december 2014 entertainment guide

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ContentsTheater ��2Exhibits ��4-5

Happenings��9-22, 33-45

Historic Happenings: Northfield’s Malt-O-Meal �� 46-52

Clubs, Classes & More ��53

Dining �� 54-55

Advertisers’ Index ��54

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Local Art ��5

Faribault Hometown Holidays! ��6-8

Northfield Wish List ��24

Northfield Winter Walk ��25-32

Coupons ��55-56

Business Classifieds ��56

On the Cover: The region’s foremost bluegrass band, Monroe Crossing, plays Dec 6 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Monroe Crossing is Derek Johnson (guitar), Matt Thompson (mandolin), David Robinson (banjo), Lisa Fuglie (fiddle ) and Mark Anderson (bass). Photo credit: Jamey Guy

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A Christmas CarolDec. 12-14, 19-21, 26-28; F/Sa 7:30pm, Su 2pm Lakeville Area Arts CenterDiscover the true meaning of Christmas through this popular story of Victorian Christmas traditions. Tickets: $13, available by phone at 952/985-4640 or at lakevilleareaartscenter.com.

Ole & Lena’s Family ChristmasDec. 17-18; 7pm; Ames Center, BurnsvilleChristmas has always been one of Lena’s favorite times of year even if, as Ole says, “it makes her more than a little bit crazy.” This year Lena has invited the whole family, even her snooty cousin Mildred from Edina. Ole really wants nothing to do with the whole thing. Especially the part where Lena has him dress up in the old Santa suit and hand out the presents. Can Sven help Ole from having to play the part of Santa? Will Lena be able to keep it all together while she prepares for the family Christmas? Find out in this hilarious show about family togetherness. Tickets: $20, available at the Ames Center box office, by phone at 800/982-2787 or at ticketmaster.com. This is an all ages performance. More at oleandlenalive.com.

Theater‘Twas the Night Before ChristmasDec. 5-8, 11-14, 18-21; F/Sa/M/Th 7:30pm, Su 2pm Ames Center, BurnsvilleSanta’s famous list has the final word on who’s good and who’s bad and determines the fate of children all over the world. So, what would you do if your name suddenly went missing from the list? A mouse named Amos, an elf named Calliope and a determined little girl named Emily set off on Christmas Eve to retake control of their destinies and solve a crisis at the North Pole in this wry and adventurous holiday romp from the author of Lend Me a Tenor. Written by Ken Ludwig, directed by Hannah Steblay. Tickets: $22 adults, $29 students, seniors, Fringe button holders and groups of eight or more, $16 for groups of 20 or more. Available at the Ames Center box office, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online through ticketmaster.com.

The Santa DiariesDec. 5-7, 11-14; Th-Sa 7:30pm, Su 2pm Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault

This Merlin Players produc-tion was written by Mala Burt and Laura Ambler. Directed by Julianna Skluzacek. This is the Midwest premiere of this funny and charming musical play. Will Hawes (played by Michael Lambert) has run away from his family history which includes

five generations of Santas. He refuses to believe he has “the calling.” So what happens when this successful and self-absorbed Holly-wood actor is forced to return to his small hometown and direct the community holiday play? On his journey, Will rediscovers the joys of Christmas, a lost love and learns to embrace his inner Santa, accepting the gifts handed down through his family line. Also featuring Cynthia Paley, Jerry Fox, Sydney Place and Matt Drenth. Tickets: $15 adult, $9 children 12 & under and available at the Faribault Daily News Box Office in the lobby of Paradise Center for the Arts or by phone at 507/332-7372.

Inspecting CarolDec. 12-14, 19-21; F/Sa 7:30pm, Su 2pm Northfield Arts Guild TheaterA holiday comedy. Written by Daniel Sullivan. It’s A Christmas Carol meets The Inspector General. Most non-profit theaters know the necessity of producing the annual holiday show to pay the bills for the rest of the season and the theater company in this raucous play is no different. While preparing simultaneously for their annual production of A Christmas Carol and a visit from the National Endowment for the Arts granting representative, hilarity ensues with set malfunctions, casting snafus and mistaken identities. Directed by Michelle Schwantes and featuring the act-ing talents of Kate Southwick, Frank Blomgren, Carney Gray, Jeff Dahlin, Dillon Davis, Leander Fried, Tom Johnson, Glyn-nis Lessing, Keila N. Ramos, Steven Jorstad and Mark DiPietro. Tickets: $17 adults, $12 students and seniors, available online at northfieldartsguild.org or at the box office one hour prior to curtain.

Auditions:The Odd Couple

Dec. 16, 7pm • Cannon Falls High School AuditoriumPresented by Cannon Community Theater. There are six male roles and two female roles. The show will be produced as a dinner theater production at the Cannon River Winery Event Center Feb. 13-15, 20-22.

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Ames Center12600 Nicollet Ave, Burnsville • ames-center.com 952/895-4685 • M-F 9am-5pm, Sa 10am-2pm, Su 12-4pmMinnesota Watercolor Society – through Nov. 30Minnesota Artists Association – Dec. 4-Jan. 11

Arts & Heritage Center of Montgomery206 1st St. N., Montgomery • 507/364-5933 or 507/364-8110 artsandheritagecenter.org • Th-F 2-5pm, Sa 9am-12pm

Crossings at Carnegie320 East Ave., Zumbrota • 507/732-7616 crossingsatcarnegie.com • M/T/W/F 10am-5pm, Th 10am-8pm, Sa 10am-4pmFabrications 11 – through Dec. 31 – a group show of fiber and textile art and handmade jewelry. Opening reception: Dec. 6, 2-4pm.

Eclectic Goat – 413 Division St. S. • 507/645-0301 • M-Sa 10am-5:30pm, Th until 7pm, Su Noon-4pm – Hip Handmade Goods!

Flaten Art MuseumDittmann Center, St. Olaf • wp.stolaf.edu/flaten/ 507/786-3556 • M/T/W/F 10am-5pm, Th 10am-8pm, Sa/Su 2-5pm (closed Nov. 26-30.)Art Works: Gifts from Dan ’69 and Nancy Schneider –

through Dec 14 – Art speaks. Art questions. Art inspires. Art works. Over the past three decades alumnus Dan Schneider and his wife, Nancy, have generously contributed artworks to St. Olaf College. This exhibition brings together a selection of their gifts – some plucked from prominent places on campus, others never before shared publicly. Echoing the breadth of their col-lecting and donating interests, the exhibition features paintings, prints, ceramics and sculptures.

Hobgoblin Music/Stoney End Loft920 MN Hwy 19, Red Wing • 651/388-8400 • stoneyend.com M-Sa 10am-5pm. Mark Abrahamson Photography – this is the grand opening exhibit for Hobgoblin’s new art gallery located in the third floor event space. Abrahamson, from the Pacific Northwest, recently moved to Red Wing and established a studio at the Anderson Center. He has more than 60 pieces on display, including works in mixed media collages and aerial landscapes, as well as samples of an ongoing series of pho-tographs called American River Watersheds.

Lakeville Area Arts Center20195 Holyoke Ave. • 952/985-4400 • ci.lakeville.mn.us M-F 8am-4:30pmOlesya Anderson: Oil Paintings – through Nov. 26 – Olesya

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ists in her family. Inspired by her mother Tamara Geddes, a well-known portrait artist, she became interested in fine art. Olesya studied drawing and painting in oil at Old Master’s Art School in Russia and took a number of workshops. She works in a variety of subjects such as still life, portraiture, seascape and landscape.

Holiday Art Sale & Empty Bowls Fundraiser – Dec. 5-21 – unique gifts handmade by instructors and students including pottery, fiber, mixed media, painting, jewelry and more. Art will be on display and for sale during business hours and events. The sale includes an Empty Bowls fundraiser for the local com-munity food shelf: Dec. 5, 12-6pm and Dec. 6, 1-9pm.

Northfield Arts Guild 304 Division St. • 507/645-8877 • northfieldartsguild.org M-F 10am-5pm, visit website for weekend hoursFine Craft Collective – through Dec. 24 – a cooperative show of fine craft featuring talented local artists. Holiday Reception: Dec. 21, 10am-6pm.The Up Gallery: Kim Gordon, oil painting – through Jan. 5.The Archer House Gallery: Prints by James Bama – through

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Northfield Arts Guild at Allina Clinic1440 Jefferson Rd. • M-T 7am-8pm, F 7am-7pm, Sa 9am-3pm Prints by Northfield Printmakers

Northfield Historical Society408 Division St. • 507/645-9268 • northfieldhistory.orgM-Sa 10am-5:30pm, Su 1-5:30pmIn Their Own Words: Diaries from the Collections – through

Dec. 31 – Explore Northfield’s past through first-person ac-counts. The exhibit includes diaries of nine Northfielders, written between 1865 and 1990.

Northfield Senior Center Gallery 1651 Jefferson Pkwy. • 507/664-3700 northfieldseniorcenter.orgPaintings by Jeanne Miller and Nancy Rechtzigel – through

Nov. 30.5th Annual Senior Open – Dec. 1-Jan. 4 – Opening reception:

Dec. 2, 4-6pm.

Owatonna Arts Center435 Garden View Ln., Owatonna • 507/451-0533 oacarts.org • 1-5pm, closed MondaysStories of the Holidays – Dec. 7-29 – featuring cards with personal and touching holiday messages. Nativity scenes of various styles will complete the holiday display.

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Corey Lyn Creger Memorial Gallery: Bethlehem Academy“Holly Days” Art Sale – through Dec. 23 – The galleries will be

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Paradise Center Healing Arts Gallery at District One Hospital

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26

Northfield Social • 5pm-12amThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldMulte (5-7pm) – Great traditional Nordic music. Jordan (7-9pm) RCAs (9pm-12am) – The Rice County All-Stars are Aaron Hagen-son, Peter Lynn, Terry VanDeWalker and Aaron Anderson - that would be a dose of Last Known Whereabouts, a dash of Deputies, a smidgen of Big Wu and Mr. Sticky to taste - the All-Stars.

Carey Langer • 7-10pmPrairie Pond Winery, New PragueA solo artist covering six decades and seven styles of music. From The Everly Brothers and Frank Sinatra, to Rick Springfield, Dave Matthews and Jimmy Eat World, plus original music.

Chad Johnson • 8pmRueb ‘N’ Stein, Northfield Acoustic alternative. His influences range from Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Bob Seger to Johnny Reznik and Travis Trill. Covers and originals. KYMN Radio will be onhand to simulcast the 8-9pm portion at KYMNRadio.net and 1080AM.

Mad Pipes • 8pmTavern Lounge, NorthfieldMad Pipes is Barb Piper and Doug Madow. Expect an evening of jazz, pop, folk, country, swing and rock. Everything in the “great American songbook,” ranging from sweet and smooth to raunchy fun. Barb says, “Think ‘lounge music’ with a flair!”

Mark Allen • 8:30pmPub 31, FaribaultHometown hero Mark Allen (of the Key West Rejects) plays songs you love. Some you know by heart and some you haven’t heard yet, but you’ll love his country-rock. You may want to stick around to hear him play a little harmonica, too.

The Sartennes • 8:30pmNorthfield VFW

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WEDNESDAYS: DJTV • 10pmContented Cow, NorthfieldDJ Terry VanDeWalker.THURSDAYS: Commanders Coffee • 10amNorthfield VFWHave coffee with some of the bravest veterans of foreign wars. Public welcome.

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DJ Link • 9pm-1amRueb ‘N’ Stein, NorthfieldClub Music/Dancing • 10pmThe Club, FaribaultFree Jukebox Sat Night Froggy Bottoms, NorthfieldSUNDAYS: Quiz Night • 8pmContented Cow, NorthfieldTeams compete for prizes.

