Events

YMCA After School Open Gym (grades K-5th)

Exercise the sillies out of your kids with Open Gym fun – basketballs, scooters and much more.  Supervised program for elementary school age kids.  Free time and great exercise! Parents – join your children for some afternoon fun.

Mar 26-May 31

Mon 3:15 – 5:00

Thur 3:15 – 5:00

Location:  National Guard Armory 

Members:  Free           Nonmembers:  $5 per visit

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. 

YMCA Run-Wiggle -Paint & Giggle (ages 3-K)

Free time for kids after lunch.  Play gym games or paint or color or create a small art project.  We set up the gym with all sorts of activities and options – kids chose!  Fun free time.  New projects every week. Pay one fee and come as often as you like in each 5 week period.  Cost is per child and covers the cost of supplies, equipment and staff and planning.

First session:  Mar 27-Apr 23 and

Second session: Apr 30-May 29

Tues or Fri 1-2:00

Location:  Y Health & Wellness fitness center

Members:  $12/5 weeks          Nonmembers:  $30/5 weeks

The Carleton College Perlman Teaching Museum will formally open its new spring term exhibit, “Our Treasures: Highlights from the Minnesota Museum of American Art,” on Saturday, March 31 at 2 p.m. with a three-hour reception and community open house that includes a presentation by the exhibit curator along with family-friendly arts activities. “Our Treasures,” on display in the Braucher Gallery of the Perlman Teaching Museum, is comprised of a rich collection of paintings, sculpture, drawings, photography and craft objects, showcases American art in a variety of styles and runs from March 30 until May 8, 2012. Located in the College’s Weitz Center for Creativity, admission to the Perlman Teaching Museum is free and all related events are open to the public.

YMCA Girl’s Volleyball (3rd -5th grade)

Serve, Set, Bump, Spike!  This once-a-week, clinic for girls in grades 3rd - 5th will provide kids with the skills necessary to play well, exercise their bodies and have fun.  Join us for fun and fitness at the YMCA.

Apr 4-May 10 (6 classes)

Thurs 6:15-7:30

Location:  National Guard Armory

Members:  $10            Nonmembers:  $35

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. 

YMCA Soccer  Wee (ages 4-K)

Spring soccer fever!  Join us for some May soccer fun.  We focus on skills and less on competition so your child can enjoy simply playing the game!  Kids work on teamwork, sportsmanship and FUN!  Kids should dress appropriately for the weather.

Mon Apr 30-May 28 (5 classes)

Wee:  5:15-6:00

1-3rd grade:  6:15-7:00

Locations:  Sechlor Park

Members:  Free           Nonmembers:  $35

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. 

YMCA Track & Field (ages 3-3rd grade)

Hurdles, 50m run, field events, long jumps, shot put, relays; this program is designed for some fun exercise for kids of all abilities. We’ll stretch muscles, work on good heart health and focus on basic track & field skills. Rain days will be in the National Guard Armory.

Tues May 1-29 (5 weeks)

Wee Ages  3-K: 5:15-6:00

1-3rd grade: 6:15-7:00

Locations:  Washington park (City Hall park)

Members:  $10            Nonmembers:  $35

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. 

Carleton and St. Olaf post-graduate studio artists present digital compositions from mixed media scans, graphite drawings, mixed media works on wood, digital photos, ceramic sculptures, and intaglio prints.
 Artists include Becky Carlson, Ann Erickson, Zoe Klosterboer, Jane Meyer, Meagan Nishi, and Kathryn Weaver.

Opening Reception:  Friday, May 4, 7-9pm
 

Lila Abu Lughod, Carleton Class of 1974 and a prominent anthropologist whose studies have focused largely on Egypt, will present Carleton College’s weekly convocation address on Friday, May 4 at 10:50 a.m. in the Skinner Memorial Chapel. Entitled “Taking Back the Village: Egyptian Youth in Revolution,” this event is free and open to the public.

Northfield High School to host ‘Evening of the Arts’

Northfield High School students will share their visual, literary, dramatic and performance art talents with the community at the 12th annual “Arts a la Carte” Evening of the Arts on Friday, May 4, from 5 to 8 p.m at the high school. Children and adults are invited to participate in activities like fish printing on T-shirts, jewelry making, face painting, clay wheel lessons, a musical petting zoo, a giant doodle wall and book making. Student musicians will perform, and door prizes will be given out. Food will be available for purchase. Admission $2 at the door.
 

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