|
|
|
Newsletter>
ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #136
March 21, 2008
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 and Color Me Mine).
Find out more about our advertisers 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
(www.postbulletin.com/opinion/columnists) where you can
read all about SEMYO’s "Just for Kids" concert (a concert
with music the kids will know and a chance to check out the
instruments at the instrument “petting zoo”). You’ll also
find information on Rochester Dance Company’s “The Door to
Imagination,” the Y’s Friday Night Family Fitness,
Children’s Zoo Hour @ Oxbow Park’s Zollman Zoo, and Mothers
& More’s “Fight Like A Girl” workshop.
Also tune into the Tracy McCray show, 1340 KROC-AM
(www.KROC.com), 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… open the Door to Imagination, hunt for
eggs, register for the Creative Memories 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, March 21
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Friday Night Family Fitness @ The Y
Saturday, March 22
• Children's Zoo Time @ Oxbow
• Door To Imagination - Rochester Dance Company
• Free Kids Movie @ Chateau - Shark Tale
• Easter Egg Hunt @ Gloria Dei
• Story Time @ A Puzzled World
• Just for Kids Concert - SEMYO
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Velveteen Rabbit @ Rochester Public Library
• Easter Egg Hunt @ Grace Lutheran
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
Sunday, March 23
• Nature Sunday @ Quarry Hill - 2008 Exhibit
Monday, March 24
• Open Gym @ Soccer World
• Story Time @ Christian Book & Gift
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache)
• Kids & Cocoa @ Color Me Mine
• Harmony for Mayo
• Bob Miller @ Dos Amigos
Tuesday, March 25
• Story Time @ Great Harvest
• Bob Miller @ Good Sport Bar & Grill
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Circle of Parents Support Group
• Mothers & More Mtg. - Fight Like A Girl
Wednesday, March 26
• Baby & Me Stroller Fitness Class
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache)
• Family to Family Support Group Mtg.
Thursday, March 27
• MOPS @ Rochester Assembly of God
• Ladies Night @ Color Me Mine
• Bob Miller Magician @ O'Neill's
• Single Parent Support Group @ PAIIR
Friday, March 28
• Minnesota Regional FIRST Robotics Competition
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Friday Night Family Fitness @ The Y
Saturday, March 29
• Pancake Breakfast @ Holy Family Catholic Church, Kasson
• Minnesota Regional FIRST Robotics Competition
• 32nd Annual Woodcarving Show
• Free Kids Movie @ Chateau - Shrek
• Story Time @ A Puzzled World
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• The Zoo Man @ Rochester Public Library
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Raptor Feeding @ Oxbow
Sunday, March 30
• 32nd Annual Woodcarving Show
Super Cute Photo Fundraiser
An Antiquities Photos event will be hosted by the MOPS
group at Autumn Ridge Church on Thursday, March 27, Friday,
March 28 & Saturday, March 29. The cost is $10 for the
sitting fee, with each family receiving a FREE 10x13
sepia-tone portrait. Antiquities is a unique program
featuring modern children in old-fashioned situations. We
supply the props and clothing; you supply the children!
See www.antiquities-studios.com for samples of the
portraits. Registration is limited. Call Jennifer for more
details, 535-0156.
GREAT GIVEAWAY
Angie Hanson is offering free Creative Memories 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, March 27. Make
sure you put Creative Memories in the Subject Box.
SPRING BREAK - LOCAL OPTIONS
There’s lots of fun to be had if you’re sticking around
town over Spring Break. Visit our Summer Camps webpage,
www.rochesterfamiliescom/summercamps.html for information
on Spring Break activities offered through Community
Education, the Y, and Color Me Mine. And don’t forgot to
stop by Quarry Hill and check out the Creatures of the Deep
exhibit. We did -- and loved it!
SUMMER CAMPS WEBPAGE
ROCHESTERfamilies.com Summer Camps 2008 webpage is now
online. Each week we’ll be adding new summer camps. This
week we added summer camps like the Miracle League @
Miracle Field (adaptive baseball) and summer camp @ Allegro
School of Dance and Music. If your organization is hosting
a summer camp, email the details to
lindy@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), Tim & Sandy Williams, Coldwell
Banker Burnet (www.rochesterhomes4you.com) and Color Me
Mine (www.rochester.colormemine.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.
|
|