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Lost Highway • 10pmThe Club, FaribaultOne of the Upper Midwest’s top country bands. Have opened for national acts such as Hank Williams Jr., Clay Walker and Josh Thompson, and played outdoor festivals for capacity crowds. Jesse Steberg (lead vocals), Matthew Schwake (rhythm guitar/vocals), Bronson Bergeson (lead guitar and vocals), Jake Galzki (banjo, guitar, harmonica, keys and vocals), Tim Paulson (bass/vocals) and Aaron Seevers (drums).

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 – HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Northfield Rotary Club Annual Turkey Trot 5k Run/Walk 8am registration, 9am raceWeitz Center, Carleton, NorthfieldEveryone is encouraged to bring a nonperishable food shelf dona-tion. Register online at northfieldrotary.org. $15 before Nov. 15, $20 after Nov. 15. Free long-sleeved T-shirt to everyone registered before Nov. 15.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28

Christmas in the Country • 12-4:30pmThorn Crest Farm, DundasEnjoy the season with holiday music and hot cider while you holi-day shop for U-cut Trees, gifts, dried flowers and fresh evergreen wreaths – through Dec. 7. Tree cutting through Dec. 21.

Lonesome Dan Kase • 8pmTavern Lounge, NorthfieldFor the last 15 years Lonesome Dan Kase has been playing his unique brand of country-blues on stages throughout the U.S. His live performances showcase both his unique finger-picking style and warm vocals as well as his depth of knowledge in the history of the blues. More at lonesomedan.com.

Chad Johnson • 8:30pmPub 31, FaribaultAcoustic alternative. His influences range from Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Bob Seger to Johnny Reznik and Travis Trill. Covers and originals.

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From the giggle of visiting grandchildren to the holiday songs we all know, NRC is filled with the sounds of joy. Come visit our NRC family! We’re confident that this is the community for your family, too.

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Long Time Gone Bluegrass Band • 7pmHobgoblin Music Loft, Red WingAn annual holiday show. Classic bluegrass with hot licks, soulful vocals, a dash of swing and a generous helping of good humor. In the barn upstairs. $15 cover. More at longtimegoneband.com.

Michael Johnson • 7:30pmCrossings at Carnegie, ZumbrotaBest known for his 1978 hit, Bluer than Blue, Johnson’s music career has moved forward with a 2012 album, Moonlit Déjà vu. Tickets $22 at 507/732-7616 or $25 at the door.

Kirk & Low • 8pmTavern Lounge, NorthfieldMusical barnstormers Jim Kirkendall and Stevie Low. One is folk, the other is quite a bit of rock and roll. Each presents his own solo set and each draws from a deeper reservoir of experience. Kirken-dall spent time as a full-time musician, playing coffeehouses and folk clubs across the US and Canada. Low worked his way across the US and Canada performing in clubs and on concert stages. In 2011 he was inducted into the Iowa Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Buzzards. Both of them offer original material as well as covers.

Andy Tackett • 8:30pmPub 31, FaribaultTackett’s performances of popular cover songs from many genres are sure to hit your nostalgia button. Expect everything from the Little River Band, England Dan and John Ford Coley to Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell.

Grind • 9pm-closeReggie’s Brewhouse, OwatonnaRock cover band out of Minneapolis.

Chris Brooks & the Silver City Boys • 10pmThe Club, FaribaultA premier Minnesota-based country rock band. This high-energy and dynamic five-piece group with great harmonies mixes current hits with Texas and Red Dirt Country and their spin on the classics to keep the dance floor packed. You can expect songs by artists such as Dwight Yoakam, Eric Church, Blake Shelton, Johnny Cash, The Zac Brown Band.

River Mill Band • 9pmFroggy Bottoms River Pub, NorthfieldA combination of newgrass and folk with rich vocal harmonies inspired by a variety of artists and genres.

Rhino • 9:30pm-closeBabe’s Music Bar, LakevilleA high-energy Twin Cities band playing a wide variety of modern, alternative, ’80s and classic rock with twists of country and other surprises splashed in.

Black Friday Black Light PartyThe Club, FaribaultFree food 9pm-midnight. Free drink to first 100 people. Light show on dance floor with great dance music. No cover charge.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29

2014 Hometown Holiday Opening DayDowntown FaribaultThe first of several days (including every Saturday through Dec. 20) when downtown Faribault celebrates the season with holiday magic. Different attractions every week (including every Satur-day). Vote for your favorite retail window display Nov. 20-Dec. 18. Details at mainstreet.org.

Christmas in the Country • 10:30am-4:30pmThorn Crest Farm, DundasEnjoy the season with holiday music and hot cider while you holi-day shop for U-cut Trees, gifts, dried flowers and fresh evergreen wreaths – through Dec. 7. Tree cutting through Dec. 21.

Andy Tackett • 1-4pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsPlaying popular cover songs from many genres, Tackett’s perfor-mances are sure to hit your nostalgia button. Expect everything from the Little River Band, England Dan and John Ford Coley to Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell.

David Allen Studio Open House & Art Sale • 1-5pm306 E Woodley St., NorthfieldAllen is known for capturing the essence and charm of commu-nity in his nostalgic paintings. His scenes cut across Northfield, Faribault, Farmington and Rice County. Just in time for the holi-

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A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols • 7:30pmSkinner Chapel, Carleton, NorthfieldAn annual I Cantanti Chamber Choirs performance modeled after the annual Christmas Eve performance at Kings College in Cambridge, England. The concert features nine Biblical readings recounting the Christmas story, each followed by choral selections or carols which elaborate on the reading. Directed by Wayne Kivell. Also Dec. 14.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 1

Northern Roots Session • 7:30-9pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldAn informal weekly gathering of musicians to play acoustic music with roots in the north, particularly the Nordic countries. Partici-pants and listeners of all ages and levels of experience are welcome.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2

Exhibit Opening Reception: 5th Annual Senior Open 4-6pmNorthfield Senior CenterSee exhibits page.

Acoustic Jam Session • 7:30-10pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldEvery Tuesday night show up with your unplugged instrument of choice and jam – or just show up and listen.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30

Christmas in the Country • 10:30am-4:30pmThorn Crest Farm, DundasEnjoy the season with holiday music and hot cider while you holi-day shop for U-cut Trees, gifts, dried flowers and fresh evergreen wreaths – through Dec. 7. Tree cutting through Dec. 21.

Lingua Luna • 1-4pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsA Minneapolis-based contemporary folk trio who began their musical collaboration after years of friendship. Their music stems from their classical training as well as improvisation, and often includes beautiful acoustic harmonies.

David Allen Studio Open House & Art Sale • 1-5pm306 E Woodley St., NorthfieldAllen is known for capturing the essence and charm of community in his nostalgic paintings. His scenes cut across Northfield, Farib-ault, Farmington and Rice County. Just in time for the holidays! More at davidallenart.com. Also November 29.

Marilyn Sellars and Steven C in Concert • 2pmOur Saviour’s Lutheran Church, FaribaultMarilyn Sellars and Steven C (aka Steven C. Anderson) team up for a special musi-cal afternoon. Free will offering will benefit Ruth’s House, emergency and transitional housing for women and children, in Farib-ault. Sellars’ hit One Day at a Time topped the charts in 1974 and this versatile Dundas/Northfield native is still thrilling audiences today (see marilynsellars.com). The talented composer and pianist Steven C. Anderson

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Holiday Downtown Stroll • 4pmDowntown FaribaultParadise Ice Bar (4-8pm), live music (4-7pm), carolers (5-7pm), hot cocoa stand, window treats contest and voting, live reindeer and youth crafts and gym events at the Buckingham Library and Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive on a fire truck with the mayor at 5:30pm.

Author Event: Brian Freeman and Benjamin Percy 5:30-7:30pmSt. Olaf Bookstore, NorthfieldOne of four Christmas Festival author events Dec. 4-7. See their ad on page 35 for details.

Holiday Wine Tasting • 6-9pmFaribault Golf & Country ClubBacchus Wine Society of Faribault hosts this evening with more than 200 wines and hors d’oeuvres. Members $12, nonmembers $15. RSVP 507/332-7173 or [email protected]

Holidays in Czech Republic and Slovakia • 6:30-7:30pmLonsdale LibraryBrought to you by the Arts & Heritage Center of Montgomery. A presentation by Daniela Mahoney, Prague-born, egg artist and cultural educator. Celebrations, customs, food, crafts, Masopust, Easter, Night of the Witches, Ride of the Kings, Celebration of the Souls, Svaty Mikulas and New Year. More at czechheritageclub.com.

St. Olaf Christmas Festival • 7:30pmSkoglund Center Auditorium, St. Olaf, NorthfieldPerformances and simulcasts Dec. 4-7. Details at wp.stolaf.edu/christmasfest/.

Dolce • 7:30-9pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldA favorite classical music quintet.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3

Traditional Irish Music Session • 7-9pmCorner Room, Rueb ‘n’ Stein, NorthfieldA gathering of musicians and listeners in a relaxed, informal set-ting. Along with the music enjoy conversation, camaraderie and perhaps even a few Irish dance steps.

Girl Singers of the Hit Parade Christmas Show • 7pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleChristmas is a time we all want to hear those cherished songs that bring a wave of nostalgia. Most of the popular Christmas songs were made famous in the 1950s and this show brings them back. The Lennon Sisters, Andrews Sisters, McGuire Sisters and the King Family were a part of every family’s holiday and still are in many cases. The Girl Singers of the Hit Parade encompass this warm family feeling in their Christmas show. Tickets: $19, available at the John & Betty Adamich box office at the Ames Center, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster.com. This is an all-ages performance. More at girlsingersllc.com.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4

Shops on Main: Mother Daughter Day • 3-9pmNew PragueEnjoy an evening out with mom and stop into your favorite shops on main, including Prairie Pond Vineyard & Winery.

Ice Bar • 4-7pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultLive music and discounted beverages. Part of Faribault Main Street Hometown Holidays.


FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5

Holiday Art Sale & Empty Bowls Fundraiser • 12-6pmLakeville Area Arts CenterSee exhibits page.

Spa Open House • 4-8pmBlue Sage Day Spa, NorthfieldDr. Balgolbin will be onsite performing demonstrations and answering questions. There will be drawings for free botox and mini treatments (performed during the open house). More at bluesagenorthfield.com. RSVP online and you’ll be entered into select drawings.

Norseman Band • 5pmBoe Chapel, St. Olaf, NorthfieldMini concert featuring holiday music. Paul Niemisto, conductor.

Schmaltzy Christmas Sing-Along • 5-7pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldHosted by a band, to be announced.

Author Event: Erin Soderberg and Holly Harden • 5:30-7:30pmSt. Olaf Bookstore, NorthfieldOne of four Christmas Festival author events Dec.

4-7. See their ad on page 35 for details.

St. Olaf Christmas Festival • 7:30pmSkoglund Center Auditorium, St. Olaf, NorthfieldPerformances and simulcasts Dec. 4-7. Details at wp.stolaf.edu/christmasfest/.

Fesler-Lampert Performing Arts Series: TU Dance • 7:30pmNewhall Auditorium, Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Faribault

Founded by Toni Pierce-Sands and Uri Sands, both former dancers with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, TU Dance is celebrating their 10th year by bringing their dance works of “buoyant energy and amazing grace” (Dance Magazine) to the Newhall Auditorium stage. Uri Sands’ awe-inspiring choreography brings together a variety of dance styles including traditional, ballet, West African, modern and streetwise American dance. Tickets: $15 adults,

$9 students. SSM box office can be reached at 507/333-1620. More at tudance.org.

