Skiing at Welch Village: Monday, January 3rd.

It's time to dust off your old skis, snowboard or get out your shiny new ones and hit the slopes at Welch Village. Whether you have never skied before or you are an Olympic Skier like myself,  join us on Monday, January 3rd for an evening of skiing, dinner and hopefully only minor injuries.

• Where: Welch Village Ski and Snowboard Resort
• When: 5pm to 9pm
• Fees: $37 for lift ticket, rental equipment: $30
• Food: We will plan on dinner at Madd Jaxx Bar and Grille at the base of Dan's Dive around 7pm.

If you would like to go earlier, we will plan on meeting up at the base of Lookout at 5pm. Please email, text, call or send me smoke signals if you plan on attending.

New name and new goals for 2011

As 2010 winds down, I decided to change the name of the blog and broaden the scope of what I want to do with it. With my two faithful followers, I hope to come up with more activities and posts for 2011.

Happy New Year everyone and celebrate safely.

Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol - November 26th

It's Black Friday and what a better way to celebrate the holiday season than with an alternative holiday play that will surely make you laugh. Join us at The Rochester Repertory Theater at 7:15 for a 7:30 show. More information can be found at the Rochester Repertory Theater's website. Reservations strongly encouraged, so please let me know if you are interested in attending and I will see about getting a group rate.

An after-play gathering will be at our house to wind down the evening. BYOB or be thirsty....Ok, hot cocoa provided.

Goonies Comedy Club



Join us this Saturday, October 16th at Goonies Comedy Club for a few laughs. We will be attending the 7:30pm show. Tickets are $13 in advance or $15 at the door. I recommend you purchase your tickets online or calling Goonies for reservations.

Dinner and a Movie

Mark your calendars for the first "Dinner and a Movie" event. I have chosen a Monday night for the first event since Tuesdays, Thursdays and the weekends tend to be busy for me. It's all about me by the way...

• Monday, September 20th
• Dinner @ 6:30pm Noodles on Maine (by Lowes)
• Movie: The Town at 7:15pm at Wehrenberg Theatres
• After-movie socializing at Whistle Binkies on the Lake

Please post a message here if you plan on attending. 

The Rep and the Rec

Busy weekend coming up! This Friday, September 10th, we are getting a group together to attend Natural Causes at the Rochester Repertory Theatre, and Saturday, September 11th, join us for the Rochester Ice Hawks at the Rochester Rec Center. Let me know if you are interested in either event!

The Ice Hawks are back!

The Ice Hawks are back and ready to tear up the ice! The first home game is Saturday, September 11th.
Join us and cheer on the Hawks and let's extinguish the Quad City Flames!

2010 - 2011 Home Game Schedule

Month Date Day Time Opponent

Sept 11 Sat 7:05 Quad Cities Flames

Sept 25 Sat 7:05 Twin Cities Northern Lights

Oct 1 Fri 7:05 Granite City Lumberjacks

Oct 2 Sat 7:05 Minnesota Wildcats

Oct 9 Sat 7:05 Twin Cities Northern Lights

Oct 29 Fri 7:05 Granite City Lumberjacks

Nov 5 Fri 7:05 St Mary's University JV

Nov 6 Sat 7:05 Edina Lakers

Nov 13 Sat 7:20 Minnesota Flying Aces

Nov 19 Fri 7:05 Hudson Crusaders

Nov 26 Fri 7:05 Twin Cities Northern Lights

Nov 27 Sat 7:05 Minnesota Owls

Dec 3 Fri 7:05 Minnesota Flying Aces

Dec 10 Fri 7:20 Hudson Crusaders

31 Fri 7:05 Granite City Lumberjacks

Jan 1 Sat 7:05 Minnesota Owls

Jan 15 Sat 7:05 Minnesota Flying Aces

Jan 21 Fri 7:05 Hudson Crusaders

Jan 22 Sat 7:05 Twin Cities Northern Lights

Jan 28 Fri 7:05 Dakoka College (ND)

Jan 30 Sun 5:35 Minnesota Owls

Feb 5 Sat 7:05 Minnesota Wildcats

Feb 11 Fri 7:05 Edina Lakers

Feb 12 Sat 7:05 Minnesota Wildcats

Feb 25 Fri 7:05 Edina Lakers

 
Going to the game? Let me know and let's enjoy a Maid Rite and a beer before the game!

Auditions Announced for Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol

Auditions for The Rep’s production of “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol” will be held at the theatre on Sunday evening, September 19, from 6:00-10:00 and on Monday evening, September 20, from 7:00-10:00.
The cast consists of three - four men and one woman with character ages of 30+. The show will be presented November 19-20, 26-27 & December 2-4, 9-11, 2010.

Show description: “Marley was dead, to begin with.” So begins the inspired and charming telling of this Christmas story. Scrooge’s mean, sour old business partner sets out to escape the chains and shackles of a hellish eternity by opening Ebenezer’s heart... in doing so, he opens his own.

An irreverent, funny, deeply moving story for the holiday season

The Rochester Repertory Theatre Company

103 Seventh Street NE

Rochester, Minnesota 55906

Ski Club

With summer wrapping up, my thoughts are already focused on skiing and snowboarding this winter! Yeah, I'm going to give snowboarding a try again, but with a little more padding in the right places this time...

Tim and I will be forming a ski/snowboard group this year and we anticipate several evening trips to Welch Village and some weekends also. Welch Village has Night Club season passes available for $119.00 for the 2010-2011 ski season. You would only have to ski three times during the winter season to recoup your investment. This pass is valid 7 nights a week, after 4:00pm. If you present your pass before 4:00pm, you can receive a lift ticket for full day pass for only $25! Rental equipment is not included.

If you don't like to ski, but would like to join us, we typically ski several runs then visit our favorite pub, Madd Jaxx at the bottom of the hill to warm up throughout the evening!

Email me for more information!

Movies on the Barn

The Olmsted Country History Center presents Movies on the Barn. Movies remaining this summer are:

• Vertigo--Friday August 27th
• The Birdcage--Saturday August 28th (GLCS event)
• Back to the Future III--Friday September 3
• Bee Movie -- Friday September 10

Each movie presentation raises money for various local charities. All movies start at dusk. Bring your blanket or lawn chairs and enjoy a movie under the stars! No outside food or drinks allows. Concessions available at the History Center. 

Happy Hour(s)

Join the locals every Thursday from 5pm to 7pm at Rookies Sports Grill & Bar for cheap drinks and half-price appetizers!

Natural Causes

"When suicide is the order of the day, Vincent is a man who can assure the perfect, painless ending." The Rochester Repertory Theatre's next performance, Natural Causes is an evening filled with mistaken identities, unsigned suicide notes, an attractive secretary, hilarious consequences, sly wit and laughter! The play opens opens September 11th, 2010. We will be getting a group together for one of the performances in September for a little dinner and theatre. Details to follow!

What is this and who is this guy?

I had this idea today. What if there was a blog where I could find out what is going on in Rochester, surrounding communities and maybe even the cities? A blog that has information on events, theatre, shopping, places to eat, drink and be "Mary". And not just that, how about information on who to call for a pet sitter, plumber and other businesses that are GLBT friendly? Well, I'm going to attempt just that and with your help, comments, suggestions, we can build a network that everyone can go to for up-to-date information!

Oh, and who am I? Come back later and find out more...