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Apprentice Art Exhibit

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:53:00 -0600

Start: Jan 9 2012 - 9:17am

End: Feb 12 2012 - 5:00pm

This exhibit includes work by the art apprentices, who graduated in 2011 and were awarded apprenticeships to work on their portfolios for a year.

Flaten Gallery Hours

Monday: 10 am - 5 pm 

Tuesday: 10 am - 5 pm 

Wednesday: 10 am - 5 pm 

Thursday: 10 am - 8 pm 

Friday: 10 am - 5 pm 

Saturday: 2 pm - 5 pm 

Sunday: 2 pm - 5 pm

Surfacing

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:05:32 -0600

Start: Jan 11 2012 - 5:52pm

End: Feb 18 2012 - 5:52pm

Oil paintings by Paul Brokken and Carolyn Hartwell, functional and sculptural ceramics by Juliane Shibata. The Northfield Arts Guild Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 10am – 5pm and Saturday 10am – 3pm.

One Stroke at a Time

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:59:56 -0600

Start: Jan 11 2012 - 5:56pm

End: Feb 18 2012 - 5:56pm

In the Members’ Room, Joyce Francis exhibits her ink and watercolor paintings. These works on paper are made using the Zentangle technique, a meditative art form that uses repeating patterns. The Northfield Arts Guild Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 10am – 5pm and Saturday 10am – 3pm.

Carleton College’s Weitz Center for Creativity Celebrates the New Year with a Pair of Impressive Exhibits

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:29:53 -0600

Start: Jan 13 2012 - 8:00am

End: Mar 11 2012 - 11:00pm

Carleton College’s Weitz Center for Creativity is the setting for two new art exhibits opening in January 2012 in the College’s Perlman Teaching Museum. In the Kaemmer Family Gallery, “Running the Numbers: Portraits of Mass Consumption” presents large but intricate color images based on statistics to visually dramatize aspects of contemporary American culture. In the adjoining Braucher Gallery, “A Complex Weave: Women and Identity in Contemporary Art” reveals the ongoing vitality of the Feminist artist movement with works by 17 contemporary women artists exploring aspects of identity through painting, drawing, needlework, photography and other media. Both exhibits will be on display Friday, January 13 through Sunday, March 11, 2012. Gallery admission is free and open to the public.

Fred Gustafson Exhibits Ceramic Work at Allina Clinic

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:07:22 -0600

Start: Jan 16 2012 - 6:00pm

End: Feb 27 2012 - 6:00pm

Arts Guild Member Fred Gustafson shows a series of large-scale plates influenced by traditional Chinese painting styles, including landscape scenes and bamboo motifs. The Allina gallery is located near the lab waiting area of the clinic at 1440 Jefferson Road. Hours are 7am – 8pm Monday through Thursday, 7am –7pm Fridays, and 9am – 3pm Saturdays.

AGAINST THE WALL: The Art of Resistance in Palestine

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:49:34 -0600

Start: Jan 28 2012 - 6:29pm

End: Feb 24 2012 - 1:00am

William Parry, a London-based photojournalist and auther who contributes regularly to the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (WRMEA), is launching his new book, "Against the Wall: The Art of Resistance in Palestine," with a U.S. book tour.

His stunning book of photos captures the graffiti and street art that has transformed Israel's apartheid wall in the occupied West Bank in to a living canvas of resistance and solidarity. Featuring the work of International street artists including Banksy, Ron English Swoon, Faile and Blu, as well as Palestinian artists and international grassroots activists, these photos express outrage, compassion, solidarity, peaceful resistance and touching humor.

