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(Submitted by Diethelm Prowe)
Board meeting at 6:30 PM tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 13 at Dundas City Hall.
Come hear reports on the Senate Natural Resources committee visit by Jon Denison, Steve Janusz, LaNelle Olsen, Randy Perkins, and Peggy Prowe. We need to discuss the maps on our website; the new arb director has questions.
The NDDC says on Valentine's Day that 'Downtown is for Lovers'. Not expecting a surprise diamond in a little velvet box, or sharing a Dinner for Two Special...?
Then ArtOnWater invites you and all the contented non-coupled to join similar others in a 'no-Valentine card' anxiety-free evening, with our now famous complimentary wine and local Co-op cheese plus fine art on display by nine regional artists.
Garrison Keillor described the 'monosexual' experience' – no need to dress-up for dates or spend twice what dinner would cost just you; and you can arrive late, go home when you please, and truly tell yourself you had a really great time...
Couples welcome, too. Thursday from 5-9pm at 217 S. Water Street...the westside of downtown is for everyone!
Looking for something romantic this Valentine's day? Come to The Cave at Carleton College for an evening of love and laughs, featuring a one act play by Rachel Teagle and music by Aaron Kaufman.
Brought back from last year's Student Written One Acts, "Love Scenes" is a triptych of scenes exploring the nature of love through various stages in life, from "the talk" to falling in and out of love to what makes love last. Directed by Russell O'Connell, starring Madeline Schaefer and Jared Evans, and featuring Nora Mahlberg on cello. Dates not required.
Northfield’s ArtOrg will sponsor an evening of traditional old-time Scandinavian dance music at 7 pm this Friday, February 15 at the downtown J. Grundy’s Reub ‘N’ Stein Upstairs at 503 Division Street. Two regional bands will split the bill -- Multe from Northfield, MN and Foot-Notes from Decorah, IA -- providing plenty of waltzes, polkas, tangos and more for your listening and dancing pleasure. This concert is week five in the twelve-week 2008 ArtOrg Winter Concert Series.
ROMANTIC COMEDY AT THE ARTS GUILD: The Northfield Arts Guild presents a whimsical and charming comedy by Christopher Fry. Titled THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING , this entertaining and thought provoking play gives us lots of laughs while exploring the meaning of life.
Northfield’s ArtOrg will sponsor an evening of traditional old-time Scandinavian dance music at 7 pm this Friday, February 15 at the downtown J. Grundy’s Reub ‘N’ Stein Upstairs at 503 Division Street. Two regional bands will split the bill -- Multe from Northfield, MN and Foot-Notes from Decorah, IA -- providing plenty of waltzes, polkas, tangos and more for your listening and dancing pleasure. This concert is week five in the twelve-week 2008 ArtOrg Winter Concert Series.
Henry Emmons, M.D., author of "The Chemistry of Joy", will talk about his book this Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Just Food Co-op. Preregistration is recommended as seating is limited- stop by Just Food, 516 Water St. S., or call 507-650-0106 to reserve your seat.
Please join us as Dr. Emmons discusses the natural approach to depression, blending Western science and Eastern philosophy, that he outlines in his book. Dr. Emmons will be available to sign copies of his book after the talk.
ROMANTIC COMEDY AT THE ARTS GUILD: The Northfield Arts Guild presents a whimsical and charming comedy by Christopher Fry. Titled THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING , this entertaining and thought provoking play gives us lots of laughs while exploring the meaning of life.
ROMANTIC COMEDY AT THE ARTS GUILD: The Northfield Arts Guild presents a whimsical and charming comedy by Christopher Fry. Titled THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING , this entertaining and thought provoking play gives us lots of laughs while exploring the meaning of life.
Founded in 1912 and internationally recognized as a creative force behind the a cappella choral tradition, the St. Olaf Choir and conductor Anton Armstrong '78 celebrated the ensemble's heritage during their recent 11-city West Coast Tour. The ensemble will end this year's tour with a concert in Boe Memorial at St. Olaf College Sunday, Feb. 17, at 3:30 p.m.
Note that seating for the event will be limited, but the concert can be viewed and heard live at stolaf.edu.
Read the rest of the story at stolaf.edu.
"If the films for which pioneering American filmmaker D.W. Griffith is most famous," says Diana Postlethwaite, who currently holds the Boldt Chair for the Humanities at St. Olaf, "The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916), are grand epic symphonies of images and emotions, Broken Blossoms (1919) is a lyric piece of chamber music."
