🌱 How Chanhassen’s Paisley Park is anchoring this summer’s biggest Prince party
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- How Chanhassen’s Paisley Park is anchoring this summer’s biggest Prince party
Also on today's calendar: Raise Your Spiritual IQ! and 7 more events.
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- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 65 and low of 29 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy, windy and chilly, temps: high: 46, low: 31.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 50 and low of 29 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Giant public sing-along planned for Prince block party June 6 (thenewstribune.com) — Chanhassen’s Paisley Park will again host the five-day Prince Celebration June 3–7, with a free companion block party and massive public sing-along happening June 6 in downtown Minneapolis. Fans can join a two-hour choir-led tribute while big-name artists and Prince collaborators headline the ticketed museum events, though passes this year are pricey. Plan ahead if you want to celebrate locally. 
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Raise Your Spiritual IQ!
Wayzata Library - Hennepin County Library, 620 Rice St E, Wayzata
11:00 am
Saturday April 18
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Kids Night at Chan Rec Center - Chanhassen, MN 2026
Chanhassen Recreation Center , 2310 Coulter Blvd , Chanhassen
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Read, Stay, Play!
Children's area , Chanhassen
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Weekly Comedy Cabaret
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres , 501 W 78th St , Chanhassen
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Toddler Storytime
Wilder Room , Chanhassen
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Family Storytime
Excelsior Library , 343 Third Street , Excelsior
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Baby Storytime
Excelsior Library , 343 Third Street , Excelsior
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Eco Printing
Excelsior Library , 343 Third Street , Excelsior
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Veterans Day on the Hill
Cedar Street Armory , 600 Cedar St , St Paul
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Minnesota Valley Community Band : Folk Songs from Around the World
Chanhassen High School , 2200 Lyman Blvd , Chanhassen
3:00 pm
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Spring Fling
Grandview Middle School Mound, MN 55364
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Victoria Lions Club Fundraiser — Sweet Keys Dueling Pianos
Victoria Lions Park , 8339 Victoria Dr , Victoria
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Touching History with Chaska Historical Society: Fashion
Chaska History Center , 112 W. 4th St. , Chaska
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2 Girls & A Boyd ... $30
318 Cafe , 318 Water St , Excelsior
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- Looking for recommendations for a yard cleanup service to rake my back yard and pick up all the pine cones.
I have 4 large cottonwood trees in the back yard and need all the twigs and debris cleared before mowing season starts. Any suggestions? (Nextdoor Greenwood Shores)
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🗞 Nearby News
Excelsior
- One Visit To This Minnesota Custard Shop And You'll Be Hooked For Life (familydestinationsguide.com)
- Minnetonka, Excelsior and Eden Prairie calendar April 16-22 (hometownsource.com)
- St. Louis Park police reports, April 5-11 (hometownsource.com)
Chaska
- Minneapolis stadium deal could save millions in taxes, boost Chaska (fox9.com)
- Events in and around Eden Prairie mark Earth Day and Arbor Day 2026 (eplocalnews.org)
Eden Prairie
- EP student named to inaugural World Food Prize Foundation Alumni Ambassadors (eplocalnews.org)
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