On Thursday 23rd February, at 7:00 pm., in Tomson Hall, Room 280, on the campus of St. Olaf College, William Parry will show slides of his photos and tell the stories behind them

Civil Rights Lawyer and Author Michelle Alexander to Present Convocation at Carleton College

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:03:14 -0600

Start: Feb 10 2012 - 10:50am

End: Feb 10 2012 - 10:50am

Michelle Alexander, a civil rights lawyer and scholar currently in residence at Ohio State University, will deliver Carleton College’s convocation address on Friday, February 10. Alexander is the author of “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” (New Press, 2010), which will be the subject of her address, focusing on the continued legacy of discrimination against African Americans, particularly through the mass incarceration of black men. Convocation is held from 10:50-11:50 a.m. in the Skinner Memorial Chapel, and it is free and open to the public. A booksigning will follow Alexander’s presentation and copies of “The New Jim Crow” will be available for purchase at the event.

Noise Off

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:49:31 -0600

Start: Feb 10 2012 - 7:30pm

End: Feb 10 2012 - 7:30pm

Noises Off
February 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 at 7:30pm
February 12 at 2:00 pm
Written by Michael Frayn
Directed by Dan Rathbun
Tickets: $13 Adults and $8 for children 12 and under. Groups of 10 or more, $1.00 off per ticket. (Groups for same performance only, payment in full at time of purchase.)
Sponsored by Faribault Foods
Part of the 2012 Faribault Daily News Theater Season

Called the “funniest farce ever written,” by the New York Post, NOISES OFF is about an ambitious director and his troupe of mediocre actors.

Guest Recital: Julie Elhard

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:07:37 -0600

Start: Feb 10 2012 - 7:30pm

End: Feb 10 2012 - 7:30pm

The sonatas of J.S. Bach and C.F. Abel; Julie Elhard, viola da gamba; Paul Boehnke, harpsichord

A Chorus Line

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:45:26 -0600

Start: Feb 10 2012 - 7:30pm

End: Feb 11 2012 - 7:30pm

Musical theater production directed by Professor of Theater, Karen Peterson Wilson '77

Carleton to Feature Recital by the Chiarina Piano Quartet

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:54 -0600

Start: Feb 10 2012 - 8:00pm

End: Feb 10 2012 - 8:00pm

Carleton College will host a faculty and guest artist concert featuring the Chiarina Piano Quartet on Friday, Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall. Performers include Mary Budd Horozaniecki (violin), Nancy Nehring (viola), Mark Rudoff (cello), and David Viscoli (piano). The program will feature Ludwig van Beethoven’s Quartet in C Major, Lee Hoiby’s Dark Rosaleen, Rhapsody on an Air by James Joyce, and Johannes Brahms’s Quartet in C minor. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mary Budd Horozaniecki is a well-known performer and also teaches at Macalester College and Augsburg College, along with Carleton College. She is frequently invited to present master classes, recitals, and lectures throughout the United States and Canada. Horozaniecki was educated at Indiana University where she studied with Josef Gingold.

Fine Arts Boosters Instrument Drive

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:52:04 -0600

Start: Feb 11 2012 - 9:00am

End: Feb 11 2012 - 12:00pm

The Northfield Fine Arts Booster Club is seeking donations of new or used band and orchestra instruments for its new “Instruments for All” program. An instrument drive is set for Saturday, Feb. 11 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Northfield Middle School cafeteria. Drop off instruments, supplies and gently used lesson books and receive a receipt for your tax-deductible donation. A matching grant from the Northfield Area Foundation will double the value of the donations. The booster club also is accepting cash donations to repair donated instruments.

Improving Home Energy Performance

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:44:58 -0600

Start: Feb 11 2012 - 1:00pm

End: Feb 11 2012 - 2:30pm

Cost: $15/$13 owners Presenter: Joe Gransee-Bowman

How does energy performance fit into designing a residential living system while integrating the needs for shelter, energy, and food? Learn about air sealing, weatherization improvements, safety concerns, and the services energy auditors and insulation crews provide. A possible opportunity to participate in a hands-on session in someone's home will also be discussed. This is optional and will be organized by the instructor. Joe is a local Sustainable Design Consultant.

Registration is required. Go to www.justfood.coop to register online or stop by the store at least 72 hours before the event.

