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The Carleton College Art Gallery will kick-off its fall season with an exhibition showcasing fine art prints created by artists from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, and Hawaii. Prints Around the Pacific Rim, running from September 17 to November 17, 2010, celebrates the varied method of printmakers, and highlights artistic exchange between cultures across the wide Pacific. Prints Around the Pacific Rim is also one of many fall events coinciding with the Mid America Print Council Conference, Old World/New World, taking place in the Twin Cities in mid-October.
First United Church of Christ of Northfield is celebrating the 200th birthday of Frederic Chopin with a concert Saturday, Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m. performed by Horacio Nuguid of Rochester, Minn.
Start: Oct 5 2010 8:00 am
The Northfield Downtown Development Corporation (NDDC) will host newly inaugurated Carleton College President Steven G. Poskanzer at its October Downtown Forum on Tuesday, October 5, beginning 8 a.m., in the Riverview Conference Room (lower level) of the historic Archer House River Inn, 212 Division Street.
Poskanzer began active duty at Carleton on August 2, and was installed as Carleton's 11th president on September 25. He comes to Carleton after serving for the past 12 years in the SUNY system, the New York state system of higher education that encompasses 64 campuses. Since 2001, he served as president of the SUNY-New Paltz campus.
Start: Oct 5 2010 4:00 pm
(grades 8-12th) Learn the ABC's of the sweet science of boxing. Boxing does much more than simply build muscle and heart health. Learn self-discipline, concentration, quick thinking and enjoy the physical fitness of a growing sport for youth - by former professional boxers Gordon Marino and Charlie Meyer. Equipment provided. To register or for more information please visit our website at www.northfieldymca.org or call 507-645-0088. Program brochures available on our website. Thanks to the generosity of our community and donors, the YMCA will not turn anyone away from its membership or programs because of an inability to pay. Please let us know if we may assist you in this way by calling Virginia directly or by completing a Financial Aid form located under the “Membership” tab above. See attached brochure for full program details. Start: Oct 5 2010 4:00 pm
In the wake of one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in history, Haitians are still suffering social, economic, and structural damage from the magnitude 7.0 M earthquake that occurred on January 12, 2010. Rea Dol, Founder and Director of the SOPUDEP School near Port-au-Prince, will speak about the current efforts to restore Haitian life to normalcy at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5, in Boliou Hall Auditorium on the Carleton College campus. Haiti-born Hamline University professor Max Adrien will also speak about Haitian culture today, and the disaster’s devastating effects. Additionally, student leaders of Carleton’s Haiti Relief effort will propose ways that people can contribute and aid the nation’s ongoing struggle. This event is free and open to the public.
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Northfielders are invited to meet Haitian community organizer Rea Dol who will be in Northfield for three appearances during the first week of October. Dol is the founder and director of Society of Providence United for the Economic Development of Petion-Ville (SOPUDEP) a grassroots organization in Port a Prince. SOPUDEP offers education for children and adults and a micro-credit program for women. The New York Times portrayed the aid work she did following the January 12th earthquake in a documentary, “The Mother Figure of Morne Lazare.” 
