may 2016 entertainment guide
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An array of happenings for the month of May in and around several southern Minnesota communities including music, arts, theater, food and other forms of entertainment.TRANSCRIPT
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Andy RezacJohn Christianson was pretty attached to his beard – until his dermatologist asked him to shave it.It may have saved his life.John had no history of skin cancer when he saw Dr. Amer Kalaaji to check a lesion on his forehead. Dr. Kalaaji did a biopsy – and noticed another, more suspicious spot on John’s cheek, under his thick full beard. He asked John to shave his beard, and come back for a more thorough exam. Dr. Kalaaji performed a punch biopsy that showed melanoma, a fast-growing and deadly skin cancer. He referred John to Mayo Clinic in Rochester; John had surgery three days later. “It was reassuring to get it done so quickly,” John says.Dr. Kalaaji is a Mayo specialist who sees patients at the Lakeville Clinic through a partnership with Mayo Clinic. That partnership ensures quick, complete specialty care for NH&C patients.
“Catching melanoma early is critical to a good prognosis,” Dr. Kalaaji says. “If it’s caught
early, it can be treated surgically without requiring other therapy.”“Dr. Kalaaji is terrific,” John says. “He has a friendly, calm manner and is very efficient. His assistants are very helpful. They make a good team.”
Skin cancers can grow quickly. Any new or changing lesion or mole, should be evaluated by a dermatologist. Dr. Kalaaji recommends a head-to-toe skin cancer screening once a year.
John’s advice? “I’m sure most people who have a harmless-looking mark like mine would tend to think it’s not serious. Let someone with know-how – the dermatologist – decide that.”Total care for all your dermatology needs:• Skin cancer screening
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On the Cover:Brooklyn-based indie-folk band, Goldfeather, with Northfield native Sarah Goldfeather (vocals, violin) in concert at First United Church of Christ, Northfield – May 9, 7pm.
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Ames Center12600 Nicollet Ave, Burnsville • ames-center.com
952/895-4685 • M-F 9am-5pm, Sa 10am-2pm, Su 12-4pmArt Fete – May 4-June 13 (closed May 13-15 and May 20-22)
Crossings at Carnegie320 East Ave., Zumbrota • 507/732-7616 crossingsatcarnegie.com • M/T/W/F 10am-5pm, Th 10am-8pm, Sa 10am-4pmPoet-Artist Collaboration – through May 4
– Poems and the artwork they inspire. Jamie Solberg, Tracie Thompson – May
9-June 18 – Oil paintings and mixed me-dia. Reception: May 21, 6:30-7:45pm.
Flaten Art MuseumDittmann Center, St. Olaf • wp.stolaf.edu/flaten/ 507/786-3556 • M-W 10am-5pm, Th 10am-8pm, Sa-Su 2-5pm Senior Studio Art Show – May 8-29 – An annual exhibition and
culminating event in the curriculum of St. Olaf studio art majors. Opening Reception: May 8, 12-3pm.
Print Study: Between You And Me – May 8-29 – A continua-tion of the annual exhibition series, “Lasting Legacy,” that puts St. Olaf art history majors in contact with objects from Flaten Art Museum’s collection. Students select and interpret a work of art, offering fresh perspectives on objects from a variety of cultures, time periods and media. This show explores com-municative capabilities of portraiture and its role in construct-ing identity. It compares portraiture from the 18th to the 21st century, examining how artists over time have explored ideas of class, privacy, intimacy and gender, including Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol and James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Opening Reception: May 8, 12-3pm.
Lakeville Area Arts Center20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville • 952/985-4640 LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com • M-F 8am-4:30pm
Northfield Arts Guild 304 Division St. • 507/645-8877 • northfieldartsguild.org T-F 12-6pm, Sa 11am-3pm Main Gallery: Connect: St. Olaf and Carleton 5th-Year Emerg-
ing Artists Exhibition – through May 14 – Every year, a select group of senior art majors is invited to continue their studies at St. Olaf and Carleton colleges as a part of a 5th-year intern/apprentice program. This show highlights pieces created during their 5th-year experience.
Northfield High School Honors Art Show – May 18-June 11 – Each Honors Art student has the opportunity to create a thematic series of work that embodies their individual interests in mediums and concepts. Artists’ Reception: May 20, 7-9pm NHS instructor Katherine Norrie and her students will be available for questions and comments.
Up Gallery: “A Year of Discovery” – May 3-July 31 Artwork by A+ Art Club members. Opening Reception: May 3, 6:30-8:30pm
F-Town Brewing Co. Gallery: 22 4th St. NE, Faribault • M-Tu closed, W-Th 3-9pm, F 3-10pm,
Sa 12-10pm, Su 12-3pm“A Change Gonna Come” – through June 30 – Paintings by
Siro Amerson Tandem Bagels Gallery:317 Division St. S, Northfield • M-F 7am-5:30pm, Sa 7am-5pm,
Su 7:30am-4pmChristie Hawkins – through July 31Northfield Arts Guild at Allina Clinic:1440 Jefferson Rd. • M-T 7am-8pm, F 7am-7pm, Sa 9am-3pm“Expanding Community through Shared Creative Experiences”
by Laura Baker Services Association artists Northfield Historical Society408 Division St. • 507/645-9268 • northfieldhistory.org M-Sa 10am-5pm, Su 1-5pm
Through the Camera Lens: Early Northfield Photography by Ira E. Sumner and E.N. James – through September – Northfield photographers Ira E. Sumner and E.N. James were part of the booming photography business of the late 1800s and were known for the quality of their work. Ten selections from the Historical Society’s collection have been reproduced on a large scale, from 30 to 75 inches wide, with a number of historic photographs, negatives and
equipment on display. The majority of early photographs are portraits of individuals and groups of people but, as photo-graphic technology developed, photographers were able to record scenes of town, landscapes, events and informal activities of daily life. For a limited time, visitors can take photographs in front of a historic backdrop replica in a recreated photographer’s studio.
Northfield Senior Center Gallery 1651 Jefferson Pkwy. • 507/664-3700 northfieldseniorcenter.org Robert Nyvall (paintings) – through May 15
John W. North photo by Ira Sumner
Open Call for Visual Artists
Northfield Arts Guild Riverfront Fine Arts Festival Sept. 10-11, 10am-5pm
Open to all professional or emerging artists 18 years of age or older. All works must be the final product of an original design. Deadline for submissions is May 31. Notifications will be emailed by June 17. $10 ap-plication fee, $135 booth fee ($125 Northfield Arts
Guild members). Other requirements and more info at northfieldartsguild.org/_file/RFAF-2016-Call.pdf.
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Braucher Gallery: Crossings: Harriet Bart and Yu-Wen Wu – through May 1 – 60 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2014 due to war and persecution. Bart and Wu’s installation invites viewers to not only meditate on this stagger-ing statistic, but also to embody the asylum seeker’s experience of bringing only what she can carry. The artists request that the rocks arranged throughout the gallery migrate with view-ers across the Cannon River to a satellite site by the Flaten Art Museum at St. Olaf College.
Senior Art Show – May 13-June 10
Kaemmer Gallery: Passages: Walking in Contemporary Art through June 10, June 16-19 – An exhibition of artworks on walking, one of the most fundamental of human activi-ties. Drawn from Carleton College collections, the Walker Art Center Library and national galleries, the show presents diverse examples of how something as simple and ordinary as walking has figured into modern and contemporary art as both move-ment and metaphor.
Steele County Historical Society, Owatonna1700 Austin Rd. • steelehistorymuseum.org T, W, F 10am-4pm, Th 10am-8pm, Sa 10am-3pmMinnesota Disasters – through December – Using photographs,
text and film this exhibit explores the preparation, reaction and aftermath to catastrophe in our state. Intertwined with details of the calamities are the incredible stories of human vulnerability and resilience.
Owatonna Arts Center435 Garden View Ln., Owatonna • 507/451-0533 oacarts.org • 1-5pm, closed Mondays64th Annual Steele County Art Exhibition – May 8-29 – Fea-
turing paintings and sculptures of Steele County professional and emerging artists.
Allina Hospital Owatonna Healing Arts: 2250 NW 26th St. • 8am-8pmHolly Sue Foss (silkscreen), William Olson (painting), Brian
Kuehn (clay), HeeJune Shin (painting), Lynette Yencho (paint-ing) and Patricia Dunn-Walker (mixed media)
Paradise Center for the Arts321 Central Ave., Faribault • 507/332-7372Tu/W/F/Sa 12-5pm, Th 12-8pm • Su/M closedExhibit dates through June 6Carlander Family Gallery: Georgi TsenovLois Vranesh Boardroom Gallery: PCA Gallery CommitteeCorey Lyn Creger Memorial Gallery: Avery ReinParadise Center Healing Arts Gallery at District One Hospital:200 State Ave., Faribault
Featured artists: Becca White, Dana Hanson, Beth Tostenson, Lisa Anderson and Christy Schwartz
Perlman Teaching Museum320 3rd St. E, Northfield • apps.carleton.edu/museum/ M-W 11am-6pm, Th-Fr 11am-9pm, Sa-Su 12-4pmAmbulatory Nirthfolde Information Dispensary
through May 1 – The Nirthfolde Visitors’ Bureau will operate a satellite kiosk to provide brochures, maps and guides of visitors interested in the offerings available in this elusive municipality.
The Vintage Band Festival 10 Years of Music and Memories
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TheaterFarragut NorthApril 28-30, 7:30pm Paradise Center for the Arts, FaribaultFrom Beau Willimon, the writer of House of Cards. Directed by Craig Berg. Featur-ing Tom Ett, Nate Chesney, Betsy Cole, Larry Lodermier, Amber Boettcher, Tim Fitzgerald, Darren Schaufenbuel and Linda Anderson. This taut politi-cal thriller is set in Des Moines, Iowa, weeks before the state’s caucuses offi-cially commence. Stephen Bellamy, a fast-rising press secretary, finds himself caught up in backroom politics that threaten to torpedo his career. Tickets: $15 adults, $9 students 12 and under, avail-able at the box office, 507/332-7372 or paradisecenterforthearts.org/tickets/.Alice’s Adventures in WonderlandApril 29-May 1, May 5-7 Th-Sa 7:30pm, Su 2pm Little Theatre of OwatonnaFrom the novel by Lewis Carroll, adapted by Tim Kelly, directed by Sandee Hardy-Hagen, technical director Deb Seath.
Radio DramedyApril 30, 7pm and May 1, 2pm Northfield Senior CenterTwo old-time radio scripts performed before a live audience including Suspense: Sorry, Wrong Number and Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel: The Prizefighter. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 children, includes dessert served after each show. Tickets available at 507/664-3700 or northfieldseniorcenter.org.The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)May 5-7, 7:30pm Arcadia Charter School, Northfield All 37 plays in 97 minutes. An intrepid troupe of 11 actors weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you breathless and helpless with laughter. An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays, this show was London’s longest-running comedy. Origi-nally created by The Reduced Shakespeare Company, it has since been adapted by a wide variety of comedy troupes, schools and theatre companies. This production has a PG-13 rating. Tickets: $6 adults, $4 students. The ProducersMay 13-15, 20-22; F/Sa 7:30pm, Su 2pm Lakeville Area Arts CenterBased on the Academy Award-winning 1968 film, this is the story of down-on-his-luck theatrical producer Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom, a mousy accountant. Together, they hatch the ultimate scam: raise more money than you need for a sure-fire Broadway fiasco – and pocket the difference. Tick-ets: $14, available at 952/985-4640 or lakevilleareaartscenter.com.Latino Play FestivalMay 20, 27-28, 7pm; May 21, 2pm Northfield Arts Guild TheaterThe 6th Annual Latino (and friends) Play Festival is a unique process of storytelling that strives to connect all people, regard-less of culture. This Northfield High School performing arts class helps students tackle some of the differences between minority students and mainstream students through creativity. All proceeds benefit the Latino Performing Arts Class at Northfield High School. Tickets available at the door only.
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James Wedgewood Family Series May 14, 2 PM
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Seventh Annual Big Hats & Big Hearts Annual Auction for the Arts and
Kentucky Derby PartySaturday, May 7 4pm7pm.
Tickets are $8 Members / $10 NonMembers / $5 Students
The NotToBeMissedEvent of thespring. Join us for an afternoon of
food, fashion, friends and fun and helpraise the ever needed funding for
future arts & education programming atThe Paradise Center. Take part in silent
and live auctions and watch thegreatest two minutes in sports. Enjoy
all the festivities of the Kentucky Derbyright here in Paradise.
Dueling Pianos production.What a Wonderful World
Join Dave & Ted for an afternoonfeaturing your favorite songs from the
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$15.00 Deuces Wild! Dueling Pianos
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Recycled Art Sale June 9, 12pm – 8pm
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The last days of April…
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
The Great Northfield, Minnesota Book Fair • 9am-9pmNorthfield Ice ArenaMore than 10,000 books, DVDs, CDs and vinyl for sale. Proceeds support Northfield Hospital projects and scholarships for local students training for careers in healthcare. Through April 30.Cecilia Cornejo • 4:30pmWeitz Cinema, Carleton, NorthfieldCarleton professor Cecilia Cornejo reflects on the centrality of walking in artistic practice in her talk Wanderer, there is no path. The path is made for walking. Part of Carleton College’s Festival of Walking, Art & Ideas. Gypsy Jazz Jam Series: Tim Kliphuis and Sam Miltich • 7:30pmGrand Event Center, NorthfieldLed by professional musicians, Dutch violinist Tim Kliphuis and Minnesota’s own Sam Miltich on guitar, who offer demonstra-tions, tips and techniques throughout the evening. Musicians of all instruments and abilities are invited to join in the jam. Music charts are projected on the wall so everyone can follow along. Or just come to listen. Kliphuis and Miltich also perform at the North-field Arts Guild Theater April 28. Dan O and Doc Anderson from Bellered Yellers with Special Guests • 9-11pmThe Contented Cow, Northfield
THURSDAY, APRIL 28
The Great Northfield, Minnesota Book Fair • 9am-9pmNorthfield Ice ArenaMore than 10,000 books, DVDs, CDs and vinyl for sale. Proceeds support Northfield Hospital projects and scholarships for local students training for careers in healthcare. Through April 30.
Commanders Coffee • 10amNorthfield VFWHave coffee with some of the bravest veterans of foreign wars. Public welcome. Bar Bingo • 6pmNorthfield VFWTraditional Irish Music Session • 7-9pmRueb ‘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.
