Events
The ArtOrg project named "The Northfield Day of the Dead Steamroller Prints" has been accepted into the permanent collection of the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota. Thanks to everyone involved in the creation of this wonderful project! We have arranged a reception to honor the artists and their contributions on Thursday, January 3 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at the Weisman Museum. There will be a short program at 7:30 pm. The 104-foot-long version of the project will be on display. Located on the east bank of the Mississippi River in a distinctive stainless-steel structure, the Weisman can easily be located on the attached map.
It's Sex With Seven Women! Six short plays about women and sex. (Don't worry, one of the plays has two women. Ta-Da!)
They're supposed to be funny, but we'll leave that up to you to decide.
January 11 & 12, 2008 at 8 PM at the NAG Theater .
TICKETS! SWSW is a fundraiser for the Northfield Arts Guild.
Poster attached. Poster by Shari Setchell. Photos by Tania Larson, except picture of Rachel Simon, by Ms. Simon herself.
It's Sex With Seven Women! Six short plays about women and sex. (Don't worry, one of the plays has two women. Ta-Da!)
They're supposed to be funny, but we'll leave that up to you to decide.
January 11 & 12, 2008 at 8 PM at the NAG Theater .
TICKETS! SWSW is a fundraiser for the Northfield Arts Guild.
Poster attached. Poster by Shari Setchell. Photos by Tania Larson, except picture of Rachel Simon, by Ms. Simon herself.
Andrea Een and John Jensen, music faculty members at St. Olaf College, will present a recital of music by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev on Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 2 p.m. in Christiansen Hall of Music’s Urness Recital Hall on the St. Olaf College campus. The program will span Prokofiev’s compositions from the 1920s to the late 1940s. The recital is free and open to the public.
The ArtOrg collaborative printing project named "The Twenty Views of Dundas" is making some strong progress, AND we would like to invite all artists, art patrons and just otherwise interested parties to an informal get-together and at the Archibald Inn Bed and Breakfast. The event runs from 6:30 to 8:30 pm on Wednesday, January 16 and everyone is invited. A map to the Archibald Inn at 107 1st Street in Dundas is here. "
ArtOrg announces its 2008 Winter Concert Series. We are an arts group, so we offer an eclectic mix of all types of music–but each Friday for the next twelve weeks we are planning something special! Check it out and don’t miss your favorites! This Friday, January 18, we have Pert' Near Sandstone and Peter Lang. All concerts, unless otherwise noted, are Fridays from 7 to 11 pm at the J.Grundy’s Reub ‘N’ Stein Upstairs at 503 Division Street, Northfield 55057. There is
The KRLX Winter Rock is a walking music festival hosted by Carleton's KRLX 88.1 FM radio station. The event is free, and open to all-ages. The schedule is as follows, with free transportation provided between Hogan Brothers' and the Cave. For more information, see krlx.org
KRLX Winter Rock schedule:
6:30 pm Grezzo Gallery – Non-Stop Dogs & Popotamus
7:45 pm Hogan Brothers’ Acoustic Café – Aaron Kaufman
8:45 pm The Cave – 2 Cruel 4 Skool & MC/VL
10:15 pm The Contented Cow – Michael Morris
A photographic tour of Palestine's West Bank will be presented by Northfield resident Bill McGrath at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in the conference hall of the Archer House in downtown Northfield.
McGrath spent 28 days last summer living with an Arab family, learning the language, working as a journalist and walking around in Bethlehem, Jenin, Nablus, Ramallah, Jerusalem, Jericho, Hebron and the Negev Desert of southern Israel.
The 2008 ArtOrg Winter Concert Series continues with the Cajun Hot Soles, on Friday of this week. The concert runs from 7 to 11 pm at the Upstairs at the Rueb, and from 11 pm to closing at The Contented Cow. Go here for further info on the 12-week series. Don't miss the dance event of the winter! (Sponsors, take note! An eBay auction is running now until 12 noon on Friday for the sponsorship package to the entire 12-week series: look here for details.)
Women in Northfield Giving Support (WINGS), a Northfield philanthropic organization, will be holding its annual meeting this Saturday, January 26, at 9 a.m. Members, guests and the public are invited to attend the meeting, which will be held at Community Resource Bank, 1605 Heritage Drive, in the Community Room.
One of the meeting highlights will be featured speaker Sarah Swan McDonald. She is a Northfield High School social studies teacher who leads the service learning initiative there. Sarah teaches the service learning class and is also a WINGS 2007 grant recipient for a program that links community service and academic learning.
Rotary fundraiser features pipa soloist Gao Hong
The Northfield Rotary Club and the Northfield Public Schools Community Services Division are proud to present a Chinese New Year Celebration featuring world-renowned pipa soloist Ms. Gao Hong.
Residents are invited “To China and Back” on Saturday, January 26, 2008 at the Northfield Middle School. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. In addition to Gao Hong, who the Los Angeles Times described as “a captivating presence on the pipa,” the event features the Chinese American Association of Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater and the Northfield High School Chinese Choir. Will Healy will serve as emcee; food and souvenirs will be sold.
The Northfield Volleyball Club is a non-profit organization to promote volleyball to all Northfield and area youth. We are sponsoring a Pancake Breakfast this Sunday, Jan 27 from 8-12:30 at the Eagle's Club, 304 South Water Street, and would like to invite everyone to come.
Adult tickets which can be bought at the door are $5.00 and youth (10 and under) are $3.00. This club has over 60 kids participating in our program presently ranging from 5th through 12th grades.
We welcome the community to join us for breakfast Sunday. Visit our website at northfieldvolleyballclub.org to find out more about our Club. Please come and bring a friend or come and make one.
Open Door Nursery School will host an open house for prospective families on Tuesday, January 29th at 7pm. A short presentation will be followed by an opportunity to speak with teachers and register for the coming school year. Childcare will be available. Registration for the 2008-2009 school year is currently open to all families. Further information and forms can be accessed by contacting registrar, Barb Howe, at 645-8532 or by visiting our website: www.opendoornurseryschool.org.
Open Door Nursery School is a part-day day preschool program located in St. John’s Lutheran Church. We offer 2-day and 3-day programs for children 3-5 years old. At ODNS, children are free to be children. Equipment and activities are designed especially for them.
Breakthrough: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility, by Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus, challenges conventional environmentalism, conservatism and progressive thought. Read this controversial book, then join us for a lively discussion at Just Food Co-op in the community room, 516 Water St. S. on January 30 at 7 p.m.
"We're not going just for ArtOnWater Gallery's famous ChARTdonnay wine and local Coop cheese from 5-9 pm or so, dear, Thursday is the last night of Lynette's art exhibition 'Flora, Fauna & Fantasy'".
Melanie Ewald, local Reiki practitioner, will talk about this gentle, hands-on energy work. Come to Just Food Co-op, 516 Water St. S. and join us in the Community Room on Thursday, January 31 at 7 p.m. to hear about how Reiki can help restore, relax, and rebalance the body. This class is free of charge and open to the public. Preregistration is encouraged as seating is limited- please call 507-650-0106 or stop by Just Food Co-op to preregister.
