Reminder: Rivertown Art Festival is This Weekend
The 34th annual Rivertown Art Festival in downtown Stillwater is set for May 19-20 at Lowell Park.
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Stillwater Author’s Novel Getting National Recognition
Copies of Stillwater Author Colleen Moran Baldrica's book "Tree Spirited Woman" was handed out in gift bags at pre-Oscar Event in Hollywood.
A lucky break or destiny? Whatever it was, Stillwater resident Colleen Moran Baldrica is grateful. Her book, Tree Spirited Woman, has now captured the attention of a national audience. “Late last year I received an e-mail from a woman in Hollywood who had read my book and thought it would be the perfect addition to the gift bags being handed out at the 2012 Red Carpet Celebrity Style Lounge, a pre-Oscar event,” Baldrica said. “I just couldn’t believe it.” Fifty books were given away to award winners, celebrities, stylists, the press and media at the event held at the acclaimed L’Ermitage Hotel in Beverly Hills. Around the same time, Baldrica received word that Tree Spirited Woman had been voted the Favorite Book by a Female Author in the …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Summer Tuesdays Announces List of Flicks at Lowell Park in Downtown Stillwater
For those looking forward to a new season of Summer Tuesdays at Lowell Park, Stillwater Patch is happy to announce the list of movies, some news about this year's music and a request for downtown businesses to apply for space in the merchant market.
Summer Tuesdays released a list of movies today that will be shown on the big screen at Lowell Park this summer. Now in it’s 10th year, Summer Tuesdays will once again be held at Lowell Park—where Stillwater residents can gather for seven weeks on Tuesdays to taste local food, shop at the merchant market, listen to free, live music and watch movies. Here’s a list of the movies: July 10: Back to the Future July 17: Despicable Me July 24: Toy Story July 31: Secretariat Aug. 7: Rudy Aug.14: Up Aug. 21: Goonies The family-friendly event is slotted to start Tuesday, July 10 and run through Aug. 21. As has been the case in the past, the movies and merchant market are weather-dependent. But in the case of inclement weather this year, there will …
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Rivertown Art Festival Will Feature Gourmet Food, Arts and a Slight Change of Location
The 34th annual Rivertown Art Festival in downtown Stillwater is set for May 19-20 at Lowell Park.
The Rivertown Art Festival returns to Stillwater May 19-20. In the event’s 34th year—and first the Greater Stillwater Chamber’s first year back as sole manager of the event—there will be more than 130 artists selling handmade works art, ceramics, pottery, jewelry and more. In recent years, the Rivertown Art Festival was managed by St. Croix Events. With the Chamber overseeing all planning efforts, several “significant improvements” have been made including a new Marketplace featuring gourmet food products and other unique handcrafted merchandise, a news release from the Chamber reads. The location of the event will also change a bit, as the art fair will only use the north side of Lowell Park. This change frees up all the parking spaces …
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Save the Date: 20th Annual St. Croix Garden Tour is July 14-15
The 20th annual St. Croix Garden Tour is scheduled for the weekend of July 14-15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event costs $15 in advance or $20 the day of the tour. Exact locations in the Stillwater area have yet to be announced.
Twenty years ago Stillwater-based FamilyMeans kicked off its first-ever St. Croix Garden Tour. The event has since awed and inspired attendees with feature gardens and creative ideas for two decades. The 20th annual St. Croix Garden Tour is scheduled for Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For the first time in the event’s history, the tour will feature 11 residential gardens from previous years. One of which is the garden of Lake Elmo resident Tom DeGree, whose garden featured on the tour in 2008. Since then, DeGree has been chairman of the garden tour committee. “Tom provides wonderful volunteer leadership for this event. He is committed not only to making the garden tour a success, but to capturing the mission …
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Monday, April 30, 2012
St. Croix Valley Brew-B-Que: A Q&A with Damon Holter
Croix Valley Steak Sauces, Lift Bridge Brewing Company and Heritage Liquor of Maplewood are throwing the inaugural St. Croix Valley Brew-B-Que Festival at Lift Bridge Brewery on May 26.
