The Holidays 2011

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AAppplee VVallleeyyLetter from Santa Register by Dec. 2 to have a personalized letter from Santa sent to children ages 3-10. Cost is $4 per let-ter. Letters will be mailed by Friday, Dec. 9. Register with the Apple Valley Parks and Recreation Department at the Apple Valley Com-munity Center. To assist Santa in com-posing his letter, a special registration form will need to be filled out.

Breakfast with Santa Children ages 3-10 and their parent(s) are invited to spend an hour with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Apple Valley Community Center. Children and their fami-lies can visit with Santa while enjoying a breakfast provided by McDonald’s of Apple Valley.

After breakfast, each child will take part in a va-riety of holiday activities, crafts, games, and have their picture taken with Santa. Three one-hour “Break-fast with Santa” sessions will be held: at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Cost is $10 per child and the registra-tion deadline is Nov. 28. For more information or to register, contact Apple Val-ley Parks and Recreation at (952) 953-2300.

Gingerbread houses Families can spend an afternoon making ginger-bread houses Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Apple Val-ley Community Center. Af-ter assembling cardboard houses, families will deco-rate them with candy canes, pretzels, marshmallows and other treats. Cost is $30 per family and all supplies are includ-ed. The registration dead-line is Nov. 26 and space

is limited. For more infor-mation, call Apple Valley Parks and Recreation at (952) 953-2300.

BBuurnnssvillleeLighting Ceremony in Heart of the City The 12th annual Heart of the City Winter LightingCeremony is set for Wednes-day, Nov. 23, from 6 to 6:45 p.m. in Nicollet Commons Park (Nicollet Avenue and 126th Street) in front of theBurnsville Performing Arts Center. Free parking is available at the Heart of the City Parking Deck and the Heart of the City Park and Ride Ramp located one block north of Burnsville Park-way on Pillsbury Avenue. Join the countdown with the crowd as the switch is flipped, bringing over 200,000 mini-lights, over

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Apple Valley families can have the letters their children ages 3-10 have written to Santa responded to with a personalized letter from Mr. Claus through a program with the Apple Valley Parks and Recreation Department at the Apple Valley Community Center.

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230 streetlight snowflakes and a 30-foot tree to life. The ceremony also offers entertainment by local youth choirs and holiday treats. The lighting program is sponsored and paid for by the Burnsville Community Foundation, a nonprofit or-ganization that serves to im-prove, enhance and beautify the city of Burnsville.

‘The Nutcracker’ performances Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota will present its ninth annual production of Denise Vogt’s original “The Nutcracker” ballet Dec. 9-11, at Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Performances are Friday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 10, at 2 and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 11, at 1 and 4:30 p.m. Tickets range from $12

to $26 and are available at the box office and via Tick-etmaster at (800) 982-2787 or ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit TwinCitiesBallet.org or call (952) 452-3163.

EEaagaannOld Fashioned Holiday Holz Farm in Eagan will host an Old Fash-ioned Holiday from noon to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4. This free event will cel-ebrate Christmas at the farm 1940s style, with hay-rides, a bonfire, s’mores, organ music, craft activi-ties and live reindeer. Holiday cookies will be served with hot apple cider, and Santa will be on hand to visit with chil-dren. Holz Farm is located

at 4665 Manor Drive. For more information, call the Eagan Parks and Recre-ation Department at (651) 675-5500.

Kids Holiday Gift Workshop The Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave., will offer a Kids Holiday Gift Workshop for ages 6-11 from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. The fee is $20 per person. Pre-registration is re-quired by Nov. 25. This workshop is a way for children to make their own gifts for family and friends. The instructor will guide children through two or three projects that they can wrap and give as gifts. All supplies are pro-vided. Call (651) 675-5521 for information.

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Though they probably won’t end up looking like this gingerbread house creation from the Farmington Bakery, Apple Valley resident can try their skill at building a house during a program offered through the Parks and Recreation Department.


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FFaarmminggtoonnChildren’s shopping Children are invited to join the Farmington Parks and Recreation De-partment for a morning of shopping at the Holi-day Shop. Children will purchase gifts with tick-ets that cost $1 each. The shop will include gifts for all ages priced from 50 cents to $6.50. Volunteers will be on site to assist shoppers, and all gifts purchased will be wrapped by volun-teers. Parents are not al-lowed, but children should arrive with a shopping list of names and how much to spend on each person. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Sat-urday, Dec. 3, at Ram-bling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington.

Dazzle Day tree lighting The Farmington Busi-ness Association will hold its Dazzle Day Christmas Tree Lighting Saturday, Dec. 3.

Warrior to Citizen Cookie Walk The public is invited to attend a holiday cookie walk fundraiser. The open house-for-mat event runs from 12 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at Trinity Care Center at 3410 213th St. W, Farm-ington. The house will be decorated in full festive Victorian holiday splen-dor. Why: To celebrate, socialize and raise money to support local military families and Farmington Warrior to Citizen pro-grams throughout the year. A $10 minimum do-

nation will be collected. Cookie walk partici-pants are invited to bring two non-returnable plates of holiday cookies to

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share from a family recipe or even store-bought or boxed cookies (Approxi-mately two dozen or two platefuls).

