June Community Events

06/17/2008

Courtesy of Dianne Hellie


Here is a community events list for the rest of June. There are lots of community festivals - you can wear a shirt or button for a DFL candidate when you attend the festival.

We need more walkers for the parades! We are limited to 25 walkers for the Rochesterfest parade Friday June 27 so there will be a DFL picnic before and during the parade so we can all cheer for our DFL candidates - please join us and bring all your DFL friends!

On Saturday June 21 there is an opportunity to help serve meals to the homeless and needy in our community.

* Sponsored by Olmsted County DFL
+ Sponsored by another DFL organization

June 1- July 31 Nature Photography Exhibit
Wed June 18 RNeighbors Colorful Corners
* Thurs June 19 Viola Gopher Count Parade
Thurs June 19 Thursdays on first and 3rd (all Thurs in summer)
+ Thurs June 19 Fundraiser for Al Franken for Senate
Fri June 20 Pink Ribbon Golf Challenge
Sat June 21 Saturday Noon Meals for the Needy
June 21-29 Rochesterfest
Sun June 22 Remembering and Celebrating our Loved Ones
Sun June 22 Mantorville Old Tyme Days
Mon June 23 Bella Voce Young Women’s Choir and the Phoenix Boys Choir
Tues June 24 Invest in Minnesota networking lunch
Tues June 24 Women in Leadership Conference
June 26-28 Minnesota Quilt Show in Rochester
Thurs June 26 Historic Downtown Walking Tour
Fri June 27 Plainview Community Festival
*+ Fri June 27 Rochesterfest parade and DFL picnic
Sat June 28 Audobon Society Dragonfly Workshop
Sat June 28 Rochester Mosque Open House
* Fri July 4 Stewartville parade
+Sat July 5 Andy Welti in Dover parade

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Photography Exhibition
Date: Jun 1, 2008 - Jul 31, 2008 8:00AM - 8:00PM
Location: Good Food Store
1001 6th St NW
Rochester, MN
Website: http://www.mnartists.org/Mark_Paulson

Photography Exhibition - Mark Paulson. Focus is on capturing perspectives of the natural world. Location: throughout United States & China, Egypt, Thailand, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Fiji, Greece, Argentina, Japan, W. Europe, Caribbean, Mexico, etc.

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RNeighbors Colorful Corners
June 18 (Rain date: June 19) 9:00am - Project Completion

Location
On the pavement at 2nd Avenue NW, between Goose Egg Park and Northrop, the Community Education building.

Northrop neighbors, students and staff members of Community Education will work together to create a colorful goose-themed street mural, transforming public space into a neighborhood asset. See http://www.RNeighbors.org for additional information.

Local mural artist Greg Wimmer will be hard at work early in the morning to chalk out the image for volunteers to paint.

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Viola Gopher Count Parade
Thursday June 19 10:00AM
Viola

Join the Olmsted/Wabasha DFL float for the Viola Gopher Count parade to support our candidates! There are no unit numbers for this parade so look for the DFL float - Viola is small so it should be easy to find the float. Note: Viola road is closed so you may want to take county road 9 to County Road 42 (turn left on 42) and then to County Road 2 (take a left to Viola). Questions contact or .

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Thursdays on First and Third
Date: Jun 19, 2008 - Sep 25, 2008 11:30AM - 8:30PM
Location: Downtown Rochester
Peace Plaza, 1st Ave, 3rd St
Website: http://www.downtownrochestermn.com

Thursdays on First will be held on the newly renovated Peace Plaza, down 1st Avenue and continuing down Historic 3rd Street each Thursday beginning June 19 through September 25. The 5th annual market will feature live music, outdoor food choices, a market vendors showcasing local products, and an additional acoustical stage on Historic 3rd Street!

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Al Franken Summer BBQ Fundraiser
Thursday June 19 6:00pm - 7:30PM
Moen Residence - 990 Skyline Lane SW
Rochester

Ken and Mary Moen invite you to their 2nd annual Summer BBQ in support of DFL Senate Candidate Al Franken!

$500 Co-(Lawn) Chair ~ $250 Grillmaster
$100 Bean-efactor ~ $50 Hungry Guest
(More if you can, less if you can't)

Contribute online at http://www.alfranken.com/moen

For more information or to RSVP, email
or call Jackie at (952) 548-6047

If you prefer to mail in a contribution, please address it to:
Al Franken for Senate
P.O. Box 583144
Minneapolis, MN 55458

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Pink Ribbon Golf Challenge
Date: Jun 20, 2008 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Piper Hills Golf Course
Plainview, MN
Telephone: (507) 252-7288

A golf tournament for women and men to benefit the early detection of breast cancer. Event benefits digital mammography at Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center. Call for more information or to register.

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Saturday Noon Meals for the Needy
Saturday June 21 9:00AM - 1:30PM
Christ United Methodist Church lower level

Saturday Noon Meals serves a nutritious meal to the needy and homeless in our community every Saturday. On June 21, people are needed to help cook, serve, clean up and visit with guests. Snacks are served at 11:00AM and the meal is served at noon. If you would like to help please contact Mary Petersson () or Diane Hellie ()

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Rochesterfest
June 21-29
Various events in Rochester

See http://www.rochesterfest.com for a complete list of all of the Rochesterfest events! Wear a DFL shirt or button to the events to advertise our great candidates. See the June 27 entry in this calendar for information on the DFL picnic.

