🌱 Alice in Wonderland and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Dr. Chad Hanson Talk: Protecting Communities from Wildfires— It's Not About Logging Remote Forests at Pageant Theater 351 E. 6th St. Chico

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 46 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 50.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and warm, with a high of 71 and low of 48 degrees.

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📸 Around Forest Ranch

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forest Ranch

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday April 22

• Dr. Chad Hanson Talk: Protecting Communities from Wildfires— It's Not About Logging Remote Forests
  Pageant Theater 351 E. 6th St. Chico,
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Alice in Wonderland
  Center For The Arts , 1475 East Ave , Chico
  6:00 pm
• Parents Night Out - Chico, CA 2026
  Chico Pickle & Pong , 424 Otterson Dr , Chico
  6:00 pm
• 530 United: Haywire In Chico
  Paradise Brew Werks , 132 Meyers St STE 120 , Chico
  7:00 pm
• Doobies & Boobies: A 420 Themed Variety Show
  Freebird Yoga Studio , 243 W 9th St , Chico
  7:30 pm
• The White Chip
  Theatre on the Ridge , 3735 Neal Rd , Paradise
  7:30 pm
• Overgrown Collective
  Argus | Bar + Patio , 212 W 2nd St , Chico
  8:00 pm
• LIL BLOOD & J STALIN LIVE IN CHICO
  Tackle Box , 379 E Park Ave , Chico
  9:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Paradise Friends of the Library Book Sale
  Butte County Library, Paradise Branch , 5922 Clark Rd , Paradise
  10:00 am
• Chico Chess Club
  Butte County Library, Chico Branch , 1108 Sherman Ave , Chico
  10:30 am
• The Velvet Bookmark: Romance Book Club
  Butte County Library, Paradise Branch , 5922 Clark Rd , Paradise
  11:00 am
• Paradise Quarterly Speaker Meeting – April 2026
  Paradise Elks Lodge #2026 , 1100 Elk Ln , Paradise
  6:00 pm
• New Moon Hike
  Upper Bidwell Park , Old Chico Canyon Rd , Chico
  8:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Paradise

• Cal Fire Butte Unit responds to Pentz Road crash in Paradise; three taken to Enloe (krcrtv.com)
• Aaron Rodgers' grant program commits $200K to 29 north state projects (chicoer.com)

Chico

• Blossom Market comes to Chico State on April 20 (krcrtv.com)
• Goats return to Chico's Bidwell Park to clear vegetation, reduce wildfire risk (krcrtv.com)
• Butte County stays with current arts partner (chicoer.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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