Billy Johnson • 8pmTavern Lounge, Northfield“Commitment-free rock ‘n’ roll. While he’s been moonlighting with George Scot McKelvey in the B-Team, former Hillcats singer Billy Johnson confirms he belongs on the A-list alongside G.B. Leighton as one of the Twin Cities’ best feel-good, blue-collar, barroom-rousing tunesmiths with his first solo album, tellingly titled It’s a Good Life.” – Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune. John-son has opened for the BoDeans, Five For Fighting, Train, Poco, Paul Thorn, Van Hunt, Lowen and Navarro, Old 97s and many more. More at billyjohnsonmusic.com.

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SimpleGifts with Billy McLaughlin 7:30pmCrossings at Carnegie, ZumbrotaViolin, Celtic whistle, piano, acoustic gui-tar and percussion combine with angelic three-part female vocals for a “modern old world” sound in Christmas carols and hymns. Tickets $25 advance, $28 at the door. Call 507/732-7616 to reserve.

Theater: The Santa Diaries • 7:30pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultSee theater page.

Lorie Line • 7:30pmAmes Center, BurnsvillePianist Lorie Line is celebrating a big year. This season marks her 25th anniversary of touring and she is making the year’s show special in every way. Line will showcase the best of the best of her holiday music spanning her career. She will feature her Fab 5 and this year she is bringing a special vocalist to the stage. Tickets: $49, $44 groups of 10 or more, available at the John & Betty Adamich box office, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster.com. This is an all-ages performance. More at lori-eline.com. Also Dec. 6.

Theater: ’Twas the Night Before Christmas • 7:30pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleSee theater page.

Ben Aaron • 8pmTavern Lounge, NorthfieldAaron returns to Northfield with his original folk, blues and Amer-icana songs from the past and present along with selections from his recent CD release, Blue Winter. More at benaaronmusic.com.

Mark Kreitzer • 8-10pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldThis multi-instrumentalist, award-winning songwriter and Minnesota Rock and Country Hall of Famer presents an array of original and cover tunes. Kreitzer has toured extensively around the Midwest and the world, including appearances at folk and bluegrass festivals and concerts and on televi-sion and radio, including A Prairie Home Companion. He brings his bluegrass chops to the world of modern folk and Americana music, combining smart and thoughtful lyrics with tight vocals and expert picking. More at markkreitzer.com.

Alli & Michael (of River Mill) • 8:30pmPub 31, FaribaultA combination of newgrass and folk with rich vocal harmonies inspired by many different artists and genres. Alli and Michael take a break from their band River Mill to play an acoustic set.

Drive South • 9pmFroggy Bottoms River Pub, NorthfieldThis acoustic trio plays all your favorites from Bruce Springsteen to Elton John to Hank Williams to Alison Krauss. This is a band made up of purebred musicians who bring a great night with them wherever they go.

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Bagels & Birds • 9:30-10:30amRiver Bend Nature Center, FaribaultJoin a naturalist in the comfort of the building to observe the birds and other visitors to the nature center’s backyard habitat feeding area. Help with identification, fun facts, binoculars, guide books and conversation will make this a great way to start the day. Enjoy coffee and bagels in a relaxed atmosphere while watching the antics of wildlife at this free program.

Holiday Celebration of the Arts • 11am-5pmAnderson Center, Red WingArt and gifts from around the world, food and cash bar, live music, poetry readings and artist studio tours and demonstrations. Admission: $3 adults, $1 students, members and children under 10 are free. 651/388-2009 or andersoncenter.org for more info.

Holiday Art Sale & Empty Bowls Fundraiser • 1-9pmLakeville Area Arts CenterSee exhibits page.

Relativity • 1-4pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsVoted one of the best bands in Northfield, Relativity is a duo that combines vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica and percussion to create a fun evening of music. They pack a request list of a couple hundred songs – from covers of current music like the Avett Broth-ers and the Lumineers, to classic and folk rock such as Fleetwood Mac and the Indigo Girls.

Santa Appearance • 2-4pmVillage Theater Lobby, FaribaultCarolers, hot cocoa stand and Santa. Bring your camera.

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Brother Sun Sister Moon • 9pmWings Tavern, OwatonnaBlues and Americana from St. Paul featuring Dave Lambert (reso-nators, guitars and vocals) and Donna Dahl (drums and vocals).

Cherrygun • 9:30pm-closeBabe’s Music Bar, LakevilleNon-stop rock, country and dance pop hits. Professional and fun.

Maiden Dixie • 10pmThe Club, FaribaultEnergetic. Passionate. Exuber-ant. This country rock septet has played every A-list club in Minnesota, opened for several national acts and are suited for bigger outdoor fairs or festivals. Maiden Dixie consists of two Iraq War vets, six music/compo-sition majors and a division one basketball player. An inimitable blending of the country, rock, blues and folk genres that is sure to get the audience up on their feet dancing.

Hennepin County Millionaires Club • 10:30pm-12amThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldTony Beaderstadt (trombone), Johnny Becker (bass, piano, vocals), Tom Fristad (drums), Dan Groth (guitar), Matty Harris (bari sax, tenor sax, flute, clarinet), Bryan Highhill (trumpet, organ, accordion, vocals), Nate Knutson (guitar), David Mulren-nan (guitar) and Cole Pulice (bari sax, tenor sax).

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St. Olaf Christmas Festival • 7:30pmSkoglund Center, St. Olaf, NorthfieldPerformances and simulcasts Dec. 4-7. Details at wp.stolaf.edu/christmasfest/.

Theater: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas • 7:30pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleSee theater page.


Sasha Mercedes • 8pmTavern Lounge, NorthfieldA feisty folk-rocker that draws you in with her compelling and power-ful vocal stylings. Lyrical, genre-bending, thought-provoking, inspiring, catchy, easy to relate to and easy to listen to. Her new album, Lucky, is wowing audiences. More at sashamercedes.com.

Exhibit Reception: Fabrications 11 2-4pmCrossings at Carnegie, ZumbrotaSee exhibits page.

Monroe Crossing • 2 and 7:30pmLakeville Area Arts CenterEver-popular bluegrass and gospel holiday show. Tickets: $23 advance, $25 at the door. Available at lakevilleareartscenter.com or 952/985-4640.

TubaChristmas • 3pmBoe Chapel, St. Olaf, NorthfieldMerry TubaChristmas is celebrating its 41st anniversary. Created by Harvey Phillips, Merry TubaChristmas 2014 concerts will be presented in more than 250 cities through-out the United States and in several foreign countries. TubaChristmas at St. Olaf can see up to 100 participants from ages 10-80. The warm, rich, organ-like sound of the tuba-euphonium choir has won the ears and hearts of every audience. It is no wonder that TubaChristmas has become an established Christmas tradition in cities throughout the world.

Author Event: Jessica Lourey and Lin Enger • 5:30-7:30pmSt. Olaf Bookstore, NorthfieldOne of four Christmas Festival author events Dec. 4-7. See their ad on page 35 for details.

Mark Grim • 7-9pmThe Contented Cow, Northfield“Some songs old, some songs new, some songs country, some songs blue” is how singer/guitarist Mark Grim describes what he sings. With a voice that brings to mind Gordon Lightfoot, he artfully picks and strums through songs ranging from The Beatles to Warren Zevon. His own songs will give you cause to reflect, as well as laugh, at the real life characters that are portrayed. More at markgrimmusic.com.

First Annual Fundraiser of the Mont-gomery Arts & Heritage Center • 7pmNext Chapter Winery, New PragueAn evening of entertainment. Wine and beer cash bar, raffles and silent auction, hol-iday stories and original vignettes by local author Betti Traxler. Free will tax-deduct-ible cash donation to the Arts and Heritage Center, accepted at the door. 507/364-6933 or 507/364-8110 for more.

Lorie Line • 7:30pmAmes Center, BurnsvillePianist Lorie Line is celebrating a big year. This season marks her 25th anniversary of touring and she is making the year’s show special in every way. Line will showcase the best of the best of her holiday music span-ning her career. She will feature her Fab 5 and this year she is bringing a special vocal-ist to the stage. Tickets: $49, $44 groups of 10 or more, available at the John & Betty Adamich box office, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster.com. This is an all ages performance. More at lorieline.com. Also Dec. 5.

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Fifth Annual European Christmas • 11am-4:30pmPark Ballroom, New PragueArtisans, crafters, European specialties, demonstrations, stage entertainment, jr. royalty coronation, food, kids’ activities. Hosted by Czech Heritage Club. More at czechheritageclub.com.

Lindsay Pedalty • 1-4pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsPedalty’s clear, unaffected voice is sophisticated and refreshing. She is comfortable singing a variety of music including pop, both old and new rock, blues, jazz, standards and even a country tune or two.

Author Event: Penelope Duffy and Lori Evert • 1-2:30pmSt. Olaf Bookstore, NorthfieldOne of four Christmas Festival author events Dec. 4-7. See their ad on page 35 for details.

Theater: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas • 2pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleSee theater page.

Theater: The Santa Diaries 2pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultSee theater page.

Dave Lambert & the Motivators • 8pmOwatonna American Legion Post #77Electric blues, Delta blues, blues rock, jam and roots featuring Donna Dahl (drums, guitar, vocals), Dan Mansu (bass, vocals), Mike Nadeau (B-3, keys, vocals) and Dave Lambert (electric, acoustic and slide guitars, vocals).

Mad Pipes • 8:30pmPub 31, FaribaultPlaying Pub 31 the first Saturday of every month, Mad Pipes brings lounge music with a flair. Longtime Faribault favorites Doug Madow and Barbara Piper bring a little something for everyone to their performances

– jazz, pop, folk, country, swing and rock. It’s all in there. This duo can range from sweet and smooth to raunchy fun.

Burrbillies • 9pmReggie’s Brewhouse, Owatonna

Stagecoach • 9pmRed Fox Tavern, Lakeville

The Forest Rangers • 9:30-11:30pmThe Contented Cow, Northfield

Dirt Road Prophets • 10pmThe Club, FaribaultEverybody plays, everybody sings, everybody wins. A three-piece band made up of some of the finest and most seasoned musicians and vocalists in the business. Specializing in country from the golden era through current top 40 country as well as rock songs you always want to hear.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9

Volunteer Appreciation • 5-7pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultAn evening to celebrate all the hard-working volunteers at Paradise and a chance to sign up for 2015 volunteer opportunities.

Paradise Community Band • 7pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultA community concert featuring traditional carols and other festive holiday songs. Free.





Winter Walk • 5-9pmDowntown NorthfieldExperience downtown Northfield by candlelight. Stroll through unique shops, dine at fine restaurants and enjoy caroling, horse and reindeer-drawn wagon rides, luminarias, decorated storefronts and more. Check out the schedule on pages 28-29.

Dakota Valley Symphony and Chorus: Handel’s Messiah 2pm (traditional) and 7pm (sing-along)Ames Center, BurnsvilleCome and celebrate the season with this truly inspirational work performed by the Dakota Valley Symphony Chorus and soloists along with the full orchestra. Scores will be available for purchase at the door for the sing-along performance. Tickets: $20 adults, $15 seniors, $5 students, available at the Ames Center box office, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster.com.

St. Olaf Christmas Festival • 3pmSkoglund Center Auditorium, St. Olaf, NorthfieldPerformances and simulcasts Dec. 4-7. Details at wp.stolaf.edu/christmasfest/.

