Events

Are you itching to get your hands in the dirt and start planting again? As the seed catalogs start to fill the mail box, the desire to plan the perfect garden takes hold in many of us. No matter that there's still two feet of snow and ice between us and the soil - the desire is still there.

With those desires in mind, Just Food Co-op is offering two gardening classes on February 13th taught by Sara Morrison. Sara owns The Backyard Grocery, a garden consulting company in Bayport, MN. Sara's goal is to help clients find "a garden that makes sense for their physical space, cooking and food preferences, lifestyle, and personal needs."

The Northfield High School is putting on Student Directed One-Acts this weekend on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.

On Friday the Contented Cow is hosting Carey Langer at 5:30 p.m. followed by the Son of a Gun CD Release Party at 8:30. Goodsell Observatory at Carleton is having an Open House from 7-9 p.m. The Tavern Lounge is hosting Joe Meyer.

Join the Friends of the Northfield Public Library for their annual meeting Tuesday, March 9th. The short annual meeting will begin at 7pm followed by a talk with Minnesota Book Award finalist Cary Griffith at 7:30!

Adventure writer Cary Griffith's new book "Opening Goliath: Danger and Discovert in Caving" recounts riveting and life-threatening tales of exploration in the limestone caves of southeastern Minnesota and the man-made caves of St. Paul.

No charge. In the Northfield Public Library's meeting room.  Local bookstore Monkey See, Monkey Read will bring Griffith's books for purchase and he will sign copies after his talk.

For handicapped assistance please call the library.

www.northfieldlibraryfriends.org 

Grab your Guide! The February edition of the Northfield Entertainment Guide is on the streets and online at northfieldguide.com – a full month of happenings and the RESULTS of the 2009 BEST OF NORTHFIELD READER'S CHOICE.

Attention! Please note that the 3rd Annual Defeat of Groundhog Day show at the Rueb has been cancelled!

On Friday, Alexandra Jamieson will present a convocation in Skinner Chapel at Carleton at 10:50 a.m. Occasional Jazz is playing the Contented Cow from 4:30-6:30 p.m., followed by Spruce Top Review from 7-10. The Tavern Lounge is hosting The Bellered Yellers from 7-11. Posaunenstadt!, a faculty recital for trombones, is happening in Concert Hall at Carleton from 8-9:30 p.m.

NCO Board member Jane McWilliams has contributed a set of 21 photographs of Winternet 2010, the celebration of Northfield.org at the Contented Cow on Thursday night, January 21. A slideshow of the photos can be seen here. The Flickr photoset can be found here.

Tick Tock - the clock ticketh as the hours wane on your chance to cast your ballot for the BEST of NORTHFIELD! There's a paper ballot on page 11 of the Northfield Entertainment Guide, attached here and online at www.locallygrownnorthfield.org. Deadline is Jan. 21 - THAT's TODAY!

Once you've done that - take in the town. Tonight (Thursday) the Northfield Historical Society is opening their Northfield Arts Guild 50-Year Retrospective Exhibit with a reception 6-8 p.m. Northfield.org is hosting Winternet, 7 p.m., at the Contented Cow - a chance to meet the folks behind the scenes and find out more about this great site. Chris Herriges plays the Tavern Lounge 7-11.

Northfield.org is hosting a social gathering for anyone and everyone who cares about Northfield.org. The event, "Winternet," is set for January 21st, 7 PM, at the Contented Cow. This is a great opportunity to meet and greet the Northfield.org community. Board members, with laptops, will be on hand to answer questions about the site. We'll be serving light refreshments and holding a mini-quiz competition about Northfield and technology. Stop by and say hello!

Full event details

Thursday is the deadline to cast your votes for the best of Northfield!

Music – Food – Spaces – Arts – and more!

There's a ballot on page 11 of the January Northfield Entertainment Guide, attached to this post and an online form at www.locallygrownnorthfield.org.

Deadline is Jan. 21! Get your ballot in today!

Start your weekend by number one - voting for your Northfield favorites (see below) - and then with the Piano Man! Mark Mraz plays the Tavern Lounge 8-11 while there’s Karaoke at the Frog and Scream Night at the Contented Cow – that’d be an open mic for readings.