Gypsy Jazz Jam Series 2016 Grand Finale Concert • 7:30pmNorthfield Arts Guild TheaterThe 2016 Northfield Gypsy Jazz Jam Series celebrates the conclusion of its fourth season with a grand finale concert featuring two of the world’s quintessential masters of
the genre. Award-winning violin legend Tim Kliphuis (Holland) presents a night of exciting gypsy jazz repertoire with Minnesota’s top “hot club” style guitarist Sam Miltich. These current-day jazz greats bring back the Parisian 1930s, alternating moments of dazzling interplay with melancholy and sheer exhilaration, as recorded on their new Duets album. Tickets: $20, available at hotspotmusic.org/jam-series.Theater: Farragut North • 7:30pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultSee theater page. Nick Hensley • 8pmTavern Lounge, NorthfieldSinger/songwriter Nick Hensley is the master-mind behind the musical collaborative, Love Songs For Angry Men, also the title of his first solo release, after fronting the critically acclaimed rock ensemble, The District. Hens-ley has shared the stage with bands like The Hold Steady, Wide-spread Panic, The Gear Daddies, Trampled By Turtles, The Samples and Big Head Todd and The Monsters. His music has received four-star ratings from Paste magazine and City Pages.
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Theater: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland • 7:30pmLittle Theatre of OwatonnaSee theater page. Theater: Farragut North • 7:30pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultSee theater page. Jazz I Concert • 7:30pmLion’s Pause, St. Olaf, NorthfieldConducted by Dave Hagedorn.The Fabulous Armadillos: Songs by the Wrecking Crew • 7:30pmCrossings at Carnegie, ZumbrotaTalent-packed Fabulous Armadillos pay tribute to some of the big-gest musicians never known who performed for studio recordings of some of the biggest names in ’60s and ’70s music. Tickets: $34 advance, $38 at the door, available at Crossings, crossingsatcarn-egie.com or 507/732-7616.
Dennis Warner and the Ds • 7:30pmLakeville Area Arts CenterFolk/Americana singer and songwriter Dennis Warner blends humor, audi-ence participation and serious music into a memorable and fun concert for
adults and families. Warner has toured extensively throughout North America and was honored with a performance at the Ken-nedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Tickets: $18, available at 952/985-4640 or lakevilleareaartscenter.com.Andriana Lehr • 8pmTavern Lounge, NorthfieldAndriana Lehr’s melodies combine the soaring range of Joni Mitchell with the depth and grounded roots of Aimee Mann and Brandi Carlile. Her song styles range from folk, Americana and alt-country to pop-ballads, with notes of jazz and blues influence. Texas Hold ‘Em • 8pmNorthfield VFWThe Skally Line • 9-11:30pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldOld-time string band music.
Cowaroke • 9pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldDJ and Karaoke • 9pm-1amFroggy Bottoms River Pub & Lily PADio, NorthfieldBy Speedo Entertainment.
FRIDAY, APRIL 29
The Great Northfield, Minnesota Book Fair • 9am-9pmNorthfield Ice ArenaMore than 10,000 books, DVDs, CDs and vinyl for sale. Proceeds support Northfield Hospital projects and scholarships for local students training for careers in healthcare. This is a 50 percent off day. Through April 30.Gen. Rising • 6-8:30pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldGen. Rising, a new independent student-led band coming out of St. Olaf College, is Tatyana Hornof (lead vocal/guitar), Gunnar Olseth (guitar), Griffin House (piano), Lilia Escobar (cajon/backing vocals), Maddie Thies (bass/vocals) and Jj McNulty (alternate drums).Movie Night • 5pm (kids), 7:30pm (adults)The HideAway Coffeehouse and Wine Bar, NorthfieldEach Friday join the HideAway family for a free movie night, with a kids’ movie at 5pm and a 7:30pm movie for adults. Free popcorn.
Empire Night • 5:30-8:30pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsDuo Tatiana and John are veterans of many Twin Cities cover bands. With Tatiana’s amazing vocal range, keyboard and guitar, they blend a wide variety of music including classic standards, con-
temporary pop/folk and some campy renditions of hits from artists such as Captain & Tennille and Burt Bacharach. Bar Bingo • 7pmL&M Bar & Grill, Dundas
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Mark Allen • 9pm-12:30amFroggy Bottoms River Pub & Lily PADio, NorthfieldLocal favorite Mark Allen is an Americana singer/songwriter who presents a touch of country, blues, rock and a hard-hitting harmon-ica. His passionate performances feature your favorite covers as well as original compositions
from his CD, Whiskey Sweet, recorded at the legendary Sun Studio in Memphis, TN. Smokescreen • 9:30pm-closeBabe’s Music Bar, LakevilleA rock variety band whose gigs include premier sound and a light show with Dwight Holmbo (lead vocals, guitar, synthesizer, harmonica, fiddle), Chris Kerber (vocals, guitar), CJ Stahlberg (vocals, bass) and Tim Boeck (drums).
SATURDAY, APRIL 30
The Great Northfield, Minnesota Book Fair • 8am-3pmNorthfield Ice ArenaMore than 10,000 books, DVDs, CDs and vinyl for sale. Proceeds support Northfield Hospital projects and scholarships for local stu-dents training for careers in healthcare. $5 bag sale 8am-12:30pm, FREE books 1-3pm. This is the last day of the sale.
Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day • 10am-5:30pmContent Bookstore, NorthfieldExclusive Bookstore Day merchandise for lovers of Anthony Bour-dain, Mo Willems, Fran Lebowitz, Neil Gaiman and many more;About a Book open mic, where you tell an enthusiastic audience about one of your favorite books; a great read, hand-selected by one of our expert booksellers; music, treats and fun all day.Bill Lindeke: Lecture and Guided Walk • 12pmWeitz 236, Carleton College, NorthfieldUrban geographer Bill Lindeke discusses sidewalks as urban ame-nities, followed by a guided walk of Northfield’s sidewalks. Part of Carleton College’s Festival of Walking, Art & Ideas. Mark Allen • 1:30-4:30pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsLocal favorite Mark Allen is an Americana singer/songwriter who presents a touch of country, blues, rock and a hard-hitting harmonica. His passionate performances feature your favorite cov-ers as well as original compositions from his CD, Whiskey Sweet, recorded at the legendary Sun Studio in Memphis, TN. Bar Bingo • 3pmNorthfield VFWNorseman Band • 3:30pmSkoglund Center Auditorium, St. Olaf Northfield50th Anniversary Concert, conducted by Associate Professor of Music Paul Niemisto.
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Johnny No Cash and the Cash Machines • 9pmRed Fox Tavern, LakevilleJohnny No Cash and the Cash Machines is a country/rock cover band that covers Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Drive By Truckers and many other artists. Nathan W. Farmer (guitar/lead vocals),Matthew Howell (drums), Joshua Correia (bass).Maria & the Coins • 9-11:30pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldPop-rock band. Maria Coyne (vocals), Zaq Baker (keyboard),Nick Baker (guitar), Sheldon Way (drums).DJ • 9pm-1amRueb ‘N’ Stein, Northfield
SUNDAY, MAY 1
MS Walk Faribault • 9am check-inShattuck-St. Mary’s Soccer Dome, FaribaultMore at themswalk.org.
Quinn & Meyer • 1:30-4:30pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsQuinn & Meyer, formerly the middle half of Spruce Top Review, perform a wide range of music including folk rock, traditional and contemporary Irish songs, some jazz, pop and eclectica.
Lakeville Coffee Concert Series: Lyra Baroque • 2pmLakeville Area Arts CenterClassical music featuring Bach and Telemann. Complimentary Caribou coffee and refreshments are included in the ticket price. Tickets: $25, $12 ages 60 and up, $6 ages 12 and under, available at 952/985-4640 or lakevilleareaartscenter.com.Theater: Radio Dramedy • 2pmNorthfield Senior CenterSee theater page. Theater: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland • 2pmLittle Theatre of OwatonnaSee theater page. Sunday Jazz Jam • 2-3:30pmHot Spot Music Studio, NorthfieldOpen to musicians of all ages and abilities, this jam is a perfect way to run through standard charts in a low-key, laid-back setting. Charts will be provided for everyone to follow along. It’s a spiritual experience. More at hotspotmusic.org.St. Olaf Choir and Magnum Chorum • 3:30pmBoe Chapel, St. Olaf, NorthfieldPre-concert presentation with John Muehleisen, composer of Pietà, at 3pm.Raise the Roof! • 5:30pmFaribault American LegionA fundraiser dinner for Habitat for Humanity. Jazz II and III Concert • 7pmLion’s Pause, St. Olaf, NorthfieldConducted by Dave Hagedorn.Quiz Night • 8pmRueb ‘N’ Stein, NorthfieldTeams compete for prizes and bragging rights. $5/team, $1 off drinks.
Brian Peterson • 5-7pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldThis Twin Cities singer/songwriter plays the pop hits we all remember, those vivid memes from our past. Every time he plays it’s a different performance. He might give you finger-picking country blues followed
by a mellow classic love song, followed by a rock ‘n’ roll sing-along. You’ll hear a blend of virtuoso guitar playing and passionate vocals. Tim Howe • 5:30-8:30pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsSilky vocals, melodic lines and acoustic guitar. Howe’s been compared to Jason Mraz, Gavin Degraw, Bruno Mars, John Mayer and Howie Day.Comedy and Dinner Night • 5:30-10pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsEnjoy a glass of wine, beer or a cocktail and a great meal with stand-up comedy from Chris Barnes and L.A. Lycan. Doors at 5:30pm. Seating will be general admission and first come, first served. Come early if you have a group of people that would like to sit together. Tickets: $40, includes your meal, dessert and a heaping portion of belly laughs. This is a 21-and-over event. Theater: Radio Dramedy • 7pmNorthfield Senior CenterSee theater page. Air is Air • 7-9pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldSpace Grunge, Planetary Punk band, Air is Air is Zach Har-ris, Ben Ronning, Adrian Calderon, Aleksander Seeman and Colin LoynachanTheater: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland • 7:30pmLittle Theatre of OwatonnaSee theater page. Theater: Farragut North • 7:30pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultSee theater page. 411 Concert Series: Chris Koza with Opener Anna Marie Mitchell • 7:30pmNorthfield Arts Guild TheaterChris Koza is a songwriter/musician living and working in Min-neapolis. “He’s got a voice that’s reminiscent of a young Paul Simon and his music comfortably rides the line between pop and folk, boasting immediately memorable music matched against image-rich lyrics.” – Joe Nickell, The Missoulian. Anna Marie Mitchell is an up-and-coming singer/songwriter who hails from Northfield but is already making a big splash in Nashville and beyond. Tickets: $25, available at northfieldartsguild.org or 507/645-8877.
Matthew Griswold • 8pmTavern Lounge, NorthfieldGriswold presents bone-shakin’ voodoo grooves. His brand of foot-stompin’ folk-rock pays 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.
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Ladies Night Out • 4-8pmDowntown FaribaultIn-store specials, refreshments and fun. Grab your girlfriends and make it a fun Ladies Night Out.WALK! Gimme Shelter! Care & Feeding of Long Distance Walkers • 4:30-5:45pmWeitz Cinema, Carleton, NorthfieldSam Demas offers international views on the joys and environ-mental impacts of walking and differing modes of shelter. As editor of hut2hut.ingo and a Volunteer Researcher for the U.S. National Park Service, he is studying the joys and modalities of long distance walking and how different cultures are making them accessible to more people. Demas will discuss efforts to mitigate the environ-mental impact of increasing numbers of pilgrims and others pursu-ing the ancient practice of walking for days on end in beautiful parts of the world. Tim Fast • 5-8pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsA nationally touring finger-style guitar-picking, harmonica-bend-ing, singer/songwriter. His music is infused with folk, blues and country, playing covers and originals.Bar Bingo • 6pmNorthfield VFW
Poetry Reading • 7pmContent Bookstore, NorthfieldNorthfield poet, Leslie Schultz, will read from her collection of poems, Still Life with Poppies: Elegies.
Traditional Irish Music Session • 7-9pmRueb ‘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. Companydance Spring Concert • 7:30pmKelsey Theater, St. Olaf, NorthfieldA spring celebration of dance created by faculty, students and guest artists. Tickets: $8, free for St. Olaf faculty/staff/students, available at 507/786-8987 or at stolaf.edu/apps/tickets/. May 5-7. Theater: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) • 7:30pmArcadia Charter School, NorthfieldSee theater page. Theater: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland • 7:30pmLittle Theatre of OwatonnaSee theater page. World Music: Singer/Songwriter Fatoumata Diawara • 8-9:15pmConcert Hall, Carleton, NorthfieldMalian singer/songwriter Fatoumata Diawara (aka Fatou), whom the Telegraph calls “the most beguiling talent to hit the world music scene in some time” and Mojo calls a “spell-weaving new voice,” uses elements of jazz, pop and funk along with her ancestral Wassoulou tradition. Her lyrics touch on such serious and personal subjects as female circumcision, a woman’s right to choose her spouse and the songwriter’s own painful experience with the African practice of being raised away from her parents.
MONDAY, MAY 2
WALK! Labyrinth Walking Meditation with Mark Heiman • 5-6pmSkinner Chapel, Carleton College, NorthfieldExperience an ancient form of spiritual pilgrimage that leads one into contemplation and then back out into the world with practi-tioner Mark Heiman. Bingo • 7pmCarbone’s, NorthfieldCribbage Tourney • 7pmNorthfield VFWThe Rides Pierced Arrow Tour • 7:30pmAmes Center, Burnsville
The Rides are Stephen Stills, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, five-time Grammy nominated guitarist and Barry Goldberg, Chicago rock/blues keyboardist. The band is breaking more fresh new blues-rock ground than ever on their raucous
and soulful new album Pierced Arrow. The groundwork for the trio’s multi-dimensional creativity is laid by the explosive rhythm section bassist Kevin McCormick and Shepherd’s long-time drum-mer Chris Layton, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee himself. Tickets: $39.50-$79.50, available at the Ames Center Box Office, 800/982-2787 or ticketmaster.com. 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, MAY 3
Northfield Farmers Market • 11:45am-1pmRiverside Park, NorthfieldTuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays through October.Opening Reception: “A Year of Discovery” • 6:30-8:30pmNorthfield Arts GuildSee 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.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4
Brick Oven Pizza: Pizza Season Opener • 4-8:30pmRed Barn Farm, NorthfieldBring your own chair/blanket, beverage, plate and napkin. More at redbarnfarmofnorthfield.com. Rants & Recitations (Open Mic) • 9-11:30pmThe Contented Cow, Northfield
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Riddle Brothers • 5:30-8:30pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsWith strong ties to their southern heri-tage, The Riddle Brothers play an eclec-tic acoustic blend of music styles that’s pure Americana. Their musical roots
originate from living in cities nestled along the shores of the Missis-sippi including Baton Rouge, LA, Moline, IL and Minneapolis. Paula Lammers • 5-8:30pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldPaula Lammers is “a solid soprano voice who shares each song’s story with heartfelt conviction, clear diction and a sweet (but not too-sweet) tone, swing where it needs to swing, energy where it needs to pop, wistful musing or upbeat sunshine as the story merits” – Andrea Canter, JazzPo-lice.com. A native of St. Peter, MN, Lammers has released two acclaimed recordings in the company of small ensembles of Twin Cities’ top musicians. Lammers can reverse the winter’s wind chill or the summer’s heat wave with songs that engage your heart as well as your ears.
