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Show some love for Burnsville Special festival filled with so many events it lasts longer than a week

The annual I Love Burnsville Week will run officially the first week of June, but has so many events that the week can’t contain them all. Following are highlights from the festival in Burnsville. May 18 and 19 • Community-Wide Garage Sale – Maps will be available at City Hall, Burnsville Ice Center, Birnamwood Golf Course, Maintenance Center, Burnhaven Library and at some individual garage sales, as well as online. Saturday, June 2 • I Love Burnsville 5K – Starts and finishes at Nicollet Commons Park. Awards will be presented to the top three male and female finishers in the following age categories: 8 and under,

9-11, 12-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70 and over. Register online at www.burnsville. org/recreation or call (952) 895-4500. Registration begins at 7 a.m. Race starts at 8:15 a.m. walkers at 8:20 a.m. Cost: $20 - includes a T-shirt • Yoga in the Park – 10 a.m.-11 am, Nicollet Commons Park, a certified instructor will lead the class, appropriate for all skill

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levels and all ages. Wear comfortable clothing, and bring your own mat if possible. • Appliances/Electronics Drop-Off Event – 9:00 am - 2:00 p.m. City of Burnsville Maintenance Facility, 13713 Frontier Court, www.dakotavalleyrecycling.org • Softball Tournament – Open to all D/E men’s teams and D women’s teams, Lac Lavon soft-

ball complex. Registration deadline is Wednesday, May 30 at 12 p.m. For more information contact Garrett Beck at (952) 8954516. Monday, June 4 • Intro to Pickle Ball – 10 a.m.-1 p.m., North River Hills Park, all ages. Pickleball is a racquet sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis, and table tennis. The sport is played on a court with the same dimensions as a doubles badminton court. The net is similar to a tennis net, but is two inches lower. The game is played with a hard paddle and a polymer whiffle ball. Paddles and balls will be provided. Tuesday, June 5 • Charlie Crichton Memorial Presentation – Alimagnet Dog Park, 5:30

p.m. • Essay Contest Awards – The “Why I Love Burnsville Essay Contest” recognizes the best third-grade compositions at 6:30 p.m. City Council Meeting. US Federal Credit Union of Burnsville is offering $50 to three winners and their schools. Open to all thirdgrade Burnsville residents. Wednesday, June 6 • YMCA Senior Open House, 13850 Portland Avenue South, Burnsville – Free admission for adults 55-plus. Call (952) 8989622 for hours. • Behind the Badge – Workshop for Adults 62plus on public safety, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at City Hall. There is no cost but registration is required by contacting Amber Jacobson at (952) 895-4575.

• Mountain Bike Race – Buck Hill Registration: 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Race time: 6:30 p.m. Fee: $5 gets you into the Beginner class (approximately 20-minute race), while $10 gets you into the Recreational (40-minute race) or Advanced (1-hour) class and there is a free kids’ race. Call (952) 888-1427 for more info. Thursday, June 7 • Rockin’ Lunch Hour – Nicollet Commons, Kidz Dance will perform, 12 noon • Summer in the Woods – Nature Walk for 62-plus 8 a.m. at Alimagnet Park. Expect to walk about 1 mile on a dirt trail with some small hills. Call (952) 895-4575 or email amber. jacobson@ci.burnsville. mn.us to sign up.

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• Burnsville Senior Center Ice Cream Social at the Burnsville Senior Center, 2 -5 p.m., Diamondhead Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway • THE GARAGE – Meltdown, doors open at 5 p.m. $5 pre-sale/$8 door, Dubstep DJ Dance Party, Rap on the Main Stage Featuring Just Say Yes, Hardcore in the Lounge, Acoustic Outdoor Stage Friday, June 8 • Golf Tournament – Birnamwood Golf Course, registration deadline, June 1, tournament start time, 5:30 p.m. Sign up at www. birnamwoodgolfcourse. • THE GARAGE – Meltdown, doors open at 5 p.m. $5 pre-sale/$8 door, Dubstep DJ Dance Party, Pop on the Main Stage Featuring Give It Up, Hardcore in the Lounge, Acoustic Outdoor Stage • FRIDAYFEST – Nicollet Commons Park, food, entertainment • Best Pizza in Burns-