Christmas in the Village The annual Christmas in the Village event will take place from 1 to 8 p.m. Dec.

3-4 and Dec. 10-11 at Da-kota City Heritage Village, 4008 220th St. W., Farming-ton, on the Dakota County Fairgrounds. Decorated and lighted trees will be glowing inside and outside the 1900s-era village. Interpreters in vin-tage costume will welcome visitors to the more than 20 vintage buildings. Mrs. Claus will be in the

Post Office so letters can be written to Santa. A Victorian-costumed Santa will stroll the village and greet children. Horse-drawn trolleys will carry visitors through the village streets. There will be cooking in the Harris House, Christ-mas trees in all buildings, choirs and individuals will provide holiday music in the church. Admission is $3 for ages 13 and older; $2 for ages 4 to 12; and free for children under 3. Maximum charge is $12 per carload.

LLaakeeviilleCookies for Santa People can decorate cookies for Santa and par-ticipate in lots of holiday activities Saturday, Dec. 10. Mrs. Claus will stop by and read a story. All children must be ac-companied by an adult. Three time slots are offered: 8:30 to 9:15 a.m.; 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.; and 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Register online at www.lakeville-rapcon-nect.com. Deadline for reg-istering is Dec. 1.

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Music will fill the air during Village Holidays at Dakota City Heritage Village in Farmington.

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Santa Claus will visit with children during the Holiday on Main in downton Lakeville.


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Santa’s Secret Store Santa’s Secret Store is especially designed for chil-dren to purchase gifts for family and friends from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at McGuire Middle School. Gifts will be available priced from $1 to $15. Children and parents work together to make a shopping list including who to buy for and how much to spend on each person. While parents wait in the coffee shop, volunteers as-

sist the children with their gifts. Register online at www.lakeville-rapconnect.com.

Holiday on Main Holiday on Main will be held in downtown Lakeville from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Satur-day, Dec. 3. Santa, Mrs. Claus, face painters, live reindeer, dance and musical perfor-mances, trolley rides, treats and more will be part of the festivities at the Lakeville Mall, Lakeville Area Arts

Center, Senior Center and Heritage Library.

‘Junie B.’ on stage The Play’s the Thing Productions will present “Junie B., First Grader in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May)” Dec. 16-29 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, stu-dents and groups. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ci.lakeville.mn.us or

by phone at (952) 985-4640.For more information about the show, go to www.childrenstheatretptt.com.

‘A Holiday Mixed Bad’ At 3 and 7 p.m. on Satur-day, Dec. 10, the rich voices and harmonies of Sister aim to touch hearts with the warmth of the season and leave people joyful visions of the holidays at the Lake-ville Area Arts Center. Tickets are $25 for adults, and $20 for seniors and students. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ci.lakeville.mn.us or by phone at (952) 985-4640.

Simple Gifts Billy McLaughlin and his band are returning at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26 to the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Simple Gifts’ expertly arranged carols and Christ-mas favorites, along with Billy’s rhythmic guitar play-

ing, are a not-to-be-missed event of the season. Tickets are $25 in ad-vance, or $30 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ci.lakeville.mn.us or by phone at (952) 985-4640.

Monroe Crossing People can fill your holiday season with musi-cal merriment at Monroe

Crossing’s traveling Blue-grass and Gospel Holiday Show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Tickets are $18 in ad-vance, or $20 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ci.lakeville.mn.us or by phone at (952) 985-4640.

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Folkways of the Holidays at The Landing in Shakopee brings to life the 19th-century holiday traditions of the Minnesota River Valley. Visitors will see how the ethnic traditions of the past can still be found today in decorations, celebrations and foods. Each weekend in December, guests can enjoy horse-drawn trolley rides along snowy lanes of candlelit homes and lively folk artist performances. For more information, go online to www. threeriversparks.org.

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Billy McLaughlin and Simple Gifts will perform this holiday season at the Lakeville Area Arts Center.

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by Laura AdelmannTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

In this weak economy, the Farmington Police De-partment’s annual Toys for Town drive is on track for a record-setting year of appli-cants. Organizers are hoping that donations keep up with demand. Twelve days after its Nov. 1 start-date, 40 families have signed up (and been verified as eligible to receive) com-plete turkey dinners and toys for Christmas through the program. Last year, Toys for Town helped 85 families and 220 children, according to Farmington police. With the almost half of that number already signed up, Farmington Police Sgt. Jim Constantineau said the department could see

a record number of fami-lies enroll, and called for those who are able to come through with contributions. “Donations are slow right now, but they typically are at the beginning,” Con-stantineau said. “I do have concerns, as everybody is struggling, that donations aren’t going to be what they need to be.” Since former Farmington Police Chief Dan Siebenaler initiated Toys for Town to help families in need of as-sistance in the early 1990s, the program has continually grown. Every year demand has been met by the generosity of those who have placed new, unwrapped toys into collection bins. This year, bins located in local businesses and govern-ment buildings, are slow to fill. Donations are being ac-cepted until Dec. 16, and will be wrapped during a Dec. 17 9 a.m. community event at Boeckman Middle School, 800 Denmark Av-enue.