Volunteer Network Fly-In

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:09:32 -0600

Start: Feb 11 2012 - 1:00pm

End: Feb 11 2012 - 1:00pm

Volunteer Network's annual Fly-In is a child-focused event. The aeronautic related activities are designed to educate children about aviation and engineering.

Rainbow Community Celebration: Marriage Equality From the Heart

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:06:10 -0600

Start: Feb 11 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Feb 11 2012 - 11:00pm

Interfaith Event Planned in Support of Marriage Equality

Rainbow Community Celebration: Marriage Equality From the Heart
Saturday 7pm February 11, 2012
1st United Church of Christ

Contact: Suzannah Ciernia, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church, 507-786-3366

Rainbow Community Celebration Interfaith Planning Committee, Northfield, MN

A Chorus Line

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:48:47 -0600

Start: Feb 12 2012 - 2:00pm

End: Feb 12 2012 - 2:00pm

Musical theater production directed by Professor of Theater, Karen Peterson Wilson '77

Carleton to Host Area Premiere of Award-Winning Documentary Film, “Signing On”

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:44:20 -0600

Start: Feb 12 2012 - 2:00pm

End: Feb 12 2012 - 2:00pm

Carleton College will host a public screening of the award-winning documentary film “Signing On: Stories of Deaf Breast Cancer Survivors, Their Families and the Deaf Community” on Sunday, February 12 at 2 p.m. in the Weitz Center for Creativity Cinema. The film will be introduced by director Barbara Allen, Carleton College professor of political science and director of women’s and gender studies, and followed by a question and answer session with Allen along with cast and crew from the film. Refreshments will also be served. This event is free and open to the public.

The film’s title, “Signing On,” is a play on words for people whose language is American Sign Language. The documentary originally premiered on Minnesota Public Television and won the audience award for “Best Documentary” at the 2011 Twin Cities Film Festival.

Carleton College to Present Afternoon Recital of Music for Cello and Keyboard

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:38:59 -0600

Start: Feb 12 2012 - 3:00pm

End: Feb 12 2012 - 3:00pm

Carleton College will present a faculty recital featuring Thomas Rosenberg (cello) and Nicola Melville (piano) on Sunday, February 12 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall. Featuring masterpieces from three centuries of music for cello and keyboard, including sonatas by Johannes Brahms and Samuel Barber, this concert is free and open to the public.

St. Olaf Band: Home Concert

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:01:22 -0600

Start: Feb 12 2012 - 7:30pm

End: Feb 12 2012 - 7:30pm

Following their tour of the West coast, the band will perform. Timothy Mahr, conductor

Peace Corps Information Session

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:01:09 -0600

Start: Feb 13 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Feb 13 2012 - 8:00pm

Come to this information session to view video footage of Peace Corps Volunteers living and working in their local communities, ask important questions about Peace Corps service, learn about the application process, and take home information to review and share with others.

Free and open to the public. Advance registration is not necessary.

Contact Regional Recruiter Janice McInerney at jmcinerney@peacecorps.gov or at 651-210-2011 for more information.

Flaten Lecture Series: Todd Norsten

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:22:36 -0600

Start: Feb 13 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Feb 13 2012 - 7:00pm

Lecture by artist and printmaker, Todd Norsten. Sponsored by the Arnold Flaten Lecture Series and the Department of Art and Art History.

St. Olaf Choir Home Concert

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:09:47 -0600

Start: Feb 13 2012 - 7:30pm

End: Feb 13 2012 - 7:30pm

Following their 100th Anniversary tour the choir will perform. Anton Armstrong, conductor.

Visiting Artist Lecture Series Brings Artist Michael Kareken to Carleton College

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:41:31 -0600

Start: Feb 14 2012 - 1:15pm

End: Feb 14 2012 - 1:15pm

Carleton College concludes its Christopher U. Light Lectureship in the Arts with an appearance by artist Michael Kareken on Tuesday, Feb. 14 from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. in Boliou Hall Room 161. This presentation is free and open to the public.

