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Happening soon: Unite. Lead. Fight. Featuring Ron Dermer, former Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs. on the Saratoga Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- 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!)
- 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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🗓 Upcoming Events in Saratoga
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- 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
1:00 pm - Unite. Lead. Fight. Featuring Ron Dermer, former Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs. →
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7:00 pm
Thursday August 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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
Wednesday August 19
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Cupertino
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- Apple Stock Rises 1.5% as a $200 iPhone 18 Pro Max Hike Tests Its 48% Margin (ts2.tech)
Los Gatos
- AI gets its own 'boiler room' scandal (fortune.com)
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