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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.
Read the rest of the story at stolaf.edu.
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.
The Twin Cities’ Finnish-American dance band, Finn Hall, and Northfield’s own Nordic dance band, Multe, will co-headline the annual St. Urho’s Day celebration on Saturday, March 15 at The Eagle’s Club, 304 Water Street South in downtown Northfield. The cover charge is $5 per person / $10 per family. There will be beginning dance instruction in waltz, polka and schottische from 7 to 8 p.m. with Ralph Tutilla and Ruth Sylte. A short St. Urho’s program, with a possible visit from St. Urho himself, begins at 8 p.m. followed by music and dancing.
The St. Olaf Orchestra will perform its Spring Concert in Boe Memorial Chapel this Sunday, March 16, at 3:30 p.m. The performance is free and open to the public, and it will also be streamed live.
The program will include composer Bela Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, a work that St. Olaf Orchestra Conductor Steven Amundson notes is rarely attempted by student orchestras. The orchestra will also perform Beethoven's Lenore Overture No. 3, a piece he wrote as the "curtain-raiser" for his opera Fidelio. The program also includes a piece titled Here, Now by St. Olaf student Christy Mooers '08, a theory and composition major from Seattle, Wash.
Growing up in rural Minnesota in the '70s, entertainment options were few and far between. But I loved Sunday evenings. My family would gather around the TV, someone would hand me a bowl of chocolate stars and, since we only got two TV channels, we'd watch whatever variety show happened to be on: Sonny and Cher, Donny and Marie, Lawrence Welk. If this sounds familiar, and if you ever find yourself pining for those cozy Sunday evenings of the past, I have the perfect event for you...
Michael Goldman, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota and McKnight Presidential Fellow, has concentrated his research on the World Bank, examining it as a knowledge producer and as a major player in water issues, environmental issues, and social justice. His most recent research is on Bangalore, India, where he lived during a recent sabbatical.
Does virtue lead to happiness? The idea that a balanced life that is morally pleasing leads to happiness or contentment is one that University of Arizona Professor of Philosophy Julia Annas will explore during the upcoming Belgum Lectures.
Annas, a professor at the University of Arizona, will speak about Virtue and Happiness for the 29th annual Belgum Lectures. The first lecture is titled "Do the Virtues Form a Unity?" and will be held Monday, March 17, at 7 p.m. in Holland Hall 501. The second is titled "Does Virtue Make You Happy?" and will be held Tuesday, March 18, at 3:30 p.m. in the same location. A book signing will take place after each lecture. The two lectures are related but may be understood independently. They are free and open to the public.
Does virtue lead to happiness? The idea that a balanced life that is morally pleasing leads to happiness or contentment is one that University of Arizona Professor of Philosophy Julia Annas will explore during the upcoming Belgum Lectures.
Annas, a professor at the University of Arizona, will speak about Virtue and Happiness for the 29th annual Belgum Lectures. The first lecture is titled "Do the Virtues Form a Unity?" and will be held Monday, March 17, at 7 p.m. in Holland Hall 501. The second is titled "Does Virtue Make You Happy?" and will be held Tuesday, March 18, at 3:30 p.m. in the same location. A book signing will take place after each lecture. The two lectures are related but may be understood independently. They are free and open to the public.
A hearing loss support group is starting in Faribault. Two Northfield audiologists and a person with hearing loss who lives in Faribault are spearheading this group. Do you have a hearing loss? Do you have a friend or a family member with hearing loss? Or are you just interested in learning more about hearing loss and its impact? Then you are welcome to attend. There will be time for getting information about a specific topic, discussing issues about hearing loss, and sharing experiences at each meeting. The topic for the first meeting will be strategies to help family members understand the affects of hearing loss on communication. We will meet at 6:30 on the the third Tuesday of every month at the Allina Medical Clinic in Faribault. Call 507-334-5915 with questions.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free class at the Co-op! Due to limited seating, preregistration is required by calling 507-650-0106 or stopping in.
JoiLynn Hammill will join us in a presentation and discussion of skincare products. She will share a list of ingredients to avoid along with those that may benefit the health of your skin. Wondering about your favorite skincare product? Bring it along! JoiLynn will evaluate the ingredients with you along with talking about products found in Just Food's bodycare section.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free class at Just Food, 516 Water St. S. Due to limited seating, preregistration is required by calling 507-650-0106 or stopping by the store.