Bruce Burniece • 7-11pmFroggy Bottoms River Pub & Lily PADio, NorthfieldWith more than 35 years of performance experience, Bruce Burniece presents an evening of classic pop rock favorites, accom-panied by piano and guitar. (In inclement
weather, show moves to 9pm-12:30am inside.)
Mark Allen • 8pmThe Tavern Lounge, NorthfieldLocal favorite Mark Allen is an Americana singer/songwriter who presents a touch of country, blues, rock and a hard-hitting harmonica. His passionate performances feature your favorite cov-ers as well as original compositions from his CD, Whiskey Sweet, recorded at the legendary Sun Studio in Memphis, TN. Cowaroke • 9pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldDJ and Karaoke • 9pm-1amFroggy Bottoms River Pub & Lily PADio, NorthfieldBy Speedo Entertainment.
FRIDAY, MAY 6
Artists’ Clearing House • 10am-5pmCrossings at Carnegie, ZumbrotaFive special guest artists offer their work at deep discounts dur-ing this indoor art fair. Up to 75 percent off select merchandise throughout the store. Artists are Becky Jokela, Heather Friedli, Beth Bacon, Renee Nation and Gayle Weigle. Also May 7. Northfield Farmers Market • 11:45am-1pmRiverside Park, NorthfieldTuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays through October.Movie Night • 5pm (kids), 7:30pm (adults)The HideAway Coffeehouse and Wine Bar, NorthfieldEach Friday join the HideAway family for a free movie night, with a kids’ movie at 5pm and a 7:30pm movie for adults. Free popcorn.
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Bar Bingo • 7pmL&M Bar & Grill, DundasTwin Cities Ballet Presents Cinderella 1944: A Love Story • 7pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleSet in England during WWII, Cinderella 1944 is an original story inspired by the classic tale told through dance and music and features an original musical compilation and all-new stage design, sets, lighting, costumes and choreography that includes swing dance in addition to classical ballet. Blending tragedy, pathos, humor, hope and love, this unique reimagining of Cinderella’s struggles and journey of discovery will surprise and delight, and provide a touching and memorable experience for all. May 6-8. Tickets: $18-$34, available at the Ames Center Box Office, 800/982-2787 or ticketmaster.com. Companydance Spring Concert • 7:30pmKelsey Theater, St. Olaf, NorthfieldA spring celebration of dance created by faculty, students and guest artists. Tickets: $8, free for St. Olaf faculty/staff/students, available at 507/786-8987 or at stolaf.edu/apps/tickets/. May 5-7. Theater: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) • 7:30pmArcadia Charter School, NorthfieldSee theater page. Theater: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland • 7:30pmLittle Theatre of OwatonnaSee theater page.
HAPPENINGS Friday, May 6, continued Wilkinson James • 8pmThe Tavern Lounge, NorthfieldLiz Wilkinson and AJ Scheiber have been performing their unique brand of folk and honky-tonk around the Twin Cities since the two of them started singing together in 2008. With their Appalachian roots proudly show-ing and their hearts on their sleeves, they grab listeners with hooky but rootsy self-penned songs that have been described as the bastard
offspring of June Carter Cash and Townes Van Zandt.Texas Hold ‘Em • 8pmNorthfield VFWShannon Mac • 9-11:30pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldA four-piece rockabilly/blues band with members from all over Minne-sota: Shannon McDonough, Tommy Love on guitar, Daniel Clark Peter-son on bass and Bobby “The Beat” Philipp on drums. McDonough’s voice expresses an array of styles, from the dulcet tones of doo wop ballads to the guttural growl of the blues. Together they radiate authentic ’50s vibes and foot-stompin’ rock and roll. DJ • 9-11pmRueb ‘N’ Stein, Northfield
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Coyote Wild • 9:30pm-closeBabe’s Music Bar, Lakeville
With its blend of talent and creativ-ity, this band has a professional sound without losing the energy that audi-ences would expect from a rock band. Built around strong vocals and great harmonies, Coyote Wild’s set list is a diverse mix of classic rock and contem-porary country.
SATURDAY, MAY 7
Be the Match! • 8am-3pmFaribault Senior CenterBone marrow registry event. More at bethematch.org. Northfield Farmers Market • 9-11amRiverside Park, NorthfieldTuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays through October.Bagels & Birds • 9:30-10:30amRiver Bend Nature Center, FaribaultEnjoy coffee and bagels in a relaxed atmosphere while watching the antics of wildlife. Meet in the comfort of the building to observe the birds and other visitors to the newly refurbished Windows on the Wild backyard habitat feeding area. Help with identification, fun facts, binoculars, guide books and conversation will make this a great way to start the day.
Drive 4 Ur Community • 10am-2pmDokmo Ford Chrysler, NorthfieldTest drive a new car. For every test drive the Prairie’s Edge Humane Society shel-ter will receive $20 (per household). No pressure, no obligation, just drive a new
car around the block and raise money for the animals. Project Friendship 50th Anniversary Celebration 10am-2pmCentral Park, NorthfieldA community picnic to celebrate 50 years of empowering youth through mentoring. Fun games and activities, 1K Fun Run, 5K Run/Walk, food, video game theater, arts and crafts, laser tag, sumo wrestling and other fun in the park. More at projectfriendshipmentoring.org. Artists’ Clearing House • 10am-5pmCrossings at Carnegie, ZumbrotaFive special guest artists offer their work at deep discounts dur-ing this indoor art fair. Up to 75 percent off select merchandise throughout the store. Artists are Becky Jokela, Heather Friedli, Beth Bacon, Renee Nation and Gayle Weigle. Also May 6. Northfield Public Library Grand Reopening • 10am-5pmNorthfield Public LibraryRibbon cutting ceremony (10am), music, dance and self-guided tours throughout the renovated library (11am-5pm).
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WALK! “Off-Leash”: Performance Walk by Artist David Lefkowitz • 1, 2 and 3pmWeitz Center Main Entrance, Carleton, NorthfieldDavid Lefkowitz’s alter ego Rover Self ’s ‘Self ’-Guided Canine Tour of Territory Sector 6 (please do not bring dogs). Register for a time slot at apps.carleton.edu/arts/walk/events/.Twin Cities Ballet Presents Cinderella 1944: A Love Story • 2 and 7pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleSee May 6 description. May 6-8. Bar Bingo • 3pmNorthfield VFWSpring Concert: The Manitou Singers & The Viking Chorus 3:30pmBoe Chapel, St. Olaf, NorthfieldJazz Ensemble Concert • 3-4:30pmConcert Hall, Carleton, NorthfieldLaura Caviani, director. Featuring the Vocal Jazz Combo. Seventh Annual Big Hats & Big Hearts Auction for the Arts and Kentucky Derby Party • 4-7pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultAn afternoon of food, fashion, friends and fun to raise funds for future arts and education programming at The Paradise Center. Take part in silent and live auctions and watch the greatest two minutes in sports. Enjoy all the festivities of the Kentucky Derby. Tickets: $8 members, $10 nonmembers, $5 students, available at 507/332-7372 or paradisecenterforthearts.org/tickets/.
Girls Day Away • 10am-5pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsBring your moms, grannies, aunts, sisters and girlfriends to enjoy a glass of our award-winning wines while strolling through one-of-a-kind local vendors and sampling tasty local foods. Spring into Healthy Living Day • 11am-1pmFerndale Market, Cannon FallsDiscover healthy foods and new recipes, meet the makers and sample their products. Reserve your spot in classes: Foods for Great Energy by Nutritional Weight and Wellness (10am) and How to Make Bone Broth by Gary Engstrom (12:30pm). Reservations and more info at ferndalemarketonline.com.
Youth Art Crawl • 12-4pmMain Street, Elko-New MarketThe main event will showcase children’s art work from several schools in Elko New Market. The winner of the high school category
will receive a scholarship with proceeds raised at this event. More at enmchamber.orgRelativity • 1-4pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsVoted one of the best bands in Northfield, Relativity combines vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica and percussion to create a fun afternoon of music. They pack a request list of a couple hundred songs – from covers of current music like the Avett Brothers and the Lumineers, to classic and folk rock such as Fleetwood Mac and the Indigo Girls.
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Tim Howe • 7-11pmFroggy Bottoms River Pub & Lily PADio, NorthfieldSilky vocals, melodic lines and acoustic guitar. Howe’s been compared to Jason Mraz, Gavin Degraw, Bruno Mars, John Mayer and Howie Day. (In inclement weather, show moves to 9pm-12:30am inside.)
“Sonatas & Interludes” by John Cage • 7:30pmCrossings at Carnegie, ZumbrotaPianist David Shaffer-Gottschalk performs on a “prepared piano,” altered by placing objects between the strings. Free.
Companydance Spring Concert • 7:30pmKelsey Theater, St. Olaf, NorthfieldA spring celebration of dance created by faculty, students and guest artists. Tickets: $8, free for St. Olaf faculty/staff/students, available at 507/786-8987 or at stolaf.edu/apps/tickets/. May 5-7. Theater: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) • 7:30pmArcadia Charter School, NorthfieldSee theater page. Theater: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland • 7:30pmLittle Theatre of OwatonnaSee theater page.
Lone Rock Band • 5-7pmUpstairs Rueb ‘n’ Stein, NorthfieldRecreating the old country song with slick licks, choice voices and a rockin’ rhythm section, THIS is LONE ROCK. Fronted by Barbara Piper on vocals/guitar, lead guitarist Dan Dotzler and Ed Treinen on
harps, this band is rounded out with bassist Doug Hamilton and drummer Richard Hanson. Don’t miss this exceptional grouping.The Tinkers • 5-8pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldCeltic/rock/bluegrass/folk out of Minneapolis. The Tinkers are: Brian Miller, Rob O’Malley, Chris O’Malley, Joe O’Malley and Dan Rainboldt.Ashes for April • 5-8pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsFour guys, six acoustic instruments and retro pop songs. Includes Lincoln Ashbury (acoustic guitar, mandolin, vocals), Chubby Ashton (upright bass, vocals), Rocco C’Ash (drums, percussion) and Mickey Mash (acoustic guitar, banjo, vocals).Mother’s Day Dinner, Comedy Show and Country Dance 5pm-midnightGlenhaven Event Center, FarmingtonGlenhaven brides’ and grooms’ mothers attend free. 5-6pm social hour, 6pm dinner and a drink, 6:30pm comedy show about parent-ing, schooling, children and whatever else comes to mind, 8:30pm dance until midnight. Prepaid $55 tickets include: dinner, dessert, a drink, the show and a dance. Tickets at glenhavenevents.com.
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WALK! Buddhist Walking Meditation Led by Roger Jackson • 5-6pmSkinner Chapel, Carleton, NorthfieldFor two millennia, Buddhist meditators have been instructed to maintain present-moment awareness in all situations. This event will include an introduction to Buddhist mindfulness, a brief sitting meditation and then a more extended period of walking meditation, followed by a discussion. Dave Williams • 5-7pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldFormerly of The Tuition Daddies. Based in Owatonna, the singer/songwriter presents a mix of originals, blues and jazz standards.Quiz Night • 8pmRueb ‘N’ Stein, NorthfieldTeams compete for prizes and bragging rights. $5/team, $1 off drinks.
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Vintage Band Festival – 10 Years of Music & MemoriesNorthfield Retirement Center Chapel • 3:45pm Northfield Senior Center • 7pmPaul Niemisto presents this talk as part of the Vintage Band Festival Enrichment Series. What is a vintage band? How do we find these bands? What is up in 2016? Niemisto has the answers. He will also give a lecture demonstration on HELICON. WALK! Walking Through Walls: Virtual Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages • 4:30-5:30pmAthenaeum Room, Gould Library, Carleton, NorthfieldKathryne Beebe discusses the phenomenon of “virtual” or “imag-ined” pilgrimage in the late middle ages, a practice in which many travelers sought the spiritual rewards of pilgrimage without ever leaving home. Cannon River Watershed Partnership Annual Membership Meeting • 6:30-9pmEmmaus Church, Northfield Featured speaker: T.J. Kartes of Saddle Butte Ag will speak on cover crop techniques and benefits. Open to the public. RSVP by May 5 to [email protected].
Goldfeather: Hometown Concert • 7pmUnited Church of Christ, Northfield Goldfeather is a Brooklyn-based indie-folk band-meets contemporary classical ensemble with a dash of cabaret for flavor. Led by Northfield native Sarah Goldfeather (vocals, violin) the five-piece band includes Northfield native Dylan McKinstry
(vocals, mandolin), Katie Martucci (guitar/vocals), Nathan Koci (accordion, banjo, vocals) and Tristan Kasten-Krause (double bass). More at goldfeatherband.com.Bingo • 7pmCarbone’s, NorthfieldCribbage Tourney • 7pmNorthfield VFWWALK! Screening: Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago • 7-9pmWeitz Cinema, Carleton, NorthfieldThe International Film Forum presents the award-winning 2013 documentary following six people walking the great Camino de Santiago in Spain.
