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This Thursday ChARTdonnay is happening at the ArtOnWater gallery from 5-8. At the Sesquicentennial Legacy Plaza there is a Harvest Art Dedication at 5:30. Susan B. Woods is doing a dance show at 7 p.m. at Dittmann Center in Wagner/Bundgaard Studio One at St. Olaf. Scandium is playing The Contented Cow at 8 and The Tavern Lounge is hosting Mark Mraz.

On Friday Rafael Campo is leading a Convocation from 10:50-11:50 at Carleton. Also at Carleton there is a Visiting Speaker at 3:30 in Mudd room 73. There is an Exhibit Opening Reception from 6-9 at the Northfield Arts Guild. The Rocky Horror Show is being performed at the Northfield Arts Guild Theater at 7:30. The Iliad is being performed in Concert Hall at Carleton at 7:30. The Japanese Animation Festival is happening at ArtOrg at 7:30. Tom Franek is playing The Contented Cow and The Tavern Lounge is hosting Lonesome Dan Kase.

On Thursday Robb Jacobson is speaking in Mudd Hall at Carleton at 4:30. Marjorie Welish is reading her poetry from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Gould Library Athenaeum at Carleton. ChARTdonnay is happening as usual from 5-8 p.m. at the ArtOnWater gallery. Help Wanted is being performed in Buntrock Commons at St. Olaf at 7 p.m. From 7:30-9 there is a Chesley Lecture in Olin Happ Room 149 at Carleton. In Urness Recital Hall at St. Olaf there is a Piano Pre-Tour Concert at 8:15. Roster McCabe is playing the Rueb at 9 and The Tavern Lounge is hosting Mark Mraz.

There is a Convocation by Joseph Melros from 10:50-11:50 a.m. in Skinner Chapel at Carleton on Friday. The River Bend Ramble is happening starting at 5:30 at River Bend Nature Center. Occasional Jazz is playing the Contented Cow at 5:30. Cemetery Stories are happening at Oaklawn Cemetery from 5:30-7:30 p.m. From 6:30-9:30 at Thorn Crest Farm there is a Fall Harvest Festival Candlelight Evening. The Japanese Animation Festival begins at ArtOrg at 7:30 p.m. There is a Faculty Recital from 8-9:30 in Concert Hall at Carleton. Marty Anderson & The Goods are playing the Contented Cow at 8:30. The Tavern Lounge is hosting Norwegian Cowboy.

October is here, and so is the October issue of the Northfield Entertainment Guide! You can pick up a print copy of the Entertainment Guide at hot spots around town or in the gray publication boxes downtown.

You can also click the image at right to view or download a PDF of the Guide, or see a page-flipping interactive version at www.northfieldguide.com.

On Friday there is Kids Night at the YMCA from 6-9 p.m. There is a Booksigning and Discussion: Northfield Reads! Selection Celebrates Mom at 7 p.m. at Carleton. At 7 p.m. there is a Guest Recital at Urness Recital Hall at St. Olaf. Aaron Kaugman is playing Hogan Brothers Acoustic Café from 7-9 p.m. The Contented Cow is hosting The Last Known Whereabouts.

River City Books is having a Book Release Party at noon on Saturday. The Contented Cow is hosting Eggmen, and Joey Heinz is playing The Tavern Lounge.

The ArtOnWater Gallery is having ChARTdonnay Thursday from 5-8 p.m. The Grand Event Center is having wine club from 7-9 p.m. Ian Alexy is playing The Tavern Lounge.

There is a Lecture: “Africa in the Americas: The Creole Potters of St. Lucia” on Friday from 11 a.m.-Noon in Boliou 161 at Carleton. Bonnie and the Clydes is playing The Contented Cow from 8-11 p.m. The Tavern Lounge is hosting Cam Waters.

On Saturday at 7 p.m. Christina & Peter are playing The Contented Cow. The Carleton College Art Gallery has an Exhibit Opening Reception from 8-10 p.m. Chad Johnson is playing Froggy Bottoms from 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m., and Relativity is playing The Tavern Lounge.

Friday begins the Faribault Area Airfest at 5 p.m. at the Faribault Municipal Airport. There is an Exhibit Opening, Gallery Talk and Party at St. Olaf at 5 p.m. Occasional Jazz is playing The Contented Cow at 5:30, and Monroe Crossing is playing The Grand Event Center at 6:30. There is a Guest Recital at 7 p.m. at St. Olaf. The Northfield Arts Guild is having an Exhibit Opening Reception from 7-9 p.m. The Contented Cow is hosting James Curry at 8 and Joey Heinz is playing The Tavern Lounge.

The Defeat of Jesse James Days is upon us again! For a complete menu of DJJD happenings, pick up a guide or visit our website at www.northfieldguide.com.

Aside from DJJD happenings:

ChARTdonnay Thursday is happening at the ArtOnWater Gallery from 5-8 p.m. Marty Anderson is playing The Contented Cow at 5, and Todd Thompson Trio is playing The Tavern Lounge.

