Toddler Time @ House of Bounce

Toddler Time, Monday through Thursday, 9am to Noon. Children must be age 6 and under. Cost is $3 per person bouncing. www.rochesterhouseofbounce.com • 6301 Bandel Rd NW • 292-0372.

Family Zumba Class

Family Zumba debuts on Saturday, April 17 (11:15am-noon) at Allegro School of Dance & Music. Family Zumba is a parent/child class where kids and parents get to exercise together and have fun while learning to dance! We will explore rhythms from around the world, learning a little salsa, cha cha, merengue, and more. Easy-to-learn steps, props, and games make it easy for the whole family to join in (all ages welcome). Come join the Zumba party at Allegro! This is a drop-in class, $15 per family. From July 7-August 25, Family Zumba will be Wednesday mornings from 10-10:45am. Allegro School of Dance & Music (www.allegrodancemusic.com) is located at 2342 Superior Drive NW, Rochester. For more information, call (507) 288-0125.

Tom Pease @ The Library

Rochester Public Library •101 2nd Street SE • 328-2309 • www.rochesterpubliclibrary.org

UPCOMING EVENTS @ THE LIBRARY

Wednesday, July 7 10:00 am. Musical Fun With Tom Pease!. Join us for this comical, toe-tapping concert for kids presented by talented and well-known recording artist Tom Pease!

Thursday, July 8 6:30 pm. Spanglish Storytime. Enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fingerplays in Spanish and English! ¡Disfruten cuentos, rimas, canciones, y juegos de dedos en español e ingles!

cooperative discussion to create a sense of the common good and to enhance understanding and wisdom.

Monday, July 12 6:00 pm Movie @ Your Library. Join us for our featured film about an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people. Rated PG.

Tuesday, July 13 6:30 pm. Bedtime Stories. Stories, puppets, and films to give you sweet dreams. Wednesday, July 14 10:00 am & 1:00 pm. Special Program: Baseball Fun! Have some summer baseball fun! Meet members of the Rochester Honkers Baseball Team, collect their autographs, and see a baseball film.

Thursday, July 15 6:30 pm. Spanglish Storytime. Enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fingerplays in Spanish and English! ¡Disfruten cuentos, rimas, canciones, y juegos de dedos en español e ingles!


Monday, July 19 4:00 pm. GOAT Meeting - Group Of Advising Teens. Meeting Room A
Join other Rochester Area youth (age 12-18) and take a leadership role to discuss ideas and make plans for youth library programs, teen web page, and other ideas. Any questions, contact Lynette @ 328-2305.

Tuesday, July 20 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm. World Music Series: Nirmala Rajasekar (Indian). Nirmala Rajasekar (Indian) Nirmala Rajasekar is a world renowned Indian veena (a member of the lute family) player in the Carnatic music style; a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent. The press has often described her as a "Carnatic Ambassador."

Tuesday, July 20 6:30 pm
Bedtime Stories. Stories, puppets, and films to give you sweet dreams.
Wednesday, July 21 10:00 am & 1:00 pm. Hans Mayer's Silly Concert For Kids. Feeling silly? Back by popular demand, children's recording artist Hans Mayer will have you laughing and singing along to his original ear-tickling music!

Thursday, July 22 6:30 pm. Spanglish Storytime. Enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fingerplays in Spanish and English! ¡Disfruten cuentos, rimas, canciones, y juegos de dedos en español e ingles!

Tuesday, July 27 6:30 pm. Bedtime Stories.
Stories, puppets, and films to give you sweet dreams.

Tuesday, July 27 7:00 pm
Young Adult Writer's Group. Meeting Room A. Do you like to write? Would you like to meet other tweens/teens who like to write? Would you like to share your work, and get advice on how to improve? If the answer is yes, then come join us.

Wednesday, July 28 10:00 am, 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm. World Music Series: Peter Wendinger Band (Polka). Peter Wendinger Band (Polka) Minnesota Music Hall of Fame inductees the Peter Wendinger Band, with their unique style of Bohemian Polka music featuring two concertinas, accompanied by brass and rhythm sections; complete with vocals, is sure to captivate audiences of all ages while driving them to their feet to dance the night away.

Wednesday, July 28 10:00 am & 1:00 pm. Ventriloquist Gary Wick & Clarence the Duck. Clarence The Duck and his best friend Gary Wick will tickle your funny bone with jokes, songs, and amazing ventriloquism!


Wednesday, July 28 4:00 pm. Young Adult Book Discussion. Meeting Room A
We will be discussing the book, The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patroìn, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States. Contact the Fiction, Movies and Music Desk to get a copy of the book before we discuss it.

Thursday, July 29 6:30 pm. Spanglish Storytime. Enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fingerplays in Spanish and English! ¡Disfruten cuentos, rimas, canciones, y juegos de dedos en español e ingles!