Fathom Lane • 8pmThe Tavern Lounge, NorthfieldAs they continue to work on their eagerly anticipated album release, Twin Cities-based band Fathom Lane’s monthly residency continues with another magical evening of music. Martin Anderson and The Goods • 8-11:30pm
The Contented Cow, NorthfieldClassic rock, country alt and Americana music that spans the decades including Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Neil Young, the Beatles, Steve Earle and Bruce Spring-steen. This band is high energy, fun to watch and will definitely get you on the
dance floor. Band members include Alex Sandberg (lead guitar), Andrew Meyer (sax, mandolin, guitar), Christian Wheeler (bass), Steve Paoli (drums) and Martin Anderson (lead vocals, guitar). More at martinandersonandthegoods.comDJ • 9pm-1amRueb ‘N’ Stein, Northfield
SUNDAY, MAY 8
Mother’s Day Brunch • 10:30am-1:30pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsEnjoy live music from Andrew Walesch, a divine menu from Nick’s Diner and take advantage of the Bloody Mary and Mimosa bar. Tickets: $10-$22, available at cannonriverwinery.com. There will be five seatings between 10:30am and 1:30pm. Reserve your spot. Exhibit Opening Reception: Senior Studio Art Show • 12-3pmDittmann Center, St. Olaf, NorthfieldSee exhibits page. Exhibit Opening Reception: Between You and Me • 12-3pmDittmann Center, St. Olaf, NorthfieldSee exhibits page. The Goods Acoustic • 1:30-4:30pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsA totally acoustic project of Martin Anderson and The Goods.Twin Cities Ballet Presents Cinderella 1944: A Love Story • 2pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleSee May 6 description. May 6-8. Sunday Jazz Jam • 2-3:30pmHot Spot Music Studio, NorthfieldOpen to musicians of all ages and abilities, this jam is a perfect way to run through standard charts in a low-key, laid-back setting. Charts will be provided for everyone to follow along. It’s a spiritual experience. More at hotspotmusic.org.Faculty Recital: Patricia Kent, Soprano • 3-4:30pmConcert Hall, Carleton, Northfield
Kent has performed as soprano soloist with many orchestras including Wooster (OH) Symphony, the Duluth Superior Symphony, the Rochester Sym-phony, the Metropolitan Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. She also sings with the Minnesota Opera and sang the role of the Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors
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The Failed 1876 Bank Raid and Today 7pmRice County Historical Society, FaribaultThis Rice County Historical Society 90th anniversary celebration event on the 1876 First National Bank of Northfield raid is presented by Hayes Scriven, director of the Northfield Historical Society. Scriven’s presentation will focus on the actions of Northfield citizens, as well as fascinating new forensic research on the infamous failed bank raid by the James-Younger Gang. Admission: free for members, $2 nonmembers. Preregistration is encour-aged. 507/332-2121 for more info. AndersonPonty Band • 7:30pmAmes Center, BurnsvilleMusic icons Jon Anderson, singer/songwriter for YES, and Jean-Luc Ponty, international violin superstar, have formed a musical synergy that is unparalleled. The band includes Jamie Glaser (guitar), Wally Minko (keyboard), Baron Browne (bass) and Rayford Griffin (drums and percus-sion). Tickets: $32.50-$79.50, available at the Ames Center Box Office, 800/982-2787 or ticketmaster.com. 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.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11
Brick Oven Pizza • 4-8:30pmRed Barn Farm, NorthfieldBring your own chair/blanket, beverage, plate and napkin. More at redbarnfarmof-northfield.com. WALK! Walk the Weitz: Dance Performance • 7-8:30pmWeitz Center Atrium, Carleton, NorthfieldCome to observe. Come to walk. An improvisation in body and building. Danc-ers and viewers will “walk” not just floors, but walls, ceilings, everywhere in the Weitz Center for Creativity. Wear something comfortable. With Prof. Jane Shockley, Carleton Dance.Dan O and Doc Anderson from Bellered Yellers with Special Guests 9-11pmThe Contented Cow, Northfield
THURSDAY, MAY 12
Commanders Coffee • 10amNorthfield VFWHave coffee with some of the bravest veter-ans of foreign wars. Public welcome.
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. Participants and listeners of all ages and levels of experience are welcome.Trivia Night • 8pmThe HideAway Coffeehouse and Wine Bar, NorthfieldCome with a team of four. Cost: $5/team.
TUESDAY, MAY 10
Northfield Farmers Market • 11:45am-1pmRiverside Park, NorthfieldTuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays through October.WALK! Roundtable: Pilgrims and Pil-grimages • 12-1:15pmLeighton, Carleton, NorthfieldA discussion with visiting scholars Kather-ine Beebe and Nanette Hanks, and visiting Walking Artist-in-Residence Phil Smith.
Cajun Night with the New Riverside Ramblers • 7-9pmLoon Liquors Cocktail Room, NorthfieldHigh-energy Cajun dance music from the prairies and bayous of south Louisiana up the Mississippi River to the Twin Cities area. The band’s compelling version of Cajun French music blends many influ-ences from different south Louisiana com-munities and includes two-steps, waltzes and blues. The band members have studied and performed with Cajun music greats such as Dewey Balfa, Tracy Schwarz, Steve Riley, Marc & Ann Savoy, DL Menard, Eddie LeJeune, Calvin Carriere and Lionel Leleux. Group members include Eric Mohring (fiddle, vocals), John Terr (Cajun accordion, vocals), Karen Kleinspehn (rhythm guitar), Doug Lohman (bass), Paul Loughridge (drums, triangle) and AJ Srubas (fiddle, pedal steel guitar). Tickets: $12, available at [email protected]. Only 40 seats available.
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Girls Nite Out • 4pm-lateDowntown NorthfieldAn evening of shopping and dining. Stop into participating stores for specials, give-aways and drawings throughout the night. Pick up your event passport from partici-pating locations for your chance to win $450 in Chamber Buck prizes. Movie Night • 5pm (kids), 7:30pm (adults)The HideAway Coffeehouse and Wine Bar, NorthfieldEach Friday join the HideAway family for a free movie night, with a kids’ movie at 5pm and a 7:30pm movie for adults. Free popcorn. Arch Funk • 6-8:30pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldRock cover/original jam band trio covering bands such as The Police, ZZ Top, Jimi Hendrix, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Steely Dan and Bob Dylan. The Zillionaires: BELIEVET Benefit Evening • 7-10pm
The Grand Event Center, NorthfieldThis benefit sup-ports BELIEVET Canine Service Partners, a non-profit organization
providing highly skilled assistance dogs, free of charge, to disabled veterans. Meet the veterans and their dogs, as well as dogs in training. Special musical guest The Zillionaires will perform. Silent auction, appetizers and cash bar. Admission is free, but donations to Believet are STRONGLY encouraged. More at believet.org and facebook.com/TheZillionairesMusic.Symphony Band Concert: HOT! • 7-8:30pmConcert Hall, Carleton, NorthfieldClaire Larson, director. Grainger, Holst and Sousa helped to form and define the band ensemble of the late 1800s. 21st century compos-ers, Frank Ticheli, David Maslanka, Samuel Hazo, Andrew Boysen Jr. and others, evolved the wind band from its British and military roots.
WALK! Lecture by Visiting Walking Artist-in-Residence Phil Smith 4:30-5:45pmWeitz Cinema, Carleton, NorthfieldThe Rough Arts of Contemporary Walking is Phil Smith’s autobiographical account of his own practice and several of his pedes-trian journeys. Evening with a Winemaker • 5-8pmThe HideAway Coffeehouse and Wine Bar, NorthfieldPart of The HideAway’s 10th Anniversary celebration. Free tastings.
Rob Meany • 5-8pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsRob Meany is an award-winning singer/songwriter and pianist from Bloomington. Best known as the singer/keyboardist for the pop-
rock group, Terramara, he is also a versatile solo artist performing original and popular songs in the style of Elton John, Billy Joel, Ben Folds and Harry Connick Jr.Bar Bingo • 6pmNorthfield VFWTraditional Irish Music Session • 7-9pmRueb ‘n’ Stein, NorthfieldA gathering of musicians and listeners in a relaxed, informal setting. Along with the music enjoy conversation, camaraderie and perhaps even a few Irish dance steps. Bruce Burniece • 8pmThe Tavern Lounge, Northfield
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Northfield Garden Club Plant & Bake Sale • 8am-12pmBridge Square, NorthfieldSun and shade annuals and perennials. Delicious baked treats. Northfield Farmers Market • 9-11amRiverside Park, NorthfieldTuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays through October.WALK! A Blazing Worlds Walk by Phil Smith • 10am-12pmWeitz Center, Carleton College, NorthfieldPhil Smith is the visiting Walking Artist-in-Residence for Carleton College’s spring festival of walking, art and ideas.
Nici Peper • 1:30-4:30pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsWisconsin-born Nici Peper is a roaming, writing songbird. Her acoustic Americana has been described as vintage and soulful and her lyrics are open and honest. She plays a variety of covers ranging from John Prine to the Temptations. More at nicipeper.com and reverbnation.com/nicipeper.
James Wedgewood • 2pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultThe energy of Wedgewood’s performance is contagious and his hilarious, clean humor often brings his audience to tears of laughter. He performs all over the U.S. and has several national TV appear-ances to his credit. Tickets: $12 members, $15 nonmembers, $8 students, avail-able at the box office, 507/332-7372 or paradisecenterforthearts.org/tickets.Bar Bingo • 3pmNorthfield VFWNorthfield Arts Guild’s Spring Dance Concert • 3pmNorthfield High School AuditoriumFeaturing dancers from each class and level, including ballet, tap, modern, creative dance and folklorico, as well as NAG’s Dance Theater Company. Arts Guild dance classes focus on aesthetic skill development and a lifelong appreciation of the arts. Kirk & Low • 5-7:30pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldOne is folk, the other is quite a bit of rock and roll. Jim Kirkendall spent time as a full-time musician, playing coffeehouses and folk clubs across the US and Canada. Stevie 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 offer original material as well as covers.Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra: That’s Entertainment • 7pmKenyon-Wanamingo High School Auditorium, Kenyon
A musical showcase of pop culture favorites from film and Broadway, featuring guest vocalist Paula Lammers. Advance purchase tickets available at northfieldartsguild.org, 507/645-8877 or at the Northfield Arts Guild. Pay-what-you-want tickets will be available at the door. Suggested admission: $15 adults, $10 students and seniors. Also May 15
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Jason Paulson • 7-11pmFroggy Bottoms River Pub & Lily PADio, NorthfieldJason Paulson is not your average country artist. He trades the glitz and gloss of contem-porary country radio for an honest storytell-ing. You may know him from his regionally popular band Grayson. (In inclement weather, show moves to 9pm-12:30am inside.)
Theater: The Producers • 7:30pmLakeville Area Arts CenterSee theater page. Ryan Van Slooten • 8pmThe Tavern Lounge, NorthfieldWith catchy hooks, chiming guitars, lush arrangements and heart-on-sleeve lyrics, Van Slooten’s songs are relatable across a broad field. He is equal parts rock ‘n’ roller and crooner, without losing that singer/songwriter charm. Lucy Kaplansky • 8pmCrossings at Carnegie, ZumbrotaLucy Kaplansky is more of a psychologist than most singers – in fact, she holds an MD in the field. The acclaimed artist performs her brand of emotionally charged Americana. Tickets: $24 advance, $28 at the door, available at Crossings, crossingsatcarnegie.com or 507/732-7616. Texas Hold ‘Em • 8pmNorthfield VFWDJ • 9-11pmRueb ‘N’ Stein, NorthfieldRed Sky Night • 9-11:30pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldA uniquely Minnesotan blend of folk, Americana and old school grunge. Every song tells a story. Ghetto Superstars • 9:30pm-closeBabe’s Music Bar, LakevilleA tribute to the GFunk Era of Hip Hop and Pop – 1993-2003.
SATURDAY, MAY 14
Maple Syrup Fun Run & Pancake Brunch • 50K 6am reg-istration, 7am start, walk/10K/5K 7:30am registration, 8:30am start, 10am-1pm pancake brunchRiver Bend Nature Center, Faribault11th annual Fun Run – one-mile walk (on mostly paved trails), a 5K trail run, a 10K trail run and a 50K trail run solo race or relay. Race winners will win a bottle of real River Bend maple syrup. All racers receive a pancake brunch ticket and a shirt. Entry fee is discounted through May 13 at 5pm. Day of registration will be available. Race is open to all ages. Details and registration at www.rbnc.org/funrun. At the Pancake Brunch enjoy delicious pancakes topped with River Bend’s own real maple syrup, as well as sausages, coffee and juice. Pancake experts from Bernie’s Grill will be the pancake cooks this year. Admission to the Pancake Brunch only is $5 members, $7 nonmembers.
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Egg ‘n’ E • 8pmThe Tavern Lounge, NorthfieldNigel Egg is a blues original, a veteran of the 1970’s British music scene who has played with legendary groups like Supertramp and Mott the Hoople. Egg’s repertoire includes original blues, a few classics and a very personal collection of soulful Americana roots music. A renowned performer and producer, Bobby E has been featured on National Public Radio and has appeared at numerous clubs and festivals including Orchestra Hall and WE Fest. Heart of Tinman Band • 9-11:30pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldA husband/wife acoustic duo playing all the right music on all the wrong instruments. They play current and past pop and rock hits in fresh new arrangements. They capture the essence and feel of those heavily produced songs on only a few rudimentary instruments. Their unique sound is driven by Dwight Chris-tensen, a long-time Twin Cities professional drummer, with his tricked-out washboard and suitcase bass drum. DJ • 9pm-1amRueb ‘N’ Stein, Northfield
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Brick Oven Pizza • 11:30am-3:30pmRed Barn Farm, NorthfieldBring your own chair/blanket, beverage, plate and napkin. More at redbarnfarmofnorthfield.com.
Drive South • 7-11pmFroggy Bottoms River Pub & Lily PADio, Northfield
An acoustic trio performing eclectic folk and slices of American music fused from folk, country, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. These honestly sung songs from the heart result in real music for real people. Mark Jeunermann, Mark Hedenstrom and Scott Cummings have
been actively involved in the music scene for more than 20 years. With backgrounds rooted in stage, songwriting and recording they look to paint a picture of real people striving for depth, beauty and emotion, creating a tone of genuine heartache and joy that brings about meaning in life. Drive South invites you to come sit a spell and hear narrative songs and ballads, as the trio spins tales with wit and charm. (In inclement weather, show moves to 9pm-12:30am inside.)Theater: The Producers • 7:30pmLakeville Area Arts CenterSee theater page. Jivin’ Ivan and the Kings of Swing 7:30-11:30pmSignature Bar & Grill, FaribaultHot licks, cool grooves and stellar vocals will take you back to the great Swing Era. No cover. Bring your dancing shoes.
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WALK! Forrest Williams: Guided Walk in the Carleton Arboretum • 1-3pmLower Arb entrance from parking lot near West Gym and football fields (along Highway 3), Carleton, NorthfieldGeology major Forrest Williams leads a guided walk through the Lower Arboretum, investigating some of its most interesting geological features. In his work with the Cole Student Natural-ist Program, Williams has developed a new publication for the Arboretum, Geology of the Arboretum: A Guided Tour, that explores some of the Arb’s lesser-known scientific wonders. The content of this walk will draw on his research and writing. Approximately two hours and three miles.
Jagged Ease • 1:30-4:30pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsRegulars on the southern Minnesota music scene, Jagged Ease is an acoustic duo playing originals and covering many genres from easy-going lounge to blues-driven ballads. More at jaggedease.com.
Theater: The Producers • 2pmLakeville Area Arts CenterSee theater page. Sunday Jazz Jam • 2-3:30pmHot Spot Music Studio, NorthfieldOpen to musicians of all ages and abilities, this jam is a perfect way to run through standard charts in a low-key, laid-back setting. Charts will be provided for everyone to follow along. It’s a spiritual experience. More at hotspotmusic.org.Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra: That’s Entertainment • 3pmNorthfield Middle School AuditoriumA musical showcase of pop culture favorites from film and Broadway, featuring guest vocalist Paula Lammers. Advance purchase tickets available at northfieldartsguild.org, 507/645-8877 or at the Northfield Arts Guild. Pay-what-you-want tickets will be available at the door. Suggested admission: $15 adults, $10 students and seniors. Also May 14 in Kenyon.Chinese Music Ensemble Concert • 3-4:30pmConcert Hall, Carleton, NorthfieldGao Hong, director. The Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble performs on traditional bowed strings, plucked strings, winds and percussion instruments. Their repertoire includes Chinese classical, folk, percussion, minority and contemporary music. The Chinese Ensemble Combos will also perform.