Broken Blossoms (90 minutes, starring Lillian Gish, at left), the second film of the St. Olaf Classic American Film Festival, will be shown Monday, Feb. 18, in Viking Theater of Buntrock Commons. This screening -- like all of the festival's offerings -- are free and open to the public.
If you missed going to the Health Care Forum that happened Saturday Feb. 9, NTV will be rebroadcasting on Tuesday the 19th.
NTV is channel 12 on Charter Cable.
A lunar eclipse will turn the Moon red Wednesday night, Feb. 20. The event, which occurs when the Moon enters the Earth's shadow, is easily visible to the naked eye. Carleton College's Goodsell Observatory will also open its telescopes for views of the eclipse from 8-10:30 PM. The partial phase begins at 7:43; and totality is from 9:01 to 9:51. Dress warmly as the telescope domes are not heated! The open house will be cancelled if it is cloudy.
Regular open houses are also held the first Friday of each month (except July 4, 2008), with the schedule posted on at http://go.carleton.edu/83. (Note that times change through the year as sunset time changes.)
Cindy Blaha and Joel Weisberg are Professors of Physics and Astronomy at Carleton College.
What is work? How is it changing as a result of globalization? What kinds of relationships between workers, employers, labor unions and the government promote social justice? These are the questions at the heart of a conference that will be held at St. Olaf College Feb. 22-23 titled "Globalization and Social Responsibility: Working for the Common Good."
Edith Widder, biologist, deep-sea explorer, and specialist in bioluminescence, will speak about her innovative research on Friday, Feb. 22 at 10:50 a.m. in the Skinner Memorial Chapel at Carleton College. Entitled “New Technologies to Discover Our World,” her presentation will combine her expertise in deep-sea research and technological innovation along with her commitment to reversing the worldwide trend of degradation to our marine environments. Widder’s appearance is free and open to the public.
Read the rest of the story on the Carleton News site.
Week six of ArtOrg's the twelve-week Winter Concert Series features Neo-Beat/Dada poet and performance artist TED KING, word-smith and frontman for Opiate of the Masses and Dada Chacha, cult favorites in the Minneapolis jazz and hipster scene for many years, hooks up with some of the Cities' best players to create this new show: "Part Charles Bukowski, part Carl Jung, and a whole lot of something else. It's music, poetry, stand-up comedy, high risk over the line smart-ass stuff." Outside, original, fresh, jazzy and raw! Ted will be joined by the Medusahead Cabaret featuring Susan Thurston Hamerski, JoAnne Makela, Glen Bourdot, and Lucy Sweitzer and many others. Ted's Dada Chacha features Clint Hoover on harmonica and theremin, Bobby E. Ekstrand on guitar, and Stuart DeVaan (of Savage Aural Hotbed) on drums. See it all at Upstairs of the Rueb, and then a late-night set at the Contented Cow.
Continuing a run of first rate contra dances in Northfield (with over 200 people attending each of the three dances held in the last year) the Northfield Contra Dance Association is pleased to announce. . .
The second annual Northfield Winter Stomp!
Friday, February 22, 2008, 7:00 – 10:30 p.m.
Northfield Armory, 519 Division Street, downtown Northfield
A community contra dance featuring the music of Contratopia and led by caller Robin Nelson. Admission: $9 adults, $6 students and youth under 18 ($20 cap per family). No previous dance experience necessary; no partner required. Comfortable shoes and festive swing-ready attire recommended. Free dance instruction provided from 7:00-7:30 p.m.
Paradise Center for the Arts and Paradise Community Theater present “The Butler Bid It.” A comedy thriller by Walter Marks and Peter Marks, Directed by Kathy Rush of Northfield.
In the living room of a New York apartment, a struggling writer/director (played by Northfield's Ryan Heinritz) holds a rehearsal of his new play, a "classic whodunit" in which all of the characters are named Butler. He hopes this play will bring him the success that keeps eluding him. The plot takes hilarious twists and turns that make actors and audience alike lose track of what is real until a bizarre and ironic ending sets matters straight.
Opening Night Friday February 22 at 7:30; February 23, 28, 29 and March 1 at 7:30; & Sunday February 24 at 2:00
ROMANTIC COMEDY AT THE ARTS GUILD: The Northfield Arts Guild presents a whimsical and charming comedy by Christopher Fry. Titled THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING , this entertaining and thought provoking play gives us lots of laughs while exploring the meaning of life.
