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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #146

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 Hal Martin All Comers Track Meets (for-fun track meets for the kids - haven’t been, you’ve gotta go!). You’ll also find information on Community Ed’s Middle School Prep Program, “Tom Sawyer” presented by Words Players, the Rochester Public Library’s Summer Reading Program and B&N’s Summer Reading Program.


Also tune into the Tracy McCray show, 1340 KROC-AM (www.KROC.com), Friday mornings at 9:40 a.m. for a quick ROCHESTERfamilies.com rundown of this weekend’s family-friendly events.



CALENDAR OF EVENTS  
This week you could… feed the snakes @ Oxbow, register for the Go Dog Go! 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, May 30
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Friday Night Family Fitness @ The Y
• Tom Sawyer by Words Players Junior Troupe

Saturday, May 31
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• Free Kids Movie @ Chateau - Wallace & Grommit
• Story Time @ A Puzzled World
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Feed the Snakes @ Oxbow
• Tom Sawyer by Words Players Junior Troupe
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym

Sunday, June 1
• Bird Sunday @ Quarry Hill - Grosbeaks and Winged Nutcrackers
• Tom Sawyer by Words Players Junior Troupe

Monday, June 2
• Rochester Public Library's Summer Reading Program - Begins Today!
• Kids Day @ Color Me Mine
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache)
• Bob Miller Magician @ Dos Amigos

Tuesday, June 3
• Kindermusik - free demo classes
• Grandparents Parenting Again Support Group Mtg.
• All Comer's Track Meets
• Bob Miller Magician @ Good Sport Bar & Grill
• Circle of Parents Support Group Mtg.

Thursday, June 5
• Ladies Night @ Color Me Mine
• Bob Miller Magician @ O'Neill's
• Century Commencement

Friday, June 6
• Friday Night Family Fitness @ The Y
• Tom Sawyer by Words Players Junior Troupe
• JM Commencement

Saturday, June 7
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market - featuring Rain Gardens
• Story Time @ B&N (Apache)
• Soldiers Field Pool - Opens Today!
• Free Family Days! @ Rochester Art Center
• Beginning Bird ID @ Oxbow
• Tom Sawyer by Words Players Junior Troupe
• Mayo H.S. Commencement

Sunday, June 8
• VBS @ Family of Christ Lutheran Church - starts today


GREAT GIVEAWAY
You could be the lucky winner of two free tickets to the Masque Theatre’s production of Go Dog Go. The Great Giveaway lucky winner can choose between  six performance dates: June 13, 14, 15 and 20, 21, 22. To enter, send an email (no later than Thursday, June 5) 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.    
 

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.” 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
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• 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.