No registration is neces-sary to participate. Monetary donations to purchase toys are also ac-cepted at the Farmington Police Department, 19500 Municipal Drive or at City Hall, 430 Third St. “Anyone who wishes to can volunteer to shop and wrap,” said Marjie Bo-ese, administrator with the Farmington Police. She urged volunteers to bring scissors to the wrap-ping event as they tend to run in short supply every year. Wrapped toys and the turkey meal will be deliv-ered to families Dec. 17. For more information about Toys for Town, con-tact the Farmington Police Department at (651) 280-6700. Drop off bin locations are listed on the Thisweek Newspapers website, www.ThisweekLive.com under the Farmington stories link and on the following page.

Laura Adelmann is at laura. [email protected].

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Farmington Police Administrative Sgt. Jim Constantineau and Patrol Sgt. James Murphy load packages and turkey meals for needy families during a Toys for Town drive.


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Farmington’s annual Toys for Town drive is up and running. Sponsored by the Farmington police and supported by local schools and the com-munity, the program is accepting donations of unwrapped new toys at the following Farmington locations: • Boeckman Middle School, 800 Denmark Av-enue • Castle Rock Bank, 22140 Chippendale Av-enue • City Hall, 430 Third Street • CVS Pharmacy, 19605 Pilot Knob Road • Levi P. Dodge Middle School, 4200 208 Street West • Dunn Brothers, 20700 Chippendale Avenue West #1 • Farmington Food Shelf, 510 Walnut Street • Farmington High

School, 20655 Flagstaff Avenue • Farmington Lanes,

27 Fifth Street • Farmington Library, 508 Third Street • Farmington Veteri-nary Clinic, 645 Eighth Street • Hadler Chiropractic, 625 Eighth Street • Pam McCarthy – American Family Insur-ance, 402 Third Street • Pilot Knob Pizza, 18500 Pilot Knob • Farmington Police Department, 19500 Mu-nicipal Drive • Rambling River Cen-ter, 325 Oak Street • Rising Stars Pre-school, 115 Elm Street • Round Bank, 3380 Vermillion River Trail • Savers Choice, 115 Elm Street • Tan Ambitions, 923 Eighth Street Monetary donations are also being accepted at Farmington City Hall and the Farmington Po-lice Department.

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Toys for Town collection boxes will be set up throughout the community at various locations.

RRossemmouuntChristmas Craft Show More than 100 vendors will be on hand for the 22nd annual Christmas & Gift Show from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, at the Rosemount Community Center, 13885 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Admission and parking are free.

Breakfast with Santa Families can spend the morning with Santa from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Rosemount Community Center gym, 13885 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Children can create holiday crafts and play games, and at the same time, families can have a continental breakfast including cereal, muffins, doughnuts, fruit, juice, hot cocoa and coffee. Bring cameras to take pictures with Santa. Cost is $5 per person and registration is required. Registration is online at www.ci.rosemount.mn.us and the deadline is Monday, Nov. 28, or until all spaces are filled.

Christmas at Steeple Center The Rosemount Area Arts Council is producing its first Christmas at the Steeple Center at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Performances are patterned on the va-

riety shows of old. Tickets are $12 for the matinee and $15 for the evening perfor-mance. Tickets and additional information can be found at www.rosemountaac.org or by calling (651) 600-8693. The city of Rosemount will hold a tree lighting ceremony in front of the Steeple Center at 6:30 p.m. prior to the evening performance. Santa Claus and/or St. Nicholas will be available for pictures prior to the perfor-mance start.

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The Steeple Center in Rosemount.

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Santa will be at Burns-ville Center now through Christmas Eve at the lower level in front of Macy’s. Santa photo hours are • Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (break: 1 to 2 p.m. and 5 to 6p.m.); • Sunday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (break: 3 to 4 p.m.) • Christmas Eve: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (break: 3 to 4 p.m.) All breaks subject to change. On Tuesday, Dec. 6 it will be Pet Photo Night from 6 to 9 p.m. People can bring their furry friend for a visit and a photo with Santa. Pho-to packages are available. Please use the mall entrance near Chuck E. Cheese. Cats and dogs only, please. Santa is going digital this year. People can down-load the free smartphone application, Santa’s Fun, available at the iTunes App Store and on Android Mar-ket. Santa’s Fun is a holiday

helper for everyone in the whole family. Powered by the magic of

the holidays, Santa’s Fun helps you find Santa’s help-ers at a mall near you, keep

important holiday shopping lists and e-mail Santa at the North Pole.

Although Santa is very busy, Mrs. Claus will make sure that he answers e-mails with a personalized letter. You can even track Santa’s

journey on Christmas Eve and play holiday tunes while using this app to bring back the joy and warmth of the season.

Photos by Rick Orndorf

Children, adults and even pets can have their photos taken with Santa at Burnsville Center this year. For more information, go online to www.burnsvillecenter.com.

Santa returns to Burnsville Center

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