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March 23, 2009
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CONTENTS
- Tribute to Mom
- Pancake Time
- Bud Break
- Weekend Family Fun
- Springtime in Amsterdam!
If you cannot read this, click HERE for the website version.
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Tribute to Mom
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Express your love for Mom and help the Aboretum at the same time! Here's how: Purchase or renew a family membership for Mom and write her a 10-word "love note" that will be printed in the Arboretum's full-page ad in the May issue of Mpls/St. Paul magazine! If you've already renewed or initiated an Arboretum membership, you can still participate in this offer for just $30! Deadline for this Mother's Day tribute is tomorrow - Tuesday, March 24. Click link below for details and online order form.
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It's Pancake Time!
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We know it's spring when.... the mud oozes, the winds blow, the first wildflowers emerge and the pancakes sizzle on the griddle! This weekend, stop by the Arboretum for our annual Pancake Brunch and Maple Syrup Tours. On Saturday and Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the MacMillan Auditorium, you can savor "all-you-can-eat" pancakes, garnished with Arboretum-made maple syrup, pecans and sausage links. Beverages include milk, juice and coffee. Tickets are $8.50 for members 8 and older; $11 for non-members 8 and older; $5.50 for all children ages 4-7 and free for ages 3 and under. They may be purchased at the Oswald Visitor Center the day of the event. Round out the experience with a self-guided maple-syruping tour of the Arboretum sugarbush and sugarhouse. Tours will run from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. both days.
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Get in Gear for Bud Break 5K!
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Welcome spring on Sunday, May 3, by joining in this 5K run/walk on a certified asphalt route through scenic Arboretum landscapes. The course follows Three-Mile Drive over challenging hills and rolling prairies. There's also a Daffodil Dash fun-run for youths ages 5-12 with medals awarded to all participants. Bud Break participants receive a Dri-Balance T-shirt and tote; monetary prizes awarded to first- through third-place male and female runners in various age brackets. Registration fees: through April 27, $18 for Arboretum members, $20 for non-members; after April 27, $25. Bud Break is sponsored by Ridgeview Medical Center, BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota and TC Running Company.
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Weekend Family Fun:
'Spud and Buds'
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Learn all about the world's most popular vegetable - the potato - in the March weekend family fun offering at our Marion Andrus Learning Center. Purple, brown, yellow, blue, red, white and pink, potatoes are very diverse! Find out which ones grow well in Minnesota. Season a spud snack in the Harvest Kitchen and learn some kid-friendly recipes. Make a potato print and pot a potato to grow at home. Drop in anytime between noon and 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday for potato play!
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Amsterdam in Spring!
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Spaces are still available on the April 22-28 Arboretum tour to
Amsterdam and the Keukenhof gardens with Peter Olin! This fabulous itinerary includes a guided tour and canal cruise of Amsterdam, the flower market at Aalsmeer, Keukenhof gardens with over a million flowering bulbs, plus the Rijksmuseum with its Rembrandt masterpieces, the Botanical Garden at the University of Leiden, Delft factory and much more! To join this group, contact Peter Olin at 952-443-1412 or olinx002@umn.edu as soon as possible.
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