Family weekend fun: Rock the Barn, Linden Hills Festival
May 14, 2015 at 4:41PM
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Prepare for some toe-tapping fun at this farm and music festival. Live music from the Brass Messengers and Mystic Order of Reverb and Twang and old-fashioned farm games. Also wagon rides, barn visits and demonstrations and a bake sale. (3-7 p.m. Sat. $4-$8, $25 per family. Dodge Nature Center, 365 W. Marie Av., West St. Paul. 651-455-4531. www.dodgenaturecenter.org.)
LINDEN HILLS FESTIVAL
Meander through the park for an art fair, marketplace and parade. Try out yoga or participate in the chess challenge. Also food, games and music. (11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. Free. Linden Hills Park, 3100 W. 43rd St., Mpls.)
MELISSA WALKER
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