What is work? How is it changing as a result of globalization? What kinds of relationships between workers, employers, labor unions and the government promote social justice? These are the questions at the heart of a conference that will be held at St. Olaf College Feb. 22-23 titled "Globalization and Social Responsibility: Working for the Common Good."
Imagination Celebration: Recognizing & Celebrating The Creative Activities of Our Community's Youth. This FREE Northfield K-12 Celebration of the Arts is held on Saturday, February 23 at the Northfield Arts Guild, Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street.
Performance & Activity Schedule:
Open Door Nursery School will hold an open house and registration on February 23rd from 11am until 1pm. Bring the family to meet the teachers, ask questions, and play.
Registration for 2008-2009 is currently open. Forms can be accessed via our webpage and will also be available at the open house.
We have some wonderful things planned for the coming year...hope you will come join us!
Paradise Center for the Arts and Paradise Community Theater present “The Butler Bid It.” A comedy thriller by Walter Marks and Peter Marks, Directed by Kathy Rush of Northfield.
In the living room of a New York apartment, a struggling writer/director (played by Northfield's Ryan Heinritz) holds a rehearsal of his new play, a "classic whodunit" in which all of the characters are named Butler. He hopes this play will bring him the success that keeps eluding him. The plot takes hilarious twists and turns that make actors and audience alike lose track of what is real until a bizarre and ironic ending sets matters straight.
Opening Night Friday February 22 at 7:30; February 23, 28, 29 and March 1 at 7:30; & Sunday February 24 at 2:00
ROMANTIC COMEDY AT THE ARTS GUILD: The Northfield Arts Guild presents a whimsical and charming comedy by Christopher Fry. Titled THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING , this entertaining and thought provoking play gives us lots of laughs while exploring the meaning of life.
Lost Bayou Ramblers, a Grammy–nominated Cajun band hailing from Lafayette, La., will perform in concert at Carleton College on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. in Severance Great Hall. The performance is free and open to the public.
The concert is the culminating event in a special symposium on “Being Cajun in the Early 21st Century” taking place February 21–23.
Read the full story at Carleton.edu....
ROMANTIC COMEDY AT THE ARTS GUILD: The Northfield Arts Guild presents a whimsical and charming comedy by Christopher Fry. Titled THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING , this entertaining and thought provoking play gives us lots of laughs while exploring the meaning of life.
Paradise Center for the Arts and Paradise Community Theater present “The Butler Bid It.” A comedy thriller by Walter Marks and Peter Marks, Directed by Kathy Rush of Northfield.
(Submitted by Zach Pruitt)
Women In Northfield Giving Support (WINGS) and the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) cordially invite you to a reception honoring two remarkable local women:
MARY NELSON
Recipient, 2007 Virginia McKnight Binger Award in Human Service
McKnight Foundation
BETH BERRY
Winner, 2008 Northfield Human Rights Award
Northfield Human Rights Commission
Join us to celebrate Beth and Mary for all the work they do to benefit the youth of this community.
Monday, February 25, 2008
4:00-6:00 p.m. (Short program at 5:00)
Northfield Community Resource Center - Room SS103
(1651 Jefferson Parkway, Northfield)
Questions? Call HCI at 664-3524.
St. Olaf Classic American Film Festival is showing Cassablanca Monday, February 25, 2008
at 7:00 PM at Viking Theater in Buntrock Commons. The event is free and open to the public.
Bradley Welch has turned his childhood intrigue with the organ into a talent that led The American Organist to describe him as a "world-class virtuoso." He will showcase his musical skills in an organ performance at St. Olaf College on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
The organ recital will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Boe Memorial Chapel. It is free and open to the public. Parking is limited, however, so guests are advised to arrive early.
Read the rest of the story at stolaf.edu.
Kombucha is a naturally fermented tea drink that is reported to have many health benefits. Come and hear experienced Kombucha maker (and drinker!) Chris Barron speak about the health benefits of this wonderful drink. Kombucha "starter cultures" will be available to get you started at home.
Cost: No Charge (but donations are welcomed)
Location: Just Food Co-op Community Room, 516 Water St S.
Call 507-650-0106 to register or with questions
If you missed going to the Health Care Forum that happened Saturday Feb. 9, NTV will be rebroadcasting on Wednesday the 27th.
