Rochester Civic Theatre’s Annual Fundraiser Event: Spectacula!
Honoring this year’s Friend of the Theatre:
Mayo Clinic

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Location: Rochester International Event Center
7333 Airport View Dr. SW
Rochester, MN 55902
Cost: $100 (75% of cost is tax deductable.)

5:30 pm Cocktail Festivities
6:30pm Dinner
A live auction and entertainment will follow.

Please RSVP by September 25 at 507-282-8481 or www.rochestercivictheatre.org

5th Annual Harvest Festival – Wine, Art & All That Jazz
Bags on Sale Now!
The Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce’s 5th Annual Clear Lake Harvest Festival to be held on Saturday, October 3rd, will once again showcase downtown Clear Lake with a celebration of wine, art and relaxing live music. Bags are on sale now! Visit www.clearlakeiowa.com to purchase your bag online, or you may call 800-285-5338. You may also purchase your bag by stopping in the Clear Lake Area Chamber Office at 205 Main Avenue. Office hours are Monday thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Sundays from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Bags are $20 each for those paying with check or cash, and $23.00 each for those paying with a credit card. Tax included in cost. This event has sold out of Harvest Bags in all prior events before the day of the Festival so get your bags ordered early.
Each year, the entire downtown area is transformed into a fun & festive fall atmosphere featuring a variety of musical entertainment, tastings of choice wines and an opportunity to browse the antique and specialty shops, restaurants and art galleries of our charismatic lake community.
Activities for the day will include wine and beer-‘samplings’, an expanded Farmers Market, unique vendors, seminars/demonstrations and, of course, great food. The ‘samplings’ will begin at NOON various locations TBA and will feature something for everyone, ranging from good affordable wines to library selections, and specialty beers. Featured Iowa wineries this year will include: Mt Valley Vineyard & Winery, Old Bank Winery, Prairie Moon Winery, Eagle City Winery; and also Worth Brewing Company (micro brewery) to name a few.
The afternoon kicks up with a variety of activities: plenty of live Jazz music, street artists, grape stomp competition, salsa-making contest, carriage rides, food and vendors market.
Everyone is welcome to participate in the farmers market, retail vendors, food and the jazz music but attendees are encouraged to purchase a ‘Harvest Bag’ for $20.00/Cash or Check & $23.00 with Credit Card ($25/Cash or Check & $28 with Credit Card) day of event if still available) to enjoy many of the other event activities. Included in each Harvest Bag are a festival pass, which grants access to all the day’s events; 15 ‘sampling’ tickets, a souvenir wine glass, gifts and more.

“The Wizard of OZ” Audition
October 3 & 4 at 2:00pm
Rochester Civic Theatre

Auditions will be held for a production of “The Wizard of OZ” at Rochester Civic Theatre!
We are looking for…..
6 – 10 male actors
4 – 8 female actors
More than 10 young actors

Please prepare a song to sing at the audition and bring a sheet music for an accompanist.

“The Wizard of Oz” Show dates: December 4 – 20, 2009
Rehearsal dates will be announced at the audition.

1:30 pm to 4pm Sunday Oct 4th. 2009 in the library audatoridom

Purpose Workshop, Wedgewood Cove - discover your purpose! If you missed the Purpose Workshops in the beginning of the project - now’s your chance to find your purpose. 6:00 p.m. The workshop is free but you must register with Community Ed. http://albertlea.k12.mn.us or call (507) 379-4834.

Rummage Sale:
Fri. Oct. 9
10am-6pm
Lunch Served 11am-1pm
Supper Served 5pm-6:30pm (Soup & Sloppy Joes/Caramel Apple Crisp)
Sat. Oct. 10
Bag Sales: 8am-10am
Clothing & Miscellaneous of all kinds
Baked Goods, Fall Garden Products, Collectables
Westminster Presbyterian Church
802 4th St. SW
Austin, MN 55912

Vertigo Theatre Factory Fundraiser
Presenting The Actor’s Nightmare, by Christopher Durang on the Civic Theatre Mainstage, as the center piece of an evening that will also include live music, dance and visual art. For more details, visit vertigotheatrefactory.org

Date: Friday, October 9
Time: 7-10pm
Ticket Price: $22

Tickets ON SALE NOW!
Call RCT box office at 507-282-8481 or visit www.rochestercivictheatre.org!

A Night of Improvisational Comedy
With Greg Miller, Gerry Casper, Nick Mezacapa
Date: Saturday, October 10
Time: 8pm
Ticket Price: $12

Local funnymen Nick Mezacapa, Jerry Casper and Greg Miller desperately dare to delight with an evening of improvisational comedy.
Recommended for audiences 13 and older.
Warning: Test results have proven this show has caused giggles in some laboratory animals.

Tickets ON SALE NOW! Call RCT box office at 507-282-8481 or visit www.rochestercivictheatre.org!

Choral Arts Ensemble will open its 25th season with a concert featuring choral works chosen by audience survey, including music by Palestrina, Howells, Rachmaninoff, Whitacre, Lauridsen, and many others. A new work by the winner of our 25th Anniversary Season commissioning contest will be premiered. Presented at Zumbro Lutheran Church in Rochester on Sunday, Oct. 11, at 2:00 pm, tickets are $25, $15, and $10. A pre-concert talk by Artistic Director Michael Culloton will begin at 1:30 pm.

Magnus Martensson 2009-2010 North American Tour
"Excuse me, does my piano count as one carry-on?"

