Summer of Service - Apps Available Today

Looking for a GREAT summer opportunity? Join SOS for two weeks of fun. SOS is a program for youth entering grades 6 through 10. During each two-week session, youth will work on a team of ten helping our community with different service-learning projects. Registration forms available through Community Education after March 6, www.rochesterce.org. Session 1: June 21 through July 2; Session 2: July 5 through 16; Session 3: July 19 through 30; Session 4: Aug. 2 through 13.

Rochester Downtown Winter Farmers Market

Saturday March 6th and Saturday March 13th. Building 41, Olmsted County Fairgrounds, 9 am - noon. 30 vendors with locally grown produce, baked goods, farm crafts, dried floral arrangements, preserves, hormone-free meats, eggs, cheese, and specialty items. Complimentary hot beverages, music, and drawings for Market products throughout the season.
Complete winter schedule at: www.rochesterdowntownfarmersmarket.org
For more info: Mkt. Manager 507-273-8232

Storytime @ B&N Apache

Barnes & Noble Bookstore. Apache Mall • 281-7950

Upcoming Events


Saturday, Mar 6 at 10:30 am. Biscuit the Dog is coming to Barnes & Noble. Biscuit will be here for storytime with Miss Pam. Join us in the Children's Department for stories about our dog friend Biscuit. Bring your camera!


Monday, Mar 8 at 11:00 am. "Sitting Duck Storytime" - Can babysitting a puppy really be that hard? Just ask Max the Duck after he spends the day with Anabel the puppy.


Saturday, Mar 13 at 10:30 am. Storytime Adventures with Miss Pam. Is it hard to pick out clothes to wear? Can something actually have too much purple? Listen to Miss Pam tell how difficult getting dressed can be for a certain little girl in Too Purpley!

Saturday, Mar 13 at 2:00 pm. American Girl Event. Join us for an event inspired by American Girl's newest Girl of the Year Lanie Holland. Lanie discovers the world in her own backyard. Fun crafts and activities will revolve around the "nature" theme. Sign-up is required. Ages 8 and older please.

Monday, Mar 15 at 11:00 am. St. Patrick's Day Storytime. The luck o' the Irish is in the air. Join us for a St. Patrick's Day countdown and a fun craft to celebrate the day!

Saturday, Mar 20 at 10:30 a. Storytime Adventures with Miss Pam. It's Very Hungry Caterpillar Day! Join Miss Pam as she reads about our favorite creepy, crawly friend and all the food that gets eaten.


Monday, Mar 22 at 11:00 am. Hot Rod Hamster Storytime. Hamsters are fast... but this Hamster wants to be really fast so he needs a Hot Rod for the big race. Join us in the Children's Department for some speedy fun!

Saturday, Mar 27 at 10:30 am. Storytime Adventures with Miss Pam. Have you ever seen a crocodaddy? Come to the Children's Department and listen as Miss Pam reads about a brave little boy searching for this creature in Crocodaddy.

Monday, Mar 29 at 11:00 am. Wag Storytime. Do you know why dogs wag their tail? Mooch thinks he knows why Earl wags his tail. Join us in the Children's Department to see if he's right.

NAMI Hope for Recovery Workshop

Saturday, March 6th, 12-5pm. Mayo Clinic Generose Building: Sister Helen Hayes Room #2-120
Free but registration is required by calling Sue at the NAMI office at 287-1692.
This workshop provides information, strategies and hope to families. www.nami-semn.org

GATEway Science Fair

Held Saturday, March 6, 2010. If you are a student in grades 2-6, then the GATEway Science Fair is for you! This is your chance to learn what it is like to be a scientist! You'll think of an experiment and do it at home. Then you'll make a display board showing how you did your experiment and what happened. You will bring your board to the GATEway Science Fair, get a cool science fair t-shirt, and explain your project to reviewers. You'll also get to enjoy a fun presentation by the Science Museum of MN!

The science fair will be held on Saturday, March 6, 2010, from 12:30 to 4:45 p.m. at the Mayo Clinic Gonda Building. Family members are welcome to attend for free. Public viewing starts at 4:00 p.m. Register now through the Winter Community Education brochure or online at www.rochesterce.org/youth. The $8 registration fee includes a t-shirt if registration is mailed by February 10, 2010. If space is available, late registrants will be accepted at full fee but might not receive t-shirts. See www.rochestergateway.com for rules, tips, and additional information. Financial aid may be available to help with the costs of preparing a project. Contact Diane Hanson at 281-1498 or gatewaysciencefair@gmail.com with questions.

Student Open Gym @ JETS Gymnastics

Student Open Gym - Saturdays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. $7 members/$10 non-members. Supervised for ages 5 and up. Under 5 must be parent supervised. 2440 Clare Lane NE • 285-9262 • www.jetsgym.com

Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym

Learning to rock climb with your children is a great family activity. In climbing, the challenges and rewards are essentially the same for children and adults, creating a unique family experience. In this two-hour introductory climbing class parents and children 12 and older will learn the basic safety skills required for climbing at Prairie Walls. Including how to put on a climbing harness, tie the rope into the harness, safety checks, top rope belaying, basic vertical movement and bouldering. You learn by doing and we will have you on the wall in no time. Children 11 and under will climb while the parents belay them. Upon successful completion of this class parents and children 12 and older will have the skills required to climb at Prairie Walls on your own. Saturdays 2:00 to 4:00. Tuesdays 6:00 to 8:00. $35.00 for each adult or child 12 and older. $18.00 per child 11 years and younger. The price includes all required rental equipment. Each participant receives a coupon for a free day pass, valid within two weeks of completing the class. With the instructors approval you may stay and climb after class. Reservations requested. www.prairiewalls.com/?page_id=195