NTV is channel 12 on Charter Cable.
ServiceMaster South Metro, Faribault and Owatonna will be holding a continuing education class, on Water Damage Mitigation on Wednesday, February 27 at its new location at 450 Armstrong Road, Northfield, MN 55057. This class has been approved by the Minnesota Commissioner of Commerce for 3 hours of Insurance continuing education. The class is open to anyone interested in learning about Water Damage Mitigation. Continuing education credits will only be available for those participants who are requesting insurance continuing education. This class illustrates how water damage can occur and its effects on carpet, wood floors, and other building materials, shows how quickly secondary damage happens and what steps can be taken to reduce or minimize the damage. The best water removal processes and equipment used for various building materials are presented, while explaining the principles of drying and dehumidification, mold growth and the use of antimicrobials, and odor control issues.
The Carleton College Advisory Council on Community Relations will host a community open house on Thursday, February 28 from 6-7:15 p.m. in Carleton’s Alumni Guest House meeting room to provide an update on the College’s plans to construct a residence hall on the east side of campus. The public is invited to attend.
Since its last public meeting in December, the College has prepared final plans for the project to present to the City of Northfield for approval. There have been some changes to the plan since the last public meeting following Carleton’s Board of Trustees meeting on campus earlier this month. This is a chance for the community to provide the College with additional feedback on the project. There will be no formal presentation; planners and the College’s architects will be on hand to provide information, show current designs, and field questions and ideas.
Paradise Center for the Arts and Paradise Community Theater present “The Butler Bid It.” A comedy thriller by Walter Marks and Peter Marks, Directed by Kathy Rush of Northfield.
Political philosopher, activist and author William Galston will speak at St. Olaf during a public presentation Thursday, Feb. 28, at 11:30 a.m. in the Buntrock Commons Ballroom. Galston will discuss his book, Liberal Pluralism: The Implications of Value Pluralism for Political Theory and Practice, with specific attention paid to questions of civic engagement. Galston will discuss ways to develop engaged citizens in a diverse world and what that means for St. Olaf as a liberal arts college.
In the seventh week of the twelve-week ArtOrg 2008 Winter Concert Series, old locals Mr. Sticky and new locals Toaster Fork! will share the bill. Starting between 7 and 8pm at The Upstairs at J. Grundy's Rueb "N" Stein, this night will feature straight-up Rock and Roll. Toaster Fork! will have the opening sets. The schedule for this evening is a little different than the other Friday nights, in that we wil stay at the Upstairs until closing. (All other weeks have seen us travel to the The Contented Cow at 11pm). This week will also feature a Rock-Paper Scissors Contest. Brendon Etter has also been formally invited to smoke a real cigarette while reciting lines from "Krapp's Last Tape" by Samuel Beckett.
Paradise Center for the Arts and Paradise Community Theater present “The Butler Bid It.” A comedy thriller by Walter Marks and Peter Marks, Directed by Kathy Rush of Northfield.
A St. Olaf College dance performance this weekend will not only feature everything from break-dancing to tap dancing, but will encourage audience members to put on their dancing shoes for part of the show as well.
The Rhythm Project, a collaborative presentation by student dancers, faculty and guest artists, will feature performances on Friday, Feb. 29 and Saturday, March 1. Both performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held in Studio One in the Dittmann Center. The event is free and open to the public, and the audience will periodically be encouraged to participate.
Read the rest of the story at stolaf.edu.
A St. Olaf College dance performance this weekend will not only feature everything from break-dancing to tap dancing, but will encourage audience members to put on their dancing shoes for part of the show as well.
The Rhythm Project, a collaborative presentation by student dancers, faculty and guest artists, will feature performances on Friday, Feb. 29 and Saturday, March 1. Both performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held in Studio One in the Dittmann Center. The event is free and open to the public, and the audience will periodically be encouraged to participate.
Read the rest of the story at stolaf.edu.
Paradise Center for the Arts and Paradise Community Theater present “The Butler Bid It.” A comedy thriller by Walter Marks and Peter Marks, Directed by Kathy Rush of Northfield.
The Very Short Play Festival deadline approacheth!
This Saturday, March 1, 2008 is the last day to submit your very short play.
Submit your writing: any play, any topic, any style, any age!