Simple Gifts with Billy McLaughlin • 3pmLakeville Area Arts CenterHoliday celebration featuring acoustic and vocal music. Tickets: $29 advance, $34 at the door. Available at lakevilleareartscenter.com or 952/985-4640.

Owatonna Carolers • 4pmOwatonna Arts CenterFree.

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Wake-Robin • 5-9pmCocoa Bean Toys and SweetsDiscover the holiday shopping store you’ve been dreaming of – fine chocolates, retro candies, and classic and imagination-driven toys along with holiday, Celtic and Civil War music by Wake-Robin.


Theater: Santa Diaries • 7:30pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultSee theater page.

Senior Dance Concert • 7:30pmKelsey Theater, St. Olaf, NorthfieldSenior dance majors present their senior capstone projects. Free and open to the public. There are no tickets. Doors at 7pm. Also Dec. 12.

Mark Mraz • 8pmTavern Lounge, NorthfieldEverybody’s favorite piano man tickles the ivories and performs favorite sing-along songs, golden oldies and classic covers from the pop music archives. More at mrazbrothers.com.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12

Schmaltzy Christmas Sing-Along • 5-7pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldHosted by Occasional Jazz. Mainstream classic jazz of Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck and others in the same style.

Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah with the Hallelujah Chorus • 7pmCathedral of Our Merciful Saviour, FaribaultHandel’s Messiah: Christmas Edition with the famous Hallelujah Chorus featuring Linh Kauffman (soprano), Gary Ruschman (tenor), Tim Takach (bass) and Deesa Staats (mezzo).

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The Nutcracker Ballet • 7pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleTwin Cities Ballet performs its flagship traditional, full-length professional production of Denise Vogt’s The Nutcracker Ballet to full houses each year. The cast of approximately 120 consists of TCB’s core company of professional dancers and apprentices, dancers from other local and national professional dance compa-nies, students from area dance schools and community residents. Tickets available at the John & Betty Adamich box office at the Ames Center, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster.com. This is an all-ages performance. More at twincitiesballet.org. Also Dec. 13-14.


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Doug Collins and Billy Dankert • 8pmTavern Lounge, NorthfieldPop rocker Doug Collins is renowned for his music both acoustically and with his band, The Receptionists. His original song Davenport Iowa was recently voted “Best of the Year” in the Minneapo-lis Star Tribune and his most recent EP by the same name is available on iTunes, Spotify and bandcamp.com. Journalist and fellow musician Jim Walsh calls Collins “the Pope of Open Mic Village.” Joining Collins as he makes his Tavern debut is Billy Dankert, singer/song-writer and drummer for The Gear Daddies.

Why Not • 8:30pmPub 31, FaribaultThe local “super group” is the duo of Ray Coudret and Carey Langer. Educators by day, rock stars by night, they combine Langer’s encyclopedic knowledge of American pop music from the ’50s through today with Cou-dret’s edgy vocals and passion for spectacular results. With their tenacious ability to string songs together, they’re often referred to as a “human jukebox.”

Theater: Inspecting Carol • 7:30pmNorthfield Arts Guild TheaterSee theater page.

Theater: A Christmas Carol • 7:30pmLakeville Area Arts CenterSee theater page.


Senior Dance Concert • 7:30pmKelsey Theater, St. Olaf, NorthfieldSenior dance majors present their senior capstone projects. Free and open to the pub-lic. There are no tickets. Doors at 7pm. Also Dec. 11.

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Cookies and Carols with the Clauses • 10-11:30amOwatonna Arts CenterBring the whole family for a cup of cocoa and cookies and tell Santa your wishes for the holiday. Mrs. Claus will be at the piano playing all those old familiar carols. The kids will want to gather round to hear a story. Don’t forget your camera.

Girls Day Away • 10am-5pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsFinish up any last minute shopping (or buy a well-deserved gift for yourself) while local vendors showcase and sell their unique products. Bring your moms, grannies, aunts, sisters and girlfriends to enjoy a glass of award-winning wine while strolling through vendors and sampling some tasty local food. Free and open to the public.

The Nutcracker Ballet • 2pm and 7pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleTwin Cities Ballet performs its flagship traditional, full-length professional production of Denise Vogt’s The Nutcracker Ballet to full houses each year. The cast of approximately 120 consists of TCB’s core company of professional dancers and apprentices, dancers from other local and national professional dance compa-nies, students from area dance schools and community residents. Tickets available at the John & Betty Adamich box office at the Ames Center, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster.com. This is an all ages performance. More at twincitiesballet.org. Also Dec. 12 and 14.

Jason Paulson • 9pmFroggy Bottoms River Pub, NorthfieldJason Paulson is not your average country artist. He trades the glitz and gloss of contemporary country radio for an honest storytell-ing. You may know him from his regionally popular band Grayson.

Uncle Chunk • 9:30pm-closeBabe’s Music Bar, LakevilleA Twin Cities-based band playing the best modern alternative rock around.

Dirty Word • 10pmThe Club, FaribaultDirty Word’s playlist is a virtual library of hits that leaves no genre untouched including top 40 pop, soulful funk grooves, rockin’ country and classic rock and pop hits that span five decades.

A Trashy Little Christmas • 8:30pm (doors at 7)Grand Event Center, NorthfieldAn annual holiday show with plenty of dancing featuring Trailer Trash. Tickets $15/$20 at KYMN Radio, thegrandnorth-field.com or trailertrashmusic.com.


6th Annual Breakfast with Santa • 8:30amBethel Lutheran Church, NorthfieldSanta and his elves will be on site while kids play reindeer games, make holiday ornaments and crafts, write and mail letters to Santa, get their faces painted and listen to wonderful holiday music performed by local children. Reservations are available for 8:30am, 10am and 11:30am seating. Tickets: $8 adults, $4 ages 4-12, free for children under 3. Email Amy at [email protected] or call 507/645-1331. Proceeds benefit the student scholarship funds of Little Lambs Preschool, Northfield Nursery School, Open Door Preschool and the Preschool of St. Dominic.


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3-8pm – The Magic of Model Trains at the Northfield Public Library, 210 Washington St. Warm up indoors and enjoy a Winter Walk tradition viewing model train layouts large and small, old and new.

5-6pm – Caroling by Northfield Middle School Choirs on Bridge Square in the historic downtown area with tree lighting ceremony sponsored by Xcel Energy

5pm – Horse-drawn Wagon Rides along historic Division Street sponsored by Apple Chev Buick Northfield and Edina Realty.

5pm – Santa’s Helpers in the downtown area throughout the evening.

5pm – Create a Christmas memory by taking your own family photo while you enjoy a reindeer sleigh ride in front of the Archer House. Our historic river inn will be providing courtesy rides in Santa’s sleigh with the pearl of Northfield as your family photo backdrop.

5-9pm – We Bake and Serve Krumkake, Paper Petalum, 212 Division St.

4:30-5:30pm – Live Snowmen Serving Hot Cider and Donut Holes at Drive Thru of Millstream Commons, 210 West 8th St.

5-6pm – Northfield Troubadours Men’s Chorus, Northfield VFW, 516 Division St. A variety of music for the holidays.

5-7pm – Strolling Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer and other holiday characters

5-7pm – Chili Feed and Interactive Live Nativity (performances at 5:30, 6, 6:30 by St Olaf volunteers) at Moravian Church, 713 Division St.

5-7pm – Serving Cookies and Hot Cocoa and Offering Subscription Specials at the Northfield News, 115 5th St. W.

5-7:30pm – Petting Zoo and more, Community Resource Bank, 618 Division St., also see Santa and receive free special gift. Cider and cookies available.

5-7:30pm – Spread Warmth Overseas! Hot dogs, brats, fries and cocoa sale at VFW, 516 Division St. Proceeds to benefit veterans. Donations accepted. Warm seating inside.

5-8pm – Dance Performances in Studio and Out Front (weather permitting) Division Street Dance, 311 Division St.: 5 Tap, 5:30 Irish, 6 Tap, 6:30 Irish, 7 Jazz, 7:30 Jazz.

5-8pm – Hot Apple Cider served by Edina Realty at 425 Division St. along with a Christmas treat.

5-9pm – The Northfield High School Band Ensembles performing Christmas favorites at Quality Bakery and Coffee Shop, 410 Division St.

5-9pm – Christmas Jam with Neil Rowley featuring local musicians and singers. Northfield Library, 210 Washington St. Audience participation encouraged!

5-9pm – Gorgeous Christmas Flower Arrangements to Stop in and See, Warm Up and Browse. Check out 20th Anniversary Seasonal Specials at Forget Me Not Florist, 501 Water St. S.

5-9pm – Cannon Valley Friends Meeting (Quaker), 512 Washington St. Decorate and enjoy peace dove cookies, warm up with hot cider, create origami cranes and participate in a folk dance starting at 8pm.

5-9pm – Holiday music by Wake-Robin at Cocoa Bean Toys and Sweets – Come discover our holiday-worthy collection of fine chocolates, retro candies and imagination-driven toys – sweet gifts from stocking stuffers to the best under the tree. 515 Division St. S.

5-9pm – Riverwalk Market Fair Winter Market at the Northfield Armory, 519 Division St. Enjoy local food and wonderful fine arts and crafts from the farmers and artists of Riverwalk Market Fair.

5-9pm – Hot Cider, Holiday Cookies and In-store Drawings for Gift Certificates at The Secret Attic, 113 5th St. W.


5-8pm – Artist Pat Britt: felting demonstration and Artist Joe Gentry personalizing his folk art ornaments and small toys at Eclectic Goat and Glass Garden Beads, 413 Division St.

5-9pm – Come upstairs for Warm Drinks, Christmas Goodies, Free Gifts including Bibles, hats and gloves and a “Prayer Blessing” for the Coming Year. Northfield Prayer Room, 315 ½ Division St. (right above Keller Williams Realty)

5-9pm – Tandem Bagels, 317 Division St. Enjoy a warm fire, coffee and hot chocolate outside the store.

5-9pm – Join Us for Warm Cider and information on the luxurious Crossing Condos at the G&H Sales display in Bridge Square. Follow luminaries to the Crossing Condos and enjoy a brief tour of the finished models. Visit all three models and be entered into a grand prize drawing.

5-9pm – Free Treat (while supplies last) and $2 Cupcakes (while supplies last) at Cake Walk, 303 Division St.

5-9pm – Holiday Mug Giveaway at Larson’s Printing, 207 Water St. S. – Must have coupon from Northfield News or THE Entertainment Guide – valid during Winter Walk hours only.

5-9pm – KYMN Radio – Enjoy Christmas music outside the studio, 200 Division St.

5-9pm – 20% Discount storewide and Enter to Win Drawing ~ Monarch Gift Shop, 405 Division St.

5-9pm – Chocolate tastings, food samples, discounts, plus Enter to Win Drawing – The Measuring Cup, 320 Division St.

5-9pm – Christmas Ball Contest Display, Northfield Yarn, 314 Division St.

5-9pm – Stop By And Check Out Our In-Store Winter Walk Specials! A Bag Lady, Archer House, Division St.

5-9pm – Visit the twinkle-lit pergolas of Switzer’s Nursery and Landscapers for unique Christmas plants and arrangements, gifts and decor – in front of the Museum on Bridge Square.

5:30-6:15pm – Caroling by I Cantanti in downtown area.

5:30-7:30pm – Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus for the Enjoyment of Customers and Clients at Coldwell Banker South Metro, 419 Division St.

5:30-8pm – Pictures with Santa at First National Bank, 329 Division St.

