🌱 Diaper Drive and 11 more events

Hello West Menlo Park! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• The Inciters at The Guild Theatre
• Back to School Night - TK and Kinder at Walter Hays Elementary
• LEGO Tuesdays! at Downtown Branch Library

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 75 and low of 59 degrees.
• Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 79, low: 57.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Menlo Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22

• The Inciters →
  The Guild Theatre, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24

• Back to School Night - TK and Kinder
  Walter Hays Elementary MP Room
  5:15 pm

Tuesday August 25

• LEGO Tuesdays!
  Downtown Branch Library 270 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
  4:00 pm
• Paly Choirs Adv. Vocals Auditions (New & Callbacks)
  Palo Alto High Palo Alto, CA 94301
  4:10 pm
• Back to School Night
  Addison Elementary School, 650 Addison Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
  5:15 pm

Thursday August 27

• Paly Pep Band - Home Game
  Palo Alto High Palo Alto, CA 94301
  6:00 pm

Friday August 28

• Diaper Drive →
  SAN CARLOS ROTARY CLUB
  9:00 am
• External Event: Flamingo Chick Storytime
  Downtown Branch Library 270 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
  2:00 pm

Sunday August 30

• STC @ Menlo Tavern →
  Menlo Tavern, 100 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21

• Community Zoom
  Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle Palo Alto, CA 94306
  8:45 am
• Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe
  East Palo Alto Library 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
  10:30 am
• Learn English: Talking About the News Conversation Group
  Mitchell Park Library 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
  12:00 pm
• Make It With Superspace
  Woodside Library 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside, CA 94062
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Atherton

• Atherton cancels November election, appoints four to City Council (almanacnews.com)
• Uncontested races, open seats mark Midpeninsula special district elections (almanacnews.com)
• Eagles gather for school at Encinal on opening day (inmenlo.com)

Menlo Park

• Study session on project to redevelop former USGS campus set for August 24 (inmenlo.com)
• What's up this week: Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, a play about pickleball, ska pioneers and more (almanacnews.com)
• Eating insects 🦗🐜 (almanacnews.com)

Redwood City

• Controversial Café Sold In Redwood City After Owner’s Trump 2028 Claim: Report (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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