Tomorrow’s convocation at Carleton brings New York Times reporter and Frontline producer Lowell Bergman to town for his 10:50 a.m. talk. George Pierce will accompany the Contented Cow’s happy hour at 5 p.m. while Chuck Godwin tickles the ivories at Butler’s Steak and Ale 6-9. ArtTech is hosting their annual Arts for Martin at ArtTech at 7 with lots of local talent and art to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Sweet Jazz brings their melodious sounds to the Tavern Lounge 7-11 while Brendon Etter brings his literary talents (and a slew of local acting talent) to the Arts Guild Theater for Love and/or DANGER – a series of Etter one-act plays, at 8 p.m. The St. Olaf Orchestra has a concert in Boe Chapel at 8 while Dan Case brings the blues to Froggy Bottoms 9-midnight.

Saturday Hogan Brothers gets in the mix with Tuition Daddies 7-9. Relativity will be at the Tavern Lounge 7-11, Chance Meeting at the Contented Cow and Love and/or DANGER has it’s final run at 8.

Sunday’s faculty recital at Carleton, 3-4 p.m., will feature cello, violin and piano followed by an MLK candlelight service and rememberance in the chapel from 5 to 6. Politics and a Pint kicks off things at the Cow at 6 followed by Northern Roots at 7 and Quiz Night at 8. Matthew Kuhns rounds out an overflowing weekend of happenings with a Guest Artist Recital at 8:15 at St. Olaf. 

From your favorite beer, wine, cookie or dining haunt of 2009 to your favorite actor, musician, visual artist and respective venue to salon/barbership, auto shop, hidden gem or the grand puhba – best of the best from 2009 – weigh in and cast your ballot by either filling out and turning in the attached PDF (also on page 11 of this month's Entertainment Guide) or vote online at www.locallygrownnorthfield.org. Deadline is Jan. 21! Results to be published in next month's Guide!

It’s a blustery start to the weekend – so get in out of the cold and enjoy the warmth of the Northfield Arts Guild’s opening gallery reception for Jokela and House, 7-9 p.m. tonight. Afterwards, and only footsteps away, you can catch Norwegian Cowboy at the Tavern Lounge 8-11 or venture across the river to Froggy Bottoms and Karaoke at 9:30. There’s also a trumpet and piano performance at St. Olaf at 8:15.

Friday’s convocation at Carleton brings media critic Susan Douglas to Northfield, 10:15-11:50 a.m. as she presents on “Enlightened Sexism: The Media Myth that Feminism’s Work is Done.” Come back to Carleton at 7:30 for the opening lecture and reception for the exhibit, “Latin American Posters: Public Aesthetics and Mass Politics” (featured on this month’s Entertainment Guide cover). Chuck Godwin will be playing piano at Butler’s at 6, Cary Aria will be performing at the Tavern Lounge 7-11 and New Moon Trio fills out the evening’s bill at the Contented Cow.

On Tuesday, January 5, 2010, ARTech Charter School will host a discussion with State Senator Kevin Dahle and State Representative David Bly about K-12 education funding.  The discussion will begin at 6:30 pm at the ARTech School building at 1719 Cannon Road (behind the Perkins on Hwy 3) in Northfield.  The discussion will focus on the impact that the hold back of 27% of per pupil education funding by the State of Minnesota is having on charter schools, on the prospects for additional cuts in funding, and on ways for charter schools to work with the legislature on these issues.

Northfield.org is hosting a social gathering for anyone and everyone who cares about Northfield.org. The event, "Winternet," is set for January 21st, 7 PM, at the Contended Cow.

Escape the cold with a hot drink, and meet/greet contributors and readers of Northfield.org. In addition, special guest Jessica Peterson White (the Quiz Mistress) will attempt to stump locals with a mini-quiz tailored to the event.

Want to learn something new? During the festivities, we'll be available for live personalized training for folks looking to learn how to contribute news and events to Northfield.org.

Just Food is proud to present a free information session by Dan Borek of Three Rivers Community Action on Wednesday, January 13 at 7pm. Three Rivers Community Action and its partners have launched the ‘Home Matters’ purchase-rehabilitation-resale program in the City of Northfield.

The program purchases foreclosed homes in disrepair and invests in their rehabilitation to restore them and make them livable. Rehabilitation efforts focus on energy efficiency, green building techniques, and indoor air quality, to ensure that these houses are affordable to operate, healthy, and minimize environmental impact.