November 2011 – RNeighbors

Invitation to Meet and Greet Gord Hume

November 22, 2011

The Rochester Downtown Alliance and the Rochester Arts Council cordially invite you to an informal gathering with renowned author (“Cultural Planning for Creative Communities”) and entrepreneur Gord Hume on Monday, November 28th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Sontes. The Rochester Downtown Alliance first introduced Gord to the Rochester community, where he shared his provocative thoughts on cultural planning and how Rochester might benefit as a creative community. Now he has returned to present his provocative ideas on the…

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ARTrageous

November 22, 2011

A fun local fine art show over Thanksgiving weekend. Please come to support the local art community and buy one-of-a-kind locally-handcrafted gifts! There will be artist demos and participatory activities. 15-minute expressionist portraits by request. Thanksgiving Weekend: —Preview Party & Show – Wednesday 11/23 5-8pm —Friday 11/25 Noon-8pm —Saturday 11/26: Noon-5pm —Sunday 11/27: 10am-2pm -Preview Party: All art will be on display and for sale. All Artists will introduce themselves and their art. Brandon Sampson and the Dovetailers will provide entertainment. Full Bar. Johnny Mango…

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Bicycle Master Plan Input Meeting

November 9, 2011

PUBLIC INPUT MEETING FOR THE ROCHESTER-OLMSTED BICYCLE MASTER PLAN 2011 Thursday, November 17 5-7 PM Rochester Public Library Auditorium, 101 2nd Street SE, Rochester The Rochester-Olmsted Planning Department and Olmsted County Public Health Department have completed the draft Rochester-Olmsted Bicycle Master Plan 2011. In order to get feedback on the draft document and maps, a Public Input Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 17th from 5-7 PM at the Rochester Public Library Auditorium, 101 2nd Street SE, Rochester. The…

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Minnesota Veterans and EMS Museum

November 8, 2011

The Eastside Pioneers Neighborhood Association would like to invite you to our Thursday, November 10 neighborhood meeting. This is the day before Veterans Day. In light of that we thought we would dedicate our neighborhood meeting to honoring our Veterans, our police officers, our firefighters, etc., those that have put their lives on the line to keep us safe, to protect our way of life. Our guest speaker will be Mr. Joseph Adamson. We invited Mr. Joe Adamson to come…

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2011-12 A Litter Bit Better! Poster Contest Winners

November 4, 2011

For the fifth year, we challenged all fourth grade students in Rochester to draw a brightly colored picture that displays: Why it is important to not litter How you will make Rochester A Litter Bit Better! There were 101 entries from 7 schools (14 classrooms) across Rochester. With all of these fun and colorful entries it was a tough choice but our team of judges narrowed it down to one winner per school (who submitted entries) and one Grand Prize winner….

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Neighborhood Energy Challenge Sessions

November 3, 2011

Neighborhood Energy Challenge is a unique residential energy program available to Rochester homeowners. At our FREE energy workshops homeowners will be able to sign up for a customized home visit, where an energy expert will spend an hour and half with the homeowner in their home. During this time they will perform a blower door test and install materials which may include: compact fluorescent light bulbs, a low-flow showerhead, faucet aerators, a hot water card and more, for only $40!…

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