Last Blast for the Dome: Photos from the 2013 Woodbury Community Expo

The event was held Saturday, April 6, at the Bielenberg Sports Center in Woodbury.

The fourth annual Woodbury Community Expo was held Saturday, April 6, at the Bielenberg Sports Center. It was the last major event for the sports center before the city deflates the dome and begins construction on a new $21.8 million field house. Thousands of residents made their way through the booths and exhibits at the event, which the Woodbury Chamber of Commerce organizes.   Like Patch on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Sign up for our free newsletter

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Kris Janisch

8:52 am on Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Nice! Maybe you guys should do shaves next year Steve!   more ›

Woodbury Community Expo Set for Saturday

The event will be held at the Bielenberg Sports Center.

The Woodbury Community Expo, the largest such event in the east metro, is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the Bielenberg Sports Center. Admission is free. The event features more than 160 booths from local businesses and organizations, food from vendors, entertainment and kid-friendly activities. According to the Woodbury Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the event, booths will feature: Meanwhile, Woodbury resident and WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer will be giving the WCCO-TV Mobile Weather Watcher tour from 1:30-2 p.m. in the parking lot. Afterward, he will be the emcee from 2-4 p.m. inside the dome.  Area restaurants providing food include: Activities and entertainment at the event include: For more information about…

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2013 Woodbury Community Expo Less Than a Month Away

It will be the last major event at the Bielenberg Sports Center before the dome is razed to make way for a new field house.

The Woodbury Community Expo, the largest gathering of its kind in the east metro, is less than a month away. The fourth annual event is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the Bielenberg Sports Center. It will be the last major event at the sports center’s dome before it’s torn down to make room for a new $21.8 million field house, new two-story lobby and outdoor rink, along with other improvements. Related: Last Hurrah for Woodbury’s Bielenberg Sports Center 10 New Items on the Bielenberg Sports Center Expansion Project Woodbury Playground Would be State’s Largest for Kids of All Abilities Outdoor Movies in Woodbury? Update on Pleasure Rink for Bielenberg Sports Center Expansion Splash Pad at Bielenberg Gets Lukewarm Reception…

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Last Hurrah for Woodbury’s Bielenberg Sports Center

The Woodbury Community Expo will be held in April, the last major event at the sports center before the dome is razed.

Dave Black has been the ice arena and field house manager at the Bielenberg Sports Center since it was constructed “bolt by bolt, piece by piece” in 1995. The dome has survived 90 mph winds, numerous snowstorms and age, Black said, “but it never has come down.” Yet it will in April, as the city demolishes the dome to make way for a new $21.8 million field house. Before the bubble bursts, the Bielenberg Sports Center will host its last major event: the 2013 Woodbury Community Expo, set for April 6. When it was first built, there were questions about whether Woodbury’s facility—and similar domes in the metro area—would be successful, Black said. “But we had no idea how successful it was going to be,” he said. Black said the sports center has…

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Video: Cash Tornado at the Woodbury Community Expo

The "cash grab" was a popular feature of Saturday's event.

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Packed House: Woodbury Community Expo is Saturday

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 14 at the Bielenberg Sports Center in Woodbury.

After three years, word has gotten around. The Woodbury Community Expo sold out its available booth space for the first time this year, according to Kim Snyder with the Woodbury Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the event. “We feel really good about that,” she said. The third annual event is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, at the Bielenberg Sports Center. It is free to attend. The Woodbury Community Expo will once again feature dozens of exhibitors, live music, prize raffles, activities and plenty of spots to grab a bite. But chamber officials have been looking to draw a younger crowd this year, Snyder said, thus the Minnesota National Guard climbing wall and demonstrations from Mad Science, among other things. “For the…

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Kris Janisch

4:02 pm on Thursday, April 12, 2012

Patch will be at the event, as will the Tropical Ballroom. Check out the latest blog post from owner Tricia Wood: http://patch.com/B-Jxp   more ›

Brief: Chamber Announces ‘Cash Grab’ For Woodbury Community Expo

The annual event is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, at the Bielenberg Sports Center.

The Woodbury Community Expo is typically a flurry of activity. This year, that flurry will include cash. The Woodbury Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday that the April 14 event will feature a cash grab—a giant box in which people try to collect as much money as they can while it blows around inside. (There is a time limit and people will have to wear goggles.) It’s the latest addition to the expo, which will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, at the Bielenberg Sports Center. All adults will receive three tickets for the three cash grabs throughout the day, said Kim Snyder, the Woodbury Chamber’s membership director. Other items of note at this year’s event, according to a release from the chamber: Mad Science, Bruce the …

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Tricia Wood

8:25 pm on Friday, March 2, 2012

Note that our dancing group is not also a choral group! They do not go together. I dance, but do not sing :)   more ›