WinterFest VII Calendar of Events
Complete Schedule of Events
2009 Brochure with location map (pdf)
Friday, February 6
Sleigh Rides
Times: 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Location: Olmsted County History Center
Entry Fee: Donation
Proceeds: Rochester Area Special Olympics
Contact: John Davis (507) 365-8064
Experimental Geography Exhibition Opening Reception and Flux After Party
Time: Opening Reception: 8 pm, Flux After Party: 10 pm - 2 am
Location: Rochester Art Center
Entry Fee: Advance: $8 member/$10 non-member,
At Door: $10 member/$12 non-member, Flux Only: $5
Proceeds: Rochester Art Center
Contact: Naura Anderson (507) 282-8629
Saturday, February 7
Families, Friends and Flapjacks
Times: 8:00 - 11:00 am
Location: Willow Creek Golf Course
Entry Fee: $5.00 per person; children age 2 & under free
Proceeds: Civic League Day Nursery
Contact: (507) 282-5368 or www.civicleaguedaynursery.org
Optimist Club - Frozen Goose Run (10K Run & 5K Fun Run/Walk)
Time: Race Starts at 10:00 am
Location: UCR - RCTC Atrium
Registration: Day of Event 9:00 am
Entry Fee: Minimum Pledge $25.00 individual; $40 family
Proceeds: Optimist Childhood Cancer Campaign
Contact: Bill Reilly (507) 282-9968 www.frozengoose.com
Snoball Softball Tournament XXXI
Times: All Day
Locations: Soldiers Field, Homestead, Slatterly and Bear Creek Parks
HQ: Brothers Bar & Grill in Soldier's Field Plaza
Registration Deadline: February 1, 2009
Entry Fee: $100 per team
Proceeds: March of Dimes
Contact: Bill Beaupre (507) 288-3324
Sleigh Rides
Times: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Olmsted County History Center
Entry Fee: Donation
Proceeds: Rochester Area Special Olympics
Contact: John Davis (507) 365-8064
Art Center - Free Family Day
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Rochester Art Center
Entry Fee: Free
Contact: Rochester Art Center (507) 282-8629
Hearts and Diamonds Spectacular
Times: 5:30 pm
Location: Somerby Golf Club
Entry Fee: $200.00 per person
Proceeds: Ronald McDonald House
Contact: Tanya Ryan (507) 252-2195
Sunday, February 8
Snoball Softball Tournament XXXI
Times: All Day
Locations: Soldiers Field, Homestead, Slatterly and Bear Creek Parks
HQ: Brothers Bar & Grill in Soldier's Field Plaza
Registration Deadline: February 1, 2009
Entry Fee: $100 per team
Proceeds: March of Dimes
Contact: Bill Beaupre (507) 288-3324
Air Supply...In Concert
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Mayo Civic Center - Auditorium
Entry Fee: $30 & $21.75
Proceeds: Friends of Riverside Concerts
Contact: Call (507) 328-2200, (800) 657-3980 and/or visit www.riversideconcerts.com
Monday, February 9
PossAbilities Day at Panera
Times: All Day
Location: Panera North & South
Entry Fee: Cost of food (% of proceeds to PossAbilities)
Proceeds: PossAbilities of Southern Minnesota
Contact: Vicki Allen - (507) 287-7100 or www.possabilities.org
Tuesday, February 10
IMAA Day at Dos Amigos
Times: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Location: Dos Amigos Downtown
Entry Fee: Cost of Lunch
Proceeds: IMAA (Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association)
Contact: Kristy Arend (507) 289-5960 ext. 109
Families: Make a Snowstorm Emergency Car Kit
Times: 6:30 - 7:45 pm (Pre-registration required)
Location: Girl Scouts
Entry Fee: $10 per family - 1 kit per family
Proceeds: Girl Scouts of Minnesota & Wisconsin River Valleys
Contact: Rochester Service Center (507) 288-4703
Wednesday, February 11
Roscoe's Root Beer and Ribs 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off
To Benefit the Alzheimer's Association
Times: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: Goonie's Comedy Club
Entry Fee: $10 donation to taste chili and vote for favorite
Proceeds: Alzheimer's Association
Contact: Gerise Thompson (507) 289-3950
Thursday, February 12
Downtown Ice/Snow Sculpture Contest
Times: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Location: Peace Plaza
Entry Fee: Free
Sponsor: Rochester Downtown Alliance
Contact: Mette Burkhalter / Heidi Mestad (507) 424-5677
IMAA Day at Dos Amigos
Times: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Location: Dos Amigos Downtown
Entry Fee: Cost of Lunch
Proceeds: IMAA (Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association)
Contact: Kristy Arend (507) 289-5960 ext. 109
Friends' WinterFest Book Sale
Times: 12:30 - 8:30 pm (Friends Members admitted at 12:00)
Location: Rochester Public Library Auditorium
Entry Fee: Free admission. Books sold by donation.
