Home Town Theater: The Glass Slipper

There are some fun and entertaining community theater dates coming up for that little prince or princess in your life, or anyone who loves drama and fairy tales all in one place.

 

Eden Prairie Players Present: The Glass Slipper

By Vera Morris

 

 

Date:  Friday 8/3/2012:       2:30 PM, 7:00 PM

          Saturday 8/4/2012:   2:30 PM, 7:00 PM 

          Sunday 8/5/2012:     1:00 PM, 3:30 PM

Location: Riley-Jacques Barn
9100 Riley Lake Road
Eden Prairie, Minnesota

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Cinderella works and works in her nasty stepmother's house. Her silly stepsisters, Brunhilda and Cleopatra, think they're so beautiful that the prince will marry them both, but the prince spends most of the evening at a palace ball trying to escape from them!

The prince vows to marry the girl whose foot fits the slipper. The ladies of the kingdom attempt to squeeze into the tiny shoe. Cleopatra can only manage one big toe! Naturally, by the final curtain, Cinderella and the Prince are reunited and the stepsisters get an unexpected comeuppance.

Tickets at the door: $5, $3 ages 5 and under
No advance tickets - at the door only. Ticket sales begin 45 minutes before show.

The Eden Prairie Players are a program of Eden Prairie's Parks and Recreation Department who's mission is to is to enhance the quality of life for the community of Eden Prairie through:

• Inspiring and nurturing theater opportunities for artists and volunteers, and;

• Entertaining and challenging theater experiences for audiences.

• Inspiring and nurturing theater opportunities for artists and volunteers

• Provide entertaining and challenging theater experiences for audiences.

If you want to unleash that latent actor, actress, director or stage designer you can find out more about the Eden Prairie Players here or visit the Eden Prairie Players website for information on auditions, upcoming productions and more. 

Source: Article and Artwork: http://www.edenprairieplayers.com/theglassslipper.htm

Let's Chill

Okay, enough sun already. I don't know about you, but I'm ready to whip up something chilled and refreshing. This is a breakfast drink recipe, but I think I'll have it for dinner. It fits my criteria--cold, thick, easy and nutritious.

Gordon’s Berry Breakfast Drink

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup chilled orange juice
• 1/3 cup chilled pineapple juice
• 2 cups vanilla yogurt
• 1 cup frozen blueberries
• 1/2 cup frozen sliced strawberries
• 1/2 banana, sliced

Directions 

Place the orange juice, pineapple juice, yogurt, blueberries, strawberries, and bananas into a blender. Cover and blend until smooth. The berry drink will be very thick. Serve immediately.

Source: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/gordons-berry-breakfast-drink/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=chilled%20drinks&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Recipe

Photo Source: http://allrecipes.com/cook/10075111/profile.aspx

How To Waterproof Your Kids

Taking your wee ones for a swim? Don't rely solely on floatation devices for your child's safety when they are near water.  Spend some time before you introduce them to the pool or lake, to let them learn what behaviors can lead to trouble and what behaviors can keep them safe.

PoolSafely.com is an excellent interactive resource for parents and children. The website has very useful information for parents (or grandparents) regarding water-proofing children and the kids can learn from the interactive games that teach basic water safety tips, like don't go into a pool area or lake unless an adult is watching. Kids can play and walk away with some rules to make their water play safer while having fun.

Here's a few water-parenting tips to help you out:

1. Always make sure adult eyes are on the children. If the pool area seems crowded, choose a different time for pool play. More accidents happen in crowed pools than you might think. 
2. Spend the first 15 minutes of pool time working on swimming skills with your child; back floating, treading water and kicking.
3. Always enforce pool safety--no running, climbing, dunking or diving.

You'll be glad you took the time to waterproof your kids. Even if you never use the pool, as long as water is nearby, water proofing your children is a must.

http://poolsafely.gov/poolsafely-activity/ 

4th of July Hometown Celebration

Date: 7/4/2012 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM 

Cost: Free 

Location: Round Lake Park 

16691 Valley View Road Eden Prairie 

Join your friends and neighbors for Eden Prairie's most popular community event! Enjoy entertainment, food, activities and more throughout the evening. 

ENTERTAINMENT 

5:30 p.m.: Jazz on the Prairie Big Band 

6:45 p.m.: Eden Prairie Community Band 

8 p.m.: Synergy 

10 p.m.: FIREWORKS display with music 

10:30 p.m.: Synergy 

CONCESSIONS 

Westrum's: Footlong hotdogs, corndogs and cheese curds 

Jersey Brothers Pizza 

The Kettle Korn Factory Kettle Korn and pork chops on a stick 

Eden Prairie Lion’s Club Beer 

Drew’s Mini Donuts 

Source: http://www.edenprairie.org/index.aspx?page=17&recordid=53