Area Meetings

New Ulm Capital for a Day
May 15, 2008

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 6:30-8 a.m. Pancake Breakfast by Farm City Hub Club–$3 per ticket 7 a.m. Concord Singers will entertain 7:45 a.m. Governor Tim Pawlenty address Civic Center, 1212 North Franklin Street 8-8:02 a.m. Bells an Whistles by Churches and Public Utilities Public join in with noisemakers in their neighborhood 8 a.m. Flag Raising Ceremony by National Guard and Boy Scouts City Hall, 100 North Broadway 9 a.m.Popcorn Wagon Dedication Brown County Museum, 2 North Broadway 9:30-11:30 a.m. Visioning: Planning for the Next 50 Years–high school students from three New Ulm systems and the public are invited to plan for the next 50 years New Ulm Middle School, Center and State Streets 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Minnesota Music Hall of Fame has its Grand Opening of its New Ulm Area Musicians Room–Open air performances by St. George musicians Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, 27 North Broadway 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Postal Cancellation of Minnesota Sesquicentennial stamps on letters and postcards by Postmaster Brown County Museum, 2 North Broadway 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Hermann Monument open for visitors (free today) Hermann Heights Park, 1 Monument Street 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Cultural Congress–Displays and information about New Ulm’s cultural organizations Brown County Museum, 2 North Broadway 11:30 a.m. Schell’s Hobo Band Concert German music at its best Turner Hall, 102 South State Street 12-1:30 p.m. German Buffet Luncheon Tickets $12 in advance only (Available at the New Ulm Chamber of Commerce) Sen. Dennis Frederickson featured speaker. Premier of New Ulm podcast tour guide Turner Hall, 102 South State Street 12/3/5 p.m. Glockenspiel carillon plays music, animated characters perform Schonlau Park, 4th North and Minnesota Streets 1-5 p.m. Wanda Gag House will host a 3 p.m. public photo session with “Wanda” and her cat Snoopy. Silent auction for floral arrangements Wanda Gag House, 226 North Washington Street 1:30 p.m. Katie Gropper Walking Tour–Learn about the 1862 Dakota Sioux attack on New Ulm Turner Hall, 102 South State Street 1:30-3 p.m. State Agricultural Commission Round Table Hosted by Assistant Ag commissioner Jim Boerboom– “Coming Food Crisis–Worldwide Impact on our Ag Business.” Anyone interested in the Ag industry is welcome Turner Hall, 102 South State Street 3 p.m. Brown County History Map/Battlefield New Ulm Painting Dedication – New pictorial history plaque Brown County Museum, 2 North Broadway 3-5:30 p.m. Big Catfish Release–Essay winners recognized, exhibits and activities for young and old, especially fishermen, by the State Department of Natural Resources, Commissioner Mark Holsten and others will speak, Big Catfish release at 4:30 p.m. Instructors and shotgun start of open fishing, $1,000 prize! Riverside Park, Front Street between First and Third South Streets 5-8 p.m. Community Picnic at German Park Food and refreshments 6:30 p.m. Program hosted by Brian Filzen to include Mayor’s Welcome, and address by “President Lincoln” and a New Ulm History Skit. 7 p.m. Band Concert ending with New Ulm Battery salute to New Ulm, Capital of the Day! German Park, German and Second North Streets Free admission to all events, except Breakfast and Lunch.