Proceeds: Rochester Public Library
Sponsor: Friends of the Library
Contact: Theresa Friedhoff (507) 328-2341
Friday, February 13
Friends' WinterFest Book Sale
Times: 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Rochester Public Library Auditorium
Entry Fee: Free admission. Books sold by donation.
Proceeds: Rochester Public Library
Sponsor: Friends of the Library
Contact: Theresa Friedhoff (507) 328-2341
Law Enforcement 'SUPER' Polar Bear Plunge
Times: 3:00 pm for 24 hours
Location: Foster Arend Park
Registration & HQ: Whistle Binkies Olde World Pub - Map (PDF)
Registration - Thursday, February 12 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Entry Fee: $3000.00 Min. pledge 'SUPER' plunge only - register & pledge online
Sponsor: Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics
Proceeds: Special Olympics Minnesota
Contacts: Capt. Kevin Torgerson (507) 273-5224 or
Lt. K. C. Reed (507) 259-7003
Saturday, February 14
Cabin Fever Stair Climb
Times: 7:00 - 10:00 am
Location: Broadway Residence & Suites
Registration: The Shops at University Square (2nd Floor) from 7:00 - 7:45 am
Entry Fee: Adults - $20, Students - $10
Sponsor: Rochester Track Club
Proceeds: Elder Network
Contacts: Larry Pederson (507) 269-1962 or
www.rochestertrackclub.com
Rochester '76 Lions Club - Youth Ice Fishing Contest (11th Annual)
Times: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: Foster Arend Park
Registration: Day of Event
Entry Fee: $6.00 per person (Youth Only)
Proceeds: Minnesota Lions Eye Bank and Lions Hearing Foundation
at the University of Minnesota
Contact: Dennis Nygren (507) 288-5425 after 6 PM & weekends or www.rochester76lions.org
Law Enforcement Polar Bear Plunge
Times: 2:30 - 4:00 pm
Location: Foster Arend Park
Registration & HQ: Whistle Binkies Olde World Pub - Map (PDF)
Pre-registration - Thursday, February 12 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Day of Event Registration - 11:00 am to 2:30 pm
Entry Fee: $75.00 Min. pledge to plunge - register & pledge online
Sponsor: Rochester Law Enforcement Center
Proceeds: Special Olympics Minnesota
Contacts: Capt. Kevin Torgerson (507) 273-5224 or
Lt. K. C. Reed (507) 259-7003
City Bowl 2009 - Police vs. Fire Flag Football
Times: 3:00 pm
Location: Soccer World
Entry Fee: Donation
Proceeds: Rochester PAL, Rochester Fire Department Relief Association
Contact: Rochester PAL office at (507) 328-2542
A Singing Valentine
Time: 6:00 - 9:15 pm
Location: Radisson Plaza Hotel
Entry Fee: Reservation required
Proceeds: Choral Arts Ensemble
Contact: Carolyn Hiller (507) 252-8427
Rochester Concert Band & Choir's Valentine Concert
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Mayo Civic Center - Presentation Hall
Entry Fee: $15 & $11
Proceeds: Friends of Riverside Concerts
Contact: Call (507) 328-2200, (800) 657-3980 and/or visit www.riversideconcerts.com
Sunday, February 15
Breakfast with the Birds
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 am
Location: Quarry Hill Nature Center
Entry Fee: $5.00 per person, max. of $20 per family
Proceeds: Friends of Quarry Hill Nature Center
Contact: (507) 281-6114
Lace Up Against Breast Cancer (LUABC) Half-Marathon & 5K Run/Walk
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Rochester Family Y
Entry Fee: $25.00
Proceeds: Mayo Clinic Breast Cancer Research & LUABC
Contact: John Shonyo (507) 284-9114 or www.lace-up.blogspot.com
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