Events

« May 27, 2008 - June 26, 2008 »

05 / 27 (event) NPL Planning Meeting #2: Ideas for Expansion Start: 7:00 pm End: 9:00 pm The Northfield Public Library is hosting a series of planning meetings at St. John's Lutheran Church Tuesday, May 13, May 27 and June 10, from 7-9 p.m. to answer an important question: Can the public library be expanded on its present site to serve the community for the next 20 years? Topics for the three meetings are: Tuesday, May 13: Dreams and visions for the library and community. Tuesday, May 27: Ideas for ways to expand the library on its current location. Tuesday, June 10: Concepts and options. Visit the Library's Picture the Possibilities Blog for more information and notes from the May 13 meeting. more info
05 / 28 (event) Fire, Smoke and Odor Class Offered Start: 9:00 am End: 12:00 pm ServiceMaster South Metro, Faribault and Owatonna will be holding a Continuing Education Class on Fire, Smoke and Odor Mitigation on Wednesday May 28, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The registration fee is $25.00 and a lunch is also provided. Come and explore the chemistry of fire and the effects of smoke, chemical vapors and acidic gases produced by fire on various structural building components and household contents, even during short periods of time. This course identifies items in a property that are at risk and how emergency corrosion mitigation can prevent or minimize further damage. Also, odor mitigation methods such as ozone and air cleaning are explained. This is class has been approved by the Minnesota Commissioner of Commerce for three hours of insurance continuing education. Insurance Agents and Adjuster who are in need of continuing education are encouraged to register. more info
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05 / 31 (event) Cocoa Bean/Northfield Montessori Fundraiser Start: 12:00 pm End: 5:00 pm Cocoa Bean will be holding an Hawaiian Shaved Ice fundraiser this Saturday, May 31st from 12-5 pm at their location downtown (515 Division Street South). Northfield Montessori is the benefactor of this event and will receive 50 cents from each item sold to be used to start a children's vegetable garden on their preschool playground. Come enjoy a beautiful stroll downtown with an Hawaiian Shaved Ice and give Northfield Montessori children the excitement of watching their hard work blossom. more info
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06 / 2 (event) City Council Hearing Start: 7:00 pm End: 10:00 pm Those interested in the city council public hearing on the capital improvement plan at 7:00 Monday, will find a copy of the plan under “News and Announcements” on the city’s web site: http://www.ci.northfield.mn.us. This is an opportunity to learn about and weigh in on projects such as the library, safety center, city hall, liquor store and other facilities as well as city services and infrastructure. more info
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06 / 5 (event) Northfield Newcomers Start: 5:00 pm End: 7:00 pm If you are a newcomer to Northfield and want to meet people (or are a longtime resident who wants to meet new people) stop by the Contented Cow to join in a discussion about getting a newcomers group started. Normally I'd suggest meeting on the patio, but I don't think we'll get patio weather on Thursday. Look for the people wearing nametags. more info
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06 / 7 (event) Standard Poodle Play Group Monthly first Sat. at Northfield Dog Park 9 a.m. Start: 9:00 am End: 9:45 am Our standard poodle play group meets monthly the first Saturday of the month from 9 to about 9:45. We have at least nine standard poodles in town, and some hard core members who have even met in snow on Jan. 1 (when it used to be at Memorial Park). We usually have from 3-9 standards there, who are really enjoying themselves. Of course, being the town dog park, they are also playing with all the other dogs, but they seem to recognize each other as the same delightful breed. We have been meeting for three years. If you have or want a standard poodle come join us this Saturday June 7! Included is a photo of the approximately sixth month of our first year (Memorial Park). more info (event) Northfield Dance Academy's Spring Recital Start: 2:00 pm End: 4:00 pm Northfield Dance Academy presents it's Spring Recital, "Dreams" at the Northfield Middle School on Saturday, June 7th at 2pm. The show includes performances in tap, jazz, ballet, contemporary, hip hop, and character. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at the door. more info (event) If You Just Can't Wait for YouTube... Start: 8:00 pm End: 11:59 pm I've been working at making a music video. Actually, I'm still in the set-up stage; I've borrowed a cute little camcorder, (thanks Danny!), the microphones are in place, the lighting is happening, and a large hank of black velour is on order for the backdrop, it should arrive this week. I'll let you all know when there's something to check out on YouTube! No doubt I'll soon set a new record for number of "hits." But I'm not there yet and if you just can't wait, you can catch me this Saturday at The Tavern Lounge, 8pm to 12... http://www.jonmanners.com more info
