Busy weekend ahead: festivals, Cochran, cars, fishing

Busy weekend ahead: festivals, Cochran, cars, fishing

Weekend Planner
By Geri McShane | Albert Lea Tribune
Published Thursday, June 10, 2010



It’s a huge weekend in Albert Lea and Freeborn County, with Eddie
Cochran Weekend, Glenville Days, Freeborn Days and Take A Kid Fishing —
just to name a couple of things.

The Glenville Days schedule can be found on Page 11 of today’s
edition. Following is a roundup of other events happening in the area
this weekend.

Friday, June 11

• The Ryan Heath and Linda Draper art show will be open at the Albert Lea Art Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• First Lutheran Church will hold a salad luncheon from 11:30 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. Cost is $5 per person. Proceeds will benefit the stained
glass windows fund.

• The Pelican Breeze will hold a pizza cruise at 6 p.m. Guitarist
David Courey will provide the entertainment. Cost is $20 per person ($5
for children 5 years and younger). Reservations are needed by 4 p.m.
Call 383-2630.

• The Alden American Legion will hold a pork chop feed from 5 to 8
p.m., served by the Freeborn County Pork Producers. Cost is $9 per
person. A flag retirement ceremony will be held at 7 p.m.

• The Eddie Cochran Weekend cruise-in social will be held at the
Country Inn & Suites from 6 to 9 p.m. There will be a free drive-in
movie at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds starting at dusk.

Saturday, June 12

• The Humane Society of Freeborn County will hold a pancake
breakfast fundraiser at Applebee’s from 7 a.m. to noon. All you-can-eat
pancakes, orange juice and coffee will be served with a side order of
bacon. Humane Society T-shirts and sweatshirts will be available for
sale, as will the book, “Ava Finds A Home.” Cost is $5 per person, with
all profits going toward operating expenses for the animal shelter.

• Freeborn Days events will be held. A pancake breakfast will be
held at the Legion hall from 7 to 10 a.m.; citywide garage sales are
from 8 a.m. to noon; an art and craft sale at the District 15 school
house will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; a 4-H food stand opens at 11
a.m.; a kids’ parade runs from noon to 12:30 p.m. with kids games
following from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.; a pulled pork supper by the Freeborn
Ambulance and Fire Department will be served from 5 to 8 p.m. A street
dance featuring In the Fields at TB3’s will begin at 8:30 p.m.

• The 24th annual Eddie Cochran Weekend events include: citywide
garage sales; breakfast in the Fairlane Building from 8 to 11 a.m.; the
classic car show from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with $2 admission; the annual
hospice walk-run starting with registration at 7 a.m. and the walk at
7:30 a.m.; Eddie Cochran and Marion Ross exhibits will be open at the
Freeborn County Historical Museum, Roger Wessels will give a
presentation about Cochran’s life at 3 p.m. and root beer floats will
be served from 1 to 4 p.m.; lineup for the annual 26-mile cruise will
be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the fairgrounds. Following the cruise, a
free street dance featuring L.D. Cruiser and the Tones will be held in
the North Broadway Avenue parking lot.

• The Albert Lea Art Center will hold its annual Unique Junque Sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1206 W. Richway Drive.

• A rummage sale fundraiser for The Story Lady Doll & Toy Museum
will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1428 Spartan Ave. Maps for the
Citywide Garage Sales in Albert Lea this weekend may be picked up at
the Story Lady Doll & Toy Museum at 131 N. Broadway Ave.

• The Albert Lea Farmers Market will be open from 9 a.m. to noon in
the parking lot at the corner of North Broadway Avenue and Water Street.

• The annual Fountain Lake Sportsmen’s Club Take A Kid Fishing event
will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Edgewater Park fishing pier.
Children 16 years and younger can fish without a license. A free rod
and reel combo will be given to all kids. There will be lots of fun and
prizes.

• The Ryan Heath and Linda Draper art show will be open at the Albert Lea Art Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Northbridge Mall will host a June wedding dress review fashion show at 2 p.m.

• The Pelican Breeze will hold a public cruise at 4 p.m. Cost is $15
per person ($5 for children 5 years and younger). No reservation are
necessary.

• The Freeborn County DFL will hold its seventh annual picnic from 4
to 7 p.m. at the Edgewater Park pavilion. There will be guest speakers.
Sloppy joes, beans, chips, coffee, Kool-Aid and bars will be served for
$7 per person or $20 per family.

Sunday, June 13

• The Cloverleaf Lions and the LakeView Lions will hold their annual
flight breakfast from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Albert Lea Airport.
Pancakes, ham, eggs, milk and coffee will be served. Cost is $6 for
adults and $3 for children 12 years and younger.

• The Pelican Breeze will hold a public cruise at 1:30 p.m. Cost is $15 per person ($5 for children 5 years and younger).

The Eddie Cochran street dance on Saturday night has officially been moved to the Freeborn County Fairgrounds.

The beer garden opens at 6:30 p.m., with band LD Cruiser & the Tones beginning at 7:30 p.m. and going until midnight.

The dance ends at 11:30 p.m., but the bar will stay open until midnight.

Birdie!
Tout un weekend au nom d'Eddie! C'est pas beau ca!
J'espere bien un jour pouvoir y participer.. et en profiter pour visiter le musee, ainsi que sa ville natale!!!

Et ouais, c'est un week-end rien que pour toi Elvire !!!