It just has to be less than ten minutes long. That's it. If selected, you do your play during the Very Short Play Festival, April 25 and 26, 2008.
Does your 8-year old show dramatic talent? The ability to spin characters into stories? What about your husband, wife, sister, brother, grandmother, friend, or pet monkey? Get them writing, or write one yourself!
The Northfield Knights of Columbus will be hosting a breakfast buffet on Sunday, March 3, 2008 from 8:00am - Noon. The entire community is welcome to attend.
The breakfast buffet will held in the O'Gara social hall at St. Dominic Church. Tickets available at the door.
(Submitted by Barbara Burke)
You're invited to join your neighbors for this important meeting! You will get an update on NESNA's first year, hear about current projects, elect Board Members, and discuss important issues that affect the residents of Northfield's historic east side.
2nd Annual All-Member Meeting
Northfield East Side Neighborhood Association
- Sunday, March 2, 2008, 2:00 - 4:00 PM
United Church of Christ, Sanctuary
300 Union St., Northfield - Meet Your Neighbor Social 4:00 - 5:00 PM
UCC Social Hall - Childcare available on site, by request.
Contact Suzie Nakasian, at contact@northfieldeastside.org
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday
The Board of Directors, Northfield East Side Neighborhood Association
St. Olaf Classic American Film Festival is showing Singing in the Rain Monday, March 3, 2008 at 7:00 PM at Viking Theater in Buntrock Commons. The event is free and open to the public.
Northfield community members of all ages who enjoy playing tennis are invited to attend the Northfield Tennis Association meeting on Monday, March 3, 2008. The meeting will be held from 7:30-9:00 p.m. in room SS106 of the Northfield Community Resource Center (1651 Jefferson Parkway).
The meeting is open to those of all ages and tennis ability levels. The primary focus of the meeting will be to gear up for spring/summer tennis efforts.
For more information about the Northfield Tennis Association, visit www.northfield.usta.com.
The Northfield HRA, in partnership with Three Rivers Community Action and Greater Minnesota Housing, is pleased to announce the first stages of a new housing development in Northfield.
The HRA is in negotiations to purchase 14 acres of land to build approximately 60 homes in a new neighborhood designed around promoting healthy families, being "green" and energy efficient.
We want to hear from you! The HRA will be hosting a Community Input Meeting on Tuesday, March 4 from 6-8pm in Council Chambers, City Hall.
What does it mean to be American? Inspired by this proverbial question, master playwright and performance artist Anna Deavere Smith challenges preconceptions of theater and national identity in the play House Arrest: A Search for American Character in and Around the White House, Past and Present. This fourth production of St. Olaf's 2007-08 theatrical season takes a provocative look at life in the nation's capital, traveling through time to reveal the evolution of the American character.
Performances will be held March 5-8 at 7:30 p.m. and March 8-9 at 2 p.m. in St. Olaf's Haugen Theatre. For tickets, $8 each, contact the St. Olaf box office at 507-786-8987.
Read more at stolaf.edu.
What does it mean to be American? Inspired by this proverbial question, master playwright and performance artist Anna Deavere Smith challenges preconceptions of theater and national identity in the play House Arrest: A Search for American Character in and Around the White House, Past and Present. This fourth production of St. Olaf's 2007-08 theatrical season takes a provocative look at life in the nation's capital, traveling through time to reveal the evolution of the American character.
Performances will be held March 5-8 at 7:30 p.m. and March 8-9 at 2 p.m. in St. Olaf's Haugen Theatre. For tickets, $8 each, contact the St. Olaf box office at 507-786-8987.
Read more at stolaf.edu.
ArtOnWater presents new works in pottery by Northfield's longtime artists Chris and Sue Holmquist (you must see their giraffe lamp) and Laura Meddaugh's ('Miro Miro on the Wall') whimsical dimensional watercolors.
Open at 4:30 until 9:00 or so, enjoy local cheese from Just Food Coop, fine art, a sip of wine, and, at 8:00? a possible premier performance by an aspiring Northfield acoustic guitarist...
The place to be...
Those who heard film expert and archivist Jeanine Basinger speak at St. Olaf College several years ago know that audience members at her upcoming appearance on the Hill are in for a wealth of up-close-and-personal anecdotes about Hollywood.
Basinger, currently the Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies at Wesleyan University, will speak at St. Olaf on Thursday, March 6, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Viking Theater in Buntrock Commons. The lecture, sponsored by the Boldt Teaching Chair in the Humanities, is free and open to the public.
