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

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  (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 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. 

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. 

Visiting professor and esteemed philosopher Kendall Walton will present “Thoughtwriting – in Poetry and Music” on Tuesday, May 15 at 12 p.m. in Leighton Hall Room 305 on the Carleton College campus. This presentation is free and open to the public.

It is said that nearly all works of literary fiction have narrators – characters who, within the fictional world, think or write the words of the text and thereby report the story to the reader. Walton, however, suggests an alternative way to understand literary works, an understanding applicable not only to poetry, but also to music. Walton argues that this alternative understanding, which he will elaborate upon in his presentation, explains several important aspects of listeners’ experiences, as well as bringing out an unnoticed respect in which poetry has more in common with music than with other forms of literature.

High school mountain bike racing is coming to Minnesota this fall and a regional Cannon Valley Mountain Bike Team is forming for student-athletes, grades 9-12, in the area.  Come hear all about it this Tuesday, May 15, 7 pm at the Northfield High School cafeteria.

Gary Sjoquist, Founding Chair of the Minnesota High School Cycling League will be the featured presenter. 

See our blog post for more details about the meeting as well as links to news coverage about the upcoming event by the Northfield News, Northfield Patch, and KYMN Radio.