🌱 Victoria Holiday Craft & Gift Show and 11 more events

Good morning Victoria! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• The Original Marius Petipa Nutcracker at Eden Prairie High School Performing Arts Center
• EX-Orchestra Concert Gr 4 & 5 at EX Auditorium
• Excelsior Book Club: Beneath a Scarlet Sky at Excelsior Library

... and check out 6 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!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy, cold; p.m. snow, 1-2", with a high of 17 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: A.M. flurries; breezy, colder, temps: high: 17, low: -12.
• Saturday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of -3 and low of -21 degrees.

📸 Around Victoria

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Victoria

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• The Original Marius Petipa Nutcracker
  Eden Prairie High School Performing Arts Center, 17164-17198 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• EX-Orchestra Concert Gr 4 & 5
  EX Auditorium
  6:30 pm
• Excelsior Book Club: Beneath a Scarlet Sky
  Excelsior Library , 343 Third Street , Excelsior
  6:30 pm
• Orchestra Concerts
  Chaska High School
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Victoria Holiday Craft & Gift Show
  Victoria Recreation Center , 8475 Kochia Ln , Victoria
  10:00 am
• Gift Making Workshop
  Chaska Public Library Fireplace area, Chaska
  10:30 am

Sunday December 14

• TGN-Retreat
  Metta Meditation Center , 3864 420th Ave , Janesville
• Coffee & Crafts at OMNI Victoria
  OMNI Brewery & Taproom - Victoria , 1495 Stieger Lake Ln , Victoria
  9:00 am
• MN - Public - Edge of the Empire - The Forge, Chaska MN
  The Forge , 230 Pioneer Trail , Chaska
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Winter Wonderland Storytime
  Children's area , Chaska
  10:30 am
• Baby Lapsit Storytime
  Wilder Room, Chanhassen
  10:30 am
• Ukulele Club
  Gillespie Center , 2590 Commerce Blvd , Mound
  1:30 pm
• Family Nights at Winter Lights
  University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum , 3675 Arboretum Dr , Chaska
  4:30 pm

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• Pristine Puppy Pickup — (952) 219-5200
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Brrr...
  it's cold out there! While the temperatures might be icy cold, we've been preparing for them all year. Hear from Stan, Chrissy and Tim on how they’ve… (Nextdoor )

• Insight Global posted a job opening for Materials Handler l in Chaska. Apply here.
• Award Staffing posted a job opening for Screen Printer Machine Operator in Chaska. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Victoria here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chaska

• Survey: Minnesota students faring better compared to a few years ago (newsfromthestates.com)
• Prep Baseball Minnesota Rankings Insider: Class of 2026 (December 2025 Update) (prepbaseballreport.com)
• You're invited to a holiday community food drive (state.mn.us)

Chanhassen

• Chasing Holiday Lights (minnesotamonthly.com)
• Ken Barlow says just a little more snow is on the way today (kstp.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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