🌱 Toast at Ten: A Wildly Elegant New Year’s Eve at the Topeka Zoo and 9 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Toast at Ten: A Wildly Elegant New Year’s Eve at the Topeka Zoo at Topeka Zoo

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 59 and low of 42 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 64, low: 34.
• Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 66 and low of 39 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Silver Lake

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 26

• Friday Night Funnies
  Cosmos Court, 909 S Kansas Ave, Topeka
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• Toast at Ten: A Wildly Elegant New Year’s Eve at the Topeka Zoo
  Topeka Zoo , 635 SW Gage Blvd , Topeka
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• PMP Certification 4 Days Classroom Training in Topeka, KS
  Townsite BizHub , 534 S Kansas Ave Suite 900 , Topeka
  9:00 am
• Flint Hills Stockyards by Rezac Livestock
  Rezac Livestock Commission Company , 27425 Drew St , St Marys
  10:30 am

Wednesday December 24

• Zoo Lights Presented by Evergy
  Topeka Zoo · Topeka , KS , Rossville
  5:00 pm
• Toast at Ten: A Wildly Elegant New Year’s Eve at...
  Topeka Zoo · Topeka , KS , Rossville
  6:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Page Turners
  Holiday Thornton Place , 2901 SW Armstrong Ave , Topeka
  1:30 pm
• Topeka Scarecrows vs. Monroe Moccasins
  Stormont Vail Events Center , 1 Expocentre Dr , Topeka
  7:05 pm

Saturday December 27

• Water Wonder Days: Water in All Forms presented by...
  Kansas Children's Discovery Center · Topeka , KS , Rossville
  10:00 am
• Liverpool Legends
  Topeka Performing Arts Center , 214 SE 8th Ave , Topeka
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• PRCA NYE Xtreme Bulls
  Stormont Vail Events Center , 1 Expocentre Dr , Topeka
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Silver Lake. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager-- All Shifts in Topeka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Silver Lake here.

🗞 Nearby News

Topeka

• Kansas Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 winning numbers for Dec. 22, 2025 (cjonline.com)
• Kansas Children's Discovery Center hosts activities for kids during winter break (ksnt.com)
• Most-Read Skilled Nursing News Stories of 2025 (skillednursingnews.com)

Wamego

• Basketball Recap: Hesston Picks Up Second Consecutive Victory (maxpreps.com)

Lawrence

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