Weekend Planner: Events fill weekend schedule

Published 12:00 am Thursday, September 11, 2003

The Freeborn County DFL Committee will hold its annual spaghetti supper from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Friday at the Union Center, 404 E. Main St., Albert Lea. Cost is $5 for adults, $2.50 for children 4 to 10 years, and kids 3 years and under eat free, or $10 per family. Guest speakers will be Dan Sparks, John Hottinger and Mike Hatch.

Following is a roundup of other events happening in the area this weekend.

Friday, Sept. 12

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– The North Star Corn Maze near Northwood, Iowa, is open from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Admission is $5 per person. Children 5 and under are admitted free. Concessions, a gift shop and toilets are available on the grounds. To get to the corn maze, travel south on Highway 65 and watch for the signs.

-Skyline Mall will host Mall Mission Days during mall hours. It’s one big bazaar where non-profit organizations, church groups and service clubs will sell baked goods, lefse, cookbooks, sweatshirts, garden produce and crafts to raise funds for the projects they sponsor.

-The Herfindahl Gallery in the Albert Lea Art Center, 224 S. Broadway Ave., features the works of Cuban immigrant Luis Chamizo and a piece of work by his son Luis. Gallery hours are noon-4 p.m. There is no charge to attend.

-The Pelican Breeze will hold a pizza cruise at 6 p.m. Reservations are required before 4 p.m. Friday. Call 383-2630.

Saturday, Sept. 13

-Glenville First Lutheran Church Women will hold their annual fall festival. Coffee and rolls will be served from 8-11 a.m. and a meatball dinner from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost for the meal is $5 for adults and $2.50 for children ages 5-10. Preschoolers eat free. There will also be raffles, and crafts, produce and baked goods will be available for sale.

-The Albert Lea Farmers’ Market is open in the parking lot at the corner of Broadway Avenue and Water Street from 9 a.m.-noon.

-Mall Mission Days continue at Skyline Mall during mall hours.

-The Herfindahl Gallery in the Albert Lea Art Center, 224 S. Broadway Ave., features the works of Cuban immigrant Luis Chamizo and a piece of work by his son Luis. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-2 p.m. There is no charge to attend.

-The North Star Corn Maze near Northwood, Iowa, is open from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Admission is $5 per person. Children 5 and under are admitted free. Concessions, a gift shop and toilets are available on the grounds. To get to the corn maze, travel south on Highway 65 and watch for the signs.

-The Pelican Breeze will hold a public cruise at 2 p.m.

-Community Lutheran Church of Geneva will sponsor a burger and corn feed at the Geneva Community Center from 5-7 p.m. There will also be an auction at 3 p.m. with many new and used items. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will match funds.

-The Hartland Fire Department will hold its annual pork chop feed from 5-7 p.m. at the Hartland Community Center. Cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Proceeds will go toward fire-fighting equipment and training. The event is sponsored by the Hartland Fire Fighters Relief Association.

Sunday, Sept. 14

-The North Star Corn Maze near Northwood, Iowa, is open from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Admission is $5 per person. Children 5 and under are admitted free. Concessions, a gift shop and toilets are available on the grounds. To get to the corn maze, travel south on Highway 65 and watch for the signs.

-Northbridge Mall will host a New Star Discovery Most Beautiful Baby Contest for boys and girls, ages newborn to 6 years old. (No make-up is allowed.) Registration is from noon-1 p.m. and the contest starts at approximately 1:15 p.m. For more information, call 1-877-330-Baby, or visit the Web site, www.newstardiscovery.com. Entry forms are also available at the mall.

-An open house reception for the exhibit of Cuban immigrant Luis Chamizo will be held at the Albert Lea Art Center, 224 S. Broadway Ave., from 1-3 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free.

-The Pelican Breeze will hold a public cruise at 2 p.m.

-Cross of Glory Lutheran Church in Hartland will host the musical &uot;Solid Rock Cafe&uot; at 7 p.m. Performers are students from the New Richland and Hartland areas and represent several area churches. The band and directors are the GEM Girls from Youth for Christ.

(Contact Geri McShane at lifestyles@albertleatribune.com or call 379-3436.)