🌱 Patch AM: Affording Blake (Virtual Event) and 12 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Youth Game Day at Hopkins Library
• Crafternoon at Hopkins Library
• Computer Tutor at Hopkins Library

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Rather cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 21 and low of 4 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: P.M. freezing drizzle; cloudy, temps: high: 30, low: 26.
• Monday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 34 and low of 28 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hopkins

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Sunday January 4

• Youth Game Day
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  1:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Crafternoon
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  1:00 pm
• Computer Tutor
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  2:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Baby Caregiver Connection Hour With Hopkins ECFE
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  9:15 am
• Family Storytime
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  10:30 am

Friday January 9

• Computer Tutor
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  9:30 am

Tuesday January 13

• Affording Blake (Virtual Event)
  The Blake School , 110 Blake Rd S , Hopkins
  12:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Discovering Blake's Lower School (Grades PK-5) Virtual Event
  The Blake School , 110 Blake Rd S , Hopkins
  9:00 am
• Discovering Blake's Middle School (Grades 6-8) Virtual Event
  The Blake School , 110 Blake Rd S , Hopkins
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 3

• Actual Past Masters Degee
  Lake Harriet Lodge AF&AM , 4519 France Ave S , Minneapolis
  8:00 am

Sunday January 4

• 2026 Officers Installation
  Lake Harriet Masonic Lodge , 4519 France Ave S , Minneapolis
• Artist Reception: Sacred Threads Work by Susan Bring
  Capp Center St. Paul , 1375 St. Paul Ave , St. Paul
  1:00 pm
• Youth Game Day
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  1:00 pm

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• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!
• AnnapurnaBlue Heath and Wellness — (952) 405-0342
  You Are The Sun ~ Costa Rica Women's Retreat ages 35 - 70+

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Creative Financial Staffing posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Specialist in Hopkins. Apply here.
• White Castle posted a job opening for Team Member in Hopkins. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hopkins here.

🗞 Nearby News

Minnetonka

• Year in Review: Looking back at 2025 in Minnetonka (hometownsource.com)
• Hennepin County Sheriff's Office releases statement on Ridgedale courthouse incident Dec. 29 (hometownsource.com)
• Minnetonka Preschool Hosts Open House (lakeminnetonkamag.com)

Edina

• A Century of Healing (edinamag.com)

Minneapolis

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-- The Patch AM Team

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