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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #99

June 15, 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’s Lifestyle section where you can find out
more about Rochesterfest (Rochester’s annual citywide fest
- make sure you check out the kiddie carnivals, teen night,
and the food!). Also tune into the Tracy McCray show, 1340
KROC-AM, Friday mornings at 9:43 a.m. for a quick
ROCHESTERfamilies.com rundown of this weekend’s
family-friendly events.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS  
This week you could… enjoy a deep-fried s’more at
Rochesterfest, listen to Native-American story telling at
the 2007 Bear Creek Traditional Powwow, feed the elk at
Oxbow … 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, June 15
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Aesop's Fables presented by The Masque Youth Theatre
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Kids Club
• Honkers VS. Eau Claire @ Mayo Field

Saturday, June 16
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• RochesterFest - lumberjack championships, Bike-4-Fun, and
more
• Saturday Morning Kids Club @ ARC of Mower County
• 2007 Bear Creek Traditional Powwow
• Michaels Kids Club - model car
• Quarry Hill Nature Nuts - Pond Fun
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Feed the Elk @ Oxbow
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Parent Child Class
• Aesop's Fables presented by The Masque Youth Theatre
• Honkers VS. Eau Claire @ Mayo Field

Sunday, June 17
• RochesterFest - Father’s Day cookout, soccer tournament,
and more
• 2007 Bear Creek Traditional Powwow
• Honkers VS. Alexandria @ Mayo Field

Monday, June 18
• RochesterFest - PossAbilities Ice Cream Social, Teen
Night, and more
• Mommy Mondays @ CineMagic Theatres
• Story Time @ Christian Book & Gift
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache)
• Harmony for Mayo - Six Mile Grove
• Honkers VS. Alexandria @ Mayo Field
• Aesop's Fables presented by The Masque Youth Theatre
• Goat Meeting @ RPL
• Bob Miller Magician @ Dos Amigos
• Sit .. Stay .. Read! @ RPL

Tuesday, June 19
• RochesterFest - kid’s fishing contest, Kid’s Fest, and
more
• Reel Babies @ Chateau Theatres
• Playdate @ the Park - Allendale Park
• SNAP Bus @ Elton Hills Park
• The Reading Center - Family Picnic @ Oxbow
• All Comer's Track Meet
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Parent Child Class
• Bob Miller Magician @ Good Sport Bar & Grill
• Bedtime Stories @ RPL

Wednesday, June 20
• RochesterFest - Kiwanis Parent/Child free fair, Family
Fun Night, and more
• Children's Film/Special Guests McGruff & Scruff @ RPL
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache)
• Rochester Family Fun Night @ Rochester Art Center - Dora
the Explorer
• Rochester Water Ski Show Team Performance

Thursday, June 21
• RochesterFest - Nickel Carnival, Book Sale, and more
• Free Thursdays @ Rochester Art Center
• Bob Miller Magician @ O'Neill's

Friday, June 22
• RochesterFest - Grande Parade, Fabulous Friday Night
Dance, and more
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Summer Reading Kickoff Party @ B&N(Apache)
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Kids Club
• TeenAge WasteLand - stage production by Rochester Dance
Company

Saturday, June 23
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• RochesterFest - Plane Pull for March of Dimes, Water Ski
Show, and more
• Children's Zoo Hour @ Oxbow
• Michaels Kids Club - styrofoam ice cream treat
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Parent Child Class
• TeenAge WasteLand - stage production by Rochester Dance
Company
• Rochester Water Ski Show Team Performance
• Raptors @ Chester Woods

Sunday, June 24
• RochesterFest - 1860s baseball, Mayor’s Cup Hot Air
Balloon Race, and more
• TeenAge WasteLand - stage production by Rochester Dance
Company

 
 
SUMMER CAMPS webpage -
www.rochesterfamilies.com/rochester_summer_camps.html

One new addition to the Summer Camps webpage this week. To
find out more about any of these events visit our Summer
Camps webpage,
www.rochesterfamilies.com/rochester_summer_camps.html

SNAP bus - offers free summer activities at Rochester city
parks and elementary schools throughout the summer.
Activities include: crafts, sports, reading and more.



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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