Kareken received a BA in Visual art from Bowdoin College in 1983, and his MFA degree from Brooklyn College, CUNY in 1986. He also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture (1988) and the Yale Summer School of Music & Art (1982). After graduating from Brooklyn College, Kareken lived and worked in New York City until 1993, when he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Since 1996 Kareken has taught at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design, where he is a Professor of Fine Arts.

World Film Series: Even the Rain

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:20:32 -0600

Start: Feb 14 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Feb 14 2012 - 7:00pm

In the 16th century, the Americas were transformed by Spanish conquistadores. In this film about making a film about the conquest, the 21st-century Spanish film crew is itself transformed when faced with the reality of the indigenous extras.

The Chemistry of Chocolate

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:45:35 -0600

Start: Feb 14 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Feb 14 2012 - 8:30pm

Cost: $13/$11 owners Presenter: Jerry Mohrig

Learn the secrets of chocolate on the most important chocolate-giving holiday. Get information on the composition of chocolate, manufacturing, health issues, and how to evaluate chocolates by taste, with just a little history mixed in. Come prepared for plenty sampling using your new skills. Jerry is a Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Carleton and an avid chocolate fan.

Registration is required. Go to www.justfood.coop to register online or stop by the store at least 72 hours before the event.

Global Cinema Series Brings the Best in Contemporary International Film to Carleton College

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:14:50 -0600

Start: Feb 15 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Feb 15 2012 - 7:00pm

An ongoing series of films at Carleton College’s Weitz Center for Creativity is showcasing the best of contemporary cinema from around the world. The Global Cinema series, presented by the College’s Department of Cinema and Media Studies and curated by assistant professor Jay Beck, is presented Wednesday evenings during the winter term in the Weitz Center for Creativity Cinema. All screenings begin at 7 p.m., and all are free and open to the public.

The Global Cinema series brings together films from a variety of nations, with each film being preceded by a short introduction by Beck. Films already shown in the series include “Picnic at Hanging Rock” (Australia, 1975), “Close-Up” (Iran, 1990), “Shaolin Soccer” (Hong Kong, 2001) and “Yi Yi: A One and a Two” (Taiwan, 2001).

Shannon Hyland-Tassava Reading

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:07:33 -0600

Start: Feb 15 2012 - 7:30pm

End: Feb 15 2012 - 7:30pm

Local author Shannon Hyland-Tassava will read from her new book The Essential Stay-at-Home Mom Manual: How to Have a Wondrous Life Amidst Kids and Chaos Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:30 pm. A year ago Shannon read from Torn: True Stories of Kids, Career and the Conflict of Modern Motherhood. Torn is an anthology of essays by women about motherhood. Now Shannon has published her own book and we are happy to have her read again.

Israeli Arab Performance Artist to Present One-Man Show at Carleton College

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:31:50 -0600

Start: Feb 15 2012 - 7:30pm

End: Feb 15 2012 - 7:30pm

Ibrahim Miari, a performing artist from Israel, will present his semi-autobiographical one-man show, “In Between,” at Carleton College on Wednesday, February 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Weitz Center for Creativity Studio. This event is free and open to the public.

“In Between” reflects Miari’s experience growing up in Israel with a Palestinian Muslim father and a Jewish Israeli mother, and examines the complexities and contradictions inherent in Palestinian-Israeli identity. In the performance, Miari re-enacts being subjected to interrogation by Israeli airport security and finds himself lost in memories of his childhood in Acco, of his Jewish and Palestinian grandmothers, and of war. The questions surrounding his identity are even further complicated by his imminent marriage to a Jewish American woman.

