🌱 Reif Dance Presents: The Nutcracker and 10 more events

Morning Grand Rapids! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Reif Dance Presents: The Nutcracker
• A Different Kind of Christmas at Grace Bible Chapel
• Christmas in the Logging Camp

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Low clouds, with a high of 15 and low of 5 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: A.M. flurries; breezy, colder, temps: high: 13, low: -20.
• Saturday: Very cold with clouds and sun, with a high of -3 and low of -19 degrees.

📸 Around Grand Rapids

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grand Rapids

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Lights in the Pines
  Itasca County Fairgrounds, 1336 Fairgrounds Rd, Grand Rapids
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Reif Dance Presents: The Nutcracker
  Reif Performing Arts Center , 720 NW Conifer Dr , Grand Rapids
  7:00 pm
• A Different Kind of Christmas
  Grace Bible Chapel , 2452 Co Rd 76 , Grand Rapids
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Christmas in the Logging Camp
  Forest History Center , 2609 Co Rd 76 , Grand Rapids
  10:00 am
• Grand Rapids Thunderhawks vs Moorhead
  Yanmar Arena , 1401 NW 3rd Ave , Grand Rapids
  1:00 pm
• Bingo at The Eagles
  Grand Rapids Eagles Club , 1776 S Pokegama Ave , Grand Rapids
  1:30 pm
• Reif Dance Presents: The Nutcracker
  Reif Performing Arts Center , 720 NW Conifer Dr , Grand Rapids
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Roger Clark X-Mas 218-244-6655
  Itasca County Fair Grounds , 1336 Fairgrounds Rd , Grand Rapids
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• ElderCircle Bingo
  Itasca County Family YMCA , 400 River Rd , Grand Rapids
  10:00 am
• Timber Auction
  Cohasset City Hall Building , 305 1st Ave NW , Cohasset
  10:00 am
• Grand Rapids Thunderhawks vs Hibbing Bluejackets
  Yanmar Arena , 1401 NW 3rd Ave , Grand Rapids
  5:00 pm
• Greenway High School vs. Moose Lake High School
  Greenway Joint Recreation Association , 200 Curley Ave , Coleraine
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• American Greetings Corporation posted a job opening for Support Merchandiser in Grand Rapids. Apply here.
• Ace Hardware posted a job opening for Retail Cashier in Grand Rapids. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grand Rapids here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hibbing

• Donna Marie Walls - Hometown Focus (hometownfocus.us)
• How Bob Dylan's 2009 Holiday Album 'Christmas in the Heart' Became a Delightfully Unexpected Seasonal Classic (womansworld.com)
• Matters of Record for Dec. 10, 2025 (duluthnewstribune.com)

Virginia

• Minnesota lawmakers are developing policies for legislative session (wdio.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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