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Remembering and Celebrating Our Loved Ones
Date: Jun 22, 2008 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Seasons Hospice House

A walk filled with music, poems and nature. To register, call 285-1930 by June 18.

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Mantorville Old Tyme Days
Date: Jun 22, 2008 10:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Downtown & Riverside Park
Mantorville, MN
Telephone: (507) 635-5464
Website: http://www.mantorvilletourism.com

Featuring vintage tractor pull and show, living history displays, art show, melodrama theatre events, food stand, strawberry shortcake social, and Preservation Alliance of Minnesota 10 Most Endangered Buildings Display.

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Bella Voce Young Women’s Choir and the Phoenix Boys Choir
Jun 23, 2008 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Christ United Methodist Church
Rochester, MN
Website: http://www.singoutloud.org/

Bella Voce Young Women’s Choir hosts the Emmy Award-winning Phoenix Boys Choir. Over 100 treble voices sing works by Haydn, Vivaldi, Rutter, Irving Berlin and more. No admission charge but a free-will donation to support the choirs.

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Invest in Minnesota networking lunch
Tuesday June 24 11:30am - 1:00pm
University of Minnesota Rochester
111 S. Broadway Rochester

Tired of budget cuts? Ready to raise more state revenue fairly and invest in Minnesota? Come to an Invest in Minnesota Campaign networking lunch to talk about these issues. Bring your lunch. Speakers are Nan Madden, Minnesota Budget Project, and Dane Smith, Growth and Justice. To register or for more information contact Ellen at or 651-251-0676.

Sponsored by the Invest in Minnesota campaign. Faith. Labor. Nonprofits

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Women in Leadership Conference
Date: Jun 24, 2008
Location: Bethel Lutheran Church
810 Third Ave. SE
Rochester, MN

Free and open to the public, featuring Shirley Weis, Mayo Clinic Chief Administrative Office and community leader Jane Belau.

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Historic Downtown Walking Tour
Thurs Jun 26, 2008 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Location: University of MN Rochester
111 South Broadway, Suite 300
Rochester, MN
Telephone: 280-3104
Website: http://www.r.umn.edu

Join the Honorable Judge Lund on a walk through downtown Rochester and explore the history of our city. Pre-registration is required; send an e-mail to: . This is a Rochesterfest Event - $5 with a Rochesterfest button.

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Minnesota Quilt Show in Rochester
June 26-28
Mayo Civic Center

The Minnesota Quilt Show is in Rochester this year! See http://www.mnquilt.org/ for more information.

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Garage Sale "Resident Van Fundraiser"
Date: Jun 27, 2008 - Jun 28, 2008
Location: Fairview Care Center
702 10th Ave. NW
Dodge Center, MN

Friday noon to 7 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to noon. Featuring donations from the public.

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Plainview Community Festival
Friday, June 27, 4 - 8 p.m.
Immanual Lutheran Church (45 W Broadway, Plainview)

This annual festival sponsored by the Plainview Area Migrant Council is an opportunity to welcome new households to the community. The free event offers games and activities for all ages (with lots of prizes!), free food and drinks, live music, and information exhibits.

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Rochesterfest Picnic and Parade
Friday June 27 4:00 picnic starts, 6:30PM parade

When:June 27,2008 from 4:00pm until ???? (Until it is over)
What: Rochester Fest Parade /Picnic
Where: 607 East Center Street; Rochester, MN
Why: To support the DFL Candidates

Olmsted County has paid the entry fee for the float and Senate Districts 29 and 30 are sponsoring the picnic. We all want to show our support for our candidates and the DFL.

The rules of the parade, this year, allow for a total of 25 people walking with the unit. That means we are only allowed 3 walkers for each candidate in the parade with the DFL float. Meet us at the site and wear a t-shirt supporting your candidate. We will be having meetings prior to the start of the parade at the picnic site and then go from there with stickers in support of DFL candidates.

Representatives of the campaigns will have stickers and instructions for all those that want to take part in this visibility opportunity. We will need volunteers at the picnic too. But if you just want to come and picnic and watch the parade you can do that too. We will have Hot dogs, chips, lemonade, and other treats for those who show up.

Donations are always welcome, to the sponsors, and to our candidates. This promises to be a FUN event and we look forward to seeing a large group of DFL supporters at the parade and picnic before during and even post parade.

Bring your Lawn chairs and enjoy the largest parade of the summer with your DFL friends.

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Zumbro Valley Audubon Society Dragonfly Workshop
Date: Jun 28, 2008
Time: 10:00 -4:00 p.m.
Location: Quarry Hill Nature Center
701 Silver Creek Rd. NE
Rochester , MN
Telephone: (507) 328-3950

Learn about the ranges and distributions of Minnesota's dragonfly and damselfly populations. Free.

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Rochester Mosque open house
Date: Jun 28, 2008
Time: 11:00 -12:30 a.m.
Location: Masjed AbuBakar
17 N. Broadway
Rochester, MN
Telephone: (507) 529-1478

Meet your Muslim neighbors and hear answers to your questions on Islam. No appointment required. Refreshments. Event scheduled the last Saturday every month. For information, call 529-1478 or email .

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Stewartville Parade
Friday July 4 6:30PM
Stewartville

Parade walkers are needed to walk with the Olmsted/Wabasha float for the Stewartville parade. The unit number is not available yet but information will be posted to OlmstedDFL when it is available.

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Dover Parade - Andy Welti unit
Saturday July 5 10:00AM
Dover

The Olmsted/Wabasha float will not be at this parade but Andy Welti will have a unit. Contact for additional information.