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ville Contest – The Burnsville Jaycees contest from 6-8 p.m. Cost: $5/person • Entertainment on the Plaza, 7-8:30 p.m. • Friday Night Flicks on the Bricks – Movie “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale” show starts at dusk. Saturday, June 9 • Rhythm & Words: Family Music & Book Festival – 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Avenue. Dakota County Library will present a free day of fun most appropriate for kids age 10 and younger. Featuring live music, authors, music demonstrations and more. • THE GARAGE – Meltdown, doors open at 5 p.m. $5 pre-sale/$8 door, Dubstep DJ Dance Party, Indie on the Main Stage, Metal in the Lounge Featuring Brothers Loyalty, SMB, Royal Ace, Everyman A King, Acoustic Photo by Rick Orndorf Outdoor Stage Friday Night Flicks on the Bricks in Nicollet Commons will be held during I Love Burnsville Week when the movie “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale” show starts at dusk Friday, June 8.

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Taste of Lakeville — The Taste of Lakeville is the Rotary Club’s major fund raising event for local and international community projects. The annual event will be held at the Lakeville Arts Center, located at 20965 Holyoke Ave., from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, May 17. Event-goers get to taste all the food and wine they want, while live music plays in the background. Live and silent auctions are held. More than 2,000 guests generated more than $75,000 that was used to help families, locally and worldwide, in addition to funding scholarships for Lakeville students, among other things. Visit www.lakevillerotary.org/taste-of-lakeville. html for more information. Eagan 5K Your Way Activity Festival - The 8:30 a.m.

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The Taste of Lakeville is the Rotary Club’s major fundraising Market Fest in Eagan has received awards for its ability to bring together a wide range of event for local and international community projects at the vendors and entertainment. Lakeville Arts Center from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, May 17. resource experts and more. at the Eagan Community June to noon May 19 event at tion, call (651) 675-5500. Lake Fest – Eagan cel- A fishing license is not re- Center Festival Grounds, 1501 Central Pkwy. AdmisCentral Park features a 3.1 Holz Farm Spring Festi- ebrates its appreciation of quired for this event. mile course participants can val will be from 11 a.m. to local lakes during this June Eagan Art Festival – This sion is free. For more inforbicycle, in-line skate, walk 4 p.m. May 20 at this 1940s 9 festival. Residents are June 23-24 juried art show mation, visit www.ci.eagan. or run, kids bike rodeo, restored park featuring ac- encouraged to enjoy fish- features fine art and original mn.us. family lawn games, mini- tivities for all ages in Ea- ing (equipment provided), handmade crafts by 100 art- Eagan Market Fest – health fair, free fitness try- gan. For more information, making fish prints and bird ists, as well as music, enter- Market Fest is a weekly it stations and free healthy go online to www.ci.eagan. houses, visit with natural tainment, a variety of food summer event that features and art activities for all ages local fresh produce, handsnacks. For more informa- mn.us.

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Days celebration. Antique cars drive from Apple Valley Ford to Bogart’s. More information will be available closer to the event. Apple Valley Freedom Days – The city’s largest annual festival runs 10 days and includes a parade, carnival, live music, fireworks and food. The festival also features a car cruise, fishing derby and tennis tournaments. For more informaPhoto by Andrew Miller tion, visit the city’s Parks Dancin’ and Cruisin’ always brings out the most interesting and Recreation page at in classic cars during the Apple Valley Freedom Days event. www.ci.apple-valley.mn.us. crafted artisan items, live entertainment, activities for all ages and more. The event will be from June 13Sept. 26 at Central Park, Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Pkwy. More information can be found at www.ci.eagan.mn.us. Farmington Dew Days – The city’s annual sum-

mer celebration June 15-16 includes music, food, and entertainment. For more information, go online at http://farmingtondewdays. com. Dancin’ ’n’ Cruisin’ – This classic car show and street dance from 4 p.m.-midnight is the kickoff event to Apple Valley’s annual Freedom

July

Lakeville’s Pan-O-Prog — Lakeville’s annual summer festival, Pan-O-Prog, has come to Lakeville the week of the Fourth of July for 43 years. The annual event is a week-long celebration that features more See Calendar, 6B

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Pan-O-Prog has one of the largest parades in the south metro each year during the beginning of July.

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than 50 events and activities, such as the grand parade, classic car parade, fireworks, street dances and more. For more information, visit www.panoprog. org. Eagan July 4th Funfest – Eagan’s July 4th Funfest celebration July 3-4 features the Miss Eagan Ambassador pageant, a carnival, live entertainment, the Fourth of July Parade and one of the largest fireworks displays in the state. The carnival and fireworks are held at Central Park; the parade begins at the intersection of Yankee Doodle and Blue Cross roads and travels east on Yankee Doodle to the Eagan Community Center. For more information, visit www.eaganfunfest.org. Rosemount Leprechaun Days – July 20-29. The city’s largest annual festival includes about 60 events in 10 days, including a 100-unit parade, carnival, live music, fireworks, and food mostly centered around Central Park, northeast of the intersection of Highway 3/South Robert Trail and 145th Street. For more information, go online at www. RosemountEvents.com.