Date: Sunday, October 11
Time: 7:00pm
Ticket Price: $22 for Adults and Seniors /$12 for Students

Swedish conductor turned comedian Magnus Martensson, performs music and comedy at the piano.
Music by Grieg, Stenhammar, and much more!
Tickets ON SALE NOW Call RCT box office at 507-282-8481 or visit www.rochestercivictheatre.org!

Check out Magnus's performance on YouTube! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ohVa64bQ4

The choir is under the direction of Dr. Christopher Aspaas. Magnum Chorum performs on Saturday at 7:30 in Shattuck-St. Mary's 1872 gothic style chapel. For tickets, contact the Shattuck-St. Mary's box office at 507-333-1620
Contact personal: Dick Kettering-507-333-1631

This event will foster conversation to keep the momentum of the October13th Disability Mentoring Day going throughout the coming year. Please jion us in the conversation with local policy makers, Wal-Mart, and among others. People with disabilities and businesses are encouraged to attend and participate in thes Town Hall.

Celebrate Albert Lea living longer, better! 7:00 p.m. Albert Lea High School Gym. Find out how we did and what’s next for Albert Lea!

Death of a salesman Riverland Theatre department
November 18-21, 2009 @7:30PM November 22 @ 2:00 PM

Christ Episcopal Church will be providing a FREE lunch on Saturday to the Community. Everyone is invited. If you have any questions, please call the church at 507-433-3782. (This lunch will be provided the 3rd Saturday of every month.

Christ Episcopal Church - 301 3rd Ave NW, Austin, Minnesota
email: office@christchurchaustin.com

Trojan Women
Saturday, October 17 at 8:00PM

Loizides Theatre, 2009/2010 USA and World Tour
A Greek tragedy performed by Loizides Theatre, 2009/2010 USA and
world tour production. Presented by Rochester Civic Theatre
and Modern Greek Studies, University of Minnesota.

Ticket Price: $25
Tickets ON SALE NOW Call RCT box office at 507-282-8481
or visit www.rochestercivictheatre.org!

all day, every day

Kindness Counts: October 18-24

Celebrate ‘CHARACTER COUNTS! Week’, October 18-24, by participating in Kindness Counts. Visit www.KindnessCounts.ning.com throughout ‘CHARACTER COUNTS! Week’ and tell us what acts of kindness or good deeds you did that day. At the end of the week, we’ll draw for great prizes.

For more information go to www.KindnessCounts.ning.com, or contact Amy Smit.
amy.smit@drake.edu
Phone: 515-271-2293
Institute For Character Development
1213 25th Street
Des Moines, IA 50311

regular meetings are thrid Monday of each month

AALA regular meeting for October 19th
Austin Holiday Inn, Teddy Roosevelt Room
6:00-7:00 PM Buffet (optional) 7:00 PM Business meeting
Evening Speaker: Chief Paul Phillip, Austin Police Dept.
Bring your questions, concerns and suggestions
Guests and new member welcome

Austin's First Methodist Chruch, which is handicap accessible, is having their Annual chicken and biscuit supper and bake sale on Thursday October 22nd 2009. Serving from 4:30 to 7:00 pm. This year we will have a large bake sale along with knives and wash cloths. Tickets: $8.00 Children:-6-12- $5.00 (5 and under free). Tickets are available from circle members, the church office or at the door.
(Carry outs Available)

There is no doubt aboutit, nowhere is the evening that will showcase crowd favorites and hopefully reveal a new sensation ortwo!

Tickets Adult $12.00 Student $6.00

Blue Lotus Cabaret

Date: Saturday, October 24
Time: 8pm
Ticket Price: $8

Prepare yourself for an enchanting evening of swirling silks and hypnotic percussion as the Blue Lotus Dance Company perform compelling dances of the Middle East featuring performances by artistic director and award winning dancer Julianna and the ever popular Blue Lotus Shimmy Twins.

Tickets available by calling at 507-358-3330 or e-mail at Juliannabellydance@yahoo.com

David Hovland, piano casual classics concerts series Riverland music department. This will be held in Austin East room E102.

RCT Live: Americana Showcase
Date: Friday, October 30
Time: 7:30pm
Ticket Price: $17.50 in advance/ $22 at the door

Live music event featuring:
Romantica from Minneapolis, MN
Six Mile Grove from Rochester, MN
The Get Rites from Minneapolis, MN

Tickets ON SALE NOW Call RCT box office at 507-282-8481
or visit www.rochestercivictheatre.org!

The Austin Public Library is hosting a free Healthy Heart Seminar for women from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. on Saturday October 31st. Women are invited to bring a friend to this free even brought to the Austin Public Library by the Mayo Clinic and Women Heart Association. The 10:30 session will cover healthy eating and a light healthy lunch will be prepared and served following the program. Attendance at the event is free, but if you wish to sample the lunch please register by calling Jeanne at the library at 507-433-2391.

New Life Worship Center - 65th St. NW and Hwy 52 N. FREE: CiCi's pizza & cinnamon rolls, giant inflatables, black light show, door prizes, horse rides, laser tag, games and CANDY! For more information go to www.newlifewc.org or call 282-7201.

Halloween Masquerade Jazz Gala Featuring Fair Trade
Date: Saturday, October 31
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $20
Costumes, Adults Only.

The band, Fair Trade plays a unique mix of jazz and soft rock, old and new, from Mose Alison and Tom Waits to Roy Orbison and Robert Plant. The result is a diverse and interesting show that audiences everywhere respond to. Featured vocalist Charron McLeod is backed by a 4-piece ensemble of experienced musicians who enjoy the challenge of playing music of different styles and eras.
Tickets ON SALE NOW Call RCT box office at 507-282-8481 or visit www.rochestercivictheatre.org!