Read the rest of the story at stolaf.edu.
What does it mean to be American? Inspired by this proverbial question, master playwright and performance artist Anna Deavere Smith challenges preconceptions of theater and national identity in the play House Arrest: A Search for American Character in and Around the White House, Past and Present. This fourth production of St. Olaf's 2007-08 theatrical season takes a provocative look at life in the nation's capital, traveling through time to reveal the evolution of the American character.
Performances will be held March 5-8 at 7:30 p.m. and March 8-9 at 2 p.m. in St. Olaf's Haugen Theatre. For tickets, $8 each, contact the St. Olaf box office at 507-786-8987.
Read more at stolaf.edu.
If you like traditional Celtic music and/or any type of social dancing from contra to Scandinavian to polka, you're sure to enjoy Friday's céilí mór starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Northfield Eagles Club, 304 Water Street South (just across the bridge from Bridge Square downtown). There is no cost to attend and free-will donations will be accepted for the musicians and the teacher. All ages are welcome!
Making the evening even better, the Northfield American Legion is having their weekly Fish Fry at the Eagles Club that evening from 5-8 p.m. Begin your evening by eating a delicious baked or fried fish dinner with salad and fixin's for under $10 per person!
FRIDAY, MARCH 7: THE RCAs with Meredith Fierke
The Rice County All Stars (or RCA's for short) are Northfield's entry to the Super Group movement. The members hail from various famous bands such as Mr. Sticky, The Deputies, Lone Oak, and the Big Wu. The band never fails to amaze and get people dancing. Please join ArtOrg for the eighth installment of the 2008 Winter Concert Series at 7 to 11 pm at the Upstairs of J. Grundy's Rueb 'N' Stein. After 11pm, the musicians meet up at the Contented Cow for another set. The opener will be popular local Meredith Fierke!
What does it mean to be American? Inspired by this proverbial question, master playwright and performance artist Anna Deavere Smith challenges preconceptions of theater and national identity in the play House Arrest: A Search for American Character in and Around the White House, Past and Present. This fourth production of St. Olaf's 2007-08 theatrical season takes a provocative look at life in the nation's capital, traveling through time to reveal the evolution of the American character.
Performances will be held March 5-8 at 7:30 p.m. and March 8-9 at 2 p.m. in St. Olaf's Haugen Theatre. For tickets, $8 each, contact the St. Olaf box office at 507-786-8987.
Read more at stolaf.edu.
Just Food Co-op's 3rd annual CSA Day on Saturday, March 8 from 11-2. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farms sell shares of the bounty they produce during the growing season. Members purchase a share in the spring and then generally receive weekly baskets of food during the summer and fall. Different CSAs produce different things, from vegetables to meat and eggs. You can find the CSA that best suits your needs, learn about their farming practices, and even purchase a share at CSA Day this Saturday from 11-2 at Just Food Co-op, 516 Water St. S. in downtown Northfield. Everyone's welcome!
A public informational meeting for interested families will be held at the Northfield Library Meeting Room. The Cannon River STEM School is a proposed K-8 charter school offering a unique approach to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education by using the natural environment of the Maltby Nature Preserve as an integrating context. Please join us to find out more or visit us at www.cannonriverstemschool.org.
Chris Barron will be at Just Food Co-op to share her knowledge of medicinal plants and their uses in home remedies. Special focus will be paid to herbs that can be found and grown locally right in your backyard and garden.
Cost: No Charge
Location: Just Food Co-op Community Room, 516 Water St S
Northfield-area children's choirs will again join forces for the 5th annual KidzSing Choral Festival on Saturday, March 8 at Bridgewater Elementary School. This year's concert is themed "Singing Around the World," and begins at 2:30 p.m. The concert is free and the public is encouraged to attend.
(Submitted by James Waters)
Uninsured rates continue to rise nationally and Rice County, Minnesota is not an exception. An uninsured individual is not of a specific race, ethnicity, age, or gender. HealthFinders has pledged to provide quality accessible and culturally sensitive health care services at no cost to any uninsured , low-income individual residing in greater Rice County. For the past two and a half years, HealthFinders would not have maintained a free medical clinic without your ongoing support. More than 130 volunteers have staffed the clinic, more than $80,000 annually in-kind donations from local organizations and more than $20,000 annually in non-grant funding have been important in maintaining our clinic operational.
