Rochester calendar 4-8

April 08, 2008 at 4:00 AM

TODAY

The Basics of Feng Shui, Quarry Ridge Clubhouse, 1823 Quarry Ridge Place N.W., Rochester. 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Carole Hyder is a feng shui consultant, speaker, teacher, author, trainer and media personality.

Mayo Pregnancy Loss Support Group, Methodist Hospital, Eisenberg Building, employee cafeteria, dining room 4, Rochester. 7:30 p.m. With Sister Linda Wieser from Riverseasons Integrative Healing Therapies. For information, call 255-7718.

Celebrity jewelry display, Hight & Randall Personal Jeweler, 10 Third St. S.W., Rochester. 289-0500. Until 5:30 p.m. Vintage jewelry with an estimated value of $2.3 million.

Speak Up: Responding to Everyday Bigotry, Northrop Education Center room 307A, 201 Eighth St. N.W., Rochester. 328-4000. 7 p.m.-9 p.m. A class offered by Rochester Community Education, taught by Diversity Council. Discussion of how to respond to bigotry without losing friends. Fee: $10. Class code: 7348.221. Preregistration is necessary; call or register online.

High Heels, Beer and Hurricane: American Poetry, Northrop Community Education Center Room 318, 201 Eighth St. N.W., Rochester. 328-4000. 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Class code: 7343.231 Fee: $26; seniors: $20. Learn about contemporary writers and get a primer on form. Instructor: Sea Stachura. Call or go online to register.

Climate Changes on Forests, Lanesboro Library, 202 Parkway S., Lanesboro. (507) 288-5513. 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Free, open to the public. What will happen in Minnesota? Speaker: Lee Frelich, director of University of Minnesota Center for Hardwood Ecology and vice president of Eastern Native Tree Society.

PAIIR — Transition to Kindergarten, 4 to 5 years, Hawthorne Education Center, 700 Fourth Ave. S.E., Rochester. 328-4020. 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Children learn games and activities while parents discuss how to encourage responsibility, cooperation, learning and language skills. Includes a school bus safety class. Class meets Tuesdays through May 20. Financial assistance available.

Asperger’s Growing Up, Bluestem Center, 124 Elton Hills Lane N.W., Rochester. 282-1009. 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Presentation by Jean O’Malley-Laursen and Bobbi Nichols. The session will help parents prepare children with Asperger’s Syndrome for the transition from elementary school to middle school. Register at Community Education, 328-4000. Cost: $7.

Bingo, American Legion Hall, Byron. 7 p.m. Every Tuesday.

Executive Women International, La Quinta Hotel, 1625 S. Broadway, Rochester. 281-0435. 5:30 p.m. Networking, dinner. Call for reservations.

Rochester School Board meeting, Edison Building, room 137, 615 Seventh St. S.W., Rochester. 7 p.m. Comments from public at 6:30 p.m. Direct questions to the office of the superintendent at 328-3000.

WEDNESDAY

Book fair, Olmsted Medical Clinic, room 4-2, 210 Ninth St. S.E., Rochester. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sponsored by the Olmsted Medical Center Auxiliary. Featuring discounts on books and other merchandise.

Rochester Area Civil War Roundtable, Olmsted County History Center, 1195 W. Circle Drive S.W., Rochester. 282-9447. 7 p.m. Dave Dunn will present "Letters From the Front." Open to the public.

Wolf Watching in Yellowstone, Northrop Community Education Center room 319, 201 Eighth St. N.W., Rochester. 328-4000. 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Class code: 8301.231. Fee: $9. Instructor: Bill Rogers. Call to register.

International speakers luncheon: Tibet and a pilgrimage to Mount Kailish. Family Y, 600 First Ave. S.W., Rochester. 280-8319. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cathy Ashton will speak, preceded by an ethnic lunch with a fee of $8.

Waterwalking, Willow Creek Middle School pool, Rochester. 328-4000. 7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Class code: 9015.232; fee: $25, seniors, $19. Improve fitness and conditioning. Instructor: Janet Rich. Call to register.

