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🌱 Skatemare Before Christmas Mash Up and 10 more events
Be sure to catch Kansas Concealed Carry on the Silver Lake Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Skatemare Before Christmas Mash Up
- TARC's 28th Annual Winter Wonderland (Drive-Thru Event)
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- Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 57 and low of 31 degrees.
- Friday: Windy and colder, temps: high: 39, low: 22.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 33 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Silver Lake
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★ Featured events ★
- Kansas Concealed Carry
2120 NE Meriden Rd, Topeka
2:00 pm
Saturday December 13
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Other local events
- Skatemare Before Christmas Mash Up
Sk8away Inc. , 815 SW Fairlawn Rd , Topeka
5:15 pm - TARC's 28th Annual Winter Wonderland (Drive-Thru Event)
3435 SE East Edge Rd , Topeka
6:00 pm
Saturday December 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Online to IRL
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library , 1515 SW 10th Ave , Topeka
5:30 pm - Hayden Singers
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library , 1515 SW 10th Ave , Topeka
12:00 pm - Comedy Night
Compass Point: Home of Dirty Girl Adventures , NOTO Arts and Entertainment District , Topeka
7:00 pm - Holiday FLING TOPEKA!
Stormont Vail Events Center , 1 Expocentre Dr , Topeka
9:00 am - Walk With An APP – Topeka | December 2025
Lee Arena , 1901 SW Mulvane St , Topeka
9:00 am - Brunch & Mimosas W/Chef Fish
Artismo Gallery and Bistro , 1035 N Kansas Ave , Topeka
10:00 am - Topeka Acappella Unlimited
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library , 1515 SW 10th Ave , Topeka
11:30 am - John Cantrell
Stormont Vail Events Center , 1 Expocentre Dr , Topeka
7:00 pm - Holiday Fling
Stormont Vail Events Center , 1 Expocentre Dr , Topeka
10:00 am
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- All clear after gas leak prompts evacuations in Topeka, Kansas.
1:38PM on Dec 10: Officials have been cleared from the scene and the area has been reopened for public travel, per the Topeka Fire Department. No… (Nextdoor )
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager-- All Shifts in Topeka. Apply here.
- Dillons Food Stores posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Topeka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Silver Lake here.
🗞 Nearby News
Topeka
- Welcome the New Year at the Topeka Zoo (wibw.com)
- Topeka Farm Show (ruralmessenger.com)
- JEDO approves funding incentives for two existing manufacturers in Shawnee Co., prioritizing retention (wibw.com)
Lawrence
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