HealthFinders thanks you for your support and would like to extend an invitation for you to join us in celebrating such a collaboration and honor all partners in being active supporters of providing healthcare to our local uninsured community members.
HealthFinders is pleased to present magician Tim Freeland and the Rice County All-Star band at our 5th annual gala. You will enjoy a wonderful dinner catered by the Faribault American Legion, live music, entertainment, silent auction but most importantly an opportunity to meet fellow community members directly involved in assuring HealthFinders maintains its open doors and provide patients with the tools needed to live a healthier life.
What does it mean to be American? Inspired by this proverbial question, master playwright and performance artist Anna Deavere Smith challenges preconceptions of theater and national identity in the play House Arrest: A Search for American Character in and Around the White House, Past and Present. This fourth production of St. Olaf's 2007-08 theatrical season takes a provocative look at life in the nation's capital, traveling through time to reveal the evolution of the American character.
Performances will be held March 5-8 at 7:30 p.m. and March 8-9 at 2 p.m. in St. Olaf's Haugen Theatre. For tickets, $8 each, contact the St. Olaf box office at 507-786-8987.
Read more at stolaf.edu.
The St. Olaf Band will perform on campus in Skoglund Center Auditorium Sunday. The concert will be free and open to the public and streamed live. Learn more at stolaf.edu ...
As part of the Arnold Flaten Lecture Series, Mark Tribe will give a lecture Monday, March 10 at 7p.m. at St. Olaf College, Dittmann Center, Room 305.
For more information, visit stolaf.edu.
You read the blogs, you may even write one. You make comments or maybe you're just a lurker. Mostly you look at the comments and wonder: Who are these people?
Log off and lift a glass with newcomers and old friends at the first ever F2FNorthfield event during the Happy Hour from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at Froggy Bottoms. This isn’t a club. There are no dues, no officers, no rules. You don’t have to serve pancakes or sell raffle tickets. It’s just a way to meet new people and have a little fun. If it works, we’ll do it again. The only catch is that we need to get an idea of how many people will be there to reserve enough space, so please just drop an e-mail to F2FNorthfield@yahoo.com or call Susan Hvistendahl at 650-0070. Call if you have any questions, or just call if you want to can't wait and want to meet people right now. You can read more about the event at the Frog Blog.
The Northfield Professional Resource Exchange (NPRE) invites businesspeople in the Northfield area to a free luncheon presentation Wednesday, March 12, by Blake Abdella, executive director of the Northfield Enterprise Center. Abdella will introduce attendees to the business services and resources the Northfield Enterprise Center provides.
The Northfield Enterprise Center is a private nonprofit organization that assists businesses of all sizes with business planning, financial modeling and sustained growth support. The NPRE lunch is at the Northfield Golf Club at noon. To attend, contact Elizabeth Child, NPRE member, 507-645-0119. Lunch for guests is free of charge.
Come see a presentation by Laura Frerichs of Loon Organics Farm about why it is important for kids (and especially teens) to eat healthy meals. Families welcome!
When: Wednesday March 12 at 7 pm
Cost: No Charge
Location: Just Food Co-op Community Room, 516 Water St. S
For questions or to register call 507 - 650 - 0106
Mary Carlsen, MSW, a professor of Social Work at St. Olaf College and director of the Social Work Program, will speak on “Ethical Issues at the End-Of-Life” Thursday, March 13, 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Northfield Hospital. It is the third and final session of the Northfield Hospice’s educational series “Lessons for Life.”
Other topics for Thursday’s session are:
- “A Physician’s Perspective on Hospice” - Rod Christensen, MD, Hospice Medical Director;
- “Hospice Family Experiences” - members of hospice families; and
- “Hospice Volunteer Experiences” - Northfield Hospice Volunteers.
The session is free and open to anyone who wants to learn more about hospice and end-of-life issues. To pre-register, call Melissa Berthelsen at 507-646-1037 or e-mail to berthelsenm@northfieldhospital.org.
As a follow up to part I - come join Kirsten Lindquist in demonstrating ans sampling deliciously nutritious snacks and meals for young people. Families welcome! Older kids can come learn how to prepare their own foods. Along with preparing food, 2 - 3 dishes will be sampled. Come prepared to eat! Space is limited so make sure to sign up early.
