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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #121

November 30, 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 Pipsqueaks -- Rochester’s indoor play place. You’ll 
also find information on Family Day @ Rochester Art Center, 
Pickle Chiffon Pie @ The Masque Theatre, the Honors Choirs 
Holiday Celebration @ the Rochester Public Library, and 
Bird Sunday @ Quarry Hill Nature Center. 
 
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… rock around the Christmas tree at the 
Hans Mayer Holiday Concert, donate to Toys for Tots and get 
a free burrito, register for a Great Giveaway, 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. 30  
• TGIF @ PAIIR 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls 
• Minnesota Ice Hawks Home Game 
 
Saturday, Dec. 1 
• Free Kids Movie @ Chateau 
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Winter Market 
• Quarry HIll Nature Center Art Show 
• Kids Club @ Michaels 
• Hans Mayer's Holiday Concert for kids @ Library 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Free Family Day @ Rochester Art Center 
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym 
 
Sunday, Dec. 2  
• Quarry HIll Nature Center Art Show 
• Bird Sunday @ Quarry Hill - Annual Audubon Bird Count 
• Glad Tidings - an Honors Choir Holiday Celebration! 
 
Monday, Dec. 3  
• Story Time @ Christian Book & Gift 
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache) 
• Harmony for Mayo 
• Bob Miller, Magician @ Dos Amigos 
• Preemie Parent Connection Mtg. 
 
Tuesday, Dec. 4  
• Kindermusik - Free Demo Classes! 
• Story Time @ Great Harvest 
• Grandparents Parenting Again 
• Pet Night with Santa @ Apache Mall 
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym 
• Bob Miller, Magician @ Good Sport Bar & Grill 
• Circle of Parents Support Group 
 
Wednesday, Dec. 5  
• Kindermusik - Free Demo Classes! 
• Open House @ Aldrich Nursery School 
• Toys for Tots @ Chipotle - get a free burrito! 
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache) 
• Family Night Out @ PAIIR 
 
Thursday, Dec. 6  
• La Leche League Mtg. 
• Kindermusik - Free Demo Classes! 
• RNeighbors Open House 
• Bob Miller, Magician @ O'Neill's Pizza 
 
Friday, Dec. 7  
• TGIF @ PAIIR 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym 
• Santa Sock Hop @ The Y 
• Pickle Chiffon Pie @ Masque 
• A Christmas Story @ Rochester Civic Theatre 
• Minnesota Ice Hawks Home Game 
 
Saturday, Dec. 8  
• Crop for Kelly 
• Free Kids Movie @ Chateau 
• Super Saturdays @ Sargent's Gardens - For The Birds 
• Family Films @ Rochester Public Library 
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone 
• Santa Claus visits A Puzzled World 
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym 
• Pickle Chiffon Pie @ Masque 
• A Christmas Story @ Rochester Civic Theatre 
• Minnesota Ice Hawks Home Game 
 
Sunday, Dec. 9  
• Crop for Kelly 
• Critter Sunday @ Quarry Hill - Silly Over Snakes 
• The Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Party 
• Friends of the Library Holiday Book and Bake Sale 
• A Christmas Story @ Rochester Civic Theatre 
• Pickle Chiffon Pie @ Masque 
 
 
 
GREAT GIVEAWAY 
You could be the lucky winner of two free tickets 
to the Masque Theatre’s production of Pickle Chiffon 
PIe. The Great Giveaway lucky winner can choose 
between six performance dates: Dec. 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16. 
To enter, send an email (no later than Thursday, Dec. 6) to 
lindy@rochesterfamilies.com. Please put Masque 
Theatre in the Subject Box. The winner will be selected by 
a random drawing. A gift certificate for the free 
tickets will be mailed to the lucky winner. Thanks to the 
Masque Theatre for providing this Great Giveaway! To 
find out more about this production visit www.masque.org.   
 
 
AND THE WINNER IS 
And the winner is.... Stacy S. is the winner of two free 
tickets to the Rochester Dance Company’s performance of The 
Nutcracker at Mayo Civic Center’s Presentation Hall. 
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. Tickets can be purchased at the Mayo Civic 
Center Box Office or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Thanks 
again to Rochester Dance Company for providing this Great 
Giveaway! 
 
And the winner is... Vicki J. is the winner of this month’s 
Creative Memories Great Giveaway! Thanks to Angie Hanson 
for providing the Great Giveaway. To find out more about 
Creative Memories and everything they have to 
offer, visit Angie's website at 
www.mycmsite.com/angiehanson.  
  
 
 
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. 
 
 
 
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families.   
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lindy@rochesterfamilies.com or visit our Advertise With Us 
page, 
www.rochesterfamilies.com/advertise_on_rochesterfamilies.html. 
 
 
 
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