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06 / 9 (event) Job Fair! ServiceMaster River Cities. June 9th 3-7pm Start: 3:00 pm End: 7:00 pm ServiceMaster South Metro, River Cities, Faribault, Owatonna, and Mankato will be hosting a job fair June 9, 2008 from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. at its offices located at 450 Armstrong Road, Northfield, MN 55057. Open interviews will take place for all available positions. Both full time and part positions are available and positions are available in each division. Please bring along resume/work experience. In 1929, Marion E. Wade founded ServiceMaster ®, a mothproofing business based out of his Chicago home. ServiceMaster then expanded to carpet cleaning in 1937 and established one of America’s first franchise businesses in 1952. Today, ServiceMaster is a trusted industry leader, serving more than 10.5 million customers with locations in the United States, Canada and 15 countries around the world. ServiceMaster operates under several well-known and respected brands with a network of over 5,500 company-owned locations and franchised licenses. more info (event) Spaghetti Dinner and Raffle Start: 5:30 pm End: 7:30 pm Main Street Moravian Youth will be having a Spaghetti Dinner and Raffle on Monday, June 9, 5:30-7:30 pm. The cost for the dinner is $8 and will include spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, beverage and a dessert. There will also be a raffle with many prizes including gift certificates from area businesses. The grand prize is an overnight stay at the Owatonna Holiday Inn and Waterpark. Raffle tickets are $1. For information please call Pastor Amy at 645-7566. The Moravian Church is located on the corner of Eighth and Division. All proceeds will go to the Youth Camping Fund. more info
06 / 10 (event) NPL Planning Meeting #3: Concepts and Options Start: 7:00 pm End: 9:00 pm The Northfield Public Library is hosting a series of planning meeting at St. John's Lutheran Church Tuesday, May 13, May 27 and June 10, from 7-9 p.m. to answer an important question: Can the public library be expanded on its present site to serve the community for the next 20 years? Topics for the three meetings are: Tuesday, May 13: Dreams and visions for the library and community. Tuesday, May 27: Ideas for ways to expand the library on its current location. Tuesday, June 10: Concepts and options. more info
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06 / 12 (event) Logan Olivero Fundraiser at Papa Murphy's Start: 10:00 am End: 8:00 pm On Thursday, June 12, there will be a charity fund-raiser for Northfield fifth-grader Logan Olivero at Papa Murphy’s in Northfield. Papa Murphy’s will donate 50% of all proceeds from June 12, to the Olivero family. There is also the opportunity to purchase peel-a-deal cards at the store. They are a $25 value for $5 and can be picked up any day at the Northfield Papa Murphy’s. All proceeds from the peel-a-deal cards go directly to the Olivero family. If you cannot make it to the Northfield location, and one of our other locations (Eagan or West St Paul) would be more convenient, just bring in this message on June 12 to that store and we will donate 50% of your purchase. To help out with operations that day, phoning in your order by Wednesday, June 11 would be greatly appreciated. Editor's Note: The Northfield News has a story on Logan Olivero in today's paper. more info
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06 / 14 (event) Friends of Way Park neighborhood rummage sale Start: 9:00 am End: 3:00 pm SATURDAY, JUNE 14 - 9AM TO 3PM Please mark this date on your calendars. Friends of Way Park are organizing a day of simultaneous garage sales, with each host declaring a percentage of the proceeds to benefit the park. Maps showing sites of the sales will be available at the North end of the Park, near St. Olaf Avenue, from 8:30 on, throughout the day. If you are interested in hosting a sale, simply call 645-6017 and we'll mark your site on the map. In case of rain, we'll postpone and try again as soon as possible. more info (event) Planting the Boulevard at Just Food Start: 1:00 pm End: 3:00 pm Volunteers are invited to help Just Food plant the boulevard. Also looking for donations of perennial divisions and extra annuals. For more information or to volunteer, please call Chris at 507-650-0106. more info (event) Forcefield Cabaret Returns Start: 7:00 pm Be Dignified, refined, and elegant . . . OR . . . get in touch with your inner reptile! The choice is yours, and you can do it on stage at the Forcefield Cabaret. All kinds of individual and group performers are welcome, from poets to dancers to ukelele players to watermelon jugglers. If you want to perform, call the Northfield Arts Guild at 645-8877. The next Cabaret date is Saturday, June 14, at 7 pm. Tickets are $6 at the door. more info
