Nickelodeon sponsors Rock The Universe, a kids New Years Eve Party at Mall of America. Little kids will enjoy Nickelodeon characters, magicians and circus acts. Teens and tweens will rock out to the live music of School of Rock’s Road Crew, create their own music video and play Microsoft’s new video game Kinect.

Taste of Minnesota positive improvements make me optimistic about the event maintaining a “family friendly” environment. Great rock acts and the new rules guarantee my family and I will be there this year.

This year marks the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock. There will be hundreds of Tributes to Woodstock across the country this August. So you might as well block off the weekend of August 15-16 right now. The one I’ll be at is the Twin Cities School of Rock Woodstock Tribute concert at Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis. A FREE concert. Starts at noon. Great family activity. Pack a picnic lunch and share the story of Woodstock with your kids!