Dave Hudson • 3-7pmFroggy Bottoms River Pub & Lily PADio, NorthfieldDave Hudson has made his way through the Minneapolis music scene writing and singing his own blend of melodic acoustic-rock. His
style has been compared to the likes of the Gin Blossoms, U2 and the Counting Crows. More at davehudsonmusic.com. On the Lily PADio. Cancelled if bad weather.Todd Thompson Band • 4-6pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldLocal acoustic music.
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Giants of Gypsy Jazz: Stephane Wrembel Band • 7:30pmNorthfield Arts Guild Theater
He’s been called “a revelation” by Rolling Stone magazine. Woody Allen recruited him to score the theme to the 2012 Academy Award-winning film Midnight in Paris. To say that French-born guitar-ist/composer Stephane Wrembel – who learned his craft among the Gypsies at
campsites in the French countryside – has already had a remark-able career would be an understatement. But this virtuoso, who is now Brooklyn-based, has truly just begun to make his mark as one of the most original guitar voices in contemporary music. The band includes Thor Jensen (guitar), Kell Nollenberger (bass) and Nick Anderson (drums). Tickets: $25 general, $45 premium, available at hotspotmusic.org/giants. Premium tickets include front section seating, “meet the artists” pre-show reception and a free pass to the 2016 Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest in Madison, WI. Rants & Recitations (Open Mic) • 9-11:30pmThe Contented Cow, Northfield
THURSDAY, MAY 19
Commanders Coffee • 10amNorthfield VFWHave coffee with some of the bravest veterans of foreign wars. Public welcome. WALK! Photo Exhibition Opening Reception: Walking Caron Park • 3:30- 4:30pmWeitz 148, Carleton College, NorthfieldSt. Olaf and Carleton photography students collaborate to visu-ally represent a remnant of the Big Woods. This is a joint project between Prof. Linda Rossi (Carleton) and Prof. Meg Ojala (St. Olaf) in which their students accompanied two naturalists on a walk through Caron Park. Wall text by students will describe their experience. WALK! Lecture by Walking Artist-in-Residence Phil Smith • 4:30-5:45pmWeitz Cinema, Carleton, Northfield“Walking Beyond Romantic Fusion: Differences in Exploratory Walking.” Leading English walker and writer Phil Smith considers the differences and entanglements between walkers in the Roman-tic tradition (from contemporary leisure walkers to the “new nature writers”) and radical walking artists.
Steven J. Schmidt • 6-8pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldEach of Schmidt’s more than 200 songs is like a bottle of fine, bourbon barrel-aged stout. He performs rich, full-flavored original tunes crafted over the last 40 years. A highly skilled guitarist some refer to as “a folkie with chops,” Schmidt is noted for his fingerpicking, novel chord voicings,
use of alternative tunings and playing up the neck. Bar Bingo • 6pmNorthfield VFWWine Club • 7-9pmGrand Event Center, NorthfieldSummer sippers. Free and open to the public.
Quiz Night • 8pmRueb ‘N’ Stein, NorthfieldTeams compete for prizes and bragging rights. $5/team, $1 off drinks.
MONDAY, MAY 16
Truck and Tractor Night • 6:15-7:30pmNorthfield Community Resource Center parking lot, NorthfieldEveryone is invited to this annual event where big and little people alike can enjoy exploring different vehicles and heavy equipment like fire trucks, police cars, tractors, a race car and more. The event will be rescheduled to May 19 if there is inclement weather. 507/664-3750 for more info. Bingo • 7pmCarbone’s, NorthfieldCribbage Tourney • 7pmNorthfield VFWNorthern 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, MAY 17
Northfield Farmers Market • 11:45am-1pmRiverside Park, NorthfieldTuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays through October.Heart to Heart: Cardiac Exercise and Risk Prevention • 5:30-7:30pmNorthfield High School auditoriumCommunity Services teams up with Allina Medical Clinic and the Minneapolis Heart Institute to offer this free community presenta-tion. Hosted by Dr. Saul McBroom of Allina Medical Clinic. Dr. Robert Schwartz of the Minneapolis Heart Institute will speak on “Distance Running – Cardiac Friend or Foe?” Dr. David Hurrell of the Minneapolis Heart Institute will speak on “The What and Why of Cardiovascular Testing.” Light refreshments will be served. Preregistration is requested. 507/664-3649 or northfieldschools.org for more info and registration. Class ID is HEART-W16A. “I Do” Book Reading • 7pmThe HideAway Coffeehouse and Wine Bar, NorthfieldPart of The HideAway’s 10 anniversary celebration.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.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18
Brick Oven Pizza • 4-8:30pmRed Barn Farm, NorthfieldBring your own chair/blanket, beverage, plate and napkin. More at redbarnfarmofnorthfield.com. WALK! Guided Walk in the Carleton Arboretum • 6:30-8pmArb kiosk, Recreation Center, Carleton, NorthfieldArboretum Director Nancy Braker guides a walk of the trails and wilds of the Upper Arboretum. Wear long pants and good walking shoes to protect your legs off-trail.
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Theater: Latino Play Festival • 7pmNorthfield Arts Guild TheaterSee theater page. Bar Bingo • 7pmL&M Bar & Grill, DundasMark Ross • 7-11pmFroggy Bottoms River Pub & Lily PADio, NorthfieldHigh-energy acoustic singer/songwriter playing rock, country and alternative music from many past and current artists like Keith Urban, Bon Jovi, Miranda Lambert, Matchbox Twenty, Ryan Adams, Bruno Mars and more. Ross has played in various projects around the Twin Cities and nationally for more than 20 years. (In inclement weather, show moves to 9pm-12:30am inside.)Theater: The Producers • 7:30pmLakeville Area Arts CenterSee theater page. Texas Hold ‘Em • 8pmNorthfield VFW
Joe Carey • 8pmThe Tavern Lounge, NorthfieldSinger/songwriter Joe Carey has been active in Minnesota’s music scene for more than 15 years playing with several local bands, namely Loft, The Careys, Love Songs for Angry Men and his newest endeavor, The Chinwaggers. His sound is best described as a soulful roots rock band with a twist of twang.
Carleton Choir Concert • 8-9:30pmConcert Hall, Carleton, NorthfieldLawrence Burnett, Director. Highlights from the operettas of Gilbert & Sullivan. DJ • 9-11pmRueb ‘N’ Stein, NorthfieldThe Sartennes • 9-11:30pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldTim Sigler • 9:30pm-closeBabe’s Music Bar, LakevilleA great country act who is playing with various national acts. Whether it’s George Strait, Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash or Keith Urban – Sigler plays all of your favorite country songs.
SATURDAY, MAY 21
BirdFest • 8am-12pmRiver Bend Nature Center, FaribaultJoin local ornithologists (scientists who study birds) for a celebra-tion of the spring bird migration. Have you ever had the chance to hold on to a Northern Cardinal or a Downy Woodpecker? Bird banders will be at BirdFest to band birds and you may have the chance to help release them after they are banded. The morning will include bird activities, guided bird hikes and bird games. There will be a birds of prey show with live birds at 11am. Come for the morning or just for the show. Event is $10 members, $12 nonmem-bers. Bird show is $6 members, $8 nonmembers.
Traditional Irish Music Session • 7-9pmRueb ‘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. Russell Franek • 7-11pmFroggy Bottoms River Pub & Lily PADio, NorthfieldOn the Lily PADio. Cancelled if bad weather.Joe Fahey • 8pmThe Tavern Lounge, NorthfieldAs a solo artist and with his bands Carp 18 and The Bottom 40, Fahey has been a favorite on the Twin Cities blues and folk-rock scene for decades and is an award-winning and criti-cally acclaimed singer/songwriter. Fahey’s latest release, Bushnell’s Turtle, has been featured on 89.3 The Current’s Local Show. Fahey’s style will appeal to fans of artists like Neil Young, Jona-than Richman, Vic Chesnutt, Wilco and Josh Ritter. Cowaroke • 9pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldDJ and Karaoke • 9pm-1amFroggy Bottoms River Pub & Lily PADio, NorthfieldBy Speedo Entertainment.
FRIDAY, MAY 20
Northfield Farmers Market • 11:45am-1pmRiverside Park, NorthfieldTuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays through October.HideAway 10th Anniversary Bash • 3-10pmThe HideAway Coffeehouse and Wine Bar, NorthfieldHourly drawings, cake stout cask tap at 4pm, music by Sweet Jazz – Christina Schwietz (vocals), Peter Webb (keyboard), David Miller (drums, flugelhorn, melodica) and Bruce Jensen (bass).
Mark Allen • 5:30-8:30pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsLocal favorite Mark Allen is an Americana singer/songwriter who presents a touch of coun-try, blues, rock and a hard-hitting harmonica. His passionate performances feature your favor-ite covers as well as original compositions from his CD, Whiskey Sweet, recorded at the legend-
ary Sun Studio in Memphis, TN. Mark Grim • 6-8:30pmThe Contented Cow, Northfield“Some songs old, some songs new, some songs country, some songs blues.” With a voice that brings to mind Gordon Lightfoot he artfully picks and strums through songs ranging from the Beatles’ Blackbird to Warren Zevon’s Poor, Poor Pitiful Me. His own songs I Still Can’t See, Me and My Tattoo and Easy Money will give you cause to reflect – and laugh – at the real-life characters that are portrayed.High School Honors Artists Reception • 7-9pmNorthfield Arts GuildSee exhibits page.
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Dundas Armed Forces Day • 10am-6pm11988 Faribault Blvd., DundasAuthors, veterans and military swap meet, food and drinks. WWII-themed battles, military living history, home front civilian life, ladies fashion show, weapons demonstrations, military vehicles, field hospital demos, lectures and more. Hosted by Rice County Steam and Gas Engines Inc. Admission: $8 with a non-perishable food item, $10 without, $6 ages 7-12, free for kids under 7 and WWII veterans. Also May 22.
Vinnie Rose • 1:30-4:30pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsRose’s vision of more than a decade has cul-minated in a genre-crossing, explosive dance pop that seamlessly meanders through rock, country and Americana. Minnesota/Wisconsin locals are quick to recall weekend cabin trips to the lake while listening to Castin’ to the Wine
and Lake Country. Love song enthusiasts enjoy the simple yet meticulously produced compositions of In the Air, She Dreams and My Bride. Rose’s social commentary added to his energetic perfor-mances is always a crowd favorite.Theater: Latino Play Festival • 2pmNorthfield Arts Guild TheaterSee theater page. Northfield Dance Academy Spring Recital • 2pmNorthfield Middle SchoolTickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Call 507/645-4068 or visit northfielddance.com for more info.
G.R.O.W.S. Garden Club Plant Sale • 8am-12pmFaribault Senior Center Parking LotProceeds will be used to purchase trees and flowers for Faribault’s city parks. For details, contact Pauline at 507/334-9598.Rice County Historical Society Flea Market • 8am-2pmRice County Historical Society, FaribaultVendors will bring a wonderful variety of items to shop for, includ-ing antiques, collectibles, crafts, glassware, kitchen appliances, wood benches and more. Bottled water and coffee will be available for purchase. The RCHS Museum of History will be open to the public free of charge. Vendors of any experience level are invited to reserve 10'x20' stalls for $20 prior to the day of the event. Remain-ing spaces will be available for $25 on the day of the event. Vendors will be able to start setting up at 5:30am. 507/332-2121 for more info. WALK! David Lefkowitz’s Peripatetic Gallery Tour of Northfield • 9amGather at the Weitz Center for Creativity, Carleton, NorthfieldA one-day wandering, evolving exhibition – all day, all around Northfield – departing from Weitz Center at 9am and roaming around town from from 9am-noon and again from 3-7pm. The Peripatetic Gallery is a roving alternative space on wheels that is at once a model – a scaled down representation of a gallery – and a fully operational non-commercial art space.Northfield Farmers Market • 9-11amRiverside Park, NorthfieldTuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays through October.
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Giants of Gypsy Jazz: Robin Nolan Trio w/ Harmonious Wail • 8pmNorthfield Arts Guild TheaterOne of the world’s most respected exponents of gypsy jazz guitar since Django Reinhardt, Englishman Robin Nolan’s nomadic lifestyle has taken him on a romantic and passionate musical journey that’s rarely traveled in these fast-moving, fame-obsessed times. Harmonious Wail presents smoldering vocals laced among jazzy mandolin and guitar – an infectious blend of continental jazz, swing, gypsy music and melodic vocals. Tickets: $25 general, $45 premium, available at hotspotmusic.org/giants. Premium tickets include front section seating, “meet the artists” pre-show reception and a free pass to the 2016 Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest in Madison, WI. Vicky Emerson & Sarah Morris • 8pmThe Tavern Lounge, Northfield“Vicky Emerson has voice like a fallen angel that’s as pretty as it isstrong, and now she backs it up with growing lyrical depth and richly blue Americana arrangements on her third album, Wake Me When the Wind Dies Down.” – Star Tribune“Rootsy singer Sarah Morris offers a Norah Jones-like approach to Americana/alt-country, smoothing over its rough edges with a butter-velvety voice and an intimate songwriting style.” – Chris Riemenschneider, Star TribuneThe Wreck • 9-11:30pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldOne of the Twin Cities most popular party bands, The Wreck plays a wide variety of covers ranging from blues, soul and R&B to rock, country and a little new wave. The group, featuring vocalist Col-leen Martin Oake (Lolo’s Ghost), got its start as students “back in the day” at St. Olaf College. DJ • 9pm-1amRueb ‘N’ Stein, Northfield
SUNDAY, MAY 22
Dundas Armed Forces Day • 10am-6pm11988 Faribault Blvd., DundasAuthors, veterans and military swap meet, food and drinks. WWII-themed battles, military living history, home front civilian life, ladies fashion show, weapons demonstrations, military vehicles, field hospital demos, lectures and more. Hosted by Rice County Steam and Gas Engines Inc. Admission: $8 with a non-perishable food item, $10 without, $6 ages 7-12, free for kids under 7 and WWII veterans. Also May 21.Giants of Gypsy Jazz: Workshops • 10:30am-4pm
Hot Spot Music, NorthfieldLearn from the pros. Guitar, man-dolin and vocal workshops led by esteemed members of the Robin Nolan Trio and Harmonious Wail. Workshops are $30 each, with sessions including Jazz Mandolin Techniques (10:30am-12pm), Singin’
with Swing (12:30-2pm), Gypsy Rhythm Domination (12:30-2pm), Gypsy Jazz Licks ‘n’ Tricks (2:30-4pm) and Ace of Bass (2:30-4pm). Sign up at hotspotmusic.org/giants.
Bar Bingo • 3pmNorthfield VFWExhibit Reception: Jamie Solberg, Tracie Thompson • 6:30-7:45pmCrossings at Carnegie, ZumbrotaSee exhibits page. Optimum Trajectory • 6:30-8:30pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldA jazz quintet based in the Twin Cities. Their repertoire spans jazz classics from the ’30s to the ’50s and contemporary 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.
