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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #87
March 23, 2007
Welcome to the ROCHESTERfamilies.com weekly newsletter.
Each week the newsletter includes a list of family-friendly
events, items that are new to the website, and Great
Giveaways!
Can’t get enough of ROCHESTERfamilies.com. Check out our
Family Time and Family Calendar columns in today’s
Post-Bulletin where you can find out more about this
weekend’s Children’s Dance Theatre production of “The Lion,
the Witch and the Wardrobe.” And tune into the Tracy McCray
show (KROC-AM) today at 9:45 a.m. for a short and sweet
ROCHESTERfamilies.com rundown of what’s going on this week.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
This week you could… go Equinox Ale Tasting & Star Gazing,
visit the land of Narnia, “flip out” for pancakes, find out
who won the Great Giveaway (see below for winners)… and
much more! For more information on the events listed below
- or the more than 100 events listed this month - visit
our Calendar of Events,
www.rochesterfamilies.com/page/page/1049874.htm.
With all events, please remember, dates change, weather
happens, and events are sometimes moved, postponed,
or canceled. It’s always a good idea to call ahead and
confirm details.
Friday, March 23
• TGIF Class - PAIIR
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym Kids Club
• Equinox Ale Tasting & Star Gazing @ QHNC - Adults Only!
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Saturday, March 24
• Coffee & Conversation Forum - Report to the People:
Politics or Progress?
• Family Egg Hunt and “Flip Out” Pancake Breakfast
• Shalom Story Time for Kids
• Free Kids Movie, Barnyard @ Chateau Theatres
• 31st Annual Woodcarving Show @ Olmsted County Fairgrounds
• Michaels Kids Club - Explore your Colorful World
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym Parent/Child Class
• Feed the Otters @ Oxbow Park
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Sunday, March 25
• 31st Annual Woodcarving Show @ Olmsted County Fairgrounds
• Nature Sundays @ QHNC - Maple Syruping
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Monday, March 26
• Mommy Mondays @ CineMagic
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache)
• Bob Miller Magician @ Dos Amigos
• Swing Into Spring - PAIIR
Tuesday, March 27
• SACC Registration
• Bob Miller Magician @ Good Sport Bar & Grill
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym Parent/Child Class
• Mothers & More Mtg - Learning to Think
Wednesday, March 28
• Story Time @ Great Harvest
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache)
Thursday, March 29
• Free Thursdays @ Rochester Art Center
• Bob Miller Magician @ O'Neill's Pizza Pub
• American Girl Kit's Radio Show @ B&N (Apache)
Friday, March 30
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym Kids Club
Saturday, March 31
• Free Kids Movie, Curious George @ Chateau Theatres
• Michaels Kids Club - Bunny Basket
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym Parent/Child Class
• Feed the Birds @ Oxbow Park
Sunday, April 1
• Bird Sunday @ QHNC - Nutty Nuthatches
SUMMER CAMPS webpage -
www.rochesterfamilies.com/rochester_summer_camps.html
If your organization is hosting a Summer Camp for area
youth email the details (text version only, no attachments
please) to lindy@rochesterfamilies.com. Details should
include the basic facts (date, time, location, registration
criteria). Because of the high volume of submissions we are
sure to receive, write-ups that are brief and are easy to
cut and paste onto the website are much appreciated.
In The Mail
The Rochester Community Ed Youth Programs Spring 2007
registration booklet arrived in the mail this week - it’s
the one with the lacrosse players on the front cover. Tons
of neat classes (speed stack competition, Operation
Military Kids, First Aid, raise your own butterfly, and of
course lacrosse) for kids in grades K-8. If this
registration booklet didn’t arrive in your mailbox visit
our Summer Camps webpage to see how to get it,
www.rochesterfamilies.com/rochester_summer_camps.html.
Great Giveaway!
And the winners are... Lori E. won the free month’s
membership to the Rochester Area Family Y and Ted B. won
the $50 in Y bucks, good toward any Y class. Congrats to
both! Thanks again to the Rochester Area Family Y for
providing such Great Giveaways!
Spring Carnivals and Egg Hunt events - send us your info!
If your organization is hosting a family-friendly spring
carnival or egg hunt event email all the details to
lindy@ROCHESTERfamilies.com so we can include it on our
Calendar of Events.
CAN YOU HELP?
Many of our readers are familiar with Playdate at the
Park - an informal playgroup that meets weekly, April -
August, at various Rochester parks. Sandy Burke, "the park
lady" created the park playgroup and has maintained the
summer schedule (with help from others) for five years.
Sandy will not be able to coordinate Playdate at the Park
this Spring/Summer and is looking for one (preferably two)
people to pass the "park lady (or man)" crown on to. Sandy
assures us that this commitment does not require a lot of
time - she has already set up the 2007 park schedule. The
new coordinator(s) would need to be available to answer
questions, via email, and could also attend the playdates
if they so choose. If you are interested in helping keep
Playdate at the Park a Rochester tradition, email
smburke22@charter.net to find out how you can help
coordinate Playdate at the Park this Spring/Summer.
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
And a big thank you to all of our advertisers - Dentistry
for Children and Adolescents, Ltd.
(www.dentistryforchildrenrochester.com), Magician Bob
Miller (www.BobMillerMagic.com), the Rochester Area Family
Y (www.rochfamy.org), Olive Juice Studios
(www.olivejuicestudios.com), and Tim & Sandy Williams,
Coldwell Banker Burnet (www.rochesterhomes4you.com) - for
advertising on ROCHESTERfamilies.com!
When you do business with these advertisers, make sure to
thank them for their support of ROCHESTERfamilies.com! To
find out more about any of our advertisers visit
ROCHESTERfamilies.com’s Our Advertisers page,
www.rochesterfamilies.com/Rochester_MN_advertisers.html.
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lindy@rochesterfamilies.com or visit our Advertise With Us
page,
www.rochesterfamilies.com/advertise_on_rochesterfamilies.html.
SPREAD THE NEWS!
Does your group, organization, or business have a kid- or
family-friendly activity, class, or special event coming
up? Would you like it to appear on ROCHESTERfamilies.com?
If so, email lindy@rochesterfamilies.com. There is never a
fee to have an event listed.
Does your group, organization, or business have a website
or newsletter? If so, please consider adding a link to or
article on ROCHESTERfamilies.com - to help us get the word
out about this informative, family-friendly local resource!
If you have any questions about adding a link, or would
like a ROCHESTERfamilies.com press release, please email
lindy@rochesterfamilies.com.
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