🌱 Forest Therapy Retreat for Anxious Hearts and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Olathe
• Brush Site Open at De Soto, KS Calendar
• Puzzle Palooza at De Soto, KS Calendar

... and check out 3 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 few t-storms, some severe, with a high of 80 and low of 40 degrees.
• Saturday: Becoming windier and cooler, temps: high: 62, low: 40.
• Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 47 degrees.

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📸 Around De Soto

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🗓 Upcoming Events in De Soto

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Olathe
  1585 S Mahaffie Cir, Olathe
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Brush Site Open
  De Soto, KS Calendar , 35415 West 79th Street , De Soto
  8:00 am

Wednesday April 22

• Puzzle Palooza
  De Soto, KS Calendar , 32905 W. 84th St , De Soto
  6:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Beginner Sourdough Class
  De Soto, KS Calendar , 32905 W. 84th St , De Soto
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Hometown Table: Coffee & Cakes with Council
  De Soto, KS Calendar , 32905 W. 84th St , De Soto
  9:30 am

Sunday May 3

• Forest Therapy Retreat for Anxious Hearts
  9000 Sunflower Rd , De Soto
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Bonner Springs - Kids Night Out
  Bonner Springs Family YMCA , 2251 S 138th St , Bonner Springs
  6:00 pm
• Bonner Springs - Kids Night Out - Bonner Springs, KS 2026
  Bonner Springs Family YMCA , 2251 S 138th St , Bonner Springs
  6:00 pm
• 2026 Midwest Doom Coalition Stoner Doom Festival II - Friday
  The Bottleneck , 737 New Hampshire St , Lawrence
  6:00 pm
• 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (2 lanes) - Short Course
  SMSD Aquatic Center , 17251 W. 87th St. Parkway , Lenexa
  6:00 pm
• Pick Your Project Workshop (Ages 16+)
  Board & Brush Creative Studio - Lenexa , 13970 Santa Fe Trail Dr , Lenexa
  6:30 pm
• NYC Comedian TONY DEYO opener David G. Scott with host Zach Favorite at Aztec Shawnee Theater
  Aztec Shawnee Theater , 11119 Johnson Dr , Shawnee
  7:00 pm
• Front Street
  Barley's Kitchen + Tap , 16649 Midland Dr , Shawnee
  8:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Lenexa

• How much is Kansas City charging for World Cup stadium transit? A lot less than other cities (kcur.org)
• Top Kansas City Commercial Real Estate Broker at Midwest CRE Advisors Announces World-Class Press Release Strategy to Help Investment Property Sellers Maximize Price (businessinsider.com)
• Tornado watch issued for Kansas City area as severe storms move into metro (kansascity.com)

Shawnee

• Semi-trailer fire reported near Interstate 435 and Shawnee Mission Parkway (kmbc.com)
• Jon W. Hope (johnsoncountypost.com)
• Free State baseball strikes first, rides Shaw's pitching to 9-2 win at No. 2-ranked Mill Valley (ljworld.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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