Puzzle Masters
What: Team Jigsaw Puzzle Contest
When: Dec. 9, 6-9 p.m.
Where: 755 Prior Ave. N., St. Paul
Want to see how quickly your team can finish a 500-piece puzzle? Join the Team Jigsaw Puzzle Contest hosted by Sarah Does Puzzles and BlackStack Brewing. Warm up with casual puzzling over happy hour before the speed puzzling begins at 7 p.m.
Spa-la-la-la-la
What: Spaliday: At Four Seasons Spa Minneapolis
When: Dec. 12, 4-8 p.m.
Where: 245 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis
Treat yourself or a loved one to an evening of self-care at the Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis, including a variety of mini spa treatments, Cedar and Stone Nordic saunas, facial demos, and complimentary refreshments.
Courtesy of Four Seasons Spa Minneapolis
Take Me Home, Country Roads
What: John Denver: A Rocky Mountain Holiday
When: Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
Where: 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
John Denver’s former bandmates will come together with the Minnesota Orchestra for this multimedia tribute concert, accompanied by archival footage.
Books and Bakers
What: Holiday Signing: Sarah Kieffer
When: Dec. 14, 1-2 p.m.
Where: 38 Snelling Ave. S., St. Paul
Next Chapter Booksellers is hosting local authors every Saturday through Christmas for book signings and informal meet-and-greets. This week, the store is hosting Sarah Kieffer, baker and author of “100 Afternoon Sweets.”
Courtesy of Next Chapter Booksellers
Deck the (Food) Halls
What: Tinsel Tree Town
When: Through Dec. 15
Where: 501 30th Ave. SE, Minneapolis
The Market at Malcolm Yards is debuting a new holiday celebration this month. Tinsel Tree Town offers festivities for the whole family through Dec. 15, including a Christmas tree farm, makers market, Hot Cocoa Haus, wreath and porch pot-making classes, carolers, and more.
High-Flying Fun
What: Circus Juventas Holiday Show
When: Various performances through Dec. 15
Where: 1270 Montreal Ave., St. Paul
The award-winning youth performing arts circus school is back with its annual holiday show. In this year’s “Blizzard,” chaos breaks out in the North Pole, complete with mischievous elves, acrobatics, and trapeze acts under a steady shower of snow inside the big top.
Courtesy of Circus Juventas
