mateo Elks Lodge
- Aguacate Music Kids at Portola Valley Library
... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 94 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Fog will lift in the morning, temps: high: 89, low: 53.
- Thursday: Sunny much of the time, with a high of 85 and low of 54 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portola Valley
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★ Featured events ★
- Redwood City Library Foundation's 5th Annual Upscale Pub Crawl →
Redwood City Public Library, 1044 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City
5:00 pm - Bay Area Connect Conference →
San Mateo Elks Lodge, 229 W 20th Ave, San Mateo
10:00 am
Wednesday October 7
Friday October 23
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Other local events
- Aguacate Music Kids
Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley
10:30 am - 3D Print and Paint
Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley
2:00 pm - Library Card Lanyards
Pacifica Sanchez Library, 1111 Terra Nova Boulevard, Pacifica
2:30 pm - Baby Bounce Storytime
Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley
10:30 am - Una Ofrenda Musical - A Musical Altar for Our Muertos
Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley
10:30 am - Family Storytime With Stay and Play
Pacifica Sanchez Library, 1111 Terra Nova Boulevard, Pacifica
11:15 am - Dungeons & Dragons
Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley
12:30 pm - Bruin Family Socials – Portola Valley, CA →
Rossotti's Alpine Inn, 3915 Alpine Road, Portola Valley
5:00 pm - America 250 Organ Recital featuring Barbara Baird →
Christ Church, 815 Portola Rd, Portola Valley
2:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Thursday October 15
Sunday October 18
📣 Portola Valley Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Musical Storytime With Stay and Play at San Pedro Valley Park
Pacifica Sanchez Library, 1111 Terra Nova Boulevard, Pacifica
10:30 am - In-Person English Conversation Club
East Palo Alto Library, 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto
10:30 am - Spanish Bilingual Storytime | Hora de Cuentos Bilingue
Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley
10:30 am
Tuesday October 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Extra Space Storage posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Palo Alto. Apply here.
- InstaSwim posted a job opening for Private Swim Instructor in Redwood City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portola Valley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Woodside
- Take A Peek Inside One Of Northern California's Most Stunning Historic Mansions Before Everyone Finds Out About It (newsbreak.com)
- SV Poll: Bay Area residents feel they belong — but nearly half say they're likely to leave (pressdemocrat.com)
- Ironman World Championship 2026's Oldest Competitor (triathlete.com)
Atherton
- Notre Dame vs Menlo School (maxpreps.com)
Menlo Park
- Pets take center stage — and get blessed — at Trinity Church in Menlo Park (inmenlo.com)
- Menlo Park proactively prepares for winter storms — steps residents can take (inmenlo.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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