Elves Off the
Shelves
LOCK IN YOUR OWN PERSONAL ELF SIGHTING!
Santa's elves will come to your door, delivering a special letter from Santa and a Christmas treat!
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Choose your own personalized package below, reserve your time, and be ready for a wonderfully festive visit from our very own Elves Off the Shelves!
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Dates to choose from are December 17th, 18th or 19th.
Visits are 30 minutes long.
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- Receive a personalized letter from Santa
- Candy canes for each member of the household
- Children may either give their own letters to Santa for the Elves to deliver
OR tell the Elves what they would like for Christmas
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BASIC PACKAGE $20
DELUXE PACKAGE $30
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Basic Package PLUS pick 2 of the options below:
- Ding Dong Ditch: The Elves ring the doorbell, hide, and surprise your children
- Personalized Sidewalk/Window Drawing (parents may tell us what it should say)
- The Elves will sing Jingle Bells
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CUSTOM PACKAGE $40
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You may choose any or all of the items off both packages, as well as including your own ideas.
(All ideas must be approved by MCT staff)
HALLOWEEN WARM-UP INFO
October 14 and 15 from 6:30 - 8:50 pm
$10 per ticket - limit 25 per group
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Tickets can ONLY be purchased at Jim's SuperFresh until October 13th
Jim's SuperFresh Address:
2101 4th St NW, Austin, MN 55912
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Groups go out every 10 minutes. The walk/event takes about 45 minutes. Select your time slot when you purchase your tickets. Tickets are non-refundable and only good for the time slot on your ticket.
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**During the 6:30 pm time slot there will be powered track chairs for use for those in need. This needs to be set up in advance by calling the Nature Center and requesting one.
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But what is Halloween Warm-Up anyways?
For two magical nights, the Nature Center (with the help of Matchbox Children’s Theatre) is under special enchantment! Take a 45-minute hike and enjoy “spook”tacular Halloween and nature skits performed by creatures, critters, and spirits of the night. Then relax inside the visitor center with cider and treats!
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Especially designed to appeal to children ages 4-11 (accompanied by an adult), but all ages are welcome!
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Jay C. Hormel Nature Center
1304 21st St NE, Austin, MN 55912
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HALLOWEEN WARM-UP
CAST & SKITS
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CAST:
Please pick up your scripts & costumes any one of these days:
Sept 26th or 29th
Oct 3rd or 6th
4:00pm - 5:30pm
at Matchbox Children's Theatre
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REHEARSAL:
October 9th 3:00pm
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Prairie Chicken and Pheasant
Directed by: Nature Center Interns
Prairie Chicken - Intern
Pheasant - Intern
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The Three Wishes
Directed by: Luke Reese
Fairy/Narrator - Francesa Bisanti
Wood Cutter - Luke Reese
Wood Cutter’s Wife - Kylie Larson
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Meet Dr. Frankenstein
Directed by: Ike McIntosh
Dr. Frankenstein - Liberty Anderson
Igor - Ashlyn Strampe
Wolfman - Renae Clark
Dracula - Luke Tapp
Tombstone - Ryker Edwards
Vampira - Ella Spear
Happy Medium - Hannah Zerke
Boy - Atticus Burhman
Girl - Ellie Nelson
Other Children - Caitlin Vasquez, Kyla Nelson, Estelle Ruzek
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The Haunted Waters
Directed by Kim Zerke
Laura - Harper Edwards
Becky - Renee Vossler
Sarah - Alice Osmonson
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Gingerbread Swamp Style
Directed by Val Johnson
Tree Frog - Kortez Bennet
Mosquito - Ava Lillis
Little Old Woman - Val Johnson
Gingerbread Man - Mollie Johnson
Alligator - Kenley Johnson
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Human Training Day
Directed by Kylie Larson
Onyx -Navin Britt
Lunar - Aubrey Ruzek
Giggles - Blake Zimbelman
Blue - Sariah Echols
Mrs. Thornbe - Haylie Meyer
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Witches
Directed by Angela Donovan
Witch 1 - Luka Chumba
Witch 2 - Sebastian Emeline
Witch 3 - Kalli Potter
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Halloween Warmup 2021
CAST LIST
The Noise in Underland
Directed by Blythe Johnson
Mad Hatter - Nadia Hummel
Mallymkun the Dormouse - Aubrey Ruzek
The Cheshire Cat- Vivanna Kelly
The March Hare- Ellen Ekins
Sound Effect Person- Blythe Johnson
The Magic Wand Directed by Kim Zerke
The Explorer- Liberty Andersen
Faithful Dog- Eva Taylor
Sir Stinkalot- Kya McManus
Sir Stinkalittle- Hannah Zerke
Bear- Ashlyn Strampe
How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun
Directed by Angela Donovan
Fox- Ryker Edwards
Possum- Hunter Wollenburg
Spider- Harper Edwards
Buzzard- Mark Wollenburg
The Plight of Jennie Greenteeth
Directed by Michael King
Squeakers the Field Mouse- Ava Lillis
Ears the Rabbit- Renae Clark
Flower the Skunk- Brynlee Olson
Bridge Keeper 1- Lukas Tapp
Bridge Keeper 2- Sam Vorthems
Jennie- Emma Brekke
The Three Witches and the Broken Broom
Directed by Emma Brekke
Greta- Livianna Culbert
Maddie- Ruby Kellog
Sabrina- McKenna Donovan
Scarecrow- Grace Wood
Mummy- Hunter Jensen
The Troll House Cookie Factory
Directed by Jenny Dreyer
Char- Michael King
Scorch- Heather Deyo
Burnie- Gabe Bruender
Robot Elves- Maggie Dreyer, Jackson Dreyer and Atticus Burhman
Cats
Directed by Kylie Larson
Cat 1- Kylie Larson
Cat 2- Haylie Meyer
Hey Little Ant
Directed by Sydney Weisinger
Ant- Nature Center Staff
Child- Nature Center Staff
Mussels Skit
Directed by Nature Center Interns
Cast- Nature Center Interns
TICKET PURCHASING INFO:
$10/ticket
2101 4th Street NW
Austin, MN 55912
507-437-6554
Mon-Fri 8:00am - 7:00pm
Sat 8:00am - 6:00pm
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WARMUP INFO:
Join us for a night of playful halloween skits as you travel the wooded paths of
Jay C. Hormel Nature Center.
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We will guide you in groups of 20, heading through every 10 minutes (when you purchase your tickets you will get to select your time). It takes about an hour to reach the end.
Appropriate for ALL ages!
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And oh boy...do we have a BUNDLE of spooky and silly skits this year!
DON'T MISS IT!! And don't wait too long - we sell out every year, it would be
a sad pumpkin situation to miss this fun Austin tradition!