Jim Stark to Discuss Civil War Origins at Northfield Historical Society

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:40:48 -0600

Start: Feb 16 2012 - 6:00pm

End: Feb 16 2012 - 6:00pm

Civil War enthusiast and amateur historian Jim Stark will discuss the origins of the American Civil War in his presentation, “Why the Civil War was Fought: The Antebellum Period,”Thursday, Feb. 16, at 6 p.m. at the newly renovated Northfield Historical Society. The event, sponsored by KYMN Radio and the Northfield News, is the first of a series of discussions about the Civil War during the war’s ongoing sesquicentennial.

A Chorus Line

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:50:57 -0600

Start: Feb 16 2012 - 7:30pm

End: Feb 17 2012 - 7:30pm

Musical theater production directed by Professor of Theater, Karen Peterson Wilson '77

February 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 7:30 p.m.

February 12, 2 p.m.

“High Priest of the Pasture” to Present Carleton Convocation

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:18:43 -0600

Start: Feb 17 2012 - 10:50am

End: Feb 17 2012 - 10:50am

Self-described “environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer” Joel Salatin will deliver Carleton College’s weekly convocation address on Fri., Feb. 17 at 10:50 a.m. in the Skinner Memorial Chapel. In his presentation, entitled “Folks, This Ain’t Normal,” Schwartz will argue that, unlike popular science fiction visions of the future, a sustainable future means looking to the past to re-establish historical normalcy by returning to closer relationships with the land that sustains us. Salatin’s address is free and open to the public.

Yoshida Hodaka & Post-World War II Japanese Art

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:36:29 -0600

Start: Feb 17 2012 - 3:29pm

End: Apr 1 2012 - 3:29pm

This exhibition focuses on the rich artistic and cultural exchange that has taken place between Japan and the US since WWII. Tracing the remarkable career of Yoshida Hodaka, the exhibition explores issues of cultural identity and globalization for Japanese and Japanese Americans.

Flaten Gallery Hours

Monday: 10 am - 5 pm 

Tuesday: 10 am - 5 pm 

Wednesday: 10 am - 5 pm 

Thursday: 10 am - 8 pm 

Friday: 10 am - 5 pm 

Saturday: 2 pm - 5 pm 

Sunday: 2 pm - 5 pm

The gallery is closed summers, holidays and college breaks.

Carleton’s Wynia Memorial Lecture Will Address Brazil’s Puzzling Success

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:16:57 -0600

Start: Feb 17 2012 - 4:30pm

End: Feb 17 2012 - 4:30pm

Political scientist and expert on Brazil Peter Kingstone will deliver the 2012 Gary Wynia Memorial Lecture on Friday, Feb. 17 at 4:30 p.m. in the Gould Library Athenaeum. Focused on the explosive economic and political growth of this South American giant in recent decades, Kingstone’s presentation is entitled “Democracy, Development, and the Puzzling Success of Brazil.” This event is free and open to the public.

Preparing for Life in Families: 2012 Social Science Conference

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:26:20 -0600

Start: Feb 17 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Feb 18 2012 - 10:23am

Keynote speeches, workshops and panels discussing current trends in family life and policy in the U.S. and abroad and how these trends are influenced by political, economic, religious, and social/cultural changes.

Carleton Players to Present Farragut North

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:30:35 -0600

Start: Feb 17 2012 - 7:30pm

End: Feb 17 2012 - 7:30pm

The Carleton College Players, under the direction of David Wiles, will present the award-winning play “Farragut North” in the Weitz Center for Creativity Theater. Performances will take place nightly at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, February 17, 18, 24 and 25, with a 2 p.m. matinee performance on Sunday, February 19. Performances are free and open to the public; reservations are recommended and can be made by telephone at (507) 222-4471 or online at https://carleton.tixato.com/buy.

Carleton Players to Present Farragut North

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:33:20 -0600

Start: Feb 18 2012 - 7:30pm

End: Feb 18 2012 - 7:30pm

Vagina Monologues at Carleton

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:07:20 -0600

Start: Feb 18 2012 - 7:30pm

End: Feb 18 2012 - 7:30pm

Based on author Eve Ensler’s ‘Vagina Interviews’ conducted with women from all around the world, this hilariously witty and moving collection of tales give voice to a chorus of lusty, outrageous, poignant, brave and thoroughly human stories.

