🌱 Free Art Walk and 12 more events

Morning Villa Park! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Awakened Lifestyle Expo (Mind, Body, Spirit) at Norma Hertzog Community Center
• Staff Development Day Non student day at McPherson Magnet
• Beautification Day at McPherson Magnet

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 84, low: 65.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Villa Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Awakened Lifestyle Expo (Mind, Body, Spirit) →
  Norma Hertzog Community Center, 1845 Park Ave, Costa Mesa
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 14
• Staff Development Day Non student day
  McPherson Magnet Orange, CA 92869
Saturday August 15
• Beautification Day
  McPherson Magnet Orange, CA 92869
  7:30 am
Monday August 17
• Staff Development Day non Student Day
  McPherson Magnet Orange, CA 92869
• Kinder Back to School Night
  McPherson Magnet Orange, CA 92869
  5:30 pm
Tuesday August 18
• Sycamore Elementary Back to School Night
  Orange Unified School District Sycamore Elementary, 340 N Main St, Orange, CA 92868, USA
  4:00 pm
• Panorama Elementary Back to School Night
  Orange Unified School District Panorama Elementary School, 10512 S Crawford Canyon Rd, Santa An
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 19
• Boo Hoo Yahoo
  Linda Vista Elementary Orange, CA 92869
  7:45 am
• First Day of school all Grades
  McPherson Magnet Orange, CA 92869
  8:00 am
Saturday August 29
• Free Art Walk →
  Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary, 1702 Fairhaven Ave, Santa Ana
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 13
• Candidates' Forum
  Orange Chamber of Commerce Santiago Canyon College H Building
  6:00 pm
Friday August 14
• Professional Learning Day (No School)
  Vista Verde Irvine, CA 92603
• Camp Katan Session 5
  Temple Beth Sholom 2625 N. TUSTIN AVE, Santa Ana, CA 92705
• Mahjongg - Library
  Temple Beth Sholom 2625 N. TUSTIN AVE, Santa Ana, CA 92705
  1:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ⚠️ Magnitude 3.11 earthquake reported
  Aug 11 at 11:17 PM PDT: 3.11 magnitude earthquake occurred near Corona, CA. More than 401 neighbors felt it. (Nextdoor )
• ⚠️ Magnitude 2.71 earthquake reported
  Aug 11 at 11:17 PM PDT: 2.71 magnitude earthquake occurred near Corona, CA. More than 13 neighbors felt it. (Nextdoor )

• University of California Irvine posted a job opening for Senior Custodian, MC- Environmental Services Orange- FT Multiple Shifts Available in Orange. Apply here.
• McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Crew Team Member - starting at $20/hr in Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Villa Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Orange

• Orange Daily Buzz: Aug. 12, 2026 (jerseybee.org)
• Colombian eatery in Orange to hold fundraiser after 7.4 magnitude earthquake (nhregister.com)
• OCDE celebrates 2026 Outstanding STEM Educators (ocde.us)

Los Alamitos

• Ditch Unwanted Prescriptions At New Medication Kiosk In Seal Beach (patch.com)

Newport Beach

• Famed NYC Cookie Seller To Set Up Shop In Newport Beach: Report (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In the ICU (Thank you Donna M. for sending it in!)
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