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06 / 16 (event) Northfield Gymnastics Golf Tournament Fundraiser Start: 1:00 pm End: 9:00 pm The Northfield Gymnastics Club is sponsoring a golf tournament again this year as the club’s major fundraising event. The tournament will be held at the Northfield Country Club beginning at 1:00pm on June 16th. Cost per individual is $100 and includes golf, cart and dinner. Or if you can only join us for dinner, the cost is $25 per person. There will also be an auction, door prizes and personal goodie bags for golfers. A registration form is attached, or you can pick one up at the Northfield Gymnastics Club (601 Professional Drive) or from our website. Individuals or corporations wishing to further assist with Hole Sponsorships, contribution of Auction Items or Door Prizes would also be greatly appreciated. About the Northfield Gymnastics Club more info
06 / 17 (event) Free Film Showing Tuesday at Just Food Start: 7:00 pm End: 8:30 pm Join us at the Just Food Event Space, 516 Water St. S., for a showing of the documentary Tableland. This hopeful film tells the stories of local food and the people connected to it. Traveling along with filmmaker Craig Noble, you’ll visit beautiful locations and hear from with the farmers, producers and foragers of vegetables, wine, cheese, beer, honey, baked goods, oysters and mushrooms. You’ll also meet the chefs and others who purchase these products, an act which in many cases has changed their relationship to their food, farmers and foodshed. Brimming over with beautiful images and passionate language, Tableland is a celebration of food and the relationships that come out of sharing it. Make sure to catch the Tableland showing at the Just Food Event Space on June 17 at 7 p.m. Reserve your seat today by calling 507-650-0106 more info
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06 / 19 (event) 8th Annual Lighten Up Garage Sale at Carleton Start: 8:00 am End: 7:00 pm Carleton’s Eighth Annual Lighten-Up Garage Sale will take place in the West Gym on Thursday, June 19 and Friday, June 20 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, June 21 from 8 a.m. to noon. Saturday is a fill-a-bag sale. The Lighten Up sale, sponsored by Acting in the Community Together (ACT), the College’s center for community service and civic engagement, is open to the public. more info (event) Taste of Northfield is this Thursday Start: 5:00 pm End: 11:00 pm The Northfield Downtown Development Corporation (NDDC) is proud to present its Third Annual Taste of Northfield, Thursday, June 19th from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., in and around historic Bridge Square, located in the heart of beautiful downtown Northfield. Featuring great music, delicious food and fun for the whole family, this year’s Taste of Northfield promises to be bigger and better than ever. Read the full story. more info
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06 / 21 (event) Lonsdale School House 100th Anniversary ice cream social Start: 12:00 pm End: 3:00 pm Ice Cream Social to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Lonsdale School House (On the National Register of Historic Places) Saturday, June 21, 2008 from Noon-3:00 pm @ Lonsdale’s Old Public School House, South of Hwy 19 on 3rd Ave in Lonsdale. This is a rain or shine event! Ice Cream Social Entertainment 12:00 Tim Chlan – concertina 12:30 John Grimm – singing 1:00 Domaci Czech Dancers Children’s Group 1:30 17 year old author Victoria Kasten; Question & Answer session 2:30 Ben Dvorak – Singing Kids Activities Silent Auction (including doiles, kid’s model tow truck, alpaca yarn & items, specially autographed books from Victoria Kasten commemorating the event, and much more….) Tours of the School throughout the afternoon – See an old fashioned school room and many local history items! more info
06 / 22 (event) Community Midsommar Celebration at Way Park Start: 6:00 pm *Celebrate the solstice in Scandinavian style with a Community midsommar* celebration** on Sunday, June 22! Activities begin at 6 p.m. with a processional march and maypole raising, followed by music, dancing, games and a bonfire! Tiny's hot dogs (Nordic or American style) and Sweet Pea's ice cream treats will be available for purchase. In the event of rain, we'll gather nearby at St. John's Lutheran Church (the site of last year's event). For more information, visit the Friends of Way Park blog or email friendsofwaypark@gmail.com. more info (event) Barn Dance and CapX Public Hearing Energizer with the Prairie Creek Group Dance Band Start: 6:00 pm End: 9:00 pm Citizens Energy Task Force presents: Barn Dance and CapX Public Hearing Energizer Featuring the Prairie Creek Group Dance Band Sunday, June 22, 2008, 6:00 PM - 9 P.M. Carrie Jenning's Barn: 8919 280th St. W, Northfield, MN Bring your friends and neighbors: anyone interested in learning about alternatives to the CapX high voltage transmission line planned for your neighborhood. Donations to support legal work of Citizens Energy Task Force. JOIN US and... more info