The performance will be Saturday, February 18th at 7:30 PM in the Skinner Memorial Chapel. A suggested donation of $5-$15 will be donated in support of the HOPE Center in Faribault, as well as the V-DAY Spotlight campaign to establish safe houses for the women and girls of Haiti.

A Chorus Line

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:54:55 -0600

Start: Feb 18 2012 - 7:30pm

End: Feb 18 2012 - 7:30pm

Musical theater production directed by Professor of Theater, Karen Peterson Wilson '77

February 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 7:30 p.m.

February 12, 2 p.m.

Carleton Players to Present Farragut North

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:34:51 -0600

Start: Feb 19 2012 - 2:00pm

End: Feb 19 2012 - 2:00pm

Silenced Voices: Shostakovich String Quartets

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:12:34 -0600

Start: Feb 19 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Feb 20 2012 - 7:00pm

The Artaria Quartet: Ray Shows, violin; Nancy Oliveros, violin; Annalee Wolf, viola; Laura Sewell, cello

Corpsopera

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:21:46 -0600

Start: Feb 19 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Feb 19 2012 - 7:00pm

Corpsopera

the formula---combine faculty and students from art, dance, music, theater!
add water and 16 imaginations!
stir together for 48 hours of creating!
and VOILA!--- a final performance event of who knows what description??

Flaten Lecture Series: Ayomi Yoshida

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:36:13 -0600

Start: Feb 20 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Feb 20 2012 - 7:00pm

Lecture by printmaker and installation artist Ayomi Yoshida. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Arnold Flaten Lecture Series and the Department of Art and Art History.

Movie: Race to Nowhere

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:09:40 -0600

Start: Feb 21 2012 - 7:30pm

End: Feb 21 2012 - 7:30pm

A showing of the documentary Race to Nowhere: The Dark Side of America's Achievement Culture.

The movie lasts about 90 minutes, and will be followed by a short discussion.

Community members are encouraged to attend.

Author Reading: Erin Hart

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:57:49 -0600

Start: Feb 22 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Feb 22 2012 - 7:00pm

Mystery writer Erin Hart '80 will be the guest speaker at the February meeting of the Defenders of WRITEousness. The author of three award-winning mysteries, her latest, False Mermaid was named to Booklist's Top Ten Crime Novels of 2010.

The Outlook for the U.S. Economy

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:26:50 -0600

Start: Feb 22 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Feb 22 2012 - 7:00pm

Dean Maki, St. Olaf alumnus, is the 2012 Kleber-Gery Speaker. He is the Managing Director and Chief U.S. Economist for Barclays Capital.

Ann Arbor Film Festival

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:18:41 -0600

Start: Feb 23 2012 - 6:30pm

End: Feb 23 2012 - 6:30pm

From the Ann Arbor Film Festival 24 award-winning short narrative, animated, and experimental found footage films and videos will be shown across two programs. The first begins at 6:30 and the second, after a brief intermission, at 8 p.m.

Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture in Central America

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:46:19 -0600

Start: Feb 23 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Feb 23 2012 - 8:30pm

Cost: FREE Presenter: Greg Muth

Biochar and Mountain Microorganisms can replenish soils stressed by decades of agricultural use. These techniques have been shown to improve water retention, nutrient retention, and resistance to disease. Widely accepted culturally in Central and South American countries, the science behind biochar and Mountain Microorganisms use remains an open question. Greg, a St Olaf biochemistry associate professor, will share observations from his sabbatical studying sustainable agricultural practices in Costa Rica.

Registration is required. Go to www.justfood.coop to register online or stop by the store at least 72 hours before the event.