Do you have the best BBQ on the block? Well, prove it. Croix Valley Steak Sauces, Lift Bridge Brewing Company and Heritage Liquor from Maplewood are throwing the inaugural St. Croix Valley Brew-B-Que Festival, benefiting Valley Outreach. The rib and wing BBQ competition will be held at Lift Bridge Brewery in Stillwater on May 26 from 3-8 p.m., and is open to the public. Damon Holter, owner of Croix Valley Steak Sauces in Hudson, is seeking cooks from area restaurants, catering companies, BBQ teams and the backyard grillers alike. "Everyone thinks they have the best BBQ in the world, whether they do or not," Holter said. "Here's their chance (at their next party) to say, here's my ribs and there's my trophy saying I have the best BBQ on the…
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Damon Holter
7:56 am on Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Eddie, the Lift Bridge Beer Brat Eating Contest will take place around 4:30-5:00. This is open to the public and will be conducted on a first-come basis. We will sign people up as they arrive and limit the number to about 20 or so participants. Come early and get signed up - these are some TASTY brats made with Lift Bridge Chestnut Hill! more ›
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
StillwaterEats!: Enjoy a Culinary Walking Tour with Foodies on Foot
Mother-daughter team Nancy and Liz McNulty recently launched Foodies on Foot, a culinary walking tour through downtown Stillwater.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Fourteen Oscar Nominated Films You Can't Rent on Netflix Showing in Stillwater
The Stillwater Downtown Theatre Group is showing all 14 of the 2012 Oscar-nominated short films in the animation and live action categories April 26-28 at the Parish Hall of Ascension Episcopal Church.
First it was rare Bing Crosby footage and now its Oscar-nominated short films. As a follow-up to the Bing Crosby film showcase last month, the Stillwater Downtown Theatre Group is showing all 14 of the 2012 Oscar-nominated short films in the animation and live action categories. The films will be shown over three days this weekend (April 26-28) on a 7x16 screen at the Parish Hall of Ascension Episcopal Church. Show times are 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m., and 9 p.m. on Saturday. The show costs $8 for adults and $6 for students. Cash or check at the door. Tickets can also be purchased online by following this link. Proceeds are shared with Community Kitchen. “Because Netflix has not offered the Oscar …
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Listen Local: A Q&A with Debbie Bramstedt of St. Croix Preparatory Academy
St. Croix Preparatory Academy's Listen Local event on April 28 will be a "community celebration" that brings nationally recognized musicians to the Stillwater area to to raise funds for performing and visual arts programs.
St. Croix Preparatory Academy will be putting on the first annual Listen Local concert Saturday, April 28 featuring special guest Billy McLaughlin. The 'Listen Local Lounge, featuring top local performers, appetizers and refreshments, will open two hours prior to the show. The Listen Local Lounge opens at 6 p.m., followed by Billy McLaughlin live on stage at 8 p.m. Stillwater Patch recently asked St. Croix Prep's Development Director, Debbie Bramstedt a few questions about next weekend's event. Stillwater Patch: How did the idea for Listen Local come together? Debbie Bramstedt: We live in an art-and-talent-rich community. As a school in the St. Croix Valley area, we brainstormed ideas that would both embrace the Valley and east metro …
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Randy Marsh
12:40 am on Monday, May 7, 2012
Debbie, hope your event went well. How much of this money would be necessary had your incestuous administration not given themselves more $140,000 in bonuses for doing jobs for which they are already well compensated when the school was constructed? Thanks in advance for your response. more ›
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Packed House: Woodbury Community Expo is Saturday
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 14 at the Bielenberg Sports Center in Woodbury.
After three years, word has gotten around. The Woodbury Community Expo sold out its available booth space for the first time this year, according to Kim Snyder with the Woodbury Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the event. “We feel really good about that,” she said. The third annual event is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, at the Bielenberg Sports Center. It is free to attend. The Woodbury Community Expo will once again feature dozens of exhibitors, live music, prize raffles, activities and plenty of spots to grab a bite. But chamber officials have been looking to draw a younger crowd this year, Snyder said, thus the Minnesota National Guard climbing wall and demonstrations from Mad Science, among other things. “For the…
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Kris Janisch
4:02 pm on Thursday, April 12, 2012
Patch will be at the event, as will the Tropical Ballroom. Check out the latest blog post from owner Tricia Wood: http://patch.com/B-Jxp more ›
Pamela Brown, Budget Blinds of Stillwater
7:03 am on Friday, May 18, 2012
Great job Colleen. Congratulations. I can't wait to read the book. more ›