🌱 Intro to Tablet Weaving and 10 more events

Hi Victoria! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Taste of Needle Lace at Aspire Artisan Studios & Folk School
• Touching History with Chaska Historical Society: Fashion at Chaska History Center
• Family Storytime at Excelsior Library

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 65 and low of 28 degrees.
• Saturday: Very windy; cloudy and chilly, temps: high: 44, low: 30.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 49 and low of 29 degrees.

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📸 Around Victoria

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Victoria

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 2

• Taste of Needle Lace
  Aspire Artisan Studios & Folk School, 1390 Marigold Cir, Victoria
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Touching History with Chaska Historical Society: Fashion
  Chaska History Center , 112 W. 4th St. , Chaska
  10:30 am

Tuesday April 21

• Family Storytime
  Excelsior Library , 343 Third Street , Excelsior
  10:00 am

Wednesday April 22

• Baby Storytime
  Excelsior Library , 343 Third Street , Excelsior
  10:00 am
• Eco Printing
  Excelsior Library , 343 Third Street , Excelsior
  2:00 pm

Sunday May 3

• Intro to Tablet Weaving
  Aspire Artisan Studios & Folk School , 1390 Marigold Cir , Victoria
  9:00 am

Saturday May 9

• Intro to Woodturning on the Lathe
  Aspire Artisan Studios & Folk School , 1390 Marigold Cir , Victoria
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Walking Club
  Gillespie Center , 2590 Commerce Blvd , Mound
  10:00 am
• Casey Aschebrook Year on Mission Preview Weekend
  Wilderness North , 5740 Murphy Lake Rd , Brimson
  4:30 pm
• Kids Night at Chan Rec Center - Chanhassen, MN 2026
  Chanhassen Recreation Center , 2310 Coulter Blvd , Chanhassen
  5:30 pm
• Spring Fling
  Grandview Middle School Mound, MN 55364
  5:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• Read, Stay, Play!
  Children's area , Chanhassen
  10:00 am

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• Pristine Puppy Pickup — (952) 219-5200
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🗞 Nearby News

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)

Chanhassen

• Community members rally to save historic Chanhassen church (eplocalnews.org)
• Decker Retirement Planning Inc. Makes New Investment in Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. $LTH (marketbeat.com)
• Giant public sing-along planned for Prince block party June 6 (thenewstribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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