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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #162
October 2, 2008
Welcome to the ROCHESTERfamilies.com weekly newsletter.
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Family Y, Bob Miller - Magician!, Olive Juice Studios, Tim
& Sandy Williams Coldwell Banker Burnet and Color Me Mine),
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Can’t get enough of ROCHESTERfamilies.com? Check out our
Family Time and Family Calendar columns in Wednesday’s
Post-Bulletin’s Lifestyle section
(www.postbulletin.com/life) where you can read all about
the Cans for Kids (an aluminum can fundraiser for the
Ronald McDonald House), the St. Francis of Assisi fall
Festival, a ceramic pumpkin painting class for kids @ Color
Me Mine, and “Honk” auditions @ the Rochester Civic
Theatre.
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.
UPCOMING LOCAL EVENT
The Hearts at Home North Central Regional conference is
November 7-8 at the Mayo Civic Center. Conference topics
include Parenting (Preschool, Grade School, and Teen),
Marriage, Spiritual Growth, Personal Growth, and Family
Management. The conference early registration deadline ends
Oct. 15. The benefits of registering by that date include:
$5 off registration, free lunch on Saturday, and a better
chance of getting into your workshop selections. For more
information or to register for the conference visit
www.hearts-at-home.org or call (309) 828-MOMS.
GREAT GIVEAWAY - Masque Youth Theatre
You could be the lucky winner of
two free tickets to the Masque Theatre’s production of The
Jungle Book. The Great Giveaway lucky winner can choose
between six performance dates: Oct. 17, 18, 19, 24, 25,
26. To enter, send an email (no later than Thursday, Oct.
9) 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 or
their other 2008/09 productions -- Alice In Wonderland,
Alphabet Soup, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Cinderella --
visit www.masque.org.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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 canceled. It’s always a good idea to call ahead (or
visit the host organization’s website) and confirm all
details.
Friday, Oct. 3
• Viola Nursery and Greenhouse - Fall Celebration
• TGIF @ PAIIR
• Mayo H.S. Homecoming Parade & F-ball Game
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
Saturday, Oct. 4
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• Cans for Kids - Fall Fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald
House
• Viola Nursery and Greenhouse - Fall Celebration
• Story Time @ A Puzzled World
• Rip Van Winkle @ The Library
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Little House on the Prairie @ the Guthrie - Comm. Ed.
• Free Family Day @ Rochester Art Center - Installation
Station
• Feed the Bear @ Oxbow
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
Sunday, Oct. 5
• Viola Nursery and Greenhouse - Fall Celebration
• Fall Festival @ St. Francis of Assisi
• Bird Sunday @ Quarry Hill - Waves of Whitethroats
• Friends Fall Book Sale @ The Library
Monday, Oct. 6
• Open Gym @ Soccer World
• Story Time @ Christian Book & Gift
• Kids Day @ Color Me Mine
• Bob Miller Magician @ Dos Amigos
Tuesday, Oct. 7
• Honk Auditions @ Rochester Civic Theatre
• Story Time @ Great Harvest
• Grandparents Parenting Again Support Group Mtg.
• Ceramic Pumpkin Painting Class @ Color Me Mine
• Bob Miller Magician @ Good Sport Bar & Grill
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Circle of Parents Support Group Mtg.
• Bedtime Stories @ The Library
Wednesday, Oct. 8
• Honk Auditions @ Rochester Civic Theatre
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Story Time @ A Puzzled World
• NAMI Family to Family Support Group
Thursday, Oct. 9
• Stories for Toddlers & Twos @ The Library
• Ladies Night @ Color Me Mine
• Bob Miller Magician @ O'Neill's
• Single Parent Support Group @ PAIIR
Friday, Oct. 10
• Viola Nursery and Greenhouse - Fall Celebration
• TGIF @ PAIIR
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
Saturday, Oct. 11
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market - Kids Day!
• Viola Nursery and Greenhouse - Fall Celebration
• Winter Youth League @ Soccer World - Registration Due
Today!
• Story Time @ A Puzzled World
• Old Time Country Music For Kids @ The Library
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Healthy Baby Day @ BABIES R US
• Preserving Family History Workshop
• Feed the Deer & Elk @ Oxbow
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Ice Hawks Home Game
Sunday, Oct. 12
• Viola Nursery and Greenhouse - Fall Celebration
• ABC Music & Me Family Time Class - starts today!
• Critter Sunday @ Quarry Hill - A Log's Life
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