🌱 Patch AM: How a 30-year-old brass band connects Sierra Madre to neighbors

Good morning Sierra Madre! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a 30-year-old brass band connects Sierra Madre to neighbors
• How Alhambra's rotating mayor system compares to Sierra Madre's

Also on today's calendar: Yu&Sung Duo Presents Chamber Music Concert and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Brilliant sunshine, with a high of 92 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 88, low: 63.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 87 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Community band celebrates three decades of music (lvcampustimes.org) — A longtime regional brass band that has performed in Sierra Madre just marked its 30th anniversary with a celebratory concert in Pomona. The Golden State British Brass Band drew about 90 people, spotlighted film favorites and Olympic-themed music, and highlighted its ties to more than 20 Southern California communities. Organizers hope better promotion will bring even more local audiences to future shows.
   

• Alhambra City Council Installs New Mayor and Vice Mayor During Annual Reorganization (coloradoboulevard.net) — Sierra Madre gets a brief nod as Alhambra installs a new mayor and vice mayor under a rotating system similar to those in San Gabriel, South Pasadena and Sierra Madre. The reorganization keeps Alhambra's councilmembers serving by district while one member assumes mayoral duties for about nine months. It's a useful comparison point for understanding how Sierra Madre's own council leadership rotates.
   

📸 Around Sierra Madre

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sierra Madre

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 6
• Jazz Keyboardist Brandon Coleman →
  Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 4
• Yu&Sung Duo Presents Chamber Music Concert →
  Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Jazz Keyboardist Brandon Coleman at Sierra Madre Playhouse →
  Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Indian Classical Dancer Rukhmani Mehta Appears at Sierra Madre Playhouse →
  Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Pacific Jazz Orchestra Announces 2026-27 Season →
  Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, 18111 Nordhoff St, Los Angeles
  5:00 pm
• Broadway Star Sutton Foster Joins Pacific Jazz Orchestra at The Soraya →
  Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, 18111 Nordhoff St, Los Angeles
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 30
• Silent Sundays Series: Buster Keaton shorts
  San Gabriel Fine Arts Association 320 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776
  2:30 pm
Monday August 31
• Flag Football, Girls VR @ South El Monte(LB)
  El Monte High El Monte, CA 91731
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Smarty Pants Storytime
  Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
  12:00 pm
• Fall Play Auditions (Webb)
  San Marino High Webb Theater
  4:00 pm
• Wild Rose Back to School Night
  Monrovia Unified Wild Rose Elementary School, 232 Jasmine Ave, Monrovia, CA 9101
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Coffee with the Principal →
  Camino Grove Elementary School Arcadia, CA 91006
  8:15 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi neighbors, I am considering relaunching my dessert business this fall.
  These are premium handcrafted mousse cakes. not too sweet and each one is unique. You can see more of my work here: https://www.instagram.com… (Nextdoor Sierra Madre)

• Living Spaces posted a job opening for Visual Stylist in Monrovia. Apply here.
• TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Cleaning Associate in Monrovia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sierra Madre here.

🗞 Nearby News

Arcadia

• Best Outdoor Places to Explore in Pasadena (pasadenamag.com)
• Outdoor movies to live music: What's happening this weekend? (audacy.com)
• SGV high school football Week 1 scores (sgvtribune.com)

Monrovia

• California police officers run into wanted man during Panda Express lunch break (actionnewsnow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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