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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 Art Explorers (ages 3-K) We supply the clay, paints, paper and glue. You supply the children and have them bring their curiosity. Create a masterpiece for the frig – or simply enjoy stretching your child’s creativeness. Parents, join us for family time fun. Mar 27-May 29 Tuesdays 10-11:00 or Thursdays 1-2:00 Location: National Guard Armory Members: Free Nonmembers: $7/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 YMCA Boxing (8-12 grade) 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 One-on-one coaching available. Tues 4:00-5:00 Mar 27-May 29 Location: National Guard Armory Members/Nonmembers: $15 per month (unlimited visits) 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. An exhibition of oil landscape paintings by Joannie Johnson. These works were inspired by Johnson’s recent kayaking trip to the area. This gallery is located near the lab waiting area at Allina Medical Clinic of Northfield at 1440 Jefferson Road. Regular Clinic Hours are 7 am to 8 pm Monday through Thursday, 7 am to 7 pm Fridays, and 9 am to 3 pm Saturdays. 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 Soccer (ages 1st-3rd grade) 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. YMCA Track & Field (ages 1st-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: 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. Opening Reception: Friday, May 4, 7-9pm YMCA Frisbee Golf (grades 2-5th) Frisbee or Disc Golf is a game in which players throw a flying disc into a basket or at a target. The object of the game is to complete the course with the fewest number of throws. No experience necessary. We’ll provide the instruction and equipment and enjoy spring! Thurs May 3-31 (5 classes) 2-5th grade: 6:15-7:00 Location: Carleton College Frisbee Golf Course Members: $10 Nonmembers: $30 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. Rice County Public Health is pleased to announce a series of FREE skills sessions and e-newsletters to help your organization strengthen its employee wellness program. The events will be held periodically through June 2013. Attend the kick-off meeting on Tuesday, May 15 from 8:15 to 10:30 a.m. in the Teleconference Room at South Central College, 1225 3rd Street SW, Faribault. You will learn about topics for each skills session, build a stronger business case for workplace wellness and gain insights on best practices. Light breakfast served. For more information contact Linda Pellowski at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota at 651-662-4536 or Natalie Ginter at Rice County Public Health at 507-332-5921. Start: May 11 2012 10:50 am
Peter Ubel, Carleton Class of 1980, a noted physician and behavioral scientist whose work has focused on the idiosyncrasies of human nature that impact our lives, will deliver Carleton College’s convocation address on Friday, May 11. Ubel’s presentation, “Battling Over Health Care: The Weird Clash of Morality and Psychology That Threatens to Bankrupt Us,” will explore the framing of the health care debate in the United States, including such topics as informed consent, shared decision-making and health care rationing. Convocation is held from 10:50-11:50 a.m. in the Skinner Memorial Chapel, and it is free and open to the public. Get your tickets now for downtown Northfield’s 6th Annual Girls Nite Out, coming up this Friday, May 11, 2012! This very popular event brings hundreds of women to downtown Northfield for an evening of shopping and pampering, dining and socializing, dancing and fun. Proceeds for the event also go to support local charities. Tickets to Girls Nite Out are $10 in advance and $12 the day of the event. Advance tickets can be purchased at KYMN Radio, at participating retailers including Sisters Ugly, The Rare Pair, The Eclectic Goat, Monarch—and online at www.thegrandnorthfield.com. Start: May 11 2012 7:30 pm
Carleton College’s premier dance and theater groups, the Players and the Semaphore Repertory Dance Company, come together in a new adaptation of Oresteia, Aeschylus’ trilogy of Ancient Greek tragedies, premiering Friday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Weitz Center for Creativity Theater. Additional performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. nightly on May 12 and 18, along with 2 p.m. matinees on May 13 and 20. Admission is free and open to the public; reservations are strongly encouraged by visiting online at www.carleton.tixato.com/buy.
Start: May 11 2012 7:30 pm
First performed in 458 BCE, Aeschylus's Oresteia is among the earliest surviving complete plays in the history of theater. Carleton College closes the inaugural season of the new Weitz Center for Creativity Theater with a production of Northfield poet Rob Hardy's new adaptation of Aeschylus's trilogy. The play features music by composer Mary Ellen Childs and dance by the Semaphore Dance Company.
Start: May 11 2012 8:00 pm
Carleton College’s Symphony Band, directed by Ronald Rodman, will present its spring performance on Friday, May 11 at 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall. The concert, featuring works by Gustav Holst, Richard Rogers, Frank Ticeli, Danny Elfman, Arvo Part, and Antonin Dvorak—is free and open to the public.
Ronald Rodman, Dye Family Professor of Music and Director of the Carleton Symphony Band, earned his Ph.D. in Music Theory from Indiana University. He has studied subjects including the use of music in electronic media, post-tonal theory in the 20th century, and wind band music history. In addition to directing the Symphony Band, Rodman is also a consultant to the AP Music Theory program, and has published numerous articles in professional music journals. His most recent publication is Tuning In: American Narrative Television Music (Oxford University Press, 2009)
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