🌱 Which classic horror film secretly turned Stinson Beach into Antonio Bay?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which classic horror film secretly turned Stinson Beach into Antonio Bay?

Also on today's calendar: Free Health & Wellness Talk at The Kove: Diabetic Foot Health.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and cool, with a high of 68 and low of 53 degrees.
• Friday: Nice with partial sunshine, temps: high: 72, low: 52.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Spookiest Bay Area Films to Stream This Halloween (kqed.org) — Stinson Beach horror fans get a special shoutout in this Bay Area Halloween movie guide, which spotlights John Carpenter's "The Fog" and notes that its fictional town was actually filmed around Stinson Beach and Point Reyes. The piece rounds up several other spooky classics shot across the region, giving you plenty of locally rooted films to stream as foggy fall nights roll in.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stinson Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Free Health & Wellness Talk at The Kove: Diabetic Foot Health →
  The Kove, inside Northgate Mall, 5800 Northgate Dr, Suite 80,San Rafael, CA, 94903,
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 16
• Fairfax Irish Festival Of Music & Dance →
  , Fairfax
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Parent Connections →
  Double Rainbow at Autistry Studios Café, 850 4th Street, San Rafael
  9:30 am
• Marin Country Mart Pumpkin Patch →
  10:00 am
• Adult Aiki ken and Aiki jo →
  Bay Marin Aikido, 1345 Via Sessi, San Rafael
  6:00 pm
• BUSINESS MEETING →
  SWC Club House, 120 Central Ave, Sausalito
  6:00 pm
• Flora & Henri Photography Exhibition Opening Reception →
  6:30 pm
• Sweetwater presents Polyrhythmics with The Westones →
  Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley
  8:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Numina →
  San Rafael CA
• Numina: Six Artists Exploring Consciousness →
  Art Works Downtown, 1325-1337 Fourth Street, San Rafael
• Vivalon In-Person Hearing Loss Support Group (North Bay) →
  Vivalon, 999 Third Street, San Rafael
  11:15 am
• Samadhi Spirit Rock Retreat October 2026 →
  Spirit Rock, Woodacre
  12:00 pm
• Movie Night at Marin Country Mart →
  Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Cir, Larkspur
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Along with sharing his beautiful photographs, Jay also shares his heart within these images and is a kind, thoughtful and peaceful being.
  In all, Jay is one special and very talented person! (Nextdoor Stinson Beach)

• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Pizza Maker Mill Valley in Mill Valley. Apply here.
• Swords to Plowshares posted a job opening for Program Monitor Fairfax (Weekend Evening, Swing) in Fairfax. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stinson Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bolinas

• Monarch butterflies wearing solar-powered transmitters take flight in Oregon (ijpr.org)

Mill Valley

• Tobacco Sales Face Final Countdown in Mill Valley (patch.com)
• Bay Area movies you shouldn't miss at Mill Valley Film Festival (sfchronicle.com)

San Francisco

• This CA City Named Among Top 3 Foodie Destinations In The U.S. (patch.com)
• Man Gets Prison In 'Brutal' 1978 Killing Of 15-Year-Old Girl In San Francisco: DA (patch.com)
• SFMOMA And K-Pop Superstar RM Collaborate On New Exhibition 'Between You And Me' (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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