Listing of Life’s a Bench! names, artists, sponsors and locations
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""Over The Rainbow"
Artist: Leisa Luis-Grill
Sponsor: Peter and Bari Amadio
In Memory of Celena, Pete and Sir Rusty
Location: in front of the Rochester Civic Theatre near the Goose
""A Purrrrfect Day"
Artist: Leisa Luis-Grill
Sponsor: Richard and Evelyn Berger
Location: First floor of Shops at University Square- across from Sopra Sotto
"A Mazing Bench"
Artist: Mike Snyder
Sponsor: Judy and Jim Sloan Foundation
Location: Outside the Rochester Public Library
"YESTERDAYS of ROCHESTER"
Artist: gayle dahl
Sponsor: Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation
Location: In front of Historic City Hall on 1st Avenue SW
"Song in My Heart"
Artist: Karin Neuvirth
Sponsor: Think Mutual Bank
Location: University Square Skyway level- next to Zpizza
"Rochesterfest"
Artist: Casey Woelk and Cheri Newkirk
Sponsor: Home Federal Savings Bank
Location: Glass Skyway between University Square and Home Federal branch
"Live, Learn, Innovate"
Artist: Garry Post
Sponsor: University of Minnesota Rochester
Location: On the Peace Plaza near the Peace Fountain
"Grow"
Artists: Samantha Green, Joshua Green, Ryan Grissom and Samantha Reichert
Sponsor: Alan and Judy Hoffman
in celebration of Martin Hoffman
Location: On the Peace Plaza near the crosswalk
"Mama Di"
Artist: Laura Hanora Rice
Sponsor: City of Rochester
Ardell F. Brede, Mayor
Location: Outside City Hall
"Freedom of the Press"
Artist: Audrey Caseltine and Annie Skogen
Sponsor: Post-Bulletin Co.
Location: Outside the Post-Bulletin offices at 18 First Avenue SW
"Excellence- Mayo Clinic’s Bench Mark!"
Artist: Ann Riggott
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
Location: Annenberg Plaza facing the Boy with Dolphin statue
"Farmers.Food.Friends"
Artist: Susan Waughtal
Sponsor: Rochester Downtown Farmers Market Friends
Location: 4th St SE entrance to the Farmers Market
"Points of Light"
Artist: Jill Eddingsaas Zimmer
Sponsor: DoubleTree Hotel, Hilton Garden Inn, Shops at University Square and US Bank Building
Location: in front of the DoubleTree Hotel on Broadway
This activity is funded in part by the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council through the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008, and the Rochester Downtown Alliance.






