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🌱 Patch AM: How one intimate concert explores motherhood at Sierra Madre Playhouse Friday
Make time for Jazz Keyboardist Brandon Coleman on the Sierra Madre Patch calendar
Good morning Sierra Madre! 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. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How one intimate concert explores motherhood at Sierra Madre Playhouse Friday
Also on today's calendar: Yu&Sung Duo Presents Chamber Music Concert and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 85 and low of 61 degrees.
- Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 84, low: 62.
- Friday: Plenty of sunlight and nice, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'Songs My Mother Taught Me,' a concert about motherhood, growth and the challenges that come with it (localnewspasadena.com) — Sierra Madre residents can catch violinist YuEun Gemma Kim and pianist Sung Chang at the Sierra Madre Playhouse on September 4, presenting their chamber program "Songs My Mother Taught Me." The concert weaves works by Franck, Clara Schumann, Ravel, and Prokofiev into a personal musical story about motherhood, love, and the challenges of balancing parenting with a performing career. 
📸 Around Sierra Madre
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sierra Madre
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★ Featured events ★
- Jazz Keyboardist Brandon Coleman →
Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre
8:00 pm
Sunday September 6
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Other local events
- Yu&Sung Duo Presents Chamber Music Concert →
Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre
8:00 pm - Jazz Keyboardist Brandon Coleman at Sierra Madre Playhouse →
Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre
8:00 pm - Indian Classical Dancer Rukhmani Mehta Appears at Sierra Madre Playhouse →
Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre
4:00 pm - 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
Friday September 4
Sunday September 6
Sunday September 13
Saturday September 19
📣 Sierra Madre Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Adult ESL Classes
Shirpser Elementary El Monte, CA 91731
8:15 am - Coffee with the Principal →
Camino Grove Elementary School Arcadia, CA 91006
8:15 am - Baby Storytime
Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
10:30 am - Back to a school Night Canyon Oaks High School MP
Canyon Oaks High School Monrovia, CA 91016
4:00 pm - Ramona Back-to-School Night (Gr 1st-8th)
San Gabriel High Ramona Elementary School, 509 W Norwood Pl, Alhambra, CA 91803\
5:00 pm - Flag Football, Girls VR @ Covina(SM)
El Monte High El Monte, CA 91731
5:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Mater Dolorosa Launches Centennial Celebration with "Century on the Hill: Remember, Rejoice, Renew" —Julia Amestoy Read on Patch
- LPL Financial posted a job opening for Financial Advisor First City Credit Union in Pasadena. Apply here.
- Wescom Credit Union posted a job opening for Administrative Services Specialist II (Anaheim, CA) in Pasadena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sierra Madre here.
🗞 Nearby News
Arcadia
- $10 million in Adidas and Nike streetwear found at Arcadia warehouse, all fake, authorities say (latimes.com)
- Mission Valley Changing Leadership - Inside The Valley (labusinessjournal.com)
- Arcadia reports first West Nile Virus case of year (pasadenastarnews.com)
Monrovia
- I Am a Former US Air Force Security Force Officer and Beretta Expert: 3,500,000 Beretta 92s Prove This Is One Special Firearm (19fortyfive.com)
- Meet Anna Slotky Reitano: Running for Superior Court Judge, Office No. 65 (citywatchla.com)
- Monrovia adds Celeste Porter as CFO (lawnandlandscape.com)
Pasadena
- Rabid Bat Found Near Pasadena Park, Health Officials Warn (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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