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Dakota County Fair – Aug. 6-12. The fair includes a midway with carnival rides, food, exhibits, music, grandstand events, 4-H exhibits and much more. For more information, go on-

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Rosemount Leprechaun Days, which will be from July 20 to 29 in 2012, includes the very popular Bathtub Races.

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Children flock to the midway at the Dakota County Fair for rides to satisfy their thrill-seeking attitudes. line at www.dakotacountyfair.org. Art & All That Jazz — The Art & All That Jazz Festival is held annually in August at Nicollet Commons Park in Burnsville’s Heart of the City. It has featured local and national jazz musicians and an art sale. The 2012 event is on Aug. 18. Southern Cruzers Sum-

mer Spectacular Car and Craft Show – Dakota County Fairgrounds, Farmington, typically held the last Saturday in August, includes a pancake breakfast. For more information, go online at www.thesummerspectacular.com.

September

Burnsville Fire Muster — Over a five-day stretch, Fire

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Muster features wine tasting, beer tasting, entertainment, fireworks, carnival rides, children’s activities, emergency personnel demonstrations, food and beverages from local restaurants, a community parade, and, of course, the fire truck parade that started it all. Burnsville’s annual community celebration began officially in 1980, evolving from a smaller, neighborhood-based activity. During the late 1970s, Burnsville resident and fire equipment collector Roger Jackson and some of his friends entertained children each summer by displaying his collection at what was then known as Diamondhead Mall, capping the day with a short parade of equipment down Nicollet Avenue. The Fire Muster is held Wednesday through Sunday immediately following Labor Day.

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Burnsville Fire Muster includes a Fire Truck Parade and a Community Parade each year in September. Lakeville’s Art Festival — The Lakeville Art Festival is held the third weekend in September in downtown Lakeville on the grounds

of the Lakeville Area Arts Center, located at 20965 Holyoke Ave. Each year, the festival hosts approximately 60 exhibitors who show

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and sell their work in many forms and mediums including visual, performing, and literary forms. The event includes a featured artist exhibit, artist demonstrations, Youth Art Tent, performing and literary artists, and food. For more information, visit www.lakevilleartfestival.org. Lone Oak Days – Sept. 22-23 at Eagan’s historic Holz Farm, Lone Oak Days celebrates what life on the farm used to be like. The event features activities, demonstrations, food and entertainment. Visitors can learn how to make a rope, churn butter, and grind corn, milk a virtual cow or take part in pony rides, hay rides or a pie-eating contest. Holz Farm is located at 4665 Manor Drive in Eagan. For more information, Photo by Rick Orndorf call the Eagan Parks and Recreation Department at The Lakeville Art Festival is held the third weekend in September in downtown Lakeville on the grounds of the (651) 675-5500. Lakeville Area Arts Center.

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The biggest event of the year in the city of Eagan is the July 4th Funfest, which includes a large parade.

Eagan 4th of July Funfest aims to be a blast The 46th annual Eagan 4th of July Funfest will run July 3 and 4 with parade, carnival, vendors, games, fireworks, car show, a Healthy-Hour event where people can compete against teams in an array of handson activities, the Funfest Ambassador Program and music by The Dweebs. Following is the list of events as of this publica-

tion. All events held at Eagan Festival Grounds. To find out more, go online to www.eaganfunfest.org. Tuesday, July 3 • Carnival and vendors • Healthy Hour • Children’s games • Bike parade • Texas Hold’em • Music by The Dweebs Wednesday, July 4 • 10 a.m. Parade

• After the parade - Carnival and vendors • Car Show • Ice Cream Contest • Texas Hold’em • Music by the Under Achievers • Fireworks Monday, July 9 • 7 p.m. Eagan Funfest Ambassador Coronation, Eagan Community Center Oaks Room

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Music will be everywhere Rosemount Leprechaun Days adds evening of music