Interested in acupuncture or chinese medicine but don't know much about it? Local acupuncture practitioner Jenny Gamer will give a talk about the benefits of acupuncture and be available to answer any questions you may have at this class on Wednesday, March 26 at 7 p.m.
Howard "Guitar" Luedtke will be interviewed by Paula Granquist on her "ArtZany" radio broadcast from 9:00 am to 9:40 am Friday, March 28. Howard is playing this night at the Upstairs at the Rueb 'N' Stein as a part of the ArtOrg Winter Concert Series.
Several of Howard's songs will be played, as well a a possible comparison of Howard's "Meanest Gal I Know" to a song from Johnny Winter's first album named "Leland Mississippi Blues".
ArtOrg's next-to-the-last evening of fun and music in the twelve-week 2008 Winter Concert Series features consummate bluesman Howard "Guitar" Luedtke and Blue Max. On Friday, March 28 join us at the Upstairs at the Rueb from 7 to 11, and thereafter at the Contented Cow from 11 to close.
Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4 pm are the last open gallery hours of the 104-piece Illo Minn exhibit at ArtOrg. The show features the art and illustration from about two-dozen working illustrators from the state of Minnesota. Join us!
Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4 pm are the last open gallery hours of the 104-piece Illo Minn exhibit at ArtOrg. The show features the art and illustration from about two-dozen working illustrators from the state of Minnesota. Join us!
Liang Ding, Professor of Economics at Macalester College, will present a paper on his research of the market efficiency of the foreign exchange market. The lecture, entitled “The Thursday Effect of the Forward Premium Puzzle”, will be Monday, March 31 at 3 p.m. in Holland Hall 413.
Author Orrin Pilkey will deliver a public address titled "Global Warming: Lost in a Fog of Skepticism, Models and Manufactured Doubt" in Room 104 of Boliou Hall at Carleton College.
Read more at stolaf.edu ...
St. Olaf Classic American Film Festival is showing Imitation of Life Monday, March 31, 2008 at 7:00 PM at Viking Theater in Buntrock Commons. The event is free and open to the public.
As part of the current St. Olaf art exhibit "Expanding Oceans," author Orrin Pilkey and artist Mary Edna Fraser will deliver a lecture titled "A Science and Art Collaboration" in Room 305 of Dittmann Center at St. Olaf College. Read more at stolaf.edu ...
Author Orrin Pilkey and artist Mary Edna Fraser will will hold a Round table discussion about the project and book "Celebrating The World's Barrier Islands" in the Gould Library Athenaeum at Carleton College.
Read more at stolaf.edu ...
A discussion titled "What is it About Expanding Oceans?" will feature "Expanding Oceans" author Orrin Pilkey and artist Mary Edna Fraser, as well as St. Olaf Professor of Art History Karil Kucera, Professor of Art History Christine O'Malley, Professor of Physics Robert Jacobel and Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies John Schade. The discussion will be held in Room 305 of Dittmann Center at St. Olaf College. Learn more at stolaf.edu ...
Just Food Book Group Discussion: In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Read the book, then join us for a lively discussion!
Check for book availability at the Northfield Public Library, River City Books, and at 20% off the cover price at Monkey See, Monkey Read when you mention this book group. Haven't finished the book? You're still welcome to come and join us.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free event at Just Food, 516 Water St. S. on Wednesday April 2 at 7:00 PM in the Just Food Community Room.
Come join Kirsten's Lindquist, Just Food's deli manager, and Laura Frerichs, local organic farmer of Loon Organics, for a free class on Thursday April 3rd.
Are you interested in eating more local food? In this class, Kirsten and Laura will talk about what foods grow locally, how to plant in succession for maximum harvest, and basic food preservation. Also covered will be beginning composting and info about the Northfield Community Garden. This class is geared toward those who are beginning and intermediate gardeners.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free class at Just Food, 516 Water St. S. Due to limited seating, preregistration is required by calling 507-650-0106 or stopping by the store.
Artists, art organizations and art lovers are all encouraged to attend the next meeting of Northfield's Arts & Culture Collaborative, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 3 at ARTech. Attendees at the last meeting on February 21 made the decision to move forward with the collaborative concept and work together to support and promote the arts. Please show up and lend your voice and ideas to the process.
Discussions will include updates on the top priority items from the February meeting—a community Arts Calendar and a directory of local artists—and whatever other topics the group wants to tackle.
On Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 8:15 PM St. Olaf will host a guest recital featuring Deanne Mohr, piano and Eric Brisson, piano. The recital will be held at Christiansen Hall of Music, Urness Recital Hall.
