FRIDAY, FEB. 1 | SATURDAY, FEB. 2 | SUNDAY, FEB. 3
2013 SCHEDULE
PRE-EVENTS
Friday, January 11, 6-8pm:
COUNT DOWN FUNDRAISER,The Village Inn Sports Bar & Grill. Come help raise funds for the annual winter festival and hot air balloon rally. You could be a winner!
Saturday, January 12, 10am:
TRUMPETER SWAN WALK,Hudson Area Library, sponsored by Dough Boys Pizza in partnership with Friends of the Library. Learn about the swans that spend the winter in Hudson—then walk to see them with local swan expert Barry Wallace. Free workshop but seating is limited so pre-registration is encouraged. .
January 12--February 23:
PHOTO CONTEST , coordinated by PressEnter. Submit your best photos of any HAA event and you could win a prize. Send to 421 N. 2nd St., River Falls, WI 54016 or email to photocontest@pressenter.com. Details at www.pressenter.com
January 17-25:
CHILDREN’S COLORING AFFAIR coordinated by St. Croix Valley YMCA, Associated Bank-Hudson and Hudson Star-Observer. Children’s pictures will be on display at YMCA and Associated Bank locations throughout Hot Air Affair.
Saturday, January 19, 10 am-2 pm:
COUNT DOWN EVENT at Family Fresh Market. Food sampling and musical entertainment. Register to win prizes, including a balloon ride in Airganic Garden hot air balloon during HAA 2013.
Saturday, January 19, 4-8 pm: :
CANDLELIGHT HIKE AND SKI, YMCA , Camp St. Croix, sponsored by PCK Foundation and Valley Agencies—Dennis Lee. Candle-lit trails for cross-country skiing and hiking along with trail side fires for quick warm ups. Come see a hot air balloon. Learn about owls. Complimentary refreshments hosted by Art Doyle’s Spokes & Pedals. Free admission, no advanced registration required.
Friday, January 25, 5-8 pm:
HUDSON HOT AIR AFFAIR ANNUAL COUNT DOWN KICK-OFF, Dick’s Bar & Grill. Come celebrate the Majestic Flyway with costumes, prizes & trivia games. Enjoy an evening with friends at one of the Hot Air Affair’s Charter Sponsors—24 years of FUN!
Saturday, January 26, 1-3 pm:
IGNITE MARTIAL ARTS OPEN HOUSE, sponsored by Ignite Martial Arts. Introductory martial arts and self defense classes, demo team performance with board breaking. Obstacle course, origami crane folding and learn a “crane kick”.
Sunday, January 27, 1-3 pm:
This event has been cancelled.
FAMILY DAY ACTIVITY, The Phipps Center for the Arts, sponsored by Eckberg Lammers. Family members of all ages will create a theme masterpiece and then march behind “The Phipps is for Kids” banner in the “2013 Majestic Flyway” Torchlight Parade on Feb. 1. All materials provided for this FREE hands-on art-making activity. Call 715-386-2305
to sign up.
BALLOONING EDUCATION PROGRAM. Classroom programs on hot air ballooning and Majestic Flyway in Hudson and area schools. Programs coordinated by Hot Air Affair Committee, pilots, Viking Electronics and The UPS Store-Hudson.
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10:00 am: MAJESTIC FLYWAY SUPER SALE AND BUTTON INSTANT PRIZES at Hudson businesses. Winter clearance sales and special events. Check your Hot Air Affair button number against numbers posted in participating stores Feb. 1-3 and you could be an instant winner! Pick up your button at the Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau office or participating businesses. Shop Elan Clothing, Dilly Dally Gifts, SEASONS on St. Croix Gallery, Grapevine Interiors “AT HOME”, The Purple Tree, Lavender Thymes, Art Doyle’s Spokes and Pedals, Knoke’s Chocolates, CocoBello, Abigail Page Antiques, Marnie Marie Photography, Pangea International Jewelry & Gifts, The Nova, Hudson Flower Shop, Applebee’s Restaurant, Urban Olive & Vine, Massage Envy-Hudson , Chapter2Books, Dough Boys Pizza, Digital Garage/Mac Xprts, Joyful Expressions, La Rue Marche, The Ugly Sister Boutique, FreeStyle Yogurt, Bert’s Coffee Café, The Enchanted Atelier and Bella Luce Boutique.