6-9pm – Get yer pictures taken with the James-Younger Gang at the Northfield Historical Society, sponsored by the Defeat of Jesse James Days Committee. Susan Hvistendahl’s new book, Historic Happenings, will be available for purchase, with book signing by the author 6-8 pm, 408 Division St.

6:30-8:30pm – Classical Guitar Music by Randall Ferguson at the Rare Pair, 401 Division St.

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Historic Happenings: Volume One

HISTORICHAPPENINGS

By Susan Hvistendahl

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presented here in partnership with the northfield historical society

Volume 1

VOLUME 1Selected Entertainment Guide columns

by Susan HvistendahlExpertly Researched • Wonderfully Written Resurrecting Regional Stories from the Past

HISTORICHAPPENINGS

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Santa Claus Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides • 2-4pmDowntown FaribaultCarolers, hot cocoa stand and Santa riding a horse and wagon through downtown. Climb aboard at Chappuis Jewelry, Erickson’s Furniture, Alexander’s Supper Club or Paradise Center for the Arts. Santa will also be making an appearance at Jody Hanscom Studios 5-8pm.

Shout for Joy: Northfield Youth Choirs Winter Concert • 3pmSkinner Chapel, Carleton, NorthfieldMore at northfieldyouthchoirs.org.

Northfield Area Fire & Rescue Spaghetti Dinner • 5-7:30pmNorthfield VFWAdults $8.5, kids under 10 $4. Free admission for two with a new, unwrapped toy valued at $20 or more. Special appearances by Santa and the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders. Proceeds benefit the Northfield Community Action Center Christmas Sharing Program.

Bonnie & the Clydes • 6-9pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldTake a step back and resurrect songs of love, peace and flower power from the late ’60s and early ’70s. The Bonnie is Bonnie Jean Flom. The Clydes are Bill McGrath and Scott McMillan.

At Home with the Lowe’s – An Acoustic Christmas • 7pmLittle Theater of OwatonnaThe Lowe Family brings this evening of Christmas music and more all the way from Nashville, TN. Tickets $25, $15 students and available at Owatonna Community Ed., Tri M Graphics and the Steele County History Center.

Patty Kark • 7pmEmmaus Church, NorthfieldA Christmas concert to celebrate and benefit Whispers of Hope. Limited tickets available at Emmaus Church, Canvas Church, Beth-lehem Baptist, Our Saviors, Coldwell Banker, Professional Pride Realty and at [email protected]. Free with a free will offering. Catch a preview at pattykark.com.

Tumeni Brothers • 7-10pmPrairie Pond Vineyard & Winery, New PragueRich Preiner and Mike Pattison aren’t really brothers, but they offer great tunes for any occasion.

A Winter’s Tale • 7:30pmCrossings at Carnegie, ZumbrotaA gathering of friends ringing in the season with songs both old and new. Performed by singers/song-writers Jon Vezner, Sally Barris and Don Henry. Tickets $22, $25 at the door. Call 507/732-7616 to reserve.

Curtis & Loretta • 7:30pmHobgoblin Music, Red WingHeartfelt original acoustic songs, plus traditional music from the British Isles, America and beyond. $15 entry.


HAPPENINGS Saturday, Dec. 13, continued from page 22

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Jivin’ Ivan and the Kings of Swing 7:30-11:30pmSignature Bar & Grill, FaribaultClassic acoustic swing with hot licks, stellar vocals and dancing. No cover.

Mark Grim • 8pmTavern Lounge, NorthfieldWith a voice that brings to mind Gordon Lightfoot, Grim art-fully picks and strums through songs ranging from The Beatles to Warren Zevon. His own songs will give you cause to reflect, as well as laugh, at the real life characters that are portrayed. More at markgrimmusic.com.

Jon Manners • 8:30pmPub 31, FaribaultThe dean of the Southern Minnesota music scene, Manners com-bines the bounce of funk, the passion of soul, the thoughtfulness of jazz, the storytelling of folk and the joy of rock and roll, he is the very model of a great folk troubadour.

Changing Times • 9pmRed Fox Tavern, Lakeville

Marty Anderson & the Goods • 9-11:30pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldThe “Goods” music is a blend of Americana and country alterna-tive sound with lots of Bob Dylan. They do some glam-era adapta-tions that really rock, as well as new music like Wilco and Ryan Adams.

Sinister • 9pmReggie’s Brewhouse, Owatonna

Bad Girlfriends • 10pmThe Club, FaribaultMinnesota’s premier Girls Night Out party band performing cur-rent and classic rock, a little country and favorite dance hits.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14

The Nutcracker Ballet • 1pm and 4:30pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleTwin Cities Ballet performs Denise Vogt’s The Nutcracker Ballet with a cast of approximately 120. Tickets available at the John & Betty Adamich box office at the Ames Center, by phone at 800/982-2787 or at ticketmaster.com. An all-ages performance. More at twincitiesballet.org. Also Dec. 12-13.

Theater: Inspecting Carol • 2pmNorthfield Arts Guild TheaterSee theater page.



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Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience • 7:30pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleSuits. Edge. Colorful socks. Contemporary songs with big band punch. This is the only group taking big band music, fusing it with modern day mixes of all genres and making the act of giving “cool.” The band says, “Wanna levitate off your chair with the pulse of pop? Done. Just don’t ask that we hold back the edge because THAT is what makes us who we are. Big band was born out of rebellion, and we owe it to Sinatra to keep the evolution alive.” Tickets: $26 in advance, $31 day of, available at the John & Betty Adamich box office at the Ames Center, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster.com. This is an all ages performance. More at shaunjohnsononline.com.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16

Tonic Sol-Fa • 7:30pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleAlthough they are simply four voices and a tambourine, Tonic Sol-fa is one of the nation’s top vocal groups. They’ve crafted award-winning songs and albums in pop, gospel and holiday genres, appeared on NBC’s Today Show and in the pages of Newsweek magazine and are members of the Midwest Music Hall of Fame. The quartet won their first Emmy Award in the “Musical Composi-tion/Arrangement” category for a song performed in a Toys for Tots PSA. The New York Times calls their sound “A vocal kaleido-scope...unique to the human voice.” Tickets: $30 advance, $35 day of show, available at the John & Betty Adamich box office at the Ames Center, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster.com. This is an all ages performance. More at tonicsolfa.com.

Theater: The Santa Diaries • 2pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultSee theater page.

Theater: A Christmas Carol • 2pmLakeville Area Arts CenterSee theater page.

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 4:30pmFirst English Lutheran Church, Cannon FallsAn annual I Cantanti Chamber Choirs perfor-mance modeled after the annual Christmas Eve performance at Kings College in Cambridge, England. The concert features nine Biblical read-ings recounting the Christmas story, each fol-

lowed by choral selections or carols which elaborate on the reading. Directed by Wayne Kivell. Also Nov. 30.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 15

Happy Birthday, Just Food! Just Food Co-op, NorthfieldSample food from local vendors throughout the store and eat birthday cake. Free lunch in the Community Room 11am-1pm, music and more. Plus, join in 6-8pm for Spa Night in the Com-munity Room. Free.


Christmas Festival 2014St. Olaf Bookstore Author Events

Fri, Dec 5 · 5:30-7:30pm Sat, Dec 6 · 5:30-7:30pm Sun, Dec 7 · 1:00-2:30pmThurs, Dec 4 · 5:30-7:30pmBrian Freeman is an international bestselling author of psychological thrillers, including the Jonathan Stride series set in Duluth, MN. His books have sold in 46 countries and in 20 languages. A Carleton grad, he is also a three-time finalist for the Minne-sota Book Award, including his most recent novel, The Cold Nowhere.

Benjamin Percy is the Writer-In-Residence at St. Olaf College. He is the author of two novels, The Wilding,

and Red Moon, as well as a recent 2 issue Batman storyline for Detective Comics. He is currently adapting Red Moon for TV and The Wilding for the big screen. His next novel, The Dead Lands, hits stores in April 2015.

Erin Soderberg Downing has written more than 25 books for kids and young adults, including the recent Quirks series for middle-grade read-ers. Before becoming an author she was a children’s book editor, a cookie inventor, and worked for Nickelodeon. She lives in Minneapolis with her family and a very fluffy dog.

St. Olaf gradu-ate Holly Harden started writing at the age of 9 in the back seat of her grandmother’s car

on the way to a funeral. Since then her writing has appeared in Utne and in Fourth Genre, and she has suc-cessfully been writing for A Prairie Home Companion and teaching writ-ing classes in Minnesota.

Penelope Duffy was born in China but grew up in the United States, where she earned a PhD from the University of Minnesota. She lives in Rochester and writes in the neurosci-ences for the Mayo Clinic, but found time to complete her first novel, The Cartographer of No Man’s Land.

Lori Evert is the author of the New York Times Bestseller The Christmas Wish. She works as a

prop, set and wardrobe stylist for editorial and advertising photography but loves writing. Anja, heroine of The Christmas Wish, enjoys reading, horseback riding, and playing with her friends and dog.

Jessica Lourey is best known for her critically-acclaimed Murder-By-Month mysteries set in Battle Lake, MN. She is a tenured professor of creative writing and sociology at a Minne-sota college, and when not reading, traveling, and raising 2 kids she can be found writing. Her next mystery, February Fever, is scheduled for release in January 2015.

Lin Enger is the author of two nov-els, Undiscovered Country and the recently released The High Divide,

as well as numerous short stories. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and a winner of the James Michener, Minnesota State Arts Board, and Jerome Fellowships. He is an English professor at Minnesota State University-Moorhead.

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Theater: Ole & Lena’s Family Christmas • 7pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleSee theater page.

Sister LIVE: The More, The Merrier • 7pmGrand Event Center, Northfield

The Christmas show that makes your season bright, featuring Sister classics like The Aunts, The Girls, and Gurden and Grandpa’s Lefse. Sweeter with time and yet shiny and new, Sister bubbles over with the contagious spirit

of Christmas. Share it with the people you love. Shows are Dec. 17, Dec. 18 (sold out), Dec. 20, Dec. 21. More details and tickets at sisterproductions.com or call 952/200-1948.



Spare Room Underground Shoppe’s November Sale 3-7pmSpare Room Underground Shoppe, Northfield New and repurposed accents for the home. Also Dec. 19-21

Sister LIVE: The More, The Merrier • 7pmGrand Event Center, NorthfieldThe Christmas show that makes your season bright, featuring Sister classics like The Aunts, The Girls, and Gurden and Grandpa’s Lefse. Sweeter with time and yet shiny and new, Sister bubbles over with the contagious spirit of Christmas. Share it with the people you love. Shows are Dec. 17, Dec. 18 (sold out), Dec. 20, Dec. 21. More details and tickets at sisterproductions.com or call 952/200-1948.

Theater: Ole & Lena’s Family Christmas • 7pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleSee theater page.


Alison Rae • 8pmTavern Lounge, NorthfieldNorthfield’s own Alison Rae is known for her mesmerizing vocals and insightful lyrics. This talented and critically acclaimed artist delivers songs that touch on the simple beauty of the world around us. Samples of her origi-nal music can be found at alisonrae.bandcamp.com/album/birds.

Martin Devaney • 8-10pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldDevaney is an accomplished singer/songwriter with five albums to his name, each garnering more praise and attention from the press and fans. Martin has quickly become known for his poetic, yet unpretentious songs and inspired live performances. More at martindevaney.com.

HAPPENINGS Tuesday, December 16, continued

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Old Soul • 8pmTavern Lounge, NorthfieldOld Soul is Savanna D’Amico (vocals), Peter Berge (guitar, backing vocals) and Ron Alvarado (congas and other small percussion). The three met playing in the R&B band The Midnight Mo Experience. Old Soul is a stripped down, acoustic take on their music making for an eclectic mix – everything from Judy Garland to Lady Gaga. More at http://oldsoul.us/.