When: Thursday March 13 at 7 - 8:30 pm
Cost: $10
Location: Just food Co-op Community Room, 516 Water St S
Pre-registration required. Please call 507-650-0106 to register or if you have any questions
ArtOrg and the St. Olaf College Department of Art & Art History would like to welcome Illustrators Mark and John English to a lecture on Thursday, March 13 at 7:00 pm in Dittmann Center room 305. The exhibit "Illo. Minn." will then open at the ArtOrg Moving Walls Gallery that evening after the lecture at about 8:30. Mark English is in the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame, John English is head of the popular Illustration Academy, and the exhibit Illo. Minn. will feature work from about two-dozen working illustrators from Minnesota. Please take advantage of this opportunity to see art and illustration at its highest level.
Within a small but important group of research scientists outside of St. Olaf College, Professor of Biology and Department Chair Anne Walter is known as the "permeability person" for her more than 35 years of studying the fluidity of cell membrane compositions.
In honor of her research, Walter will present this year's spring Mellby Lecture titled "Old Questions, New Methods: A Paradigm Shift in How We Think About Cell Membranes and Other Biological Entities." The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place Thursday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Buntrock Commons' Viking Theater.
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Noted local author and physician Henry Emmons will discuss "Cultivating Lasting Joy" Thursday evening, March 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Northfield Buddhist Meditation Center. The NBMC is located in downtown Northfield, at 313 1/2 Division Street, above Jenkins Jewelers.
Joy is not so much an emotion as it is an internal state that can endure even in the midst of suffering. What are we learning from science that may point us in the direction of a more joyful life, and how does that fit with the wisdom of the spiritual traditions?
We will explore the meaning of joy and the factors that support it, and will share a practice meant to cultivate this highly desired state.
This talk is offered freely in the Buddhist tradition of generosity. Donations to the NBMC will be accepted at the event, with a suggested donation of $10 - $20 for this talk. The NBMC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and donations are tax deductible.
The Main Street Moravian Church invites you to a dinner and Nordic concert on Friday, March 14 at 5:30 pm. A Roast Beef Dinner with all the trimmings will be served at 5:30 pm. A Vegetarian dish will also be available. Dinner will be followed by a Nordic concert featuring two local groups, Hütenänny and Scandium.
A 9 hole mini-golf course will be set up throughout the library this Friday night. The Teen Advisory Board members have been hard at work creating unique and fun golf holes. All ages are invited to play. There is a $5 green fee per-person or
for pre-registered foursomes $18.
There's also a driving range (for prizes) in the meeting room. TAB members have had great success obtaining donations from area businesses. There are many types of prizes, toys, clothing and gift certificates. For $5 you can get 5 chances to win a prize. FORE!
We have 2 “Scramble” starts at 6 pm & 8 pm. (The 6 pm is almost full)
The “Best Seller’s Club House” will feature dinner snack items donated by Tiny’s Hot Dogs! Call 645-1804 or email Kathy.Ness@ci.northfield.mn.us soon to join the fun!
Don't miss this year's NEW take on a favorite event, the Annual Auction for the Arts. To be held on March 14 at the Northfield Arts Guild Theater, “The Eds of March” auction (named in honor of our esteemed auctioneer Ed Kuhlman) will feature all things “la vita dolce”—Italian wines, Mediterranean and Italian foods, entertainment interludes and cameo appearances of song, dance, and so on, and much more. It’ll be a veritable Roman feast! And let us not forget the auction of fantastic art by your favorite local artists, as well as wonderful prizes — singing telegrams, sailing trips, cocktail parties, intimate dinners, and much more — provided by your Northfield friends and neighbors.
And the best part? It’s all for a good cause, as proceeds go to supporting your favorite community arts organization!
The Sizzling Eggheads return to the ArtOrg 2008 Winter Concert Series with an evening of fun and music including a Hendrix Revival set this Friday. Several guitarists will be performing songs inspired by Jimi Hendrix. Jon Bjork, Steve Thommes, Peter Diggins and others will be sizzling! We have a call to the community for people who actually saw Jimi play in person to say some words--so far Susan Christie of EPIC Enterprises will be in attendance--she saw Jimi play back in Oakland, CA. Glassman Phil Daniel will start off the evening at 7:30 with a short set--don't miss that! Doors open at 7:00 at the Upstairs of J. Grundy's Rueb 'N' Stein and then we go for more music at The Contented Cow at 11pm.