Carleton Players to Present Farragut North

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:36:20 -0600

Start: Feb 24 2012 - 7:30pm

End: Feb 24 2012 - 7:30pm

Faculty/Guest Trio Recital

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:14:51 -0600

Start: Feb 24 2012 - 8:15pm

End: Feb 24 2012 - 8:15pm

Lachezar Kostov, cello; Catherine Ramirez, flute; Ina Selvelieva, piano

To India and Back - Saturday, February 25 - 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:23:05 -0600

Start: Feb 25 2012 - 5:09pm

End: Feb 25 2012 - 5:09pm

This event supports one of the crown jewels of the Northfield Rotary Club – the Youth Exchange Program. Northfield can be proud that we send out more than fifteen students annually for year abroad study programs – more than any other Rotary Club in the world! We also host several students in our homes and schools each year. This program enriches the lives of our world one child, one family, and one community at a time. The show itself will be spectacular featuring Indian musicians and dancers, a street fair for dinner, and much more. Please support this fantastic cause and treat yourself to a night to remember on Saturday, February 25!

Carleton Players to Present Farragut North

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:37:28 -0600

Start: Feb 25 2012 - 7:30pm

End: Feb 25 2012 - 7:30pm

Faculty Recital: Laura Caviani

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:29:54 -0600

Start: Feb 26 2012 - 2:00pm

End: Feb 26 2012 - 2:00pm

Laura Caviani, jazz pianist

Flaten Lecture Series: Piotr Szyhalski

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:29:23 -0600

Start: Feb 27 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Feb 27 2012 - 7:00pm

Lecture by new media installation artist Piotr Szyhalski. Sponsored by the Arnold Flaten Lecture Series and the Department of Art and Art History.

Urban Bush Women Dance Concert

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:36:56 -0600

Start: Mar 2 2012 - 5:00pm

End: Mar 2 2012 - 5:00pm

Founded in 1984 by choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Urban Bush Women (UBW) seeks to bring the untold and under-told histories and stories of disenfranchised people to light through dance. Free tickets made be picked up in the main Dance office, Dittman 200, after 2-19-12.

The Northern Heartland Kitchen Book Signing and Talk

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:29:26 -0600

Start: Mar 3 2012 - 11:00am

End: Mar 3 2012 - 1:30pm

11-1 Book signing at the front of the store
1-1:30 Author talk in the Community Room
Cost: FREE Presenter: Beth Dooley
Beth Dooley, author of The Northern Heartland Cookbook, will be at Just Food to kick off the Eat Local Challenge. She says, "Eat Local means a lot of different things to different people. To me, it means paying attention to light, temperature and the land's bounty. When our appetites follow the arc of the sun, we bring balance to our plates. Join me in a discussion into all of the reasons why eating locally makes sense -- flavor, health and nutrition, environment, economy, food safety, land preservation, community -- and how eating local creates a true home."

No registration is required.

Faculty/Guest Recital: David Hagedorn

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:32:43 -0600

Start: Mar 4 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Mar 4 2012 - 7:00pm

St. Olaf/Carleton faculty chamber group, Intersection

Dr. Jon Hallberg:The Transformative Quality of Illness

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:24:12 -0600

Start: Mar 5 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Mar 5 2012 - 7:00pm

Dr. Jon Hallberg (’98) is a family physician, who opened the Mill City Clinic near the Guthrie Theatre downtown Minneapolis. In the last couple of years, he has organized several cabaret quality programs organized around themes of health. Regarding a cabaret program on the theme of transformations, Jon noted, “I think that crafting a show around the transformative quality of illness might be the most powerful and most broadly-applicable

Flaten Lecture Series: Emily Johnson

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:28:59 -0600

Start: Mar 5 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Mar 5 2012 - 7:00pm

Lecture by jeweler Emily Johnson. Sponsored by the Arnold Flaten Lecture Series and the Department of Art and Art History.

