🌱 Patch AM: ZZ Top played Saratoga days before drummer Frank Beard’s death

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• ZZ Top played Saratoga days before drummer Frank Beard's death

Also on today's calendar: Unite. Lead. Fight. Featuring Ron Dermer, former Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs. and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 89 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 58.
• Friday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 84 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard Passes & Tributes Pour In (entertainmentnow.com) — ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died at 77, just days after the band played a show in Saratoga without him while another drummer filled in. The piece looks back on his decades with the Texas rock trio, recent health struggles that led to canceled dates, and the wave of tributes now pouring in from fans worldwide.
   

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Thursday August 20
• BCBR Cohort 17 | In-Session
  Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053
  8:00 am
• Virtual Information Session: STEM MS Programs
  Santa Clara University Online
  8:30 am
• Virtual Information Session & Student Panel: MBA Programs
  Santa Clara University Online
  8:30 am
• Making Your Camino Course Accessible (Virtual)
  Santa Clara University Remote via Zoom
  9:00 am
• Drop-in Tech Help
  Saratoga Community Library 13650 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime
  Saratoga Community Library 13650 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
  11:00 am
• Virtual Information Session: MS in Marketing and Sports Business
  Santa Clara University Online
  12:00 pm
• Teatime Book Chatter: Summer Share
  Saratoga Community Library 13650 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
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Thursday September 3
• Unite. Lead. Fight. Featuring Ron Dermer, former Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs. →
  Saratoga, CA
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 19
• MU: Advanced Band; LC: Advanced Strings
  Pearl Zanker Elementary Milpitas, CA 95035
  8:15 am
• Custom Chatbots to Support Student Success (Virtual)
  Santa Clara University Remote via Zoom
  10:00 am
• TerminalFour: Working w/ Images & Files
  Santa Clara University Zoom Session or In-person: Learning Commons-Lab 206
  10:30 am
• Hire ME!! Update Your Resume & Get Results
  Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053
  12:00 pm

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