Recreation Lanes Youth Bowling League - Starts Today!

9-week league open to bowlers ages 6 to 20. Youth work with coaches on bowling basics and bowl two (younger kids) or three (older kids) games a week on Thursday afternoons or Saturday mornings. Cost $40 (for younger kids) or $60 plus a $12 sanction fee. Recreation Lanes, 2810 N. Broadway. Nov. 13 or 15 through Jan. 29 or 31. 288-2601. www.reclanes.2gobowl.com. .

SEEDS of Early Literacy @ PAIIR - Starts Today!

Want to help your child become a successful talker, reader and writer? You can plant the seeds of your child's early language learning at Raising Readers - SEEDS of Early Literacy. A parent/child class for children ages 0 to 2 years. Find out how to encourage language in your home and learn ways to help your child become aware of letters and their sounds. Discover what you can do NOW to help your child become aware of letters and their sounds. Discover what you can do NOW to help your child's future school success. Class includes parent/child tiem followed by a separate parent discussion. This class uses the SEEDS of Early Literacy curriculum. Thursdays, Nov. 13 through Dec. 18 (9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.) at Northrop. No class on Thanksgiving. Cost: $37.50. Call 328-4020 or visit www.rochesterce.org.

Ladies Night @ Color Me Mine

Ladies Night, Mom's come take a break and enjoy 1/2 price studio fee (4 p.m. - 9 p.m.) at Color Me Mine. 252-0365, www.rochester.colormemine.com.

Civic League Day Nursery - Fundraiser

Civic League Day Nursery's Italian Dinner Theatre Evening. Thursday, Nov. 13 (5-8p.m.) at the 4-H Building at Graham Park. Tickets: $6/adults, $$3/children 12 and under. Tickets available at Hy-Vee Crossroads and ABC&Toy Zone. Limited tickets available at the door. Dinner by Victoria's Restaurant. Entertainment by The Masque Theatre. Auction and Raffle presented by KTTC's Ted Schmidt.

This is Civic League Day Nursery's major fundraising event of the year. Civic League is a nonprofit childcare center. www.civicleaguedaynursery.org

Bob Miller, Magician @ O'Neill's

Going out to dinner? Looking for something fun for the whole family? Magician, Bob Miller makes balloon animals for the kids and performs table-side magic at local restaurants. Look below to see where Bob Miller is performing tonight. For more information on Bob Miller, Magician visit www.bobmillermagic.com.

* Monday nights: 5:30 - 7:30pm @ Dos Amigos 2 (20 4th Street SE, 282-3300).
* Tuesday nights: 6-8pm @ Good Sport Bar & Grill 149 (E 6th Street, St. Charles, 932-3755).
* Wednesday nights: 5:30 - 7:30pm @ Dos Amigos 1 (Hwy 52 North, 536-4527)
* Thursday nights: 5:30 - 7:30pm @ O'Neill's Pizza Pub (1201 Broadway S, 529-1200).

Single Parent Support Group @ PAIIR

Meet with other single parents to share feelings, gain appreciation and encouragement and learn techniques for creative survival as custodial parents. Parents in this class must have a child age birth to kindergarten enrollment. No fee. Thursdays, 5:45 - 7:45 p.m. 9/18 - 12/18. No class 9/25, 10/16, 11/27. Call PAIIR for more information, 328-4020.

Public Forum for Families Affected by Autism

“Family Focus on Autism." November 13, 6:30-8:30. Rm. 123 Capitol Building, St. Paul. Contact: Brad Trahan, Cell 507-254-8901. Email: AutismTaskForce@senate.mn.

Parents and caregivers of individuals who have autism are invited to testify about the issues they face, including the availability and effectiveness of services, treatment and therapy.

During the 2008 Legislative Session the Minnesota Senate passed a Senate Resolution which led to the creation of the Minnesota Autism Task Force made up of individuals designated by both the Senate and the Governor. The task force is chaired by Brad Trahan of Rochester, a parent of son with autism.

“We have assembled a very impressive and inclusive group of parents, professionals, legislators and representatives from the Departments of Health, Human Services and Education. Through a series of planned public forums we are asking the autism community to help us focus the spotlight on autism issues so that we can make meaningful recommendations to the legislature and the Governor,” Trahan said.

Members of the Autism Task Force includes Senators David Senjem (R-Rochester) and Terri Bonoff (D- Minnetonka), representatives from the state’s departments of education, health, and human services, a medical professional, a provider, two parents, two representatives from advocacy organizations and a public school representative. The task force will conduct a series of public forums to provide ample opportunity for input from the entire autism community, which includes families and individuals affected by autism, health professionals, service providers, counties, and public schools.

Parents and other caregivers of children on the autism spectrum are invited to attend the first public forum scheduled for November 13th, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Room 123 of the State Capitol Building in St. Paul. To provide input in advance, or for those who cannot attend, parents and caregivers are urged to contact the Autism Task Force directly at AutismTaskForce@senate.mn.