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🌱 Train Ride & Photos With The Grinch! 12/14 SOLD OUT and 10 more events
Spotted on the Minnetrista calendar: Train Ride & Photos With The Grinch! SOLD OUT

Good day Minnetrista! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Excelsior Book Club: Beneath a Scarlet Sky at Excelsior Library
- EX-Orchestra Concert Gr 4 & 5 at EX Auditorium
- Train Ride & Photos With The Grinch! 12/14 SOLD OUT
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
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- Thursday: Cloudy, cold; p.m. snow, 1-2", with a high of 18 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: A.M. flurries; cloudy, breezy, temps: high: 17, low: -12.
- Saturday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of -3 and low of -21 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Minnetrista
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★ Featured events ★
- Train Ride & Photos With The Grinch! SOLD OUT
6480 County Rd 26, Minnetrista
6:45 pm
Saturday December 13
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Other local events
- Excelsior Book Club: Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Excelsior Library , 343 Third Street , Excelsior
6:30 pm - EX-Orchestra Concert Gr 4 & 5
EX Auditorium
6:30 pm - Train Ride & Photos With The Grinch! 12/14 SOLD OUT
6480 County Rd 26 , Minnetrista
6:45 pm - MMW-Winter Jazz and Woodwind Ensemble Concert Gr 8
MMW Cafetorium
6:30 pm - WHS Annual Holiday Choir Concert
Westonka Performing Arts Center , 5905 Sunnyfield Rd E , Minnetrista
7:00 pm - Connect and Play
Excelsior Library , 343 Third Street , Excelsior
10:00 am - MWA-Choir Concert Gr 5
MWA West Gym
6:00 pm
Thursday December 11
Sunday December 14
Monday December 15
Tuesday December 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Ukulele Club
Gillespie Center , 2590 Commerce Blvd , Mound
1:30 pm - WMS Choir Concerts
Westonka Performing Arts Center , 5905 Sunnyfield Rd E , Minnetrista
6:00 pm - Ali & Kenny
Lord Fletcher's Old Lake Lodge , 3746 Sunset Dr , Spring Park
7:00 pm - Lord Fletcher's Santa Brunch
Lord Fletcher's Old Lake Lodge , 3746 Sunset Dr , Spring Park
9:30 am
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
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🗞 Nearby News
Mound
- Mound councils names 2025 'Citizen of the Year' (hometownsource.com)
Orono
- Orono debate team takes skills to invites (hometownsource.com)
- Maple Plain council adopts 'Code of Conduct' (hometownsource.com)
Excelsior
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