Ben Cook-Feltz • 8-10pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldBest known to Northfield audiences as a member of the popular Twin Cities band Art Vandalay. A talented singer/songwriter and keyboardist, Cook-Feltz’s music is reminiscent of “Paul Simon singing piano ballads about broken hearts, and pants, to thunder-ous percussion.” A native of Cedar Falls, IA, Cook-Feltz has spent the past decade living in Minneapolis, performing throughout the state and metro area with a variety of backing ensembles.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19

Schmaltzy Christmas Sing-Along • 5-7pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldHosted by Sweet Jazz. Christina Schwietz (vocals), Peter Webb (keyboard), David Miller (drums, flugelhorn, melodica) and Bruce Jensen (bass). Their name says it all.

Turkey Bingo • 6pmNorthfield VFW

Songs for the Winter Solstice • 7:30pmCrossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota

Ann Reed takes you through a dark night with songs to brighten the soul, joined by Joan Griffith. Reed is a singer/songwriter and guitarist and Griffith plays bass and other instru-ments. Both are veteran performers of songs that find a permanent place

in the heart. Tickets $16, $18 at the door. Call 507/732-7616 to reserve.

Rock the Tree Top • 7:30pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultFeaturing Mark Allen and the Over and Back Band and Friends. You’ll hear a combination of Christmas and seasonal tunes with some fine singing and playing from the boys and their talented friends, done up in the jazzy, spontaneous, joyous and unique way that has been the signature of the Over and Back Band for more than 20 years. This show is a wild sleigh ride all about peace, joy and rock and roll. Tickets: $15 members, $19 nonmembers, $10 students. 507/332-7372 for more.

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Pool Tournament • 12pmNorthfield VFW$10 entry fee, 100% payback, max 32 shooters. Registration at 11am, start shooting at noon.

Great Northern Union Men’s Chorus: Christmas Stories • 2 and 7:30pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleAlso Dec. 21.

Last Minute Shopping • 2-4pmDowntown FaribaultCarolers, hot cocoa stand and pictures with Santa at the Paradise Center for the Arts.

Mark Allen & the Key West Rejects • 5-7pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldMark Allen and a cast of talented musicians performing favorites from the likes of Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Foo Fighters and Buck Cherry, along with a repertoire of original tunes. More at thekeywestrejects.com.

Sister LIVE: The More, The Merrier • 7pmGrand Event Center, Northfield

The Christmas show that makes your season bright, featuring Sister classics like The Aunts, The Girls, and Gurden and Grandpa’s Lefse. Sweeter with time and yet shiny and new, Sister bubbles over with the contagious spirit of Christmas. Share it with the people you

love. Shows are Dec. 17, Dec. 18 (sold out), Dec. 20, Dec. 21. More details and tickets at sisterproductions.com or call 952/200-1948.

Chad Johnson • 8:30pmPub 31, FaribaultRice county country rocker and acoustic alternative. His influences range from Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Bob Seger to Johnny Reznik and Travis Trill. Covers and originals.

American Pleasure Dome • 9pmFroggy Bottoms River Pub, NorthfieldAn Indie Rock band from Minneapolis with an edgy rock vibe. You can hear influences from bands such as The Cars, Guided by Voices and the Pixies. They play a unique blend including originals by songwriter Hans Schumacher and a few well-chosen cover tunes. American Pleasure Dome is: Schumacher (guitar/lead vocals) Park Evans (lead guitar) and Brenda Shepherd (bass/vocals).

Flashmob • 9:30pm-closeBabe’s Music Bar, LakevilleFast-paced, high-energy pop/rock blitz featuring a diverse and unexpected set list.

Blue Ringers • 10pmThe Club, FaribaultA regional cover band.


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Matthew Griswold • 8:30pmPub 31, FaribaultBone-shakin’ voodoo grooves that will keep your toes tap-pin’ and hands clappin’ all night long. Singer/songwriter Matthew Griswold has a style that can be reminiscent of a howling Tom Waits at times and an introspective Bruce Springsteen at others. His brand of foot stompin’ folk-rock pays a tribute to the Delta Blues with a side order of thistle and shamrock. Expect a repertoire of classic covers, reinvented traditionals and well-crafted originals. More at matthewgriswold.net.

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Ugly Sweater Party/8th Street Band • 9pm-1amCarbone’s Pizza and Sports Bar, NorthfieldNorthfield natives and local favorites Chad Johnson and Rus-sell Franek are known for their spot-on harmonies and diverse acoustic style and have been playing together since junior high. Their music is at the crossroads between rock and country with a touch of modern folk. Influenced by the likes of Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Bob Seger, CCR, Rolling Stones, Lynrd Skynrd, Zac Brown and Tom Petty.

Copperhead Creek • 10pmThe Club, FaribaultA rockin’ country band, playing current top 40 country including some of the old school hits. Hear the likes of Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Justin Moore, Dierks Bentley, Josh Thompson, Big & Rich, Randy Houser, Waylon, Cash and Charlie Daniels and more.

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Holiday Reception: Fine Craft Collective • 10am-6pmNorthfield Arts GuildSee exhibits page.

Holiday Extravaganza: Our Hometown Show • 7:30pmState Theatre, ZumbrotaDan Chouinard returns with Simone Perrin to headline a show featuring lots of local talent, stories and sing-alongs at the State Theatre next door to Crossings. Tickets $15, $18 at the door. $5 for 18 and under. Call 507/732-7616 to reserve.


Theater: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas 7:30pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleSee theater page.


Rich Prenier • 8pmTavern Lounge, NorthfieldRich Prenier is one-half of the popular duo, The Tumeni Brothers, covering a wide and eclectic range of music from artists like Match-box 20, Eric Clapton, Incubus, The Beatles, Alice Cooper and, yes, even Lady Gaga.

Optimum Trajectory • 8-10pmThe Contented Cow, Northfield

A jazz quintet based in the Twin Cities. Their repertoire spans jazz classics from the ’30s to the ’50s and contempo-rary jazz and originals. Band members include Ira Adelman (alto and

tenor saxophones), Garth Anderson (drums), Jeff Gurney (acous-tic and electric bass), Steve Hillson (trumpet and flugelhorn) and Tim McNamara (guitar). More at optimum-trajectory-jazz.com.


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Advent Service of Comfort and Hope • 3:30pmNorthfield United Methodist ChurchBeautiful music, candles, poetry, help for those with hard memo-ries at Christmas, all welcome. Soup and sandwich supper follow-ing service.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 22

George Winston • 7pmCrossings at Carnegie, ZumbrotaSolo pianist George Winston, best known for his seasonally themed recordings including December, Autumn, Winter into Spring, and Summer, will perform his “Winter Show” concert. Tickets $42, $45 at the door. Call 507/732-7616 to reserve. Also Dec. 23.



George Winston • 7pmCrossings at Carnegie, ZumbrotaSolo pianist George Winston, best known for his seasonally themed recordings including December, Autumn, Winter into Spring, and Summer, will perform his “Winter Show” concert. Tickets $42, $45 at the door. Call 507/732-7616 to reserve. Also Dec. 22.

Sister LIVE: The More, The Merrier • 2pmGrand Event Center, NorthfieldThe Christmas show that makes your season bright, featuring Sister classics like The Aunts, The Girls, and Gurden and Grandpa’s Lefse. Sweeter with time and yet shiny and new, Sister bubbles over with the contagious spirit of Christmas. Share it with the people you love. Shows are Dec. 17, Dec. 18 (sold out), Dec. 20, Dec. 21. More details and tickets at sisterproductions.com or call 952/200-1948.

Theater: Inspecting Carol • 2pmNorthfield Arts Guild TheaterSee theater page.



treVeld • 2-5pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsA group of string musicians producing a rare quality of acoustic music that blends gypsy, swing, old time, Celtic, bluegrass, blues, chamber and Nordic roots and appeals to all ages.

Great Northern Union Men’s Chorus: Christmas Stories 2pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleAlso Dec. 21.

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Jim Brickman • 7:30pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleBrickman, the best-selling solo pianist of our time, wows audiences from coast to coast with On a Winter’s Night. He will showcase new music, holiday favorites and hits that made him the most charted (30) Billboard Adult Contemporary artist, earning him

two Grammy nods and four gold albums. Musical guests Anne Cochran and Tracy Silverman. Tickets: $36-71, available at the John & Betty Adamich box office at the Ames Center, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster.com. This is an all-ages performance. More at jimbrickman.com.

Dan Israel • 8pmTavern Lounge, NorthfieldDan Israel is a multiple Minnesota Music Academy Award-winner with 12 CD albums under his belt. His latest releases, Live On and the limited edition vinyl-only retrospec-tive Danthology (a collection of 25 songs from 12 albums), have garnered praise all around the globe. No Depression calls Israel one of Minnesota’s most “notable folk rock bards” and American Songwriter magazine in Nashville recently featured the first video release from Live On, calling Israel a “home-town hero who can pack a local venue to the gills,” describing his sound as “combining pop hooks with the rootsy orchestration of Neil Young’s slower material.” More at danisraelmusic.com.

Arlo Cristafaro, Jonathan Young and Special Guest Savannah Stuckmeyer • 8:30pmPub 31, FaribaultA homecoming of sorts. Northfield’s Arlo Cristafaro graduated from High School and headed off for the East Coast, taking with him a catalogue of

songs filled with wit, wisdom and spark that belies his youth. He is joined by cohort, musician and local producer Jonathan Young for the kind of intimate show for which the Pub 31 stage was designed. As a bonus late-Christmas gift, golden-voiced Savannah Stuck-meyer, herself a Rice County expatriate, will join the boys for a few songs.

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Mary Cutrufello • 8pmTavern Lounge, NorthfieldMary Cutrufello is hailed as a Texas honky-tonk heroine, a fiery Midwestern roots rocker and a powerhouse acoustic performer. Connecticut-raised and Yale-educated, she’s made records showcasing all facets of her identity as her musical journey has taken her from the East Coast to Houston and now to Minnesota. More at marycutrufello.com.

Mark Allen • 8:30pmPub 31, FaribaultFaribault favorite Mark Allen (of the Key West Rejects) brings his usual mix of acoustic country and rock, mixing in the occasional original song, too. Mark’s good time charm and perfect song selec-tion always make for a really fun night.

Ramblin River • 9pmRed Fox TavernNew and classic country with a bit of rock and roll.

Rowdy Cowboy Show • 10pmThe Club, FaribaultDance show, shot girls, DJ Kid George, host and MC Shayne Michael. 60 percent country, 40 percent variety and current.

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Andrew Walesch • 2-5pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsBlues and jazz by “the boy with the voice.” A great variety of classics and originals.

Mark Allen • 9pmFroggy Bottoms River Pub, NorthfieldMark Allen (of the Key West Rejects) brings his usual mix of acous-tic country and rock, mixing in the occasional original song, too. Mark’s good time charm and perfect song selection always make for a really fun night.

Georgia Clay • 9:30pm-closeBabe’s Music Bar, LakevilleThe ultimate country/rock party band playing the likes of Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown Band, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Gretchen Wilson, Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean, Johnny Cash and Sugarland.

Hitchville • 10pmThe Club, FaribaultHeidi Owens and Matt Kneefe (lead vocals), Martial Besombes (keyboards), Kris Stauffer (bass/primary backup vocals), Marv Gohman (fiddle/mandolin/guitars/vocals), Jeremy Harvey (drums/vocals) and Kirk Humbert (lead guitar/vocals).


