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Marching into April with Lots to Share!

Marching into April with Lots to Share!

April 2nd - April brings showers and fun

April 02, 2025

Happy Wednesday! Hopefully no one go too fooled yesterday. This is the first brief of the month, and we have lots of upcoming events and fun to look forward to. Don’t let this bipolar weather get you, looks like there are nice spring days ahead (can it stay 70 and sunny forever??).

Today’s brief includes:

🦅CALM Event Today
🎟️Wiz Khalifa
📖Books of the Month
🎬Netflix Releases
🐰Kid Easter Basket Ideas
📆Future Events
...and more

Enjoy!

Weather Forecast

Wednesday - 58°🌧️ | Thursday - 65°☀️ | Friday - 70°

Brief Update

CALM to Host Autism Awareness TODAY

CALM and Western Tree Care are hosting an autism awareness event today, April 2nd, at the CALM Zoo, creating a safe, judgment-free space for families with autistic children. Now in its second year, the event welcomed 150 families last year and hopes to grow to 200 families this year, with room for up to 800 attendees. Families can bring their own food.

source: turnto23.com

Wiz Khalifa is Coming to Town

Wiz Khalifa will be performing at The Historic Fox Theater June 11th with guest appearances like Chevy Woods. Tickets go on sale April 4th at 10am.

source: bakersfieldnow.com

📖Books of the Month📖📖

I See You’ve Called in Dead by John Kenney (April 1) - obituary writer Bud Stanley fakes his own death online, then attends strangers' funerals to uncover what truly makes life worth living.
Sky Daddy by Kate Folk (April 8) - Linda, a content moderator, secretly dreams of “marrying” a commercial airliner. As she pursues her unconventional love, she must decide whether to sacrifice normalcy for a romance no one else can understand.
Audition by Katie Kitamura (April 8) - Katie Kitamura explores the tension between truth and performance through a gripping Manhattan lunch between a seasoned actor and a mysterious young man, unraveling a provocative, disquieting narrative over 197 pages.
The Pretender by Jo Harkin (April 22) - a medieval historical novel about Lambert Simnel, a 10-year-old peasant who discovers he may be the rightful heir to Richard III’s throne, navigating intrigue during the rise of the Tudors.

View more April book releases here on TIME

🎬Netflix Entertainment🍿

(April 3) Pulse is a Netflix medical drama by Zoe Robyn, set in Maguire Hospital’s Emergency Ward in Miami. It follows doctors and nurses treating hurricane victims and stars Willa Fitzgerald, Colin Woodell, Justina Machado, and more.
(April 8) How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) the fourth and final season follows Moritz as he leaves prison after four years and struggles to start a new business in a world that has moved on without him.
(April 10) Black Mirror Season 7 features six episodes, including a sequel to USS Callister.
(April 17) Ransom Canyon is a Netflix romantic Western dramedy about three feuding Texas ranching dynasties and a central love story between stoic rancher Staten Kirkland and Quinn O’Grady. Starring Josh Duhamel, Minka Kelly, and James Brolin.
(April 24) YOU Season 5, the final chapter of Netflix’s psychological thriller, follows Joe Goldberg back to New York with his "happily ever after," only to face threats from his past victims.
(April 25) Havoc is an action thriller where detective Walker fights through the criminal underworld to save a politician's son after a drug deal goes wrong. Starring Tom Hardy, Forest Whitaker, and Timothy Olyphant.