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🌱 Patch AM: Rodeo Car Show Pancake Breakfast and 13 more events
And on the Pinole Patch calendar - Melt with You Festival

Coffee in hand, Pinole? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Melt with You Festival
- Pinole Valley High School - Class Of 1986 - 40th Reunion at Zio Fraedo's Pleasant Hill
- Friends of the El Sobrante Library Book Sale at El Sobrante Library
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees.
- Saturday: Sunshine; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 76, low: 57.
- Sunday: Sunshine; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 73 and low of 57 degrees.
📸 Around Pinole
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pinole
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★ Featured events ★
- Melt with You Festival →
357 Bear Oaks Dr, Martinez
5:00 pm - Pinole Valley High School - Class Of 1986 - 40th Reunion →
Zio Fraedo's Pleasant Hill, 611 Gregory Ln, Pleasant Hill
6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Friends of the El Sobrante Library Book Sale
El Sobrante Library 4191 Appian Way, El Sobrante, CA 94803
10:00 am - Trails and Tales
El Sobrante Library 4191 Appian Way, El Sobrante, CA 94803
10:00 am - Family Storytime
El Sobrante Library 4191 Appian Way, El Sobrante, CA 94803
10:30 am - Free Student Meals
El Sobrante Library 4191 Appian Way, El Sobrante, CA 94803
2:30 pm - Literacy Building Stay & Play
El Sobrante Library 4191 Appian Way, El Sobrante, CA 94803
10:30 am - Free Student Meals
El Sobrante Library 4191 Appian Way, El Sobrante, CA 94803
2:30 pm - Rodeo Car Show Pancake Breakfast →
Lefty Gomez Recreation Center, 470 Parker Ave, Rodeo
7:30 am - Contra Costa Vintage Market Lafayette CA September 2026 →
Vintage Vida, 3581 Mount Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
10:00 am - Rodeo Chili & Salsa Cook Off and Car Show →
Lefty Gomez Field, 470 Parker Ave, Rodeo, CA, 94572
11:00 am - Lafayette to Host Free ALT Fair Exploring Alternatives to College →
Don Tatzin Community Hall, 3491 Mount Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
5:00 pm
Saturday September 5
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Sunday September 13
Thursday September 24
📣 Pinole Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Pinole PatchAM possible:
- Hammett Integrative Health — (510) 779-2772
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- These 2 neutered boys need a home together.
They have had their shots and are microchipped. Martini 11 weeks on the left has incredible eyes, is a quiet observer before jumping into crazy… (Nextdoor Major Vista Ct)
- Ulta Beauty posted a job opening for Beauty Advisor in Pinole. Apply here.
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Pinole. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pinole here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hercules
- American Canyon girls volleyball wins five-set thriller over Benicia (modbee.com)
- An Arabidopsis Protein-Flavonoid Interactome Identifies Peroxiredoxin A as a Candidate for Flavonoid Action in Chloroplasts (acs.org)
San Pablo
- A Trip to the Remote Island Lighthouse in the Middle of San Francisco Bay (kqed.org)
- Fall Events Across Contra Costa County (contracosta.news)
- CAPA Donates $100,000 to Collision Engineering Career Alliance (collisionweek.com)
Richmond
- 3 things to do in Richmond this week (richmondside.org)
Ok Pinole! 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: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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