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Jdpalke60's avatar

I am listening to to your ice cream part of the show and I am from the Minneapolis area. I know these places are not right downtown but worth the trip.

Cup n cone in White Bear Lake

Nelsons in Stillwater

Big Dipper in Shoreview

Grand Ole Creamery St. Paul

Laura's avatar

Will there be any recommendations for possible add-on activities? I've never been to MN before and was wondering if there were "must do" recommendations. I will be flying in and was thinking of booking my flights this next month so figured I would ask - so I know whether to plan to stay for extra days. Thank you. :)

Christi Matthews's avatar

Hi Laura. Sorry I missed this before. We aren't doing a detailed list but we definitely recommend adding a day to do the fair. It starts that weekend so would be ideal if you are adding on after the show. I'm happy to provide additional recommendations if you'd like. Feel free to shoot me an email - hello@christimatthews.com

Sara's avatar

I'm interested but only see King rooms with rollaway for singles. Does that mean one person has a king and the other a rollaway? Seems odd...

Christi Matthews's avatar

Hi Sara. The hotel had a very limited amount of rooms with 2 beds and those all sold out so now what we have left is rooms with King beds. Most of our guests are attending on their own or with a partner, but we wanted to still have an option for those who wanted to share. Yes, its a little odd but we put it out there in case anyone was interested. I hope that helps. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any other questions. hello@christimatthews.com. Thanks!

Sara's avatar

if we are a single but want an actual bed is there a waitlist?

Christi Matthews's avatar

Hi Sara. There are still single rooms avaiable. Are you looking to share with someone else in a double / double room? Unfortunately at this time we don't have a formal wait list for that. I can make note of your request however almost all the double rooms were filled with known roommates so there aren't many spots for folks who wanted a roommate assigned. Does that help? Thanks!

Sara's avatar

yes, was gauging if it was still possible to attend as a single but not be in a cot... but maybe I missed the window

Christi Matthews's avatar

Yes. We didn't have very many of those options to start with. I'll let you know if anything opens up!

Kristin C's avatar

The last Mon and Tues of August are always my most busy days of the year at work....wish I could go. :(

Danielle Adair's avatar

Live shows are so fun!

Sophi's avatar

I want to go so badly but I don’t think I can make it work financially and because of other time off work that I’m already taking this year. Is the plan to make this an annual thing? I’d really love to go ahead and be able to start planning for next year if so.

Christi Matthews's avatar

Yes, that is our hope/goal. 😊

Angelyn Knab's avatar

PSA: Go, even if you’ll attend on your own. I went to last year’s Cincinnati event alone (from CA) and am so glad I did. You will meet so many wonderful people, including future friends!