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Eagan Cascade Bay – Cascade Bay is the largest outdoor municipal waterpark in the Upper Midwest and features several attractions, including Twin Falls, the Typhoon and Hurricane waterslides, and the Lazy River with Rocky Rapids. Other amenities include zero-depth entry points, snacks at Captain’s Gallery, and miniature golf. The park is typically open for its regular season June 12-Aug. 30. Cascade Bay is located at 1360 Civic Center Drive. For more information visit www. cityofeagan.com or call the hotline at (651) 675-5577. Caponi Art Park – Located on 60 acres of wooded hills in Eagan, Caponi Art Park and Learning Center offers cultural and educational experiences in a natural setting designed to blend art and nature. From May through October, the Art Park welcomes over 5,000 visitors each year. Features include miles of wooded walking trails, a sculpture garden, and the Theater in the Woods outdoor amphitheater. Programs include the Summer Performance Series, Family Fun Tuesdays, Shakespeare Festival, Medieval Fair, Poets in the Park and guided tours. Caponi Art Park is located at 1220 Diffley Road in Eagan. For more information, visit www.caponiartpark.org or call (651) 454-9412. Eagan Art House – Located at the entrance to Patrick Eagan Park, the Eagan Art House offers numerous art classes throughout the year taught by experienced instructors and professional artists. Schedules of classes are available at www.cityofeagan. com/eaganarthouse. The Page 14
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The Lakeville Art Festival is held each year on the grounds of the Lakeville Area Arts Center in downtown Lakeville. art house is located at 3981 recreated historic village and Lexington Ave. For more museum, Dakota City’s fiveinformation, call (651) 686- acre site includes 22 buildings. Dakota City offers special 9134. events throughout the year Farmington with costumed interpreters Dakota County and demonstrations. The Fairgrounds – The sprawling village and museum are open acreage of the Dakota for educational programs, County Fairgrounds on senior groups, celebrations Farmington’s southern edge and tours by reservation. is home to more than just Located on the Dakota the Dakota County Fair. The County Fairgrounds, 4008 grounds has also been the 220th Street W., Farmington, site of annual events like the (651) 460-8050, email: Scottish Highland Games, the info@DakotaCity.org, Web Southern Cruzers Summer site: www.DakotaCity.org. Spectacular Car Show and much more. To find out more Lakeville Lakeville Area Arts about the fairgrounds, call the General Fair Office at (651) Center – Located at 20965 Holyoke Ave. in downtown 463-8818. Lakeville, the center promotes Dakota City Heritage cultural enrichment and Village – Dakota City Heritage artistic experiences for the Village offers visitors the entire community by offering chance to experience rural life many unique youth and adult in 1900-era Dakota County. A art classes as well as a variety
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Dakota City Heritage Village hosts entertainment during the Dakota County Fair. of theatrical productions. Through creative re-use and renovation, the former All Saints Church has been transformed into a stateof-the-art theater and arts facility featuring a 300-seat auditorium, multi-purpose art studio, pottery studio, exhibit spaces and catering kitchen. For more information, or to view a list of performances at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, visit www.lakevillemn.gov.