Over the River and through the shops in Anoka
Anoka’s Hometown Holiday festivities begin on Friday, November 23 and continue through December 24. Come and join us for visits from Santa every Saturday, special offers and events, giveaways and plenty of hometown Holiday spirit. You can check out the Rediscover Anoka page on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/RediscoverAnoka) for more information.
Lady Gaga
Five-time Grammy award-winner Lady Gaga will bring The Born This Way Ball World Tour to Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday, February 6 at 7:30 p.m. In this brand new tour, Gaga performs her latest album "Born This Way" as well as music from both "The Fame" and "The Fame Monster." The Born This Way Ball is Lady Gaga’s first tour since the release of her album "Born This Way" (Streamline/Konlive/Interscope), which has sold nearly 6 million copies worldwide since its release in May 2011. The album is the follow-up to back-to-back Grammy award-winning albums, 2009’s "The Fame Monster" and 2008’s "The Fame." Combined, "The Fame" and "The Fame Monster" have sold 15 million albums worldwide, while Lady Gaga’s hit singles have combined sales of over 90 million worldwide. XCEL ENERGY CENTER (https://www.xcelenergycenter.com/events/detail.jsp?month=2&year=2013&day=6&event_id=1286) Wednesday, February 6, 2013 – 7:30pm Doors open at 6:30pm Tickets (https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0600492DD6E47003?brand=xcelenergy&camefrom=CFC_XCELENERGYCENTER_WEB) ($51.50 / $87 / $177)
Huge Savings On MN Timberwolves tickets for Saturday, December 15th against Dallas
We just came across this today. Great savings over at Crowd Cut (https://www.crowdcut.com/minneapolis-stpaul/deal/minnesota-timberwolves/10007511) . You can get $35 tickets for this Saturday's Minnesota Timberwolves game against the Dallas Mavericks for just $15. Watch NBA star Kevin Love and newcomers Andrei Kirilenko and Alexey Shved battle for dominance in what already been a memorable season. Applaud the home team and watch some of the era's best basketball players with this unbeatable b-ball offer. The rumor is that Ricky Rubio will see some action in this game too as he is coming back from his knee injury. Bring the kids and get out to a game. Buy your tickets and get more information right here: CLICK HERE (https://www.crowdcut.com/minneapolis-stpaul/deal/minnesota-timberwolves/10007511)
Kiwanis Holiday Lights
When: Friday, November 23rd through - Monday, December 31st Sun-Thur 5:00pm-9:00pm Fri & Sat 5:00pm-10:00pm VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS: https://kiwanisholidaylights.com/ Lights from Mankato Free Press on Vimeo .
Holiday Bed and Breakfast Tour on December 9th in Duluth
All seven Duluth bed and breakfast inns will again be adorned in their holiday attire and open for tours. Tickets are available from any Innkeeper, or calling 218-341-0140, at a cost of $25.00 in advance; $30 at the door. This fun tour will include light refreshments, music and a tour of all seven bed and breakfast inns. This year’s tour will help to benefit Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank. Please come and enjoy the holidays, and know you are helping so many in need in our community! The Historic Inns of Duluth are proud to be a part of this! You will be invited to tour each home on your own and we hope you will pick up preservation and decorating ideas as you wander through these beautiful turn-of-the-century Homes and Mansions. To view the homes in advance, you can log on to www.duluthbandb.com (https://duluthbandb.com/) and visit each Inn’s web site. BONUS – WIN A FREE ONE NIGHT STAY AT ANY INN OF YOUR CHOICE! This year’s tour will include a special drawing and a way to continue to help those in our community! In our efforts to support Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank, the Historic Bed and Breakfast Inns will be collecting additional donations for the Food Bank. With your tax deductible donation of $100 or more, made directly to Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank, you will be eligible to be entered into a drawing to win a free, one night stay at any Inn of your choice, PLUS a $50 certificate to Blackwoods or Blackwater Lounge. We will collect your tax deductible donation at the time you purchase your ticket, in advance or on the day of the tour. Individual Inn restrictions will apply, and use of the Bed and Breakfast certificate will be required within one year. DON’T MISS THIS GREAT EVENT!!
The Nutcracker Ballet December 7-9th in Duluth
Your holiday dream begins with this sparkling treat, created by Allen Fields. At a party in her family’s elegant Manhattan townhouse a century ago, Clara receives a wooden nutcracker, who past midnight grows to life size to lead his toy soldiers against mice warriors. With Clara’s help, the Nutcracker triumphs and magically turns into a prince. Journey with Clara and her Nutcracker Prince, led by the Ice Fairy, to wondrous places of enchantment. “Gorgeous” Central Park, where snowflakes whirl. Exotic lands of Asian, Arabian, Spanish, and Russian dancers. Mother Ginger with her winsome troupe of gingerbread children. The regal Sugar Plum Fairy. Beautiful flowers led by the Dew Drop Fairy. Date: December 7 - 9, 2012 Time: Fri & Sat 7p.m. and Sunday 3 p.m. Price: $13 - $42 Go to the website for more information: https://minnesotaballet.org/performances/nutracker-test/
Bentlyville Tour of Lights at Bayfield Park
In 2001 Nathan Bentley first started decorating his home in Esko, MN for the Christmas season. For the next two years he continually added more lights to create a larger holiday light display; his home quickly became known as the “House with all of the lights in Esko.” In 2003 Nathan ran out of room in his front yard for Christmas decorations, so he started adding them to his backyard turning his light display from a “drive by” Christmas light display to a “walk through” light display. Santa Claus started to visit on weekends allowing children to visit with him while sitting in his very own life size sleigh. The larger it grew, the more help he needed to set up his display. Since Nathan was going overboard a friend sarcastically started to call it Bentleyville (referencing Dr. Suess’s town of Whoville). The name caught on with visitors and “Bentleyville Tour of Lights” was born. This same year live entertainment was added on the weekends with the creation of “Elfis” (half Elvis / half elf) played by Barry Pirkola, a local musician. During the summer of 2004, Nathan and his family moved from Esko, MN to rural Cloquet, MN to a larger home for their 4 children. With the new name of “Bentleyville” came a whole new vision for Nathan. To entice people to drive out into the country a larger and grander Christmas light display was being built. A 78’ x 24’ high entrance castle made of 45,000 lights was built to greet visitors. Over 500 illuminated snowflakes hung from trees on his wooded property. Dozens of light displays were created and new ones added each year. Live entertainment was added featuring area school groups and community musicians. Fire pits were added for people to gather around and roast marshmallows. Santa Claus was now a permanent guest every night at Bentleyville visiting with children and handing out a free winter hat and bag of cookies to all the young children visiting with Santa. A “Cookie House” was built offering free cookies, coffee and…
Good tips to decorate your apartment on a budget
We will be brining you a series of tips on decorating your apartment which will focus in on many of things that cause confusion for renters. What are some good ways to hang things on the walls, painting, etc.. Please enjoy this video which has many neat ideas to share on what you can do to spice up the look of you rental property.
Get out to the MN Zoo and see the new Amur Tiger cubs
The Minnesota Zoo (https://www.mnzoo.com/) has just put out on display two new Amur tiger cubs that were transferred over to them this past summer. Since it opened in 1978, the Minnesota Zoo has welcomed nearly 40 Amur tiger cubs. The Amur tiger, the largest of all cats and one of six remaining tiger subspecies, is a top predator of far eastern Asia. Amur tigers can grow to more than 650 pounds and measure nearly 11 feet in length, according to the National Geographic.