I would like to use this post to collect ideas, any ideas you have submit them as comments. It is always better to be specific then general, i.e. if there is a place and time to do the event point that out, if there is a link related to the event include that. We will start voting on ideas after this week, so time is of the essence.
My Plan is to pull ideas out of the comments and put them here
- It’s Christmas Damnit - Holiday Spirit Party - Adam
Let’s start the week off right with Christmas Overload, Watch Christmas Movies, Listen to Christmas Music, Make Christmas Cookies, Drink Christmas Drinks, Eat Christmas Foods, you get the idea
- Greatest Christmas Play Spoofs Ever - Jim/Pam
Inspecting Carol (Lanesboro) http://www.commonwealtheatre.org/carol.html
A Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol (Minneapolis)
http://www.hennepintheatredistrict.org/eventdescription.asp ?theshow=HUGME07 - Greatest Cultural Events Ever, some relating to Christmas - Jim/Pam
Sound of Music (Ordway Center)
http://www.ordway.org/calendar/?m=12&y=2007
Handel’s Messiah (MN Orchestra at a fancy church in the cities)
http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/season/event_detail.cfm ?id_event=38718344
Trans Siberian Orchestera (Target Center) Sat Dec 15, 3pm, 8pm
http://www.trans-siberian.com/ - Greatest Christmas Baking Week Ever - Jim/Pam
Make Christmas Cookies (at our house or somewhere else) - BYO recipes
and weird ingredients, we supply eggs, flour, cookie cutters,
decorations, etc - Greatest stuff your face until you can’t eat anymore that happens to be
near Christmas Dinner Ever - Jim/Pam
Fogo de Chao - Brazilian Steak House -
http://www.fogodechao.com/locations/minneapolis.htm - Greatest pretend you are a kid again to get in the mood for Santa Dinner
Ever - Jim/Pam
Chuck E Cheese (locations in Burnsville, West ST Paul, LaCrosse, Edina) - Greatest Ski Trip Ever - Jeremiah
Ski trip to Lutsen (weekend) or Welch Village - July in Christmas? - Katie
Travel to a resort in the Dells..indoor water park, other dell stuff. - Christmas in the Cities - Adam
Travel to the cities for Christmas Shopping, The Holidazzle Parade, and see the Macy’s Display. - Greatest Sledding Ever - Jon
Sled… We could do this locally, or some ski resorts offer it. - Greatest Movie Ever - Jon
Go see a movie
Just thought I would comment so people don’t think its impossible. I like the ideas above. Another one might be to go sledding sometime, if there is enough snow. Hopefully there will be! Come on snow!
Also, I know that a lot of us are having our area goodie day on the 13th, so it would be good if we could have at least one cookie making day before that, so that the people who need to make cookies or other holiday goodies wouldn’t have to make even more outside of that. Are there other areas having goodie days in that week that we should plan for?
I’d really like to get some snowboarding in this year but I’m not sure the weather will cooperate.
Lutsen ( about 5 hours from Rochester ) opens this weekend and should have 20 - 25 runs open : http://www.lutsen.com/winter/snow_report/
Welch Village ( only about an hour away ) currently has 4 runs open and should be opening more soon.
The only good thing about not having much open is that lift tickets are cheaper.
Shoot! Forgot the welch link : http://www.welchvillage.com/mountain.cfm?sID=1&ssID=1#dsr
What would gwe be without a trip to the dells? We should go to an indoor water park. http://kalahariresort.com/hub/ They have group rates available too.
What about just seeing a movie locally? I recall that past GWEs have done this. Still haven’t seen Bee Movie, though something that comes out that week might be fine, too. (Also, note to adam: you didn’t add my sledding idea to the list above. Clearly you hate me. I understand.)
Go see Golden Compass on Friday or Saturday.
I think we should go Holiday shopping :). Perhaps a Cities light tour?
A night of crafting would do us all good as well.
These Ideas Were submitted by Nate E:
Victorian Holiday Dinner
M.T. Gunderson House, Dec. 1, 7, 8 2007
Description
Bonfire and horse-drawn carriage rides at 6:30 pm. Dinner buffet at 7:15 pm. Tour the Gunderson house, Christmas music and live entertainment.
Time: 6:30 pm
Price: $28, reservations only
A Bella Christmas
St. Marys Hospital Chapel, Dec. 9 2007
Description
Inaugural concert of Bella Voce Young Women’s Choir. The choir consists of young women ranging from grades 8th -12th from the local area.
Time: 7 pm
Price: Free
Victorian Holiday Dinner
M.T. Gunderson House, Dec. 2, 9 2007
Description
Dinner buffet 2:30 pm. Bonfire and horse-drawn carriage rides to follow. Tour the Gunderson house, Christmas music and live entertainment.
Time: 2:30 pm
Price: $28, reservations only
Mayo Clinic Art Tour
Mayo Clinic, Oct. 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-Nov. 2 & Nov. 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-30 & Dec. 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24, 26-28, 31 2007
Description
See the Dale Chihuily glass and more.
Time: 1:30pm
Price: Free
Address and Contact Details
Mayo Clinic
200 1st Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905 (view map and get directions)
For more information, call 507-284-2511.
Tonic Sol Fa
Mayo Civic Center, Dec. 15 2007
Description
Tonic Sol Fa presents their Holiday Tour 2007.
Time: 7:30 pm
Price: Adults $27.50, $25, $22.50, Children 12 and under $22.50, $20 and $17.50
Address and Contact Details
Mayo Civic Center
30 Civic Center Drive SE
Rochester, MN 55904 (view map and get directions)
0.19 miles from downtown Rochester
For more information, call 507-252-1010 or email info@mayociviccenter.com.
Visit us online at www.mayociviccenter.com
A Wine Affair - Sparkling wines, sweet wines, and ports from New Zealand and Australia. Visit www.awineaffair.net or call 612.623.0608 for more info.
Events
Thu., December 13, 5:30pm
Price: $35/$40
St. Anthony Main Event Center - 219 Main St. SE, Ste 100 Eden Prairie
Twin Cities Comic Book Convention - For more info call 309.657.1599 or visit www.epguides.com/comics .
Events
Sat., December 8, 10:00am-4:00pm
Price: free
Holiday Inn - 14201 Nicollet Ave. S Burnsville
Holidazzle Parade
Events | Holiday
Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., November 23 until Sun., December 23
Price: free
Nicollet Mall - Between 12th And 5th Streets Mpls
Fat Man Crying
Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., November 29 until Sun., December 23, 7:30pm
Price: $15-$20
Theater
Minneapolis Theater Garage
711 W Franklin Ave.
Mpls, MN
It increasingly appears to be Joseph Scrimshaw’s world, yet he’s considerate enough to allow us to live in it. Not only is his Adventures in Mating on an indefinite weekly run at the Bryant-Lake Bowl (in addition to being franchised in numerous cities), he’s now putting his stamp on the holidays. Fat Man Crying features a spectacularly depressed Santa crawling through a happy couple’s window on Christmas Eve. Whether they save him or he destroys them is the comedic question. Scrimshaw writes and directs Fat Man, while donning the producer’s hat for It’s a Meaningless Life!, a late-night cabaret spoofing, among other subjects, Scrooge and the Grinch, with talents including Joshua Scrimshaw, Tim Uren, and playwright Alan Berks. — Quinton Skinner