Dave Hudson • 7-11pmFroggy Bottoms River Pub & Lily PADio, NorthfieldDave Hudson made his way through the Minneapolis music scene writing and sing-ing his own blend of melodic acoustic-rock music. His style has been compared to the
likes of the Gin Blossoms, U2 and the Counting Crows. His self-styled mix of cover songs ranging from the ’80s, ’90s and today, blended with his own recorded and nationally released music, has kept crowds coming back for more. (In inclement weather, show moves to 9pm-12:30am inside.)Close to You: the Music of the Carpenters Featuring Lisa Rock • 7:30pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultLisa Rock has written more than 15 original concerts and cabarets that have been seen across the country. Now Rock has arranged a six-piece band complete with backup singers, and together they are dedicated to creating a Carpenters experience like no other. Rock’s amazing four octave range allows her to sing the hits like We’ve Only Just Begun and Rainy Days and Mondays in their original key, keeping the songs genuine and more recogniz-able for the audience. “When she hits the lower range of her mar-velous voice,” notes critic Alan Bresloff, “if you close your eyes, you can see Karen Carpenter’s face.” Tickets: $17 members, $22 non-members, $10 students, available at the box office, 507/332-7372 or paradisecenterforthearts.org/tickets/.Theater: The Producers • 7:30pmLakeville Area Arts CenterSee theater page.
Peter Mayer • 8pmCrossings at Carnegie, ZumbrotaWith breathtaking guitar work and intelligent lyrics to match, Peter Mayer delivers richly layered songs about interconnectedness and the human journey. Tickets: $20 advance, $23 at the door, available at Crossings, crossingsatcarnegie.com or 507/732-7616.
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Quiz Night • 8pmRueb ‘N’ Stein, NorthfieldTeams compete for prizes and bragging rights. $5/team, $1 off drinks.
MONDAY, MAY 23
Bingo • 7pmCarbone’s, NorthfieldCribbage Tourney • 7pmNorthfield VFWNorthern 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, MAY 24
Northfield Farmers Market • 11:45am-1pmRiverside Park, NorthfieldTuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays through October.DylanFest • 5-11:30pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldAnnual festival celebrating the music of Bob Dylan on his birthday. Luke Smith (5-5:45pm), Jim Czechowicz (6-6:45pm), Isaac Hill (7-7:45pm), Mark Allen (8-8:45pm), Martin Anderson and The Goods (9pm-late).
Joel Kachel • 1:30-4:30pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsOriginal singer/songwriter. A child of the new acoustic pop rock wave with an engaging stage presence and lively music. This high-energy acoustic guitar player will be sure to have you off your seat and wanting more.
Theater on Screen Film Screening: Lucia di Lammermoor • 2pmWeitz Center Cinema, Carleton, NorthfieldDonizetti’s opera from the Royal Opera House in London. Theater: The Producers • 2pmLakeville Area Arts CenterSee theater page. Northfield Troubadours • 3pmBethel Lutheran Church, Northfield
The Northfield Troubadours men’s chorus will perform traditional American works in the folk tradition as well as spirituals and patriotic
songs. Special guest appearance by the Hymnus Choir of New Prague. Free will offering.Todd Douglas • 3-7pmFroggy Bottoms River Pub & Lily PADio, NorthfieldOn the Lily PADio. Cancelled if bad weather.
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Dave Hudson • 8pmThe Tavern Lounge, NorthfieldAfter cutting his teeth with various college bands and acoustic duos, Dave Hudson made his way through the Minneapolis music scene writing and singing his own blend of melodic acoustic-rock music. His style has been compared to the likes of the Gin Blos-soms, U2 and the Counting Crows. His self-styled mix of cover songs ranging from the ’80s, ’90s and today, blended with his own recorded and nationally released music, has kept crowds coming back for more. More at davehudsonmusic.com.Cowaroke • 9pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldDJ and Karaoke • 9pm-1amFroggy Bottoms River Pub & Lily PADio, NorthfieldBy Speedo Entertainment.
FRIDAY, MAY 27
Northfield Farmers Market • 11:45am-1pmRiverside Park, NorthfieldTuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays through October.MayFly Music Festival • 4-11:30pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldNiki Becker • 4-6pm – An independent garage pop folk-like
singer/songwriter. Becker and her band merge her love of folk and rock music by laying a foundation of electric guitars and power-ful drums for her acoustic guitar to dance around on. She colors her playful yet honest lyrics with vocals that are strong, sweet and sometimes haunting.
Lakewood Cemetery • 6:30-8:30pm – An indie folk duo com-prised of Minneapolis locals Dan Krzykowski (guitar) and Katrina Schleisman. Their original songs span country to bluegrass and folk to rock. Their debut self-titled album was released in summer 2015, and they were recently chosen as semi-finalists for the Star Tribune’s “Are You Local?” 2016 best new band contest.Fathom Lane • 9-11:30pm – Over the span of two critically
acclaimed full-length albums (2013’s Fathom Lane and 2012’s Down by Half), Twin Cities-based Fathom Lane has been getting international attention for their wonderfully indefinable sound.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25
Brick Oven Pizza • 4-8:30pmRed Barn Farm, NorthfieldBring your own chair/blanket, beverage, plate and napkin. More at redbarnfarmofnorthfield.com. Dan O and Doc Anderson from Bellered Yellers with Special Guests • 9-11pmThe Contented Cow, Northfield
THURSDAY, MAY 26
Commanders Coffee • 10amNorthfield VFWHave coffee with some of the bravest veterans of foreign wars. Public welcome. Bar Bingo • 6pmNorthfield VFWForrest & the Rangers • 6-9pmThe Contented Cow, NorthfieldTraditional Irish Music Session • 7-9pmRueb ‘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.
Mark Ross • 7-11pmFroggy Bottoms River Pub & Lily PADio, NorthfieldHigh-energy acoustic singer/songwriter playing rock, country and alternative music from many past and current art-ists like Keith Urban, Bon Jovi, Miranda Lambert, Matchbox Twenty, Ryan Adams, Bruno Mars and more. Ross has
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Sunday, May 8 • 3pm Faculty Recital: Patricia Kent, soprano
Friday, May 13 • 7pm Symphony Band Claire Larson, director
Sunday, May 15 • 3pm Chinese Music Ensemble Gao Hong, director
Friday, May 20 • 8pm Choir Concert Lawrence Burnett, director
Friday, May 27 • 8pm Orchestra Concert Hector Valdivia, director
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Carleton Orchestra Concert • 8-9:30pmConcert Hall, Carleton, NorthfieldHector Valdivia, director. Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, Liszt’s Les Preludes and Copland’s Appalachian Spring. DJ • 9-11pmRueb ‘N’ Stein, NorthfieldChad Edwards Band • 9:30pm-closeBabe’s Music Bar, LakevilleThe best of country music. Everybody’s old favorites from Merle Haggard to George Strait, along with the latest on country radio.
SATURDAY, MAY 28
17th Annual Rice County Steam and Gas Engines Swap Meet & Flea Market • 8am-5pmShowgrounds, DundasFood stands with breakfast. Consignment auction at 9am. Auction items accepted May 26 afternoon and all day May 27. Contact Larry Valek at 612/978-6901 or valekauctions.com for more. Rain or shine. Free admission. Also May 29. Northfield Farmers Market • 9-11amRiverside Park, NorthfieldTuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays through October.Faribault Dog Walk • 9am-12pmRiver Bend Nature Center, FaribaultAll proceeds benefit SAFE Sanctuary, Sertoma of Faribault and River Bend Nature Center. Also an adoption event, and SAFE will have microchipping available. Cost: $20/person, $10 or 18 and under, $50 max/family. All walkers will receive a t-shirt and coffee/donuts/fruit will be available. En Plein Air Paint-Along with Frederick Somers 10am-3pmBig Woods State ParkMinnesota artist, Frederick Somers, who created the Minnesota State Park Permit art in 1996, invites you to join him painting en plein air at the state park. Bring your paints and supplies and choose a spot or just come to watch Somers and other artists as they capture the beauty of Big Woods State Park with their brushes. More at fredericksomers.com.
Movie Night • 5pm (kids), 7:30pm (adults)The HideAway Coffeehouse and Wine Bar, NorthfieldEach Friday join the HideAway family for a free movie night, with a kids’ movie at 5pm and a 7:30pm movie for adults. Free popcorn. Empire Night • 5:30-8:30pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsDuo Tatiana and John, are veterans of many Twin Cities cover bands. With Tatiana’s amazing vocal range, keyboard and guitar, they blend a wide variety of music including classic standards, con-temporary pop/folk and some campy renditions of hits from artists such as Captain & Tennille and Burt Bacharach. Theater: Latino Play Festival • 7pmNorthfield Arts Guild TheaterSee theater page. Bar Bingo • 7pmL&M Bar & Grill, DundasCarey Langer • 7-11pmFroggy Bottoms River Pub & Lily PADio, Northfield
Langer, aka “The Human Jukebox,” draws upon his lifelong passion for music to present all your favorites 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 originals. (In inclement weather, show moves to 9pm-12:30am inside.)
Lonesome Dan Kase • 8pmThe Tavern 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 his unique finger-picking style and warm vocals as well as his depth of knowledge in the history of the blues. More at lonesomedan.comTexas Hold ‘Em • 8pmNorthfield VFW
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8th Street Band • 8pm-12amJohnny Angels, DennisonNorthfield 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, The Rolling Stones, Lynrd Skynrd, Zac Brown, and Tom Petty.DJ • 9pm-1amRueb ‘N’ Stein, Northfield
SUNDAY, MAY 29
17th Annual Rice County Steam and Gas Engines Swap Meet & Flea Market • 8am-5pmShowgrounds, DundasFood stands with breakfast. Rain or shine. Free admission. Also May 28. Michael Shynes • 1:30-4:30pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsShynes has a rare ability to blend shades of multiple genres over an acoustic landscape. His songs possess a lyrical depth rarely paired with such universal appeal. Perform-ing regularly at the world renowned Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis, as well as having broken ground at the historic Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, this is a songwriter to watch in the years to come. Sunday Jazz Jam • 2-3:30pmHot Spot Music Studio, NorthfieldOpen to musicians of all ages and abilities, this jam is a perfect way to run through standard charts in a low-key, laid-back setting. Charts will be provided for everyone to follow along. It’s a spiritual experience. More at hotspotmusic.org.
Chad Johnson • 3-7pmFroggy Bottoms River Pub & Lily PADio, NorthfieldRice County country rocker and acoustic alterna-tive. His influences range from Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Bob Seger to Johnny Reznik and Travis Trill. Covers and originals. On the Lily PADio. Cancelled if bad weather.
Quiz Night • 8pmRueb ‘N’ Stein, NorthfieldTeams compete for prizes and bragging rights. $5/team, $1 off drinks.
MONDAY, MAY 30
Memorial Day Parade • 10amDowntown FaribaultBegins at the Buckham library, travels down Central Ave and ends at Central Park, where there will be live music.Bingo • 7pmCarbone’s, NorthfieldCribbage Tourney • 7pmNorthfield VFW
Andrew Walesch • 1:30-4:30pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsWhether recording jingles, producing shows, composing and arranging, or singing as a solo artist and with big bands all over the country, Walesch is known for his unique approach to The Great American Songbook. In March of 2015, he premiered his highly successful
conception, “100 Years of Sinatra,” to two sold out audiences at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres in the Twin Cities with the Andrew Walesch Big Band. Bar Bingo • 3pmNorthfield VFWMayFly Music Festival • 4-11:30pmThe Contented Cow, Northfield4-6pm • Dimestore Watch – Covering the deeper cuts of the
Americana/Country Alt songbook, DSW’s current lineup includes Bo Aylen, Jim Bauer, Jerry Johnson, John McCormick, Wendy Nordquist and Pete Rossmiller.
6:30-11:30pm • Runes Av Vaskeri/The Jim Ruiz Set/Kinda Kinky Runes Av Vaskeri is a modern-day beat group of the mid-’60s European variety; The Jim Ruiz Set is Jim Ruiz (guitar, vocals, bass), Emily Ruiz (drums, vocal) and Charlotte Crabtree (bass, vocals); Kinda Kinky, a Twin Cities Kinks tribute band, is Dave Randall (vocals, guitar), Keith Patterson (guitar, vocals), Lynn Zecca (bass, vocals) and Steve Kent (drums, vocals).
Tim Howe • 5:30-8:30pmCannon River Winery, Cannon FallsSilky vocals, melodic lines and acoustic guitar. Howe’s been compared to Jason Mraz, Gavin Degraw, Bruno Mars, John Mayer and Howie Day.Theater: Latino Play Festival • 7pmNorthfield Arts Guild TheaterSee theater page. Drive South • 7-11pmFroggy Bottoms River Pub & Lily PADio, NorthfieldAn acoustic trio performing eclectic folk and slices of American music fused from folk, country, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. Mark Jeunermann, Mark Hedenstrom and Scott Cummings have been actively involved in the music scene for more than 20 years. With backgrounds rooted in stage, songwriting and record-ing they look to paint a picture of real people striving for depth, beauty and emotion, creating a tone of genuine heartache and joy that brings about meaning in life. (In inclement weather, show moves to 9pm-12:30am inside.)Bernie King & The Guilty Pleasures • 8pmThe Tavern Lounge, NorthfieldA high-energy band blending blues, rock and bluegrass into a sound that some have called “bluesgrass.” King’s songs tell tales of worn souls traveling through a landscape of sin and redemp-tion. Live, the four-piece acoustic group aims to please as it plows through these tunes with a signature rhythmic swing. Their recent self-titled CD release can be heard locally on KYMN Radio’s All-Wheel Drive.
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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.
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Northfield Farmers Market • 11:45am-1pmRiverside Park, NorthfieldTuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays through October.West African Drum Ensemble Concert • 4-4:45pmGreat Space, Carleton, NorthfieldJay Johnson, director. 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.
James Taylor and his All-Star Band • 8pmVetter Stone Amphitheater, MankatoSpend an unforgettable night with America’s iconic singer-songwriter James Taylor. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets $68-$92.50. Available at the Verizon Wireless Center Box Office, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or online at ticketmaster.com.