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audiences while reducing them to helpless fits of laughter. Tick-ets: $32.95-$102.95, available at the John & Betty Adamich box office at the Ames Center, by the phone 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster.com. This is an all-ages performance. More at louieanderson.com.

Drive South • 8:30pmPub 31, FaribaultThis acoustic trio plays all your favorites from Bruce Springsteen to Elton John to Hank Williams to Alison Krauss. This is a band made up of purebred musicians who bring a great night with them wherever they go.

Ramblin River • 9pmRed Fox Tavern New and classic country with a bit of rock and roll.

New Year’s Eve Party at the Tavern • 9pm-12:00amThe Tavern Lounge, NorthfieldDrink specials and live music by Jacob Hendrickson & Friends.

New Year’s Eve Party with Marty Anderson & the Goods 9pm-12:30amThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldThe “Goods” music is a blend of Americana and country alterna-tive sound with lots of Bob Dylan. They do some glam-era adapta-tions that really rock, as well as new music like Wilco and Ryan Adams.

New Year’s Eve PartyNorthfield VFWFree party favors, taco bar, juke box and Jell-O shots. Free cham-paigne and food at midnight.


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Long Time Gone Bluegrass Band and Monroe Crossing 7pmHistoric Sheldon Theatre, Red WingEnd the cold year on a high note with some hot bluegrass. Call the Sheldon for ticket info or go to longtimegoneband.com.

Louie Anderson • 7pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleComedian Louie Anderson has battled his weight his entire life and it took jumping off a diving board on TV to inspire him to change his life and improve his health. Sharing the ups and downs of his childhood experiences as one of 11 children in Minnesota, Anderson crafted comedy routines that rang true for his early club

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Malt-O-Meal – Thriving in Northfield Since 1927 You won’t find too many interviews with John S. Campbell, who founded a company to produce the cereal known as Malt-O-Meal in Owatonna in 1919 and moved it to North-field’s historic Ames Mill in 1927. Campbell’s father, Lawrence G. (L.G.) Camp-bell, was equally as retiring when it came to personal exposure. The elder Campbell had been president and manager of milling companies in Blooming Prairie and Owatonna when he purchased Ames Mill in February of 1917 from the Ames family who had owned the mill since 1869. (The Ames Mill flour had received the “highest marking of any straight flour” at the International exposition in Phila-delphia in September of 1876, at the very same time the James-Younger Gang was attempting to rob the First National Bank in Northfield.) L.G. Campbell’s aim was to use the mill for his trade name “Golden Palace” flour and cereal and he set about making a modern mill. The Northfield News of Nov. 30, 1917, said the old dam was being repaired and raised two feet, equipment had been ordered to double the capacity of the mill to 800 barrels and “wheels are whirring and sacks are being filled with the cel-ebrated ‘Golden Palace’ flour and shipped out to feed a hungry world.”The article then described L.G. Campbell as “the type of execu-tive who gets results without raising much of a fuss about it and is modest to the extent that it has been impossible for the News man to find a photograph of him in existence or get him to take one in order to introduce him to our readers.”Like father, like son? Perhaps. So it isn’t a surprise that I came across just one first-hand account of John S. Campbell to help introduce him to you. The story appeared in the Minneapolis Tribune of Sept. 21, 1969, when Campbell was 80 years old and talked to reporter Charles B. McFadden. Campbell was still chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Malt-O-Meal at this time, with his son-in-law Glenn Brooks serving as president since 1966. (Campbell retained his titles until his death at age 83 on Oct. 31, 1971.)Campbell explained that after serving in the Army in World

War I, he returned to Owatonna with $800 in amassed poker earnings, which he gambled on a “very unscientific devel-opment”: the blending of toasted malt with wheat farina to produce a new hot breakfast cereal. Campbell said, “My idea was to make a cereal that tasted better and cooked quicker than the top-selling wheat farina product, Cream of Wheat, which then took about 30 minutes to cook. Malt gave me the flavor I wanted and toasting reduced the cooking time of my finished product to two or three minutes.” He used an iron cylinder with a gas burner under it for equipment. He had once said that wheat farina was “flat tasting, like paper hanger paste,”

and adding malt flakes to that breakfast staple was the key to what grew into his multi-million dollar enterprise. Campbell was born in Austin, Minnesota, Oct. 20, 1888, and was a graduate of Blooming Prairie schools and Macal-ester College in St. Paul. His obituary in the Nov. 4, 1971, Northfield News, said that he had been commissioned in the infantry at Ft. Snelling in August of 1917 and served in Canal Zone, returning as a lieutenant to Owatonna in May of 1919. It was this year that he founded the Campbell Cereal Company to develop Malt-O-Meal, using an old creamery at 128 North Street as his first plant. When Malt-O-Meal was celebrating its 75th anniver-sary in 1994, Campbell’s wife

Isabel (who was then 97 years old) was asked by Northfield News writer Maggie Lee whether she had helped her husband “in his struggles to develop the then-revolutionary cereal.” Her response was, “Oh, no. He worked in a hole in the wall that he paid $11 a month for. He didn’t talk about the cereal. He wanted silence at breakfast so he could think. He didn’t even want the radio on.”John S. Campbell told the Minneapolis Tribune in 1969, “At first I did everything myself. I did the processing, packaging and selling. I peddled the stuff to grocers in southern Minnesota. I soon found that any damn fool can make something but that it takes brains to sell it.” Donavon Pautzke, who started at Malt-O-Meal in 1967 and retired as senior vice president and director of manufacturing at the company in 1992, told me Campbell would arrange for young people to pass out samples door-to-door to build up demand. While sales increased to southern Minnesota and northern Iowa, it was still a slow go until 1922 when Parrot and Co. of San Francisco paid for a train carload to distribute to its own customers in the West. Pautzke also has heard that a boxcar carrying Malt-O-Meal to Texas went down

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Northfield’s historic Ames Mill on the Cannon River has been home to Malt-O-Meal cereal since 1927. Note awnings and sign on top of the mill in this photo from the early 1980s. Courtesy of Donavon Pautzke.


the old Simpson Mill of Owatonna which had once been oper-ated by his father and an uncle. But soon even more room was needed. He looked toward the Ames Mill in Northfield which his father had sold in 1919 to Theobald Milling Co. of Cleve-

off a washed-out rail trestle but the contents were able to be salvaged, saving the day for the company.Then in 1925, Campbell ran ads for a planned two-week trial on WLS radio in Chicago. The Tribune story said, “The gimmick was to have listeners send in jokes with Malt-O-Meal box tops to ‘Steamboat Bill.’ If ‘Steamboat Bill’ read a joke on the air, the sender was given a toy steamboat. Malt-O-Meal already con-tained a toy steamboat whistle as a premium.”According to Campbell, “Kids went wild. They would go to stores looking for Malt-O-Meal. The stores didn’t have it, but the pressure was on and they began ordering it.” The promotion went on for a year on WLS and in the Midwest, Southwest, far west and as far east as Pittsburgh, taking the company “right into the stratosphere,” said Campbell. Other successful radio promotions followed. Needing to expand in 1925, Campbell moved the company into

Left: Capt. Jesse Ames built the Ames Mill in 1869, producing prize-winning flour. This photo was taken by Lincoln Fey in the early 1900s. Top center: Lawrence (L.G.) Campbell owned the Ames Mill from 1917-1919 to produce Golden Palace flour and cereal and was active in milling in Austin, Owatonna and Blooming Prairie. Bottom center: L.G. Campbell’s son, John S. Campbell, founded Campbell Cereal Co. in Owatonna in 1919 to manufacture his invention, Malt-O-Meal cereal. Photos courtesy of the Northfield Histori-cal Society. Right: John S. Campbell took over Owatonna’s Simpson Mill in 1925 as his cereal business expanded. Courtesy of Jeff Jarvis, cannonvalleymills.com.

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Residents may remember that for decades there was a gi-ant neon sign on top of Ames Mill. Pautzke said the leased sign would flash “Malt” then “O” then “Meal” and then the complete name would light up and repeat throughout the evening. It became a landmark and could be seen as far away as Dundas. But the sign did not comply with a city size ordinance for signs and Pautzke said he did not ask for a waiver. The sign was starting to deteriorate and, in Pautzke’s opinion, looked like it belonged on top of a brewery, not a wholesome cereal company. The sign was taken down in the early 1980s. (This month Northfielders can look forward to a lit-up Christmas tree design atop the mill.)After World War II, sales nearly doubled for the company from 1948 to 1958. John S. Campbell introduced retirement profit sharing to the firm in the 1950s and in 1953 Camp-bell Cereal Company was renamed Malt-O-Meal, after its signature product. An April 22, 1954, Northfield Independent story said that 30 tons of breakfast food were made each day in Northfield, sometimes up to 42 tons, with machines mak-ing 165 boxes a minute. By 1961, chocolate flavored Malt-O-Meal had debuted.And more good news: A front-page story of the Northfield News on Dec. 12, 1963, heralded the Malt-O-Meal purchase of the former plant of the Northfield Milk Products Compa-ny on West 5th Street (Highway 19) to “expand its operations into the ready-to-eat cereal field.” The story said Malt-O-Meal sales now covered 75 per cent of the country.For a few years in the 1940s, the company had experimented with Campbell’s Corn Flakes, billed as a “summer cereal”

counterpart to Malt-O-Meal, but World War II created a short-age of quality corn. Now Malt-O-Meal was ready to satisfy the public’s growing interest in convenience foods. By 1966, grain was being shot from guns inside cast iron cylinders to produce puffed wheat and puffed rice under the State Fair brand label. (Both Pautzke and Stull remember there was even an unsuc-cessful try at puffing pickles, but not for breakfast.) In 1967, the year Pautzke came from Del Monte to work at Malt-O-Meal, the company diversified to sell Soy Town snacks of roasted and salted soybeans in health food stores, Soy Ahoy in grocery stores and bought Profile Extrusion Company.From 1969-1973, the company produced Malt-O-Meal Plus, a hot cereal with 100 per cent of the daily minimum require-ments and, in 1970, acquired a competitor, Pophitt Cereal Co., with plants in Stockton, Ca., St. Louis and Minneapolis. The popcorn products of Pophitt’s Minneapolis plant were brought to the Campbell Mill when that plant closed a couple years later, so for a while Malt-O-Meal produced popcorn balls, some in the shape of bunnies at Easter time. Pautzke said the seasonal nature allowed the company to screen temporary workers for full-time employment. (The popcorn operation was sold in 1982.) In September of 1971, a month before John S. Campbell’s death, Malt-O-Meal was named Northfield’s Industry of the Year. The staff was now up to 70, with annual sales of more than five million dollars. But much greater fortune was on the way.The acquisition of Pophitt had some fortuitous consequences

land, Ohio, but which had gone into bankruptcy just a couple years later.The Northfield News announced “Breakfast Food to Be Made Here” on April 22, 1927, saying that operations of the Campbell Cereal Company “will be centered in the mill property that has been operated for the past year by L.G. Campbell.” Inducements to use Ames Mill were said to be trackage facilities and avail-ability of water power. Automatic weighing, packing and sealing machines were being installed, “making possible a large volume production with a small force of employees.” John S. Campbell and his family came to live in Northfield that May, moving to Edina when corporate headquarters relocated to the Foshay Tower in Minneapolis at the end of 1935. (Headquarters are now in Lakeville.) Campbell engaged Joe Lucius as a millwright to install equipment and production lines and Lucius stayed on to run the manufacturing plant.In 1932, a service station opened at the northwest corner of Ames Mill, run by Campbell’s Owatonna friend, Harold Starks. John Stull, who succeeded Pautzke as senior vice president of manufacturing, told me that one of the service bays inside was a parking spot for Campbell’s Packard, for which he had a driver employed by Malt-O-Meal. There were two bachelor farmers, called Dirty Dick and Filthy Frank (for obvious reasons), who paid their station bill once a year when they sold their crop. (“Not a good business model,” said Stull.) The station lasted until 1981.

