🌱 Patch AM: CREO Arts & Dance Conservatory presents The Nativity 2025 and 11 more events

Coffee in hand, Minnetonka? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Pet Mondays – Photos with Santa at Eden Prairie Center, 8251 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden Prairie, MN, 55344
• Saturday Family Storytime at Ridgedale Library
• Family Storytime at Minnetonka Library

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

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of 20 and low of -10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Turning sunny; frigid, temps: high: -1, low: -15.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and frigid, with a high of 3 and low of -2 degrees.

📸 Around Minnetonka

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Minnetonka

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★ Featured events ★

Monday December 15

• Pet Mondays – Photos with Santa
  Eden Prairie Center, 8251 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden Prairie, MN, 55344,
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Saturday Family Storytime
  Ridgedale Library , 12601 Ridgedale Drive , Minnetonka
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime
  Minnetonka Library , 17524 Excelsior Boulevard , Minnetonka
  10:30 am
• Lyric Hybrid: Weaving Poetry and Memoir
  Ridgedale Library , 12601 Ridgedale Drive , Minnetonka
  1:00 pm
• CREO Arts & Dance Conservatory presents The Nativity 2025
  Hopkins High School , 2400 Royals Dr , Minnetonka
  2:00 pm
• Goldfish Swim School Minnetonka Holiday Open House
  Goldfish Swim School - Minnetonka , 4729 County Rd 101 , Minnetonka
  4:00 pm
• Parent’s Night Out
  Mathnasium , 4785 County Rd 101 , Minnetonka
  5:30 pm
• Above Average Tuba Quartet Holiday Show
  Boom Island Brewing Company , 5959 Baker Rd #320 , Minnetonka
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Christmas Program
  600 Hopkins Crossroad , Minnetonka
  3:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Computer Tutor
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  9:30 am
• Elf The Musical JR
  Stages Theatre Company , 1111 Mainstreet , Hopkins
  1:00 pm
• Read with Mata - Dec 12th
  The Thinking Spot , 3311 County Rd 101 #4 , Wayzata
  3:30 pm
• STMA vs Wayzata
  St. Michael-Albertville Middle School East , 4862 Naber Ave. NE , St Michael
  5:30 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Minnetonka PatchAM possible:

• AnnapurnaBlue Heath and Wellness — (952) 405-0342
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• UPDATE::::: WE FOUND HIM!!!!
  HE WALKED TO HOLIDAY!!!!! HIS DAD AND BROTHER FOYBD HIM. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR PRAYERS. This is my son Connor. He is 14 and ran away at 5 pm… (Nextdoor Kingswood-Ashcroft-Stratford)
• Missing small black cat?
  Just spotted a juvenile black cat, short hair. Corner of Mahoney and Frommes Circle. It crawled into thick evergreen bushes and would not come out… (Nextdoor Townline Rd)

• Shoulak Music posted a job opening for WEEKEND | Multi-Instrument Music Instructor in Minnetonka. Apply here.
• Panera Brands posted a job opening for Team Member in Minnetonka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Minnetonka here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hopkins

• #CoffeewithLarry, Episode 823, All about #BrooksXCChamps, some thoughts on #NIKECrossNationals, #GrandSlamTrack files for bankruptcy (runblogrun.com)
• Artificial Intelligence shapes the future of food (dairyfoods.com)
• 2025-2026 Winter What-to-Do (lavendermagazine.com)

Wayzata

• West metro winter calendar: Dec 11-14 (hometownsource.com)

Edina

Ok Minnetonka! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I couldn’t put it down.
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