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Faribault welcomed organized baseball in the spring of 1867 with the creation of the Faribault Base Ball Club, as reported on April 17 in the Central Republican. On July 3, 1867, the newspaper wrote, approvingly, “The game of base ball is one calculated to develop vigor and manly grace, and the boys who choose to practice this healthful amusement will be spending their time to much better advantage than if they were daw-dling in the streets, learning to chew tobacco and smoke cigars or watching billiard playing in the saloons.” The editor of the Lake City Leader wrote on Aug. 23, 1867, “The game of Base Ball has become so much the style that nearly every village and hamlet has its club, and to be a member of the first nine is now looked upon as being nearly as honorable a position as a seat in the Legislature.” On Sept. 4, 1867, a club convention was held in St. Paul to form the Minnesota State Association of Base Ball Players. Stew Thornley, in Baseball in Minnesota (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2006), lists charter members as the North Star Club of St. Paul, the Adriatic of Dundas, Vermillion of Hast-ings, Union of Lake City, Minnehaha of Northfield, Gopher of Owatonna, Crescent of Red Wing, Arctic of St. Cloud and a Faribault team, with two clubs from Minneapolis (one a junior club). The North Stars won a silver ball symbolic of a state championship in a tournament of five clubs later that month.The North Stars were challenged by Northfield’s Minnehaha Club after defeating Faribault, Hastings and Hudson, WI, in 1868. The first game, held on July 17 before 700 spectators in St. Paul, started with controversy as the umpire rejected St. Paul’s plans to use William Miller of the St. Croix team of Still-water as pitcher. (It was claimed he was moving to St. Paul.) The St. Paul Dispatch account on July 18, 1868, said the last
Thwack! Nineteenth Century Base BallNo, I wasn’t there, but I can imagine “Thwack!” was the sound of ball hitting bat in 19th century “base ball” (two words) which became known as our national pastime, played in almost every town. The sound was definitely not the “Clunk!” or “Ping!” of metal since bats were made of lum-ber. The first balls were handmade, of variable weights, with a core wound with yarn or string and some stuffing, with a one-piece stitched cover of brown leather. No helmets, masks or gloves were worn by the players. And the rules were quite differ-ent from the game we see the Twins play today. For more about that, check out the website 19cbaseball.com or attend a vintage “base ball” game in person (see sidebar on Northfield’s Silver Stars). Return with me now to those early days of “base ball,” henceforth to be (mostly) written as one word for this story.First, I must debunk the notion that Abner Doubleday (1819-93), a Union general, invented baseball in 1839 in Coopers-town, N.Y. (now home of the Baseball Hall of Fame). This claim was made for him, years after his death, by a panel eager to assert that baseball was America’s own game. In fact, base-ball shares connections with bat and ball games such as cricket and rounders in England, which had developed from earlier folk games. Rules for the game as played in the U.S. were first established by the Knickerbockers Club of New York in 1845 and defined further at a convention of clubs held in New York in 1857.Minnesota’s short-lived first team was organized on Aug. 8, 1857, in Dakota County in Nininger City north of Hastings (now existing as the name of a township). When Minnesota became a state in 1858, the capital city of St. Paul fostered growth of the game. Then, when the Civil War broke out in April of 1861 at Ft. Sumter, soldiers carried bats along with equipment of war and played baseball for recreation in train-ing camps, war prisons, even on front lines. After the armies were demobilized in 1865, baseball clubs sprang up anew, including the North Star Base Ball Club, formed in St. Paul on May 9, 1865, whose president and pitcher, Rollin Olin, later became a banker and mayor of Owatonna. (This team promptly took on the Excelsior Club of Ft. Snelling in a home match, winning 38-14, and defeated the new Vermillion club in Hastings 55-21 on July 1.)
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The first known reference to “Base-Ball” is found in this wood-cut from A Little Pretty Pocket-Book, an English children’s book by John Newbery from 1744. The illustration is of rounders, an early bat and ball game.
Abraham Lincoln is shown in this 1860 Currier and Ives lithograph poster telling his political opponents that they must remember to have “a good bat” and strike a “fair ball” to make a “clean score” and a “home-run.” During the Civil War baseball was played for recreation by both Union and Confederate soldiers.
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St. Olaf College in Northfield played its first baseball game against crosstown rival Carleton on May 14, 1887, in this field below Old Main. Carleton won 25-20. Courtesy St. Olaf College Archives
This baseball game at Carleton College in Northfield attracted quite a crowd of spectators in 1883. In the background is Ladies Hall, occupied in January of that year and renamed Gridley Hall in 1886. The St. Paul Daily Globe said the building “surpassed any in the state for splendor and richness.” It was torn down in 1967. Courtesy Carleton College Archives
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innings were played “in a blinding rain, amid peals of thunder and flashes of lightning,” which made everything “unnatu-rally light for a few seconds, and then leaving everything in darkness.” The players, “daubed from head to foot with mud,” played with a slippery ball and with bats which “frequently slipped from the hands of the batters,” almost hitting those who “stood shivering under water-soaked umbrellas” and scorers who were “crouched under the tables” to escape the drenching rain. The umpire stopped the game in the midst of the seventh inning, very much to the disgust of the North Stars, who desired to have it go on, “though the heavens should fall.” The North Stars “went to their Waterloo” 77-38, suffering their “first defeat since their organization.” Minnehaha then beat the North Stars again in Northfield on Aug. 14, by a score of 40-38. But on Sept. 23, Minnehaha lost at home to the St. Croix Club of Stillwater, which kept the silver ball until July of 1869. By 1870, a Northfield team called the Silver Stars was state champion. The Minneapolis Unions came to Northfield to help inaugurate the new Silver Star Park on Sept. 3, 1875, and were defeated 35-10 before a crowd of 400 (admission: 25 cents). The Rice County Journal wrote on Sept. 8 that the “brilliant success” of the Silver Stars has “dampened the ardor” of other clubs to play them. One team that did provide a challenge that fall was the Winona Clippers, who split games with the Silver Stars, losing 14-5 on Sept. 6 and winning 8-1 on Sept. 8. The Clippers had used a black player, W.W. Fisher, as a pitcher/second baseman, recruited from a Chicago team. The Rice County Journal of Aug. 4 had commented about having heard the “hint” that the Clippers had “secured from the east” professionals but, “We don’t believe Winona boys would resort to any such dishonest means to win the game.” Before the Sept. 6 game, members of the Silver Stars wore racially derogatory emblems in protest, which was acknowledged by the Northfield Standard on Sept. 23 as having been in “bad taste.” Controversies continued, but views on being paid to play were changing. On July 18 of 1876, the newly formed Min-
neapolis Blue Stockings Club played what was called its “first professional game” at home against the champion Silver Stars, winning 12-10. Later in the summer, Northfield’s team won a return game 23-5, then went to Hastings to help open a new ball ground there. There is no record of the Northfield team having played at the time of the James-Younger bank robbery in Northfield on Sept. 7, 1876, though a game was recreated in the 1972 movie, The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid. Cliff Robertson plays Cole Younger who, posing as a visiting cattleman, attends a local baseball game between Northfield and St. Paul (with a majestic mountain range in the background). When Cole is told “Base-ball is our national sport,” Cole replies, “Our national sport is shooting and it always will be” and he proceeds to shoot the ball out of the sky with his rifle to end the game. (Coinci-dentally, Rice County Sheriff Ara Barton, who took charge of the James-Younger Gang after they were captured, was vice president of a baseball club at the time.)Baseball games between schools began in earnest in the 1880s. In June of 1880, the Carletonian lamented, “Athletic sports do not flourish at Carleton.” While “the baseball nine was for a short time revived,” it soon expired. “Leapfrog was for a time all the rage, but as warm weather came it too was too exhaust-ing.” But Carleton was soon to play baseball games with Northfield High School, Pillsbury Academy of Owatonna, Shattuck Military School, Seabury Seminary, the Minnesota School for the Deaf in Faribault and occasionally with the Uni-versity of Minnesota. And in 1887, heated games began with crosstown rival St. Olaf College. In 1882, Carleton sent a challenge to the University of Min-nesota to play a game of baseball. On Sept. 25, as described in Carleton: The First Century (Headley and Jarchow, 1966), “a motley crew composed of two or three University students, several black-balled professionals, a barber, and a few Min-neapolis bummers came down to Northfield and represented themselves as the University nine.” The alleged “University
In 1891, St. Olaf, Carleton, Pillsbury and Shattuck formed the new Southern Minnesota Inter-Collegiate Base Ball League. St. Olaf took the first pennant, winning all six of its games. Left to right: First step, William Bjornstad, G.A. Bjorneley, Edward Sinkler. Sec-ond step, Nels Biron, C.J. Rollefson. At back, Oscar Nelson, Lewis O. Johnson, O. Glesne, Prof. Halvor Ytterboe, manager Herman Biorn. Courtesy St. Olaf College Archives
St. Olaf’s 1888 varsity baseball team had an undefeated season. Left to right: Sitting, Oscar Gilbert, O.C. Narvestad, Prof. Halvor Ytterboe, Lewis O. Johnson. Standing, T. Lysne, A.G. Bjorneby, Halvor Homme, C.J. Rollefson, Simon Bersing. In the early days, professors sometimes played in games. Courtesy St. Olaf College Archives
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boys” won 13-9. In May of 1885, Carleton lost a game at the University 26-7. St. Olaf’s first baseball team was formed in the spring of 1887, with Carleton as its opponent on May 14. St. Olaf Associate Archivist Jeff Sauve described the “far from ideal” playing field in the Fall 2014 St. Olaf Magazine. It was located “at the foot of the hill below Old Main on the southeast side of the campus. A raised wooden walkway traversed the outfield for students to climb the hill. More than once, the game paused for the retrieval of a batted ball that had rolled under the walkway. A barbed wire fence across the road served as backstop.” Car-leton prevailed 25-20 and won another game 14-11 on May 16 at Carleton. A.G. Bjorneby, Class of 1892, wrote in the Quarter Centennial 1874-1899 Souvenir of St. Olaf College that the losses were due to his team facing a curve ball for the first time. By the second season of 1888, Ole pitcher C.J. Rollefson had mastered the curve and St. Olaf beat Carleton three times, 18-12, 9-7 and 14-13. Bjorneby said that on May 17, St. Olaf defeated the Silver Stars, “once the pride of Northfield and champions of the state.” Another victory of this undefeated season came over the Randolph team, 13-5. Emboldened, the team bought new uni-forms for the 1889 season. Losses (including two to the strong Shattuck team) were attributed by the Manitou Messenger to “anxiety to keep the suits neat and clean.”Sauve’s story relates how players had sought funds to buy 20 acres west and north of Ladies Hall for a baseball diamond (comprising the lawn of Agnes Mellby Hall and a good part
of Norway Valley today). With hard labor, nearly all of the 69 enrolled male students who played on seven campus baseball clubs cleared timber, removed stumps and graded the field to prepare for the inaugural game on the grounds against Carleton on May 16, 1890. The Oles won 11-9, despite Carleton scoring five runs at the top of the ninth. Carleton could console themselves with having won 16-3 at home earlier that week.In February of 1891, the Southern Minnesota Inter-Collegiate Base Ball League was formed with St. Olaf, Carleton, Pillsbury and Shattuck playing each other twice. St. Olaf won all six of its games and took the first pennant. Two games played in May were particularly tumultuous, according to the Northfield News of May 16, 1891. Carleton defeated Pillsbury 8-7 in Owa-tonna on May 11, but the newspaper protested the “outrageous treatment” by the “Pillsbury Nine” that had “hissed and yelled at our plays and tried every device that malice and desperation would suggest to confuse our boys.” (Carleton’s manager said it was good practice for his team to hold their tempers.) St. Olaf then won its first game on May 13, defeating Shattuck of Farib-ault 4-0. Although St. Olaf won, it was later claimed that “the umpire had a bet of $10 that the Shattuck club would win the game.” Also, the “boisterous and rowdyish conduct” of some of the Shattuck followers during the game was criticized.On July 13, 1892, the Trustees of St. Olaf’s Board received a letter from five faculty members which included the complaint that there was “too much baseball playing.” President Thor-bjørn Mohn upheld baseball in May of 1893, telling students the game was “an instrument for improvement both mentally and physically rather than for testing the yelling capacity of
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St. Olaf and Carleton played a benefit baseball game on June 14, 1897, to help preserve a giant elm tree on West Third St. and Forest Ave. in North-field. Courtesy Northfield Historical Society and the Northfield News
Carleton’s 1897 baseball team won seven games and tied two. They were intercollegiate champions of the state. Frederick Hill (Class of 1900, shown second from the left in the second row) was the star pitcher and in 1910 pro-vided funds with his wife Deborah Sayles Hill for Sayles-Hill Gymnasium on campus. This team defeated St. Olaf three times, including an 11-8 victory on June 14 to ben-efit the “St. Olaf Elm.” Courtesy Carleton College Archives
The Northfield City Council’s Sept., 1897, ordinance forbidding anyone to “cut, injure or deface” the tree was nailed on a board to the “St. Olaf Elm” at W. Third St. and Forest Ave. St. Olaf students were protective of the “St. Olaf Elm,” as shown in this photo taken by Edward Michaelson (St. Olaf Class of 1906). Courtesy St. Olaf College Archives
both players and spectators.” In early years, professors even played on the teams. Prof. Halvor Ytterboe, the regular first baseman, extolled athletics for developing character and pro-viding needed exercise.Though Carleton joined a baseball league with Hamline and Macalester in March of 1893, interest in the sport declined for a time. The highlight of baseball in 1894 was when Carleton’s freshman class rejoiced in defeating the sophomores 27-13. Carleton’s varsity barely got by Northfield High School’s team 6-5 in a six-inning practice game that May.Northfield High School’s team tied St. Olaf 5-5 in five innings of play in April of 1895, the same year NHS lost at home to South Side High School of Minneapolis and to Shattuck. However, NHS won two games against Mankato and had good prospects for 1896, the year that an unlikely powerhouse team emerged in town.The Northfield News of April 25, 1896, rhapsodized, “As the warm sunshine brings from mother earth the emerald carpet, lovers of outdoor sport grasp the first opportunity to
commence their favorite game. In Northfield, the game that is almost universally played is base ball…” The story noted that the Washington grade school team had already won two games. On April 11, the grade schoolers defeated Northfield High School 16-8, then defeated NHS again that season 18-12 and 18-2. They also beat a team from Carleton 20-7. (It must be noted that 8th graders played at the elementary level back then, but still…)The “big game” in Northfield in 1897 involved a giant elm tree located where West Third Street met Forest Avenue. This tree had been saved from being felled a couple years earlier by tree-loving community members. St. Olaf professor Andrew Fossum lived nearby and convinced the city council to “set aside the little triangle on which the tree stood as a city park,”
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according to Harvey Stork, in Trees of Northfield (1948). Stork wrote, “With his victory, the smallest city park in the country was born.” Fossum arranged a benefit baseball game between St. Olaf and Carleton at Carleton on June 14, 1897, to finance an iron fence around the tree and to “improve the grounds” around the “St. Olaf Elm.” Carleton won the game 11-8, con-cluding a winless season for St. Olaf and capping an intercol-legiate championship year for Carleton. The Sept. 11, 1897,
The highlight of the 1894 baseball season at Carleton was when the freshman class of 1897 defeated the sophomore class of 1896 by the score of 27-13. The Algol yearbook illustration summed it up with the words, “Glorious the triumph; Loud was the shout/Freshies won the game; Sophies put to rout!” Courtesy Carleton College Archives
The Co. B team of Faribault’s National Guard (shown here) reigned as state champion of indoor baseball for several years at the turn of the century. In January of 1900, Northfield’s Co. F played inside for the first time in the Northfield Armory (then located at 419-21 Division St.), losing 8-3 to Faribault. The Jan. 27 Northfield News story said that “hits made into the outfield rebounded from the walls and nothing more than a one-base safe hit was possible.” Courtesy Rice County Historical Society
Northfield News recorded the city council’s ordinance for “the care and protection” of the tree, with provisions for a railing and fines and/or imprisonment of anyone who should “cut, injure or deface said St. Olaf Elm.” The tree finally was brought down in January of 1921 as a safety hazard, after three weeks of cutting due to its enormous size.People were already looking back with nostalgia on the game at the turn of the century. The Northfield News of May 12, 1900, announced, “Some of our local base ball enthusiasts are becoming so intensely interested in the good old game that they cannot keep off the diamond and have arranged for a red hot game on Carleton campus next Wed., weather permitting.” Teams were divided as East Side of Division Street vs. West Side and each side would have an attending physician. Among the East Siders were Stuart Sumner as catcher and W.F. Schil-ling at center field. John Bierman played left field for the West. The story said the game would be interesting, as some of the players were “stars in the early eighties when ball was played without gloves.” The May 19 Northfield News reported the result: a 31-13 victory for the East Side. Harry Gress kept up the enthusiasm he had felt from the days when he played first base for the Silver Stars. Now weighing more than 200 pounds, he nevertheless ran around the diamond “like a cat up a cherry tree.” John Bierman “made some good runs in left field.” The game was only briefly delayed when the ball was “extracted from the mouth of a white dog with black spots.”It sounds like the sort of game that today’s Northfield vintage Silver Stars would have enjoyed.