Bulk Beginnings: Local Edition

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:41:13 -0600

Start: Mar 6 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Mar 6 2012 - 8:30pm

Cost: FREE Presenter: Monica Caldwell

Join us for an informational class that will make you a bulk area expert. Monica will sample several dishes made with bulk items, provide recipes, review cooking instructions, and provide a detailed tour of the bulk area. An emphasis on the wonderful local items found in our bulk department will add to your repertoire of delicious, simple, and cost-conscious meals. Limit of 12 participants.

Registration is required. Go to www.justfood.coop to register online or stop by the store at least 72 hours before the event.

World Film Series: 400 Blows

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:01:02 -0600

Start: Mar 6 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Mar 6 2012 - 7:00pm

New Wave director Francois Truffaut radically transforms cinematic form and narrative as he explores the personal transformation of Antoine, an adolescent misunderstood by his parents and teachers, who ends up in juvenile detention.

Student Art Show, St Olaf College

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:28:06 -0600

Start: Mar 7 2012 - 2:23pm

End: Apr 1 2012 - 2:23pm

Juried art exhibition featuring work by St. Olaf art students.

Gallery Hours

Monday: 10 am - 5 pm
Tuesday: 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday: 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday: 10 am - 8 pm
Friday: 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday: 2 pm - 5 pm
Sunday: 2 pm - 5 pm

What’s the Buzz?

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:40:21 -0600

Start: Mar 7 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Mar 7 2012 - 8:30pm

Cost: FREE Presenter: Joerg Kessler

For thousands of years people have benefited from the industrious honey bee. Learn about honey bee culture, products and services provided by bees, implications of their disappearance, how to support these native pollinators, and how to start beekeeping in your backyard. Joerg is the Director of the Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association and has been keeping bees for seven years.

Registration is required. Go to www.justfood.coop to register online or stop by the store at least 72 hours before the event.

Peace Corps Panel Discussion

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:10:35 -0600

Start: Mar 8 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Mar 8 2012 - 7:00pm

Transformation Through Service: Oles and the Peace Corps
St. Olaf College is a leading source of Peace Corps volunteers among liberal arts colleges. In the spirit of the college’s Transformations theme, Oles who have served in the Peace Corps in a variety of projects will discuss to what extent their service transformed the lives of others, as well as their own.

Free and open to the public.

Contact Janice McInerney at jmcinerney@peacecorps.gov or 651-210-2011 for more information.

Circle Mirror Transformation

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:47:19 -0600

Start: Mar 8 2012 - 7:30pm

End: Mar 10 2012 - 7:30pm

Written by Annie Baker. Directed by Lauren Bartelt '12

"...traces the lives of a handful of small-town Vermont residents who gather each week for an acting class taught at the local community center. By the play's end we seem to see to the very bottom of these souls, and feel how the artificial intimacy of the acting class has shaped their lives in substantial ways.”—NY Times.

March 8–March 10, 7:30 p.m.

March 11, 2 p.m., 6 p.m.

Guest Artist Recital: Marvin Blickenstaff

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:34:23 -0600

Start: Mar 9 2012 - 7:00pm

End: Mar 9 2012 - 7:00pm

Marvin Blickenstaff, piano Marty Hodel, trumpet

Deep Energy Retrofits: Significant Home Energy Performance Improvements

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:38:28 -0600

Start: Mar 10 2012 - 1:00pm

End: Mar 10 2012 - 2:30pm

Cost: $15/$13 owners Presenter: Joe Gransee-Bowman

This session will focus on planning a deep energy retrofit and opportunities for renewable energy systems. The topic of residential living systems will begin with a discussion on how to integrate shelter, energy, and food. See examples of deep energy retrofits with renewable energy systems. Financing opportunities and challenges will be shared along with steps for pulling together vision, goals, and a team. Joe is a local Sustainable Design Consultant.

Registration is required. Go to www.justfood.coop to register online or stop by the store at least 72 hours before the event.