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Music will be everywhere during Rosemount Leprechaun Days from July 20-29. The annual summer festival in Rosemount has added one night of musical entertainment during the Mid-Summer Faire, which runs from Thursday to Saturday of the event’s second weekend at Central Park, 2893 145th St. W. This year’s Mid-Summer Faire will feature four bands: • Thursday, July 26 – Big Bob and The High Rollers 6-10 p.m. • Friday, July 27 – Critical Mass 6:30-7:30 p.m. and GB Leighton 7:50-11 p.m. • Saturday, July 28 – Pop Rocks 7-11 p.m. with fireworks starting at 10 p.m. The carnival and vendor booths will be open Friday, July 27, from 5 to 11 p.m. and Saturday, July 28, from 1 to 11 p.m. All that music is in addition to the Rosemount Area Arts Council’s Bluegrass Americana Music Weekend, which starts with a July 20 square dance with the Eelpout Stringers from 7-9 p.m. at Central Park. The big day will be Saturday, July 21, with a lineup at the Bluegrass Festival that includes: • Dakota Citizens (kid-

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Rosemount Leprechaun Days includes a 100-unit parade that runs from Rosemount High School, down 145th Street and then turns north on Cameo Avenue to Rosemount Middle School. friendly bluegrass) 3-4 p.m. • Singleton Street 5-6 p.m. • Roe Family Singers 6-7 p.m. • Switched At Birth 7-8 p.m. • Sawtooth Bluegrass Band 8-9 p.m. The day also includes the Country Market and Juried Craft Show from 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; a farmers market, children’s entertainment, kiddie parade and food from Famous Dave’s

Barbecue. To register for the craft show, go to www.rosemountarts.com. On Sunday, July 22, Roots Music will take to the stage in Central Park from 4-9 p.m. The lineup includes the Moses Oakland Band, The Golden Swans, The Four Seasons, Serendipity, and Break Even. More information about See Rosemount, 11B

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Panorama of Progress to celebrate success Annual Lakeville event to include 120-unit parade by Tad Johnson Sun Thisweek

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Lakeville’s Panorama of Progress, known around Dakota County as Pan-OProg, will mark its 46th year in 2012 from July 1-8. The event will be highlighted by fireworks, a tent party at the Lakeville VFW, classic car parade and Grand Parade. Pan-O-Prog began largely due to the success of the development of the city’s Airlake Industrial Park. The celebration continues to highlight the growth and development of the community. With over 50 celebrations, events and activities, Pan-O-Prog also includes tournaments, pageants, a battle of the bands, and much more. Here’s a sampling of the events planned: • Junior Royalty Pageant, June 27, 6:30 p.m., tentative date, Kenwood Trail Junior High School, girls and boys, ages 5 to 8 have the opportunity to become Lakeville’s Junior Ambassadors. All contestants must be preregistered. For more information, contact Kristin Babcock at (612) 597-7106 or kbabcock7@gmail.com. • Medallion Hunt, win up to a $1,000 savings bond, clues will be posted by 9 a.m. each day, beginning

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Monday, July 2, at www. panoprog.org, and also at Erickson Drug downtown, CVS Pharmacy-Southfork Center and Ole Piper Inn, Valley Park. • Miss Lakeville Scholarship Pageant, July 3, tentative date, 6 p.m. silent auction, 7 p.m. pageant, Lakeville South High School, the Miss Lakeville Scholarship Program provides educational scholarships and opportunities for personal and professional growth for young women. The winner will receive a $2,000 scholarship and will participate in Pan-O-Prog Events, the St. Paul Winter Carnival Visiting Royalty program and Minneapolis Aquatennial Queen of the 2012 Minneapolis Queen of the Lakes competition. • Fireworks - Wednesday, July 4, dusk, Lakeville North High School • Beer, Brats & Bingo Thursday, July 5, 5:30 p.m., Lakeville VFW • Cruise Night Parade - Friday, July 6, 6:30 p.m., downtown Lakeville, for cars 1992 and older. Registration is from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. at Lakeville South High School. There will be a DJ, food vendors and door prizes during registration. Cruise leaves at 6:30 p.m. Fee is $10. To apply for a Special Interest vehicle,

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Pan-O-Prog has one of the largest parades in the south metro each year during the beginning of July. submit photo of vehicle with the make, model and year, along with name and phone number to Pan-oProg, P.O. Box 105, Lakeville, MN 55044., or email daniel.m.rogers@frontiernet.net. • Grand Parade, Saturday, July 7, 5:30 p.m., downtown Lakeville. Groups that wish to participate should fill out a form at www. panoprog.org and send in by June 8. The parade will be limited to 120 units. A $300 fee is required from businesses, politicial and nonprofit groups. No fees are required for veteran organizations, visiting royalty or emergency service units. Nonprofits may contact the parade chair and have fees waived by in-kind donations or volunteerism during the festival.

