🌱 Celebrate National Record Store Day at Goodwill Central Coast and 10 more events

What's up Spreckels! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Dive In Movies at Carmel Mission Inn
• Celebrate National Record Store Day at Goodwill Central Coast at Goodwill Central Coast
• Monthly Park Clean-up | April 18 at Ensen Community Park

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 48.
• Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 65 and low of 49 degrees.

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📸 Around Spreckels

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Spreckels

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 17

• Dive In Movies
  Carmel Mission Inn, 3665 Rio Rd, Carmel
  8:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Celebrate National Record Store Day at Goodwill Central Coast
  Goodwill Central Coast , 1425 N Davis Rd , Salinas
  10:00 am
• Monthly Park Clean-up | April 18
  Ensen Community Park , 99 La Posada Dr , Salinas
  10:30 am
• Record Store Day 2026!
  Downtown Book & Sound , 213 S Main St , Salinas
  11:00 am
• 3rd Annual Moonflower Festival
  Seaside High School , 2200 Noche Buena St , Seaside
  11:00 am

Saturday April 25

• Wine Social
  Odonata Winery , 645 River Rd , Salinas
  12:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Buena Vista - Origami
  Buena Vista Branch Library , 18250 Tara Dr , Salinas
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Buena Vista - Fish Kites Craft
  Buena Vista Branch Library , 18250 Tara Dr , Salinas
  3:00 pm
• Track & Field @ Alisal High Hosted by ESMS
  Alisal High School , 777 Williams Rd , Salinas
  4:30 pm
• Spring Theater Production
  NSHS Theater - Rm. 911
  7:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Softball vs.Santa Clara
  North Salinas High School Salinas, CA 93901
  4:00 pm
• Community of Kindness
  NSHS Plaza
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Edventure More posted a job opening for Summer Camp Counselor - Salinas in Salinas. Apply here.
• Santa Rita Union School District posted a job opening for Maintenance, Operations, Transportation & Facilities Director in Salinas. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spreckels here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Salinas

• Salinas tax services extend hours for last-minute filers (ksbw.com)
• 2 juveniles arrested for 2 robberies at Macy's in Monterey County, (ksbw.com)
• 19366 Acclaim Dr, Salinas, CA 93908 (realtor.com)

Marina

• Man arrested in Marina on suspicion of kidnapping, sexual battery (ksbw.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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