Community Corner
🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Cupertino student whose artwork just won a national honor.
Coming up on the Cupertino Patch calendar: Private Lives

Good day Cupertino! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Cupertino student whose artwork just won a national honor.
Also on today's calendar: Private Lives and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Very warm with some sun, with a high of 87 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Near-record temperatures, temps: high: 98, low: 62.
- Sunday: Sunshine and hot, with a high of 95 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• AUSA Announces Winners of America 250th Art Contest (ausa.org) — A Cupertino middle schooler, Aadya Janesh, has won the 6th–8th grade category in a national art contest celebrating America's 250th birthday, with a painting highlighting freedom, service and the Statue of Liberty. The broader competition drew students and adults nationwide, but Cupertino readers can take special pride in seeing a local student's work honored on a national stage.
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📸 Around Cupertino
Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!
🗓 Upcoming Events in Cupertino
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★ Featured events ★
- Private Lives →
The Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida St, Mountain View
9:00 am - Namiwalks Silicon Valley →
History Park San Jose, 635 Phelan Ave, San Jose
9:00 am - FabMo Artisans Market →
Los Altos Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave, Los Altos
11:00 am - Coming to America →
Institute for the Study of Western Civilization, 10060 Bubb Rd, Cupertino
7:00 pm - Peninsula and South Bay Green@Home Tour 2026 →
San Mateo & Santa Clara Counties,
11:00 am
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Tuesday October 6
Saturday October 10
Want to see your event featured? Click here!
Other local events
- Bank of America Museums On Us offers FREE admission October 3 & 4 - The Tech Interactive →
The Tech Interactive, 201 S Market St, San Jose
9:00 am - Bank of America Museums On Us offers FREE admission October 3 & 4 - Computer History Museum →
Computer History Museum, 1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View
9:00 am - Symphony San Jose presents THE NEW WORLD. America at 250 →
The Californian Theatre, 345 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95113
9:00 am - Yoga for Mental Wellbeing →
Cupertino Library, Cupertino
11:00 am - Bank of America Museums On Us offers FREE admission October 4- San Jose Museum of Art (Sundays only) →
San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S Market St, San Jose
9:00 am - Symphony San Jose presents THE NEW WORLD. America at 250 →
California Theatre, 345 S 1st St, San Jose
2:30 pm - Spooky Times at Deer Hollow Farm →
Deer Hollow Farm, 22500 Cristo Rey Dr, Cupertino
10:00 am
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Saturday October 17
📣 Cupertino Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Cupertino PatchAM possible:
- Silicon Valley Endodontics and Microsurgery — 6692342354
- Illusive Comics & Games, LLC — (408) 985-7655
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- CACCC Receives $10,000 from Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group Community Health Care Endowment Fund —Jeanne Wun Read on Patch
- Need a reference for someone who can fix our bathtub/shower diverter.
The diverter that switches the water between the bathtub spout and showerhead is broken. Looking for someone who can repair or replace it. Any… (Nextdoor Wilson Park)
- Whole Foods posted a job opening for Cashier Team Member (Front End Service) - Part Time Seasonal in Cupertino. Apply here.
- Teamwork Online posted a job opening for Box Office Attendant - Mountain Winery in Saratoga. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cupertino here.
🗞 Nearby News
Sunnyvale
- This Weekend in the Valley: Friday, October 2 – Sunday, October 4 (svvoice.com)
- (Undisclosed Address), Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (zillow.com)
- 6 events to celebrate Diwali this year (mercurynews.com)
Santa Clara
- Broncos brace for test from Brock Purdy, unbeaten 49ers (statenews.net)
Ok Cupertino! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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