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Sessions to show what life was like in the early 1900s Dakota City Heritage Village at the Dakota County Fairgrounds will host two camps for young people this summer. The 1900 Teen Volunteer Camp will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 25-28 for those 13 years old and up who are interested in volunteering at Dakota City at other day camps, the Dakota County Fair and other events. Teens will learn about being a volunteer, proper dress for the 1900s, how to help with crafts and activities and the history of the buildings and people of the 1900s. Enrollment is limited to 10 teens. Participants need to bring their own lunch

and beverage each day and have their own transportation to the village, located at 4008 220th St. W., Farmington, next to the county fairgrounds. Cost is $125 per teen per session. The 1900 Apprentices camps will run July 9-12, July 16-19 and July 30-Aug. 2. Three four-day sessions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. will be offered. Youths aged 6 - 12 can learn what life was like a century ago at the camp. Each camp will feature hands-on learning activities guided by experienced history interpreters. Youths will participate in activities such as household chores, crafts and enter-

tainment, environmentalism, school and learning, people and history, all from the early 1900s area. They will visit and learn about many of the buildings in the village, and will have a chance to play many games that children from the 1900s played. Enrollment is limited to 20 youths in each fourday camp. The cost will be $125 per youth with each attendee asked to bring a bag lunch and beverage each day and have their own transportation to the village. Registration deadline is June 25. For questions or more information call (651) 4608050.

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cepted into the Mid-Summer Faire until May 17. All other vendor applications should be returned prior to May 29. Display sites are limited. To find out how to apply, go to the Leprechaun Days website listed at the end of this story.

cations is June 6. Fees are $100 for a commercial or political candidate unit. There is no charge for community service or nonprofit groups. Vendors are allowed to sell items along the parade route, but they must obtain a permit by July 11. The permit fee is $100. For an application form, call (651) 322-6010. For more information about the festival, go online to www.RosemountEvents. com.

the event is at www.bluegrassamericanaweekend. com.

Mid-Summer Faire The Mid-Summer Faire is a way for businesses, organizations, or community groups to market and sell themselves and their products by setting up a booth. Booth fees range in cost from $100 to $300 with additional fees for electrical supply. Rosemount vendors will have priority for being ac-

Enter the parade Another way for people to participate in Rosemount Leprechaun Days is to enter a unit in the Grand Day Parade, which starts at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 28. The deadline for appli-

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Farmington Dew Days to include parade, much more This year’s Farmington Dew Days has events running from June 11-16. The events include the Grand Parade, Bed Races, carnival, car cruise and much more. For a complete and updated events listing go online to http://farmingtondewdays.com. Here are some of the highlights from the festival: Tuesday, June 12 • 7 p.m. Miss Farmington Pageant - Boeckman Middle School Thursday, June 14 •10 a.m.-2 p.m. Family Fun Day - 19645 Pilot Knob Road - free games, prizes, bounce house and more. • 6-9 p.m. Flavors of Farmington at Rambling River Park (ice arena in case of rain)

Friday, June 15 • 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Children’s Craft Fair Dakota County Farmington Library - registration required • 12-8 p.m. Art Fair & Business Expo, Crafters • 2 p.m. Family fun event – sponsored by Our Family Foods – downtown stage area • 5 p.m. Kids Big Wheel Race (registration at 4:30 p.m.) – big wheels available if needed • 6:30 p.m. Bed Races – from 2nd to 4th Streets in downtown Farmington • 7 p.m. Cruise and Car Show – starting at the Dakota County Fairgrounds • 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Live music featuring American Roadhouse – stage by beer gardens

Saturday, June 16 • 8 a.m. Dew Run – get map online - old City Hall at 325 Oak Street • 10 a.m.-8p.m. Art Fair and Business Expo • 11 a.m. Kiddie Parade (registration at 10:30) • 12 p.m. Home Town Honoree Ceremony – stage by beer gardens • 12-3 p.m. Live music featuring 4 on the Floor – stage by beer gardens • 1-2 p.m. Special Delivery Singers – stage by beer gardens • 2-4 p.m. Zumba Main Stage • 4 p.m. Grand Parade • 6 p.m. Kiss the Pig – stage by beer garden • 7 p.m.-12 a.m. Midnight Live featuring Wasted Talent - stage by beer gardens

The Dew Days Grand Parade rolls right through downtown Farmington each year.

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