WALKING ART SHOW throughout the Hudson area. See framed photos of what flies over Hudson—hot air balloons, eagles, swans and lots more with feathers. Photos for sale with proceeds to feed Hudson’s wintering flock of trumpeter swans.
| Photographer | Subject | Display Location for Sale Feb. 1-3, 2013 |
| Stan Tekiela | Bluebird | Chapter2Books |
| Jeff Bucklew | Swan | SEASONS on St. Croix Gallery |
| Jeff Bucklew | Swan | Promotional Piece at E.P. Rock School Marketplace |
| Bruce Bergeron | 3 Swans, Eagle | Domino’s Pizza |
| Bruce Bergeron | Loon | Urban Olive and Vine |
| Tammy Wolfe | Swans | Hudson House Grand Hotel |
| Tammy Wolfe | Swans | WESTconsin Credit Union on Friday/E.P. Rock School Marketplace on Saturday |
| Margaret Ontl | Swans | Knoke’s Chocolates |
| Deanna Grigus | Balloons | Dick’s Bar & Grill |
| Deanna Grigus | Balloons | E.P. Rock School Marketplace on Saturday |
| Marnie Marie | Balloons | Elan Clothing |
| Gordon Dietzman | Eagle | The Purple Tree |
| Gordon Dietzman | Swan | Urban Olive and Vine |
| Larry Ricker | Swans | Dough Boys Pizza |
| Larry Ricker | Eagle | The Ugly Sister Boutique |
| Don Anderson | Swans | Lavender Thymes |
| Don Anderson | Eagle | La Rue Marche |
| Anjanette Conway | Fireworks | Joyful Expressions |
| Keith Crowley | Loons | Pangea |
| Keith Crowley | Swan | Elan Clothing |
HOT AIR AFFAIR GEOCACHING throughout the Hudson area. Go to www.geocaching.com for coordinates of winter friendly geocaches in Hudson and the St. Croix Valley. NEW geocaches hidden in the immediate Hudson area.
11:00 am: BOOK SIGNING Chapter2Books, with wildlife photographer, naturalist and award-winning author Stan Tekiela. Birding Guides and more.
7:00 pm: TORCHLIGHT “MAJESTIC FLYWAY” PARADE, FEATURING PRIZES FOR THE BEST OVERALL PARADE UNIT, THE BEST UNIT BY HOT AIR BALLOONISTS, THE BEST “MAJESTIC FLYWAY” THEME UNIT AND THE BEST KAZOO MARCHING BAND.Hot air balloon pilots and crews displaying blasts of fire. Parade participants line up at 6 pm at Wells Fargo Bank parking lot and parade travels down Second Street. Prizes in each category. Please call 715-386-8332, 715-386-6217 or 715-381-2050 by noon on February 1 to register. Parade sponsors include Viking Electronics, St. Croix Self Service Storage, Hudson Bowling Center/Plaza Lounge, O’Connell Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Inc., Valley Agencies—Dennis Lee, Culver’s-Hudson, Agave Kitchen, Valley Orthodontics, Oral Surgery Center, Holiday Stationstores, Winzer Stube, Bob Smith’s Sports Club, Barker’s Bar & Grill/San Pedro Café, Rock & Tait Exteriors, Applebee’s Restaurant, Mattress Galaxy and Red Cedar Canyon Assisted Living and Memory Care.
FIREWORKS DISPLAY , immediately after parade over Lakefront Park and the St. Croix River. Sponsored by Andersen Corporation. Grand finale to downtown festivities.
6:30 pm: LIVE MUSIC JAZZ at Urban Olive and Vine, 520 Second Street.
8 pm: CONCERT FEATURING AMERICAN IDOL FINALIST REED GRIMM, Hudson High School Auditorium, sponsored by Youth Action Hudson. Grimm and his talented siblings Jennifer and Trey Grimm perform with proceeds benefiting YAH and Hudson SAFE. General admission tickets at County Market and Family Fresh Market and premier seating tickets at YAH office..
9:00 pm: KARAOKE at Plaza Lounge, Plaza 94.
10:00 pm: DANCE at Dick’s Bar & Grill, 111 Walnut Street.
7:30 am: BALLOON LAUNCH, nearly 40 hot air balloons, including special shapes, will have a mass ascension. E.P. Rock school grounds (13th and Summer, on the Hill). Concessions and souvenirs available.
7:00 am-noon: PANCAKE BREAKFAST, , Masonic Temple, 209 Locust Street. Sponsored by Masonic Lodge #56. All you care to eat breakfast—pancakes, cinnamon rolls, scrambled eggs, biscuits & sausage gravy, fruit, beverages. $7.00 adults, $3.50 children 10 and younger.
8:00 am-8:00pm MARKETPLACE AND CRAFT FAIR, E.P. Rock School (13th and Summer, on the Hill). Craft and souvenir selection with special winter apparel, ballooning and Hot Air Affair emphasis. Visit the Hot Air Affair booth for souvenirs, Hot Air Affair apparel and collectibles. Hot food and drinks available in cafeteria by local non-profit groups.
8:00 am: HOT AIR AFFAIR GEOCACHING throughout the Hudson area. Go to www.geocaching.com for coordinates of winter friendly geocaches in Hudson and the St. Croix Valley. NEW geocaches hidden in the immediate Hudson area.
