Events
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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 7 2010 7:30 pm
End: Oct 7 2010 9:00 pm
Acclaimed American cartoonist and graphic novelist Ben Katchor will present “The Great Museum Cafeterias of the Western World: An Illustrated Lecture on the Design and Culture of Museum Cafeterias” at Carleton College on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. Following his lecture, Katchor will answer questions and sign copies of his books, which will be available for purchase at the event. Katchor’s appearance is free and open to the public and will be held in the College’s Boliou Hall Auditorium.
Start: Oct 7 2010 8:00 pm
Carleton College invites the public to enjoy an evening of Arab music presented by Bassam Saba and his ensemble. A world-renowned Lebanese nay and oud virtuoso, Saba is considered to be one of the most respected performers of classical Arab music. Saba and his ensemble will perform in concert on Thursday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. in the Carleton College Great Hall. His performance is part of a two-day residency at Carleton, Oct. 7 and 8.
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