Greetings from the Children's Museum of Rochester!

'Rock Your Choice' to support the CMR on July 24!

CMR supporters are invited to the "Rock Your Choice Art Auction" from 5:30-9:30 p.m. on Friday, July 24 at the Eagles Club (917 15th Ave. SE). The CMR is one of several non-profit beneficiaries of this fun and worthy event and will have a booth set up on-site. (Last year more than 400 people attended!)

There is a $5 admission fee, which CMR supporters can earmark for the Children's Museum project. Auction-goers can enjoy live musical entertainment (bands include Scenery Sponge, Zed on Arrival, and more) and bid on items like sculptures, paintings, jewelry, and vases.

CMR keeps busy at Rochesterfest.

CMR supporters and volunteers kept busy the week of Rochesterfest.

Kids swarmed to our "CMR Under Construction" exhibit at Rochesterfest's Family Fun Night on June 24. Then, on June 26, lots of cute kids and their parents participated in the Rochesterfest Parade.

Thanks to all the CMR volunteers who helped staff our exhibit, walk in the parade, and answer questions about our project!

Save the date for 'Incredible Family Fun Night' on August 14.

Join us for an "Incredible Family Fun Night" fundraising event for the CMR at the History Center of Olmsted County on August 14. This awesome fundraiser will include magic by Bob Miller, music by Jake Donze, crazy hair-dos by Little Dudes-n-Divas, inflatables by Party Zone Inflatables, food by Johnny Mangouras (for purchase), and a movie on the barn ("The Incredibles").

Save the date and check out our fun poster and TV Public Service Announcements that we are using to promote this event around town. Our event is a great chance to have fun with your family and support a good cause at the same time! The fun begins at 6 p.m. and the suggested donation is $5 per person or $20 per family (or whatever you can afford). Please spread the word to all your friends.

CMR on TV and in the newspaper.

The CMR's TV Public Service Announcements are now airing on FOX 47! We have a 15-second spot promoting our Incredible Family Fun Night on August 14, and a 30-second spot that informs viewers about our project and our need to find a space for the museum. Thanks to Ali Lucia and the dozen kids who hammed it up for the TV cameras on a warm day in June at Essex Park when the PSAs were taped.

CMR also enjoyed front-page news coverage in the Rochester Post-Bulletin on June 25. The article was titled "Museum eyes 2010 opening" and provided great exposure for our project.