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🌱 Holiday Pops! with South Shore Orchestra at Memorial Opera House and 10 more events
And check out Big and Little Art - Valparaiso, IN 2025 on the Salt Creek Commons Patch calendar

Hey there, Salt Creek Commons! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Holiday Pops! with South Shore Orchestra at Memorial Opera House at Memorial Opera House
- Echoes of Christmas at Memorial Opera House at Memorial Opera House
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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and very cold, with a high of 26 and low of 20 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy with flurries, temps: high: 29, low: 5. ⛄️ Brr!
- Saturday: Frigid with snow and flurries, with a high of 10 and low of 2 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Salt Creek Commons
★ Featured events ★
- Big and Little Art - Valparaiso, IN 2025
Sunset Hill Farm County Park, 775 Meridian Rd #8507, Valparaiso
10:30 am
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
- Holiday Pops! with South Shore Orchestra at Memorial Opera House
Memorial Opera House - Valparaiso IN 46383
2:00 pm - Echoes of Christmas at Memorial Opera House
Memorial Opera House - Valparaiso IN 46383
2:00 pm
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Holidays with HealthLinc Valparaiso
HealthLinc Valparaiso , 1001 Sturdy Rd , Valparaiso
4:00 pm - Ugly Sweater Bingo
Morgan Monroe Hall , 3850 Howard St , Hobart
6:00 pm - Teen and Tween Speedcubing: Ages 8-17
Children's Program Room Hobart -
3:30 pm - Holiday Hangout
Three20 Recovery , 320 S Calumet Rd , Chesterton
5:00 pm - New Volunteer Tour
Humane Society of Hobart Inc , 2054 IN-130 , Hobart
10:00 am - 4th Annual Pictures with Santa!
Glenn Barath - State Farm Insurance Agent , 5474 US-6 , Portage
10:00 am - Kids Holiday Crafterevening
Children's Program Room Hobart -
5:00 pm - Exploring World Foods: Cornmeal Cookies - Ages 16 & Over
Programming Room Hobart -
6:00 pm - Mother Goose on the Loose: Ages Birth - 23 Months
Children's Program Room Hobart -
10:30 am
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Monday December 15
Tuesday December 16
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🗞 Nearby News
Valparaiso
- Porter County's history on tap in Valparaiso with show-and-tell (chicagotribune.com)
- Senate committee pushes redistricting forward though future still unknown (rochsent.com)
- CMU women's basketball suffers loss to No. 17 Kentucky (cm-life.com)
Portage
- Gary police sergeant arrested on domestic violence, intoxicated driving charges (fox32chicago.com)
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