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What’s Chanhappenin’ This Week
⛅ Weather: Rain Monday and Wednesday, then dry Thursday through Saturday
❓Trivia: What Chanhassen Dinner Theatres was called on opening night
📰 Community News: Tuesday’s playground ribbon cutting, the end of Galpin construction, what to know before Nov. 3, and weekday yard waste hours
🗓️ Upcoming Events: Minnesota’s World War I home front at the library, a Boo Blast at Lunds & Byerlys, Saturday coffee with neighbors, Halloween in Victoria, and Music in the Garden’s finale
♾️ Weekly Events: Live music, games, & more
🔎 Get Featured: Want your business or event noticed?
Hey Chanhassen! Grab an umbrella this morning, because today is the soggiest day on the forecast. Once Wednesday’s showers pass, the weather should cooperate for Saturday night. If your kids can’t wait that long, there’s a new place to play starting Tuesday and free treats at the grocery store on Thursday. And with Election Day a week from tomorrow, now’s a good time to make your plan to vote.
Also, ever wonder what it takes to build a snack brand from scratch? This week’s sponsor, Popsmith, is a popcorn company raising money from everyday investors. Check them out at the top of this week’s issue.
Weather This Week
Chanhassen Trivia
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres turned 58 this month. When it opened on Oct. 11, 1968, it went by a different name. What was it called, and what was the very first show on its stage?
Scroll down for the answer
Community News
Stone Creek Park Gets a New Playground · The playground at Stone Creek Park, first installed in 1998, has been replaced, and the city is hosting a ribbon cutting this Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 5 PM at 2250 Stone Creek Lane. Neighbors got a say in the design earlier this year, and their pick, a concept from Northland Recreation, won more than 80% of the vote. See the city’s announcement
Galpin Boulevard Is Officially Done · After two construction seasons and one last round of paving, the city has declared the Galpin Boulevard project complete. The rebuilt stretch runs 2.1 miles from West 78th Street to the city’s northern edge, with new roundabouts at West 78th, Brinker Street, Long Acres Drive, and Lake Lucy Road. South of Lake Lucy you’ll find 10 foot wide trails on both sides of the road, and the trail to the north was shifted to make room for a future connection toward Highway 7. Underneath it all, crews replaced and repaired water and sewer lines and upgraded drainage. The city admits the work took longer than expected and thanked residents for sticking with it. Read the city’s update
Election Day Is a Week From Tuesday · Polls open Tuesday, Nov. 3, for races including mayor and City Council. Want to skip the lines? Minnesota’s new early voting option opened Oct. 16, and it works much like voting on Election Day, with your ballot going straight into the counting machine instead of a sealed envelope. Carver County’s early voting site is the Government Center at 600 East 4th Street in Chaska, and absentee voting by mail is still available too. See the city’s voting info
Still Raking? Yard Waste Drop Off Isn’t Over Yet · Saturday hours ended last weekend, but Chanhassen residents can keep bringing leaves and yard waste to the city’s site on weekdays through mid November. Check the hours here
Upcoming Events
The War at Home: Minnesota During the Great War
Tue, Oct 27 · 6:30 to 7:30 PM · Chanhassen Library · Free
A free evening program at the library on Minnesota’s home front from 1914 to 1920, a stretch when the war split the state over loyalty, labor, immigration, and who had a voice. Event details
Lunds & Byerlys Boo Blast
Thu, Oct 29 · 4 to 7 PM · Lunds & Byerlys, 800 W 78th St · Free
Put the kids in costume and swing by the grocery store for free treats and Halloween activities, no registration needed. Event details
CHANchats: Coffee with Communities of Belonging
Sat, Oct 31 · 10 to 11 AM · Chanhassen Library lobby · Free
Bring your own coffee and drop by to meet a few neighbors. This casual weekly get together for adults is hosted by Chanhassen Communities of Belonging, a local community building group, and everyone is welcome. Event details
Halloween in Victoria
Sat, Oct 31 · 1 to 3:30 PM · Downtown Victoria and Bayfront Park, 1730 Steiger Lake Lane · Free
Kids can trick or treat at downtown Victoria businesses from 1 to 2 PM, then head to Bayfront Park for games with the Victoria Lions, a Halloween photo spot, and a chance to climb inside a fire truck. Event details
Music in the Garden: Season Finale
Sat, Oct 31 · 1:30 to 3 PM · MacMillan Auditorium, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum · Included with admission
The Arboretum’s summer concert series wraps up indoors this year, with the Minnetonka Symphony Orchestra closing out the season. Make a day of it and walk the grounds before or after the show. See the schedule
Happenin’ Every Week
Monday
The Initials Game at Lake Drive Tap – 7:00–9:00 PM
Tuesday
Live Music at Brindisi's Pub – 6:00–8:30 PM
Wednesday
Trivia Mafia at Lake Drive Tap – 7:00–9:00 PM
Texas Hold’em at Lake Drive Tap – 6:00–9:00 PM
Saturday
Live Music at Moe's Char House – 7:00–10:00 PM
4th Sunday of the Month
Free Bingo at The O.G. Coffee & Wine Bar – 2:00–3:30 PM
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Trivia Answer
The Frontier, and its first show was How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Herb and Carol Bloomberg, who lived in Chanhassen, loved catching Broadway shows on trips to New York and wanted to bring a little of that back home. Herb was a builder and Carol an interior designer, so together they put up the complex on land in the heart of a downtown that was still mostly farm fields. For its first two years, the 560 seat Main Dinner Theatre was the only stage. The smaller Playhouse followed in 1970, and by 2012 the main stage alone had put on more than 235 shows.
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