Campbell Cereal Com-pany began advertising in print and on radio, with successful promotions. Courtesy of the Northfield Historical Society. Donavon Pautzke (top) worked at Malt-O-Meal from 1967 to 1992 and was succeeded as senior vice president of manufacturing by John Stull (bottom), who was employed at the company from 1970 to 2002.


make sugar-coated wheat.”) Before Sugar Puffs was marketed nationwide in 1981, the company had consulted researchers at the Univ. of Minn. dental school who concluded that “if the cereal is consumed with milk for breakfast, the sugar-coated ce-reals do not increase the likelihood of cavities.” Pautzke said this testing was done to “satisfy our employees” as well as concerned customers.The cascade of other cereal varieties which followed in the early 1980s included Raisin Bran, Corn Flakes, Crisp ’n Crackling Rice, Sugar Frosted Flakes and Honey & Nuts Toasty O’s,

for Malt-O-Meal, besides having taken over the bagged puffed wheat and rice cereals of a competitor. Pautzke said Pophitt “did some private labeling for grocery companies” and this gave Malt-O-Meal a toehold in the 1970s in that market. Soon Malt-O-Meal was making boxed cereal for chains including Super Valu, Kroger, Safeway, IGA, Waldbaums and Pantry Pride. Toasty O’s (think cheaper Cheerios) in polyethylene bags was introduced in 1975 and Sugar Puffs (sweetened puffed wheat) in 1980, contributing to a doubling of revenues between 1975 and 1980. (Pautzke said after making syrup for the popcorn operation, “It didn’t take a rocket scientist to think we could

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Left: Aerial view of Malt-O-Meal’s Ames Mill facility and Bridge Square, 1982 or 1983. Courtesy of Donavon Pautzke. Right: Construction of Malt-O-Meal’s multimillion dollar expansion took place on 5th Street West (Highway 19) in the 1990s. The company was producing a wide variety of cereals and covering 75 per cent of the country, with sales of $210 million in 1993. Courtesy of Donavon Pautzke.


On July 23, 1994, Malt-O-Meal treated more than 5,000 people to breakfast on Bridge Square. Em-ployees served hot and cold cereal, coffee, milk, fruit and Malt-O-Meal muffins made by Quality Bakery. The Troubadours, Community Band, Northfield Youth Choir and dancers provided entertain-ment. Mayor Marv Grundhoefer presented specially engraved cereal bowls to the Campbell family. The family, led by John S. Campbell’s 97-year-old wife, Isabel, thanked the community for its support and John Stull, in his capacity as vice president of manufacturing and emcee said, “We have the world’s most wholesome group of people assembled, right here in River City.” Excess foods were donated to the Laura Baker School and other

non-profits that afternoon.Also during this period, the Ames Mill was getting a facelift. Stull recalled that the asbestos siding had to be removed, as well as awnings which had “turned out to be a good roosting place for pigeons” and that were not appropriate to the history of the structure. The company elected to install redwood siding rather than less expensive vinyl and put in new Thermopane windows with “wood mullions in the style that showed in earlier photos of the mill building.” In the late 1990s came another flurry of cereal offerings, including Berry Colossal Crunch, Honey Buzzers and Frosted Mini Spooners, Apple Zings and Cocoa Dyno-Bites and Fruity Dyno-Bites. Instant oatmeals, Toasted Cinnamon Twists and Honey Graham Squares were added in 2000, with a Malt-O-Meal original Balance with Berries (wheat flakes and freeze-dried strawberries) debuting in 2003. (Are you getting hungry for breakfast, at this point?).

boosting revenues in 1985 to $50 million, with ready-to-eat ac-counting for two-thirds of sales, according to the International Directory of Company Histories. John Lettmann had become the third president and CEO of the company, the first execu-tive not connected to the Campbell family. Tootie Fruities and Marshmallow Mateys debuted and a new 95,000 square foot distribution center opened in 1987. Stull told me that when the company reached the $100 million milestone in 1990, the company paid for a day at Valley Fair Amusement Park for all employees. Then, in 1994, the company celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding. According to a March 28, 1994, story by Dave Beal in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the company now had 625 employees and a sales of $210 million in 1993 and 75 per cent of the bagged cereal market. Groundbreaking would take place for a three-year expansion which would more than double the plant size, bringing it to 860,000 square feet under one roof. The Ryt-Way property next to Campbell Mill had been acquired in 1989.

Malt-O-Meal celebrated its 75th anniversary on July 23, 1994, with a breakfast for more than 5,000 people on Bridge Square. Courtesy of the Northfield Historical Society and Northfield News.

Left: East Entrance to the Campbell Plant on W. 5th Street today. Right: Malt-O-Meal sponsored the casting of “Harvest” sculpture by Ray Jacobson which was dedicated in 2008 in the Sesquicentennial Legacy Plaza. The City of Northfield and the Northfield Historical Society co-sponsored the project to honor Northfield’s milling heritage. Photos by Susan Hvistendahl.


College as Northfield’s largest employer (MOM Brands has 716 employees here, including the distribution center, and St. Olaf has 890 full and part-time employees). Stull said, “Malt-O-Meal’s niche in the marketplace was to make very good cereals just like the big companies did, but to keep the overhead low in the company,” including doing less market-ing. The company’s website, mombrands.com, has videos in which Second City improvisational theater members stage real focus groups to try to convince them a cartoon character like Sally the Squirrel or hoopla (a consumer is pelted with confetti as he samples a cereal) can make a cereal taste better. (Spoiler alert: The consumers don’t fall for it.)Stull told me that Donavon Pautzke and the late company presi-dent Glenn Brooks led by example, providing “enlightened lead-ership” that was “not dictatorial.” A concept of cross training was developed where employees got to know the whole production line and shared responsibilities, “getting people involved all the way around,” in Pautzke’s words. Stull said it was better to have people who were part of a team, sharing responsibilities, “taking the raw materials, cooking it, forming it, shaping it, packaging it and shipping it out the door” so that “it was their product and they owned it.” The company would pay for any classes taken by employees. (Pautzke remembered bringing in a St. Olaf professor to teach statistical analysis and Stull recalled an accounting class on St. Olaf ’s campus held for Malt-O-Meal employees.)Malt-O-Meal has traditionally been a good place to work, with turnover as little as one per cent a year. Stull remembered there

One cereal you might have missed was introduced in 2007. Malt-O-Meal took part in a marketing campaign for The Simpsons Movie, making a limited run of Tootie Fruities sold in boxes marked KrustyO’s, which was sold in 7-Eleven stores (re-cast as Kwik-E-Marts) in a dozen cities, but none in Minnesota. Chris Neugent, who became the fourth CEO in 2008, presided over further company progress. Malt-O-Meal with its ready-to-eat cereals was named “one of America’s hottest brands” of 2011 by Advertising Age Magazine which praised the company for passing on savings on advertising to the consumer and for reducing packaging and aiding the environment by bagging instead of bagging within a box. Stull told me that using bags to save money for families was the “basis for the success of the company,” even though Malt-O-Meal does make boxed cereal, as well. In February of 2012, the Malt-O-Meal Company took the name MOM Brands to indicate the range of its products, while keep-ing its historic abbreviation. A Star Tribune story on June 13, 2012, reported that between 2001 and 2011 annual sales had climbed from about $300 million to about $750 million and about $100 million had been spent in the past decade “boosting production capacity and efficiency” in Northfield. Ready-to-eat cereals were dominant, with hot cereal only 10 per cent of total sales now and private label cereals at 20 per cent. Northfield has the largest of manufacturing plants which are located also in Tremonton, Utah, Asheboro, North Carolina and St. Ansgar, Iowa. The company is second only to St. Olaf


When the wind blows whiffs of one of the fragrant cereals being produced here through the town, Northfield residents are indeed grateful that Campbell moved here from Owatonna in 1927.Thanks to the Northfield Historical Society and the Steele County Historical Society for research assistance.

was a new production line needing 50 employees, and 1,500 people showed up to apply. Stull, who started out loading boxcars here in 1970 after being laid off as a pilot and rose through the ranks, credits the “good strong work ethic” of the employees of what is billed as the largest family-owned cereal company.Pautzke told me, “People are the most important resource we had. You can buy equipment, that’s easy. You can buy a million dollars worth of building, but you can’t really make it run unless you have competent people doing it.”There is a story that when John S. Camp-bell was learning to throw a curve ball while throwing a baseball at a target, his grandfather protested, “That’s not fair to the batter!” Such principles were said to have inspired Campbell. At any rate, Campbell very much valued the com-pany he founded. At the end of the rare interview he gave in 1969, Campbell told the reporter he had had offers to sell his company but was not interested. Gestur-ing to a painting of the Malt-O-Meal plant in Northfield, he said, “I’d rather have a living thing like that than a piece of paper.”

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Malt-O-Meal was renamed Mom Brands in 2012 to reflect its many other products, with sales having reaching about $750 million the previous year.

Malt-O-Meal renamed its Mill Number One Ames Mill for historic reasons. Mill Number Two on West 5th Street is named Campbell Mill for the founder of the company.


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Folk Art Classes – Dec. 6 – presented by Daniela Mahoney. one class for $10, two for $18, three for $25, four for $30, five for $35, six for $40. Materials and info booklets included. For ages eight and up. Register at www.tcu2905.us. Polish paper cutting (10:30-11:05am), Slovak wheat weaving (11:10-11:45am), Czech dough ornaments (11:50am-12:30pm), Ukrainian egg waxing (1:30-2:10pm), Blue ink egg painting (2:15-2:45pm) and Straw/paper (2:50-3:30pm).

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Dance to the music! – Ballet, modern, folk, tap, ballroom, Mexican folklórico: The Arts Guild has it all for ages five years and up. Too young to dance? Bring your tots to Music Together instead.

Northfield Buddhist Meditation Center – Children’s Circle Class (ages 3-9), Sundays, 3-4pm. Children and their parents meditate, do yoga and learn about Buddhism in a fun, peaceful atmosphere of exploration. Everyone welcome.

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One-of-a-kind cards for the price of store-bought.

The Reiland Team

952-292-5999

[email protected]

The Reiland Team 952-292-5999 [email protected]

...or supply your own image

There is still time for

Holiday Cards!!

New!Put local art on the cover for only an additional 85¢/card!

(includes production/design)

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100 cards

$129 just $1.29 apiece

production/design extraincludes envelopes


SHARE LOCAL FOODSTHIS HOLIDAY SEASON

Choose from our pre-packaged options

online or create your own box, filled with

local, artisan goodies!

507-263-455631659 County 24 Blvd Cannon Falls, MN

Order Online Todaywww.ferndalemarketonline.com


Come and Celebrate Just Food’s Birthday Bash!

516 Water Street SouthNorthfield, MN 55057

507.650.0106www.justfood.coop

Member or not, you are always welcome at the Co-op!

Come for lunch in our community room from 11-1 (Free!), birthday cake, music, and more!

We are also hosting a SPA NIGHT from 6-8 in the Community Room!

Celebration lasts all day long!

We hope you’ll come and celebrate with us!

Save the date!December 15, 2014

Proudly Serving our Community for 10 Years!



























































































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