10:00 am: GEOCACHING FOR FAMILY FUN, Come meet local geocachers and learn about the fun, family adventure of geocaching. Equipment will be shown and you’ll learn how to get coordinates and search for hidden treasures. Bring your questions. E.P. Rock School cafeteria
10:00 am: UP, UP & AWAY 5K FUN RUN, Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, sponsored by Anytime Fitness—Hudson and Thrivent Financial—Tracy Berglund. Registration starting 9 am at church at 505 13th Street South. Pre-register at www.hudsonhotairaffair.com. $18 pre-register by Jan. 26 or $25 day of race. Door prizes, race shirt & refreshments.. Click here to download entry form with event details.
10:00 am: OCTAGON HOUSE MUSEUM, sponsored by Dopkins Accounting Service. Guided tours and learn about the early history of ballooning. Admission.
10:00 am: MAJESTIC FLYWAY SUPER SALE AND BUTTON INSTANT PRIZES at Hudson businesses. See description under Friday, February 1.
WALKING ART SHOW throughout the Hudson area. See framed photos of what flies over Hudson—hot air balloons, eagles, swans and lots more with feathers. Photos for sale with proceeds to feed Hudson’s wintering flock of trumpeter swans. See February 1st schedule listing for artists and locations.
10:00 WARM UP STATION , sponsored by Tom Nielsen Coldwell Banker Burnet Realty. Visit the E.P. Rock school cafeteria throughout the day for music, dance performances and martial arts demonstrations. Take a warm up break, refreshments available to purchase, special Ground Hog Day activity.
12:00 - 3:00 pm: MINNESOTA KITE SOCIETY, E.P. Rock school grounds, sponsored by Xcel Energy. Society members provide a kite ground display, stunt kite demos, fighter kites. Kites for kids of all ages available for sale.
1:00 pm: SMOOSH BOARD COMPETITION, E.P. Rock school grounds. Hot Air Affair’s wackiest winter sport with 4 people on the same smoosh boards. Call 381-5020 for team registration, $10 per team. Prizes for best team in competition plus best “Majestic Flyway” costumes. Smoosh boards available.
1:00 pm: : ICE CARVING, sponsored by La Petite Dentistry, E.P. Rock school grounds. Watch the skills of a professional award-winning ice carver bring a big block of ice to life in front of your eyes. Meet “Pete” the Shark. .
1:00-3:00 pm: CRAFTS FOR KIDS “Majestic Flyway”, sponsored by Associated Bank at E.P. Rock School Marketplace. Kids join in making free crafts.
2 pm: THE RAPTOR CENTER FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA E.P. Rock School, brings 4 raptors to Hudson’s “Majestic Flyway”, including an American Bald Eagle. Raptor education program plus Native American dancing by St. Croix Dance Troupe.
3:00 pm: BALLOON LAUNCH, E.P. Rock school grounds. Optional flight if morning flight launched. Mass ascension if morning flight was canceled.
6:30 pm: HOT AIR BALLOON MOON GLOW OR FIELD OF FIRE, E.P. Rock school grounds. Hot air balloons light up the dark so bring your camera for this spectacular event! In case of windy weather, Moon Glow becomes a Field of Fire.
6:30 pm: LIVE MUSIC JAZZ at Urban Olive and Vine, 520 Second Street
7:00 pm: BENEFIT BINGO FUNDRAISER FOR HUDSON BOOSTERS, sponsored by Hudson House Grand Hotel and Valley Agency Inc.—Dennis Lee. Enjoy a fun filled evening of bingo and raise money for youth sports programs in Hudson. Cash bar.
7:30-10 pm: TASTE OF THE FLYWAY WINE, BEER & SPIRITS EVENTE Hudson House Grand Hotel, sponsored by Hudson Brewing Company/American Sky Beer and 45th Parallel Spirits. Enjoy beverage tastings, along with appetizers, decadent chocolates and artisan cheeses—all from the St. Croix Valley. Admission.
9:00 pm: KARAOKE at Plaza Lounge, Plaza 94.
10:00 pm: DANCE at Dick’s Bar & Grill, 111 Walnut Street.
7:30 am: BALLOON LAUNCH, nearly 40 hot air balloons and special shapes in mass ascension. E.P. Rock school grounds.
HOT AIR AFFAIR GEOCACHING throughout the Hudson area. Go to www.geocaching.com for coordinates of winter friendly geocaches in Hudson and the St. Croix Valley. NEW geocaches hidden in the immediate Hudson area.
WALKING ART SHOW throughout the Hudson area. See framed photos of what flies over Hudson—hot air balloons, eagles, swans and lots more with feathers. Photos for sale with proceeds to feed Hudson’s wintering flock of trumpeter swans. See February 1st schedule listing for artists and locations.
10:00 am: MAJESTIC FLYWAY SUPER SALE AND BUTTON INSTANT PRIZES at Hudson businesses. See description under Friday, February 1.
2:00 pm: EIGHTEENTHH ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF, Dick’s Bar & Grill. The hottest, the best, enter your favorite warm up chili concoction and you could win a prize. Sponsored by Dick’s Bar & Grill, call 386-5222 for details and registration by February 2. Limited entries. Cash, trophies and fabulous prizes.