Blue Moon is playing The Tavern Lounge from 5-8 on Friday, and The Contented Cow is hosting The Bridgewater Ramblers at 5. Also playing The Contented Cow is Spruce Top Review at 8. Norwegian Cowboy is playing The Tavern Lounge from 8:30-Midnight.

On Saturday...

The September issue of the Northfield Entertainment Guide is on the stands at local hotspots and in the grey boxes on sidewalks downtown. This issue has the complete Defeat of Jesse James Days schedule, so pick up a free copy and begin planning your DJJD weekend now! The issue will be available online on Tuesday. Have a great Labor Day weekend!

Start your weekend off with ChARTdonnay Thursday at ArtOnWater from 5-8 p.m. Candidates at the Cow is happening at the Contented Cow from 6-8 p.m., and Teague Alexy is playing The Tavern Lounge.

On Friday The Contented Cow is hosting Eggmen, and Chris Herriges is playing The Tavern Lounge.

The Rice County Steam & Gas Engines, Inc., Annual Labor Day Event will take place at The Showgrounds in Dundas on Saturday from 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Norwegian Cowboy is playing The Tavern Lounge.

Don’t let the heavy machinery and ripped-up roads throw you, things are hopping in downtown Northfield this weekend!

Things really heat up Saturday with the LowBrow High Octane 3 hot rod art and car show at the Armory and along Division. It starts with a support-the-troops pancake feed at 8 a.m. (Armory) and concludes with the rockin’ rockabilly at the Reub at 8 p.m. In the midst of all that, the Historical Society is hosting an Outlaw Run –- as in motorcycles following the path of the James-Younger Gang when they high-tailed it out of here in 1876 -- that will depart Northfield around 9 a.m. and return around 7 p.m. That would be in plenty of time to take in The Loafers at the Tavern Lounge and/or the ‘60s serenades of Bonnie and the Clydes at the Cow.

Finally – round off your weekend with Politics and a Pint (6 p.m.) and Northern Roots Session (7:30 p.m.) at the Contented Cow.

So stroll the sidewalks, check on the progress of the road and river projects, do a little shopping and take in the happenings. Details on these and a full month of happenings are always available in the Northfield Entertainment Guide, distributed around town, in the gray sidewalk boxes and available online at northfieldguide.com.

ChARTdonnay Thursday is happening from 5-8 p.m. at the ArtOnWater Gallery. The Contented Cow is having Candidates at the Cow from 6-8 p.m. The third part of the Bridge Chamber Music Festival is at 7:30 at the United Methodist Church of Northfield, and Jon Manners is playing The Tavern Lounge.

There is a Feedback Frenzy show on Friday at The Key at 7 p.m. Sarah Pray is playing The Contented Cow, and The Tavern Lounge is hosting Joe Meyer.

On Saturday Tony Newes is playing The Tavern Lounge.

The Contented Cow is having Politics and a Pint at 6 p.m. on Sunday, followed by Northern Roots Session at 7:30 p.m.

For a complete menu of happenings for the rest of August, pick up a print copy of the Entertainment Guide at hot spots around town or in the gray publication boxes downtown or page-flipping interactive at www.northfieldguide.com.

Starting today, Thursday, and continuing through Sunday, is the annual celebration of ArtSwirl, where there is more art than you can shake a stick at! Don’t miss the many artsy happenings downtown.

Also happening on Thursday is the John Falck Memorial Golf Tournament beginning at 1 p.m. at the Northfield Golf Club. ChARTdonnay is happening as usual from 5-8 p.m. at the ArtOnWater gallery. Down Lo is playing the Rueb-n-Stein upstairs at 9:30 p.m. and The Tavern Lounge is hosting the Todd Thompson Trio.

The August issue of the Northfield Entertainment Guide is out, complete with all the ArtSwirl happenings and a DJJD brochure! Pick up a free print copy at hot spots around town or in the gray publication boxes downtown, downloadable here or page-flipping interactive at www.northfieldguide.com. Start planning the rest of your summer now!

ChARTonnay Thursday is happing as usual from 5-8 at the ArtOnWater gallery. The opening reception of the Meg Ojala and Ron Gallas, and Doug Foxgrover exhibit is from 7-9 at the Northfield Arts Guild. The Tavern Lounge is hosting Ian Alexy.

On Friday The Merry Wives of Windsor is being performed on the Central Park Stage at 7 p.m. Blue Moon is playing The Contented Cow and Norwegian Cowboy is playing The Tavern Lounge.

Crazy Daze takes place downtown all day Thursday. ChARTdonnay is happening as usual from 5-8 p.m. at ArtOnWater. Charlie Parr is playing Hogan Brothers. There is a Songs of Hope concert on Bridge Square in the early evening. Study Hall with Peter & Terry will be playing The Contented Cow, and The Tavern Lounge is hosting Tony Newes.

On Friday, Annie Get Your Girlfriends is taking place from 4-8 p.m. in downtown Northfield. Joe Meyer is playing The Tavern Lounge.

Bonnie & The Clydes are playing The Contented Cow on Saturday. Jeff Ray is playing The Tavern Lounge.

On Sunday, The Contented Cow will have Politics and a Pint at 6 p.m. and the Northern Roots Session at 7:30 p.m.