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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #119
November 16, 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, Tim
& Sandy Williams Coldwell Banker Burnet).
A special thank you goes out to the ROCHESTERfamilies.com
November Advertiser of the Month - Bob Miller, Magician
Find out more about Bob Miller the Magician by visiting the
ROCHESTERfamilies.com Our Advertisers webpage,
www.rochesterfamilies.com/Rochester_MN_advertisers.html.
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 Hiawatha Home’s Festival of Trees. You’ll also find
information on KTTC Lights @ Bluff Valley, Breakfast with
Santa @ Apache Mall, Parenting During Military Deployment
@ PAIIR and Hooray for Saturday! @ the Rochester Public
Library.
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…ring a bell, get your picture taken
with Santa, and 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, Nov. 16
• Salvation Army Bell Ringing - begins today!
• TGIF @ PAIIR
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls
Saturday, Nov. 17
• RYVA Tryouts - today!
• Free Kids Movie @ Chateau
• Breakfast with Santa @ Apache Mall
• Photos with Santa @ Apache Mall - begins today!
• Family Films: Giving Thanks and Molly's Pilgrim @
Rochester Public Library
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Naturalist Choice @ Oxbow Park
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls
• Minnesota Ice Hawks Home Game
Sunday, Nov. 18
• Cave Sunday @ Quarry Hill - Cemetery
• Apache Mall's Festival of Giving
Monday, Nov. 19
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache)
• Harmony for Mayo
• GOAT Meeting @ Rochester Public Library
• Bob Miller, Magician @ Dos Amigos
Tuesday, Nov. 20
• Bob Miller, Magician @ Good Sport Bar & Grill
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls
• Parenting During Military Deployment @ PAIIR
• Grandparents Parenting Again
• Circle of Parents
• Bedtime Stories @ Rochester Public Library
• La Leche League Mtg.
Wednesday, Nov. 21
• Festival of Trees
• Story Time @ ABC & Toy Zone
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache)
Thursday, Nov. 22
• Festival of Trees
Friday, Nov. 23
• Festival of Trees
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls
• Minnesota Ice Hawks Home Game
Saturday, Nov. 24
• Free Kids Movie @ Chateau
• Festival of Trees
• Family Films: Click Clack Moo
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls
• Raptor Feeding @ Oxbow Park
• Rochester Fire vs. Cincero Cometas
Sunday, Nov. 25
• Festival of Trees
• Nature Sunday @ Quarry Hill - Nuts About Squirrels
Looking for something fun to do on Thanksgiving?
Hiawatha Home’s Festival of Trees
(www.hiawathahomes.com/festival/index.htm) and Lights @
Bluff Valley
(http://bluffvalley.com/lights_at_bluff_valley.htm) are
both fun for the whole family and are both open on
Thanksgiving day.
GREAT GIVEAWAY
Rochester Dance Company is offering two free tickets to The
Nutcracker at Mayo Civic Center’s Presentation Hall. The
production features more than 75 talented young dancers
from Rochester and the surrounding area, along with
professional guest artists. Performance dates are:
Saturday, December 15 at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 16
at 1:00 p.m and 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 and $18. After
each performance, audience members will be invited to the
Land of Sweets Party at the Civic Center, where they can
enjoy holiday treats and meet the Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara
and other Nutcracker characters. Admission to the Land of
Sweets Party is an additional $6. Tickets can be purchased
at the Mayo Civic Center Box Office or online at
www.ticketmaster.com. To register, email
lindy@rochesterfamilies.com by Thursday, Nov. 29. Make sure
you put The Nutcracker in the subject box.
Angie Hanson is offering a free Creative Memories gift -
free mini photo albums. Creative Memories offers a variety
of products to help you celebrate your memories. The
Creative Memories Motto is: Your Life/Your Story /Your Way.
From traditional scrapbooking albums and decorative
supplies to digital software and StoryBook photo books that
help you showcase your digital images, we want your life to
be beautifully shared and celebrated! To find out
more about Creative Memories and everything they have to
offer, visit
Angie's website at
www.mycmsite.com/angiehanson. To register, email
lindy@rochesterfamilies.com by Thursday, Nov. 29. Make sure
you put Creative Memories in the subject box.
ROCHESTERfamilies.com November Advertiser of the Month
Abracadabra! Now you see him. Now you don't. Bob Miller is
a Rochester-area magician. Magician Bob Miller performs a
variety of shows in many different venues, including:
children’s birthday parties (your child will be the
Magical
Star of the show), comedy magic shows, and restaurant
magic
(maybe you’ve seen him perform at Dos Amigos). Bob and his
wife Laurie (and kids Will and Nicole) have lived in
Rochester since 1985. During this time Bob has entertained
thousands with his magic and has donated free or
discounted
shows to local schools, churches, service clubs, scouts,
and special education programs. Find out more about Bob
Miller, Magician on the Our Advertisers page,
www.rochesterfamilies.com/Rochester_MN_advertisers.html.
A
big thank you to Bob (www.BobMillerMagic.com) for
advertising on ROCHESTERfamilies.com!
ROCHESTERfamilies.com's "Family Of Advertisers"
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.
ADVERTISE HERE
Is your business looking for an effective way to reach out
to Rochester parents? Consider advertising on
ROCHESTERfamilies.com. Advertising on ROCHESTERfamilies.com
is a great way to:
• Target your advertising message to Rochester families.
• Communicate your business’s commitment to Rochester
families.
• Foster a lasting relationship with Rochester families.
If your family-friendly business would like to join
ROCHESTERfamilies.com’s family of advertisers, email
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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