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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #102
July 20, 2007
Welcome to the ROCHESTERfamilies.com weekly newsletter.
Each week the newsletter is brought to you by the
ROCHESTERfamilies.com Family of Advertisers (Rochester Area
Family Y, Bob Miller - Magician!, Olive Juice Studios, and
Tim & Sandy Williams - Coldwell Banker Burnet). When you
do business with these advertisers, make sure to thank them
for their support of ROCHESTERfamilies.com!
Can’t get enough of ROCHESTERfamilies.com. Check out our
Family Time and Family Calendar columns in Friday’s
Post-Bulletin’s Lifestyle section where you can read all
about fun, family-friendly open bowling at Recreation Lanes
(kid-size shoes, kid-size bowling balls, and bumpers on
every lane!). 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… win tickets to see “Elmo Makes Music”
at the Mayo Civic Center (check out Great Giveaway below),
get your picture taken with Clifford the Big Red Dog,
celebrate the latest book release at two local Harry Potter
parties … 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 cancelled. It’s always a good idea to call ahead (or
visit the host organization’s website) and confirm all
details.
Friday, July 20
• Midnight Magic Party (Harry Potter) @ Barnes & Noble
Apache
• Story Time @ ABC/Toy Zone
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Kids Club
Saturday, July 21
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• Clifford @ ABC & Toy Zone
• Quarry Hill Nature Nuts - Bugs & Spiders
• Feed the Bison @ Oxbow
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Parent/Child Class
• Harry Potter Party @ Library
• Snakes @ Chester Woods
• Honkers VS. Thunder Bay @ Mayo Field
Sunday, July 22
• Honkers VS. Thunder Bay @ Mayo Field
• Down by the Riverside Concert - Eddie from Ohio
Monday, July 23
• Story Time @ Christian Book & Gift
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache)
• Harmony for Mayo - Peter Mayer
• Bob Miller Magician @ Dos Amigos
Tuesday, July 24
• Playdate @ the Park - Essex Park
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Parent/Child Class
• Bob Miller Magician @ Good Sport Bar & Grill
• Prairie Hike @ Chester Woods
• Mothers & More Mtg. - Dream Interpretation
Wednesday, July 25
• Lily the Family Literacy Van
• Hans Mayer's Summer Concert For Kids @ RPL
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache)
• Rochester Water Ski Show Team Performance
• Honkers VS. St. Cloud @ Mayo Field
Thursday, July 26
• Free Thursdays @ Rochester Art Center
• SNAP Bus @ Goose Egg Park
• Bob Miller Magician @ O'Neill's Pizza
Friday, July 27
• Story Time @ ABC/Toy Zone
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Kids Club
• Movies Under the Stars - Star Wars Episode IV
Saturday, July 28
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• Story Time @ ABC/Toy Zone
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Parent/Child Class
• Feed the Critters @ Oxbow
• Star Gazing @ Chester Woods
• Moonlight Paddle @ Chester Woods
Sunday, July 29
• Ribbons for Reasons Raffle @ Essex Park (see more info
below)
• Down by the Riverside - Family Day! with the Rochester
Concert Band
HELPING A GREAT CAUSE
Local women, Mandy Anderson and Angie Kilker will be
walking 60 miles over the course of 3 days in the Twin
Cities Breast Cancer 3 Day Walk (Aug. 24-26). Each walker
has to raise a minimum of $2200 with the money raised going
to the Susan G. Komen foundation and the National
Philanthropic Trust to help with breast cancer research.
Want to help out? Mandy and Angie will be hosting a fun
raffle on Sunday, July 29 12-2pm at Essex Park (5455 W
River Road NW). There’ll be entertainment by Bob Miller
Magician, bounceables, and sand volleyball. Meat, drinks
and chips provided, bring a dish to pass. Support the cause
by purchasing a raffle ticket for $5. There are fantastic
prizes (two night stay at the Kahler, Target gift card, car
care package by Rochester Ford and Rochester Toyota). You
do not have to be present to win. If you are unable to
attend the drawing but want to purchase a raffle ticket
contact Angie @ 536-0374 or Mandy @ 536-4788. For a
complete list of raffle prizes visit the
ROCHESTERfamilies.com Calendar of Events and click on the
July 29 date.
GREAT GIVEAWAY
Elmo, Zoe, Big Bird and all their Sesame Street friends are
taking to the stage to share their love of music in Sesame
Street Live “Elmo Makes Music” at Mayo Civic Center
Friday, Aug. 24 (10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.) Saturday, Aug. 25
(10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.) and Sunday, Aug. 26 (2 p.m.). Three
lucky ROCHESTERfamilies.com readers will win a family four
pack of tickets to see "Elmo Makes Music" provided by VEE
Corporation. (The tickets are vouchers that may be redeemed
at the box office for tickets to the performance of your
choice - dates/times subject to ticket availability.) To
register for this Great Giveaway, email
lindy@rochesterfamilies.com. Make sure you put ELMO in the
subject box. Winners will be selected by a random drawing
and will be announced in the July 27 newsletter. Thanks to
VEE Corporation for providing this Great Giveaway. Good
luck!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The Rochester Amateur Sports Commission needs volunteers
for the upcoming Beep Baseball World Series for the blind
and visually impaired. Help is needed on Wednesday, August
1 and Thursday August 2. Game times are 8:30am, 11:30am and
3pm. Volunteers are needed to work either whole day or half
day shifts. Please let Brynn Hanken of the RASC know if you
can work a shift. Call 280-4701 or email
hank0083@umn.edu. Volunteer duties include: switch
operators, runner assistants, base umpires, and stats.
NEW TO THE SUMMER CAMPS WEBPAGE
Miracle Field Fun Night and Ball game will be held Monday,
August 13 at the Roy Watson Youth Sports Complex. There’ll
be baseball, food, and fun. Baseball players of all ages
with cognitive and or physical disabilities are encouraged
to participate. Family and community members are needed to
be “buddy players” to help as needed to push a wheelchair
or help swing a bat! Come join in the fun! For more
information visit the Summer Camps webpage,
www.rochesterfamilies.com/rochester_summer_camps.html.
Mayo Clinic Center for Humanities in Medicine, in
cooperation with Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester, hosts
Harmony for Mayo - weekly music performances that are free
and open to all patients, staff, and visitors of Mayo
Clinic. Performances occur every Monday from 12:10-1pm
(unless otherwise indicated) in various locations around
the Clinic. Children/families are more than welcome to
attend. Often families bring a lunch and enjoy the music.
In the summer, starting in June, these events take place
outdoors (fun for letting kids dance around!). For a
complete performance schedule visit our Summer Camps
webpage.
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
And a big thank you to all of our advertisers - 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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