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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #141
April 24, 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), www.rochesterfamilies.com/Rochester_MN_advertisers.html. A special thank you goes out to the ROCHESTERfamilies.com April/May Advertiser of the Month - Bob Miller, Magician --www.rochesterfamilies.com/Rochester_MN_advertisers.htm. You can catch Bob Miller, Magician presenting his family-friendly magic act at several local restaurants (Dos Amigos, O’Neill’s, and Good Sport Bar & Grill). Looking for something amazing to do for your son or daughter’s birthday? Bob Miller, Magician offers three magical birthday party packages, www.BobMillerMagic.com. Check out the birthday party discount coupon in today’s newsletter. 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 the Family Fun NIght (a really fun “kiddie carnival” where you can find out about youth-serving local nonprofits, government agencies and businesses - stop by the ROCHESTERfamilies.com booth and say “hi!”). You’ll also find information on the RNeighborWoods Spring Tree Planting (volunteers of all ages still needed!), the Pancake Dinner to Benefit the Rolbiecki Family, Big Nine Music Festival and Story Time @ A Puzzled World. 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… March for Babies, party @ the Webkinz Extravaganza, 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, April 25 • Free Electronics Drop Off @ Apache Mall • Storytime @ ABC&Toy Zone • Annual Arbor Day Celebration - free tree! • Friday Night Family Fitness @ The Y • Much Ado About Nothing @ Masque Saturday, April 26 • Free Electronics Drop Off @ Apache Mall • March for Babies annual fund-raiser walk • Good Grief Camp - Seasons Hospice • Free Kids Movie @ Chateau - Ice Age • Storytime @ A Puzzled World • Webkinz Extravaganza @ ABC&Toy Zone • Family Films @ Rochester Public Library • Storytime @ ABC&Toy Zone • Northern Addition Comm. Blvd. Tree Planting - volunteers needed! • Much Ado About Nothing @ Masque Sunday, April 27 • Family Fun Day @ Color Me Mine • Webkinz Extravaganza @ ABC&Toy Zone • Nature Sunday @ Quarry Hill - Egg-citing Spring! • Much Ado About Nothing @ Masque Monday, April 28 • Kids Day @ Color Me Mine • Storytime @ B&N (Apache) • Bob Miller Magician @ Dos Amigos • Spring Theatre Menagerie @ Rochester Civic Theatre Tuesday, April 29 • Story Time @ Great Harvest • Family Fun Night @ Graham Arena - stop by the ROCHESTERfamilies.com booth and say “hi!” • Bob Miller Magician @ Good Sport Bar & Grill • Circle of Parents Support Group Mtg. • Bedtime Stories @ Rochester Public Library Wednesday, April 30 • Storytime @ ABC&Toy Zone • Storytime @ B&N (Apache) • Story Time @ A Puzzled World • Raising Readers @ PAIIR - begins today Thursday, May 1 Pancake Dinner to Benefit the Rolbiecki Family Friday, May 2 • Women's Wellness and Adventure Weekend • Big Nine Music Festival • The Music Man movie @ Christ United Methodist Church • Allegro School of Dance & Music Showcase Saturday, May 3 • Rochester Downtown Farmers Market • Women's Wellness and Adventure Weekend • Free Kids Movie @ Chateau - Alvin & the Chipmunks • Free Family Days! @ Rochester Art Center • Allegro School of Dance & Music Spring Dance Concert Sunday, May 4 • Women's Wellness and Adventure Weekend • Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers road trip by Community Ed. • Bird Sunday @ Quarry Hill - Whistlin' Whitethroats • Love & Logic workshop - starts today! BOB MILLER, MAGICIAN DISCOUNT COUPON! Mention ROCHESTERfamilies.com and receive a 10% discount from a Basic Birthday Party show (save $12) or a Magic and Balloons Birthday Party show (save $16). Call Bob Miller, Magician at 281-2213 before May 30 to schedule a show. Offer expires May 30, 2008. 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 GRASP (an academic workbook program designed for students who have completed grades K-8 to maintain their skills over the summer months). 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.
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