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🌱 PCS Board of Education Meeting and 11 more events
Make time for The Venue@Healdsburg, Healdsburg's 'NEW' Outdoor Marketplace on the Valley Ford Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- The Venue@Healdsburg, Healdsburg's 'NEW' Outdoor Marketplace at The City Hall Parking Lot
- PCS Board of Education Meeting at DO-1-Board Conf Room
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 73 and low of 49 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 51.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 55 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Valley Ford
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★ Featured events ★
- The Venue@Healdsburg, Healdsburg's 'NEW' Outdoor Marketplace →
The City Hall Parking Lot, 401 Grove St, Healdsburg
9:00 pm
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
- PCS Board of Education Meeting
DO-1-Board Conf Room, 200 Douglas St, Petaluma
6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Cross Country Spring Lake-5th/6th 7th/8th 4:30 PM
Tomales Elementary Tomales, CA 94971
4:00 pm - Mixed Media Collage lass →
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S High Street, Sebastopol
6:00 pm - Dallas Brass →
Analy High School Theater, 6950 Analy Ave., Sebastopol
6:00 pm - Mama's Broke →
230 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol
8:00 pm - Hallberg Butterfly Gardens Fall Plant Sale & Fundraiser →
Hallberg Butterfly Gardens, 8687 Oak Grove Ave, Sebastopol
9:00 am - Summer Sessions
Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, 11400 Graton Rd, Sebasopol
4:00 pm - Trivia Night at Marimar Estate →
Marimar Estate, 11400 Graton Rd, Sebastopol
4:00 pm - Live Music Fridays →
Pax Wines, 6780 McKinley St #170, Sebastopol
5:00 pm - SEBASTOPOL CEMETERY WALK →
Robinson road, Sebastopol
6:00 pm - Immersive Sound Bath Journey →
186 North Main Street, Sebastopol
6:30 pm - ROBERT HASS & BRENDA HILLMAN →
Copperfield's Books, 138 North Main Street, Sebastopol
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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🗞 Nearby News
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- The Spookiest Bay Area Films to Stream This Halloween (kqed.org)
Sebastopol
- As the war in Ukraine wears on, Sebastopol World Friends is helping to renovate housing for families displaced by the conflict (sebastopoltimes.com)
- How Emeritus Vineyards Grows Opportunities with Diversification and Dry Farming (growingproduce.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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