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06 / 24 (event) Blood Drive Tuesday - Make your Appointment Today Start: 1:00 pm End: 6:00 pm Did you know that less people give blood during the summer? What with all of our vacations, plus summer activity schedules to keep track of, blood donation tends to take a dip during the warm months. But the amount of blood needed does not go down. Luckily, there will be a convenient blood drive at Just Food Co-op, 516 Water St. S. next Tuesday, June 24, from 1-6 p.m! But you’ve got to call 650-0106 or stop in at Just Food and make an appointment for one of the time slots available (every 15 minutes between 1 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.) so that you don’t have to wait in line the day of the drive. Give us a call today, and help save a life this summer. more info
06 / 25 (event) Summer Adventure Girls Start: 4:00 pm Start: Jun 25 2008 - 4:00pm End: Aug 20 2008 - 5:00pm Summer Adventure Girls is a program for 4th-6th grade girls. We meet in the meeting room of the Norfield Library every Wednesday from 4-5pm and all take turns reading aloud for the hour. We choose books with strong female characters and provide them for the girls each week. Once we finish a book we have a fun activity or event (often times requiring permission slips from partents). Everyone is welcome to join us at anytime of the program. The program starts June 25th and will go through the August 20th and will most likely pick up again in mid September. Our first book will be Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink. more info (event) Books & Stars: Big Fun Show at Way Park Start: 6:30 pm The Northfield Public Library's ever-popular Books & Stars program moves to Way Park on Wednesday, June 25. Booker the Book Bus opens at 6:30 p.m. with library materials for all ages. At 7 p.m. "comedy juggler" Dave Walbridge will entertain with his "Big Fun Show!" And Northfield's Cocoa Bean will be on hand to sell its famous Hawaiian Shaved Ice (with profits donated to Booker). more info
06 / 26 (event) Summer Adventure Girls (all day) Start: Jun 25 2008 - 4:00pm End: Aug 20 2008 - 5:00pm Summer Adventure Girls is a program for 4th-6th grade girls. We meet in the meeting room of the Norfield Library every Wednesday from 4-5pm and all take turns reading aloud for the hour. We choose books with strong female characters and provide them for the girls each week. Once we finish a book we have a fun activity or event (often times requiring permission slips from partents). Everyone is welcome to join us at anytime of the program. The program starts June 25th and will go through the August 20th and will most likely pick up again in mid September. Our first book will be Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink. more info (event) Third Annual Golf-A-Palooza. "What Happen's in Northfield, Stays in Northfield" Start: 12:00 pm End: 8:00 pm The Creative Professionals Committee of the Northfield Area Chamber of Commerce presents The Third Annual Golf-A-Palooza, "What Happens in Northfield, Stays in Northfield" Thursday, June 26, 2008 at Willingers Golf Club. Sponsored by Community Resource Bank. Don't miss out on the NOT-TO-BE-MISSED event of the summer. Golf-A-Palooza is open to anyone who would like to meet and mingle with business professionals from the Northfield and surrounding areas. Included in your registration for golf is a goodie bag, lunch, 18 holes of Golf with GPS carts, and a "Vegas" buffet dinner. Registration fee for Chamber Members is $100 and for Non-Chamber-Members it is $125. If you are interested in registering to golf, volunteering, or becoming a sponsor please contact the Northfield Area Chamber of Commerce at 507-645-5604 or email golfapalooza@gmail.com. This event fills up fast so register today! more info (event) Hope Center Open House Start: 2:00 pm End: 4:00 pm HOPE Center introduces our new Director! Erica Staab started with us on June 16. She is a graduate of Faribault High School and has recently returned to her home town after several years in South Carolina. She has 10 years experience in the area of violence against women, most recently working for the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. We are hosting an Open House in Erica's honor on Thursday, June 26th, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Our office is located at 303 1st Ave NE, Suite 365, Faribault. Please stop by if you can! more info (event) Art in Bloom at the NAG Start: 7:00 pm End: 9:00 pm Join us at the NAG Gallery to view lovely flower arrangements which correspond to the beautiful weaviings on the walls. 7-9 on Thursday, June 26th. Refreshments are served. more info