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The vintage Silver Stars Club grew from a team recruited by Scott Richardson for a game with the vintage St. Croix Base Ball Club of Stillwater in 2003 to promote the state amateur baseball tournament co-hosted by Northfield and Dundas. The aging “boys of summer” enjoyed the experience and formed a permanent team in 2004. Dan Hagen is the last remaining member of that 2004 team. Hagen, who took over for founder, manager and captain Scott “Rab-bit” Richardson after the 2014 season, told me the team gradu-ally became “truly cross-generational with octogenarians playing alongside teenagers, and we started to win games.”Hagen told me that historically games were played between clubs who paid dues, but there were also so-called “muffin games,” of “married vs. single, skinny vs. fat, facial-hair vs. clean-shaven” and east vs. west side of a street (as in 1900 in Northfield). Those who play “vintage base ball” try to recreate the early game “with as much historical accuracy as possible,” interpreting what has been written. More than
Silver Stars Play Vintage Base Ball Todayhalf of the rules are the same as the modern game, but “it is likely early players relied more on placement hitting and aggressive base-running” than home runs. Hagen made the point that one can watch a vintage game and recognize it is baseball or, as a little boy was once heard to say, “Look, Daddy! A bunch of grandpas trying to play baseball!”
There is a difference in terminology. For instance, batters were called strikers, pitch-ers (who could only throw underhand) were hurlers, a fast ground ball was a daisy cutter and a high fly ball was a balloon. Vintage players have to adjust to playing bare-handed without gloves, although an out can be made by catching a ball which bounces once. Hagen said, “Early players were admonished for not catching it like a man!” before a bounce.Hagen said the Silver Stars are looking to
expand their roster and are hopeful of organizing a North-field Silver Starlettes woman’s team. Hagen can be reached at [email protected] or 507-663-7933.
The 2016 Silver Stars Schedule
6/11 Rochester Vintage Base Ball Festival (2 matches)
7/4 vs St Croix below Old Main at St. Olaf
7/16 Stillwater Lumberjack Days (2 matches)
7/30vs Rochester Roosters and Afton Red Stockings (as part of Northfield’s Vintage Band Festival) below Old Main at St. Olaf
9/10vs St Croix and Mankato Baltics (as part of Northfield’s Defeat of Jesse James Days) on the soccer field at Sibley Elementary School
The roster of Northfield’s vintage Silver Stars team in 2015 included, left to right (front row) Dean Odette and Jackson Hillmann, (back row) Erik Burton, Matt Hillmann, Kevin Hagen, Dan Hagen, Christian Hakala. Courtesy Dan Hagen
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Northfield Arts Guild • 507/645-8877 • 304 Division St. The Arts Guild has a little something for everyone – all ages, all abilities, all levels. Get messy in a clay class or refine your movement in a dance class, plus lots more. Register online or stop by to register at the Northfield Arts Guild. Classes are available for youth, adults, homeschoolers and those with special needs. Northfield Senior Center • 1651 Jefferson Pkwy. northfieldseniorcenter.org • 507/664-3700Programs for active older adults in a premier fitness facility with an indoor pool and certified fitness instructors. Bike club, hiking trips, ping pong, nutrition talks, art classes, writing classes, card groups, dining center, fitness classes and more.Northfield Yarn • 314 Division St. • 507/645-1330 northfieldyarn.comOpen Stitching – Tue, 12-1pm; Thu, 6-8pm; Fri, 10am-12pm – Bring a project and share in the fun. Free.Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault • 321 Central Ave. N. 507/332-7372 • paradisecenterforthearts.org.Rice County Historical Society, Faribault 1814 2nd Ave. NW • 507/332-2121 • rchistory.org Cannon Valley Civil War Roundtable – third Thu, 7-9pmRiver Bend Nature Center, Faribault • 1000 Rustad Rd. 507/332-7151 • rbnc.org The May flowers are in bloom and River Bend Nature Center is ready for great spring activities and classes. This month includes a Lifelong Learning class which will be taking a geology tour of River Bend (May 4), OWLS (Older, Wise, Livelier Seniors) Luncheon on permaculture (May 18), Restoration Club meeting (May 18), homeschool program on “Not-So-Scary Snakes and Spiders” (May 23) and Nature Book Club (May 24). More details and registration available online. Steele County History Center • 507/451-1420 steelehistorymuseum.orgHistory Detectives – first Thu, 9am – For preschool age children. Each month will explore a different topic like the legends and lore of Minnesota, what it was like to be a child during WWII, early transportation and more. Time Travelers – first Thu, 6:30pm – For children grades K-6. Each month will explore a different topic and engage in storytelling, activities and more for the children to learn from.
Arts & Heritage Center of Montgomery • 206 1st St. N. 507/364-5933 or 507/364-8110 • artsandheritagecenter.org Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls • 421 Mill St. 507/263-7400 cannonriverwinery.comYoga on the Vine – May 22, 12:30-2:30pm – Gently flowing pos-tures and guided relaxation followed by a chakra-themed wine tast-ing. $25/person includes yoga and wine tasting flight. Registration is required at fullwonderyoga.com/event-class-registration. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat and water bottle. Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota • 320 East Ave. crossingsatcarnegie.com • 507/732-7616 Classes in the arts for preschoolers through adults.Summer Camps – Registration is open for half-day, one- or two-week camps in all the arts, June-August. Painting, drawing, sculpture welding, musical theatre, robotics, pottery wheel, Day of the Dead, multimedia, improv, clay handbuilding and more. $148-$268, ages 3 through high school. Register online or call to register or request a brochure. Faribault Public Library • 11 Division St. E • 507-334-2089 faribault.org/248/Library Northstar Digital Literacy – Wed/Thu, 2-4pm LittleBigRead – Thu, 4-5pmFerndale Market, Cannon Falls • 31659 Willow Tr. ferndalemarketonline.com • 507/263-4556 Spring into Healthy Living Day – May 7, 11am-1pm – Discover healthy foods and new recipes, meet the makers and sample their products. Reserve your spot in classes: Foods for Great Energy by Nutritional Weight and Wellness (10am) and How to Make Bone Broth by Gary Engstrom (12:30pm). Reservations and more info at ferndalemarketonline.com.The HideAway Coffeehouse and Wine Bar, Northfield 507/663-0400 • 421 Division St. S. • thehideawaynorthfield.comArt and Wine Night – first Tues, 6:30pm – $26 for all paint-ing supplies and instruction. Come early for food and drink, not included. Reserve your spot at 507/664-0400.Hot Spot Music, Northfield • 801 Division St. S hotspotmusic.orgMusic lessons, studio space, classes, jams, events.J. Grundy’s Rueb ‘N’ Stein, Northfield • 503 Division St. S 507/645-6691 • ruebnstein.comCanvas & Cocktails – third Thu, 6-8pm – $30/person. Spend two hours painting your own masterpiece at the Rueb.Just Food Co-op, Northfield • 516 Water St. S. • 507/650-0106 justfood.coopKnitting Night – Mon, 7-9pm – Knit, chat, share ideas and get help. 507/645-6331 for more info.Lakeville Area Arts Center • 20965 Holyoke Ave. • 952/985-4640 lakevilleareaartscenter.comAdd a splash of fun to your summer by registering for one of the many Youth Art Camps offered, including painting, drawing, pottery, theater and many more. Adult classes include the popular Wine & Designs painting series, pottery classes and specialty art workshops.
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El Tequila 1010 Hwy. 3 S., Northfield • 507/664-9139 – 11am -10pm – Family restaurant offering authentic Mexican cuisine as well as wonderful mar-garitas and more. Party room available.Froggy Bottoms River Pub/Lily PADio page 15 307 S. Water St., Northfield • 507/301-3611 • Mon 4-10pm, Tue/Wed 11am-10pm, Thu-Sat 11-1am, Sun 11am-9pm – Upper-class bar food including appetizers, salads, burgers and more. Open for lunch and dinner. Entrees starting at 5pm.Gran Plaza Mexican Grill pages 47 & 48 2018 Jefferson Rd., Ste. G, Northfield • 507/366-1862 520 Central Ave., Faribault • 507/333-1344 Sun/Mon 11am-9pm, Tue-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri/Sat 11am-11pm – A richly varied menu of fresh, natural ingredients, wholesome sauces and a combination of flavorful spices that encourage a depth of flavor.The HideAway Coffeehouse & Wine Bar page B 421 Division St., Northfield • 507/664-0400 – Mon-Fri, 6am-10pm, Sat-Sun 7am-10pm – Cozy bistro atmosphere serving unique appetizers and sandwiches. Coffee drinks, wine and beer specialties.J. Grundy’s Rueb ‘N’ Stein page 17 503 Division St., Northfield • ruebnstein.com • 507/645-6691 11am-close – Great burgers and famous Ruebens. Casual relaxing atmo-sphere. Huge selection of imported and domestic beers, fine spirits and wines. Game room, happy hour 3:30-6pm, Karaoke on Fridays at 9pm.Johnny Angels Chicago Eatery page C 37592 Goodhue Ave, Dennison • 507/301-2744 – Mon/Tue Closed, Wed/Thu 4-9pm, Fri/Sat 11am-1am, Sun 11am-9pm – Italian style family restaurant offering pizza, pasta, appetizers, sandwiches and kids meals. Daily specials, variety of draft and bottle beers and spirits.
Archer House Bittersweet Cafe page 19 212 Division St, Northfield • 507/645-5661 – Mon-Fri 7am-7pm, Sat/Sun 7am-5pm. Truestone coffee, fresh fruit smoothies, organic juices, fresh baked goods including their famous popovers and cinnamon sugar popovers, oatmeal, breakfast burritos, sandwiches, soup and desserts. Carbone’s Pizza & Sports Bar 620 So. Water St, Northfield, MN 55057, 507/645-2300, carbonesnorthfield.com, Mon-Sat 11-1am, Sun 11am to mid-night. Family friendly sports bar. Monthly and daily food and beverage specials. 2-for-1 happy hour daily, 11am-7pm, 10pm-12am. Half-price appetizers Mon-Fri 3-7pm.Chapati 214 Division St., Northfield • 507/645-2462 • chapati.us Cuisine of India. Variety of curry and Tandoori entrees including a large selection of vegetarian items. Wine and beer.Contented Cow back cover 302 Division St. S., Northfield • contentedcow.com • 3pm-close British-style pub with authentic British specialties and a variety of soups, salads and sandwiches. Extensive patio overlooking the Cannon River. Great selection of imported and domestic draft beer and a full selection of wine and spirits.Dairy Queen – 900 N Highway 3, Northfield inside front dairyqueenofnorthfield.com • 507/645-8912 – Feb-Apr: 10am-9pm, May-Aug: 10am-10pm, Sep-Oct: 10am-9pm – Dairy Queen treats and cake, homemade or southern style BBQ brisket sandwiches and famous juicy Polish hotdogs. Home of the Blizzard.
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L&M Bar & Grill page 43 224 Railway St. N, Dundas • 507/645-8987 – Great burgers, cold beer, pizza, breakfast cooked to order and daily lunch & dinner specials. The friendly place to go in Dundas.Quality Bakery and Coffee Shop page 22 410 Division St., Northfield • 507/645-8392 – Opens 6am Tue-Sat Owned and operated by the Klinkhammer family since 1949. Quality baking from scratch using delicious family recipes with no preservatives. Custom cakes, homemade breads, donuts, pies, cookies, espresso, lunch and more.Quarterback Club page 47 116 3rd St. W., Northfield • 507/645-7886 • Mon-Sat 6am-9pm, Sun 10:30am-8pm – Family friendly dining in Northfield for 37 years. House specialties include broasted chicken, BBQ ribs and flame-broiled hamburgers.Tandem Bagels 317 Division St., Northfield • tandembagels.com 507/786-9977 – Mon-Fri 7am-5:30pm, Sat 7am-5pm, Sun 7:30am-4pm. Genuine kettle-boiled and hearth-baked bagels. Made-from-scratch baked goods. Breakfast and lunch bagel sandwiches. Hot toasted specialty sandwiches. Fresh, seasonal, local and organic ingredi-ents. Quality, soulful food in an inviting setting, leaving a small carbon footprint with eco-friendly serving materials.
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Mother’s Day Brunch / May 8 • 10:30am-1:30pm Enjoy live music from Andrew Walesch, a divine menu from Nick’s
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Sunday, May 1 2 p.m.
June 24-25 7 p.m. June 25-26 2 p.m.
Tickets: $15/$12 (60 & up)/$6 (12 & under)Classical music featuring Bach & Telemann. Complimentary Caribou coffee and refreshments are included in ticket price.
Register for one of our many Youth Art Camps including painting, drawing, pottery, theater and more. Adult classes include the popular Wine & Designs painting series, pottery classes and specialty art workshops.
Tickets: $13/$10 (60 & up or 12 & under)/$8 BalconyIn this comedic retelling, Dorothy is an imaginative girl from Dakota County, Minnesota, who is swept away by a tornado to the colorful Land of Oz.
Lakeville Coffee Concert Series: Lyra Baroque
Now registering – summer session
May 13-14, 20-21 7:30 p.m. May 15 & 22 2 p.m.
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