Aquatic aerobic exercise, Willow Creek Middle School Pool, Rochester. 328-4000. 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Class code: 9004.232. Wednesdays through May 21. Fee: $28; seniors: $21. Class combines exercise and lap swimming to increase flexibility, strength, circulation and endurance. Instructor: Janet Rich. Call to register.

Coffee at the Princess Cafe, Olmsted County History Center, 1195 W. Circle Drive S.W., Rochester. 282-9447. 9 a.m. "American Culture in Crisis" by Dave Bishop. Members are free; nonmembers $2.

PAIIR for Young Parents, Northrop Education Center, 201 Eighth St. N.W., Rochester. 328-4020. 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Class is designed for parents 18 to 25 years old. Class meets Wednesdays through April 23. No fee.

PAIIR — Daytime Dads, Northrop Education Center, 201 Eighth St. N.W., Rochester. 328-4020. 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Children learn with the early childhood staff while dads attend a discussion group with a parent educator. Class meets 9:15 a.m.-11 a.m. Wednesdays.

PAIIR — Happiest Baby on the Block, 0 though 4 months, Northrop Education Center, 201 Eighth St. N.W., Rochester. 328-4020. 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Focuses on the needs of young babies. Financial assistance is available.

PAIIR — Baby & Me, 0 though 12 months, Northrop Education Center, 201 Eighth St. NW, Rochester. 328-4020. 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Class meets Tuesday mornings. Financial assistance available.

PAIIR — Betweens, 17 through 24 months, Golden Hill Education Center, 2220 Third Ave. S.E., Rochester. 328-4020. 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Work through separation issues with your toddler. Class meets Wednesdays through May 21. Financial assistance available.

Community Social Services Advisory Board, library room, 2116 Campus Drive S.E., Rochester. 7 a.m.

THURSDAY

"Salebration," Community Clothesline, 814 11th Ave. N.E., Rochester. 282-8050. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Half price sale and blue tag sale.

Sons of Norway business meeting, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 2124 Viola Road N.E., Rochester. 7 p.m. Speaker: Erik Gundersen from Gundersen Clinic in La Crosse, Wis. Public is welcome.

Rochester Area Freethinkers meeting, Rochester Public Library, 101 Second St. S.E., Rochester. 285-8000. 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. RAFT is a friendship and discussion group for atheists, agnostics and humanists.

Easier-living modifications, Rochester Senior Citizens Center, 121 N. Broadway. 287-1404. 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Book fair, Olmsted Medical Center Hospital, conference room B, 1650 Fourth St. SE, Rochester. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sponsored by the Olmsted Medical Center Auxiliary. Discounts on books and other merchandise.

Olmsted County Genealogical Society, Olmsted County History Center, 1195 W. Circle Drive S.W., Rochester. 282-9447. 7 p.m. Speaker Tom Rice presents "Did Your Ancestors Have Their Day in Court? Researching Court Records." Doors open at 6 p.m.

Survivors of Suicide Loss, Evangel United Methodist Church, 2645 N. Broadway, Rochester. 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Free. For information, call Karen at 288-5605.

"Lady with all the Answers — The Ann Landers Story," Recreation Center, lower parking lot, Rochester. 328-4000. Class code: 9269.231. Fee: $45; includes transportation to St. Paul History Theatre, theater ticket and lunch at Macy’s River Room. Depart Recreation Center at 8 a.m.; return about 4 p.m. Call or go online to register.

PAIIR — Infant/Toddler Storytime, Northrop Education Center, 201 Eighth St. N.W., Rochester. 328-4020. 1 p.m.-2 p.m. No fee.

PAIIR — Tiny Toddlers, 10 through 17 months, Northrop Education Center, 201 Eighth St. N.W., Rochester. 328-4020. 9 a.m.-11 a.m.

Medicare Basics — The ABCDs, Northrop Community Center, room 201, 201 Eighth St. N.W., Rochester. 328-4000. 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Class code: 7204.231. Fee: $5. If you are turning 65 or going on Medicare, this will help you understand the choices. Three sessions. The instructor is a certified state health insurance program counselor with the Senior LinkAge Line. Call to register.