December 2010 Northfield Entertainment Guide

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ContentsGalleries ......................................3

Happenings – Up Close .....3-14

Theater .......................................4A Month at a Glance .... 22-25December Gigs ...........................27Sports .......................................27Regional Happenings.......28-29Just Curious: Eric Dee and Reginaldo Maslett-Marroquin

Pages 30-32Clubs, Classes & More ........33Advertisers’ Index ................34Dining ......................................34Historic Happenings ..... 39-40

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ArtOnWater 217 S. Water St. • 507/786-9700artonwater.com • Gallery hours: Wed-Sa 3-8pm or by appointmenta favorite cup – functional ceramics of Colleen Riley and Donovan Palmquist, and others. Also original oak-framed decorative American Opal(escent) Glass by Dean Kjerland. Featured art-ist: Kathy Miller, watercolors.

blackbox(back)gallery: Carolyn Hart-well, Views of Lake Pepin. Dec. 1-11. Opening reception: Dec. 1, 7-8pm. Jackie Scott Dec. 15-19. Weekly shows all month. Call for artists: [email protected]

Carleton College Art GalleryOne N. College St. • 507/646-4469carleton.edu/campus/galleryExhibit hours: M-W noon-6pm, Th/F noon-10pm, Sa/Su noon-4pm

Carleton Gould LibraryM-F 8-1am, Sa 9am-midnight, Su 9-1am

Eclectic Goat418 Division St. • 507/786-9595 Tu/W 10-5, Th 10-7, F/Sa 10-5, Su 12-4More than 120 artists represented.“A shop where...ART RULES!”

fi ne Craft Collective314 Division St. • fi necraftcollective.comThrough Dec. 24, M-Sa 11-5, Th 11-7, Su 12-4A cooperative show of fi ne craft in North-fi eld.

The Flaten Art MuseumDittmann Center1520 St. Olaf Ave. • 507/646-3556stolaf.edu/depts/art/M-F 10am-5pm, Th until 8, Sa/Su 2-5pmART OF MOSFILM: Art and Craft of Russian Film – Through Dec. 12 – The Russian Department celebrates 50 years at St. Olaf with this exhibit discussing Russian fi lm and its relevance to Ameri-cans. View fi lms, clips and posters from movies such as “Anna Karenina” and “War and Peace,” as well as lesser known titles. Has Western fi lm infl uenced Rus-sian fi lm? Has Russian fi lm infl uenced the West?

Northfi eld Arts Guild304 Division St. • 507/645-8877www.northfi eldartsguild.orgM-F 10-5, Sa 11-3Michael Frey: Power to the People – Through Dec. 4. Realistic portraits and fi gure paintings with a modern bent. “I have had a fascination with the human face for as long as I can remember. Power to the People allows further exploration of my favorite subject.” In the Other Room: Karl Nelson: A Little, But Thoroughly. Slow improvisations upon simple ideas.

Festival of Wreaths – Dec. 9-11; Th 5-9pm, F 10am-5pm, Sa 10am-3pm. Revel in holiday beauty and artistry. Artist-dec-orated holiday wreaths, from traditional to adventurous to outrageously creative, will be for sale by silent auction.

Annual Members’ Exhibit – Dec. 15-Jan. 8. Celebrating the creativ-ity of Guild members working in all media. Opening Reception: Dec. 17, 7-9pm.

Paradise Center for the Arts321 Central Ave., Faribault507/332-7372 • Tu-F 10-5, Sa 12-5

paradisecenterforthearts.orgKathy Putrah – Créches from Around the World – Through Jan 8.

Studio Elements16 Bridge Square • 507/786-9393studioelements.netNow open weekly: Th 10am-8pm, F/Sa 10am-5pm, Su 12-4pm.Fine art, unique gifts and fun junk.

swag423 Division St. • 507/663-8870Tu-Sa, 10am-5:30pmHand-carved bird ornaments by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, artist Daniel Lynn. Tuck a card in their beak or feet for delivery to someone special.

Windows on ParadiseArt Gallery904 Division St. So. • 507/645-5563Landscapes and inspirational art by Mark Daehlin. Viewings by appointment.


TheaterSun Valley ChristmasParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultDec. 3-4, 9-11 at 7:30pm; Dec. 5 and 12 at 2pmWritten by Merlin Players founding member and local resident Michael Lambert, this musical revue is a valentine to fi lms such as “White Christmas” and “Holiday Inn.” It’s post-war WWII and Tom has returned home to help his aunt Mary with the lodge in Sun Valley, Idaho. However, his beloved Laura

is stuck in California with her USO show. Tickets: $14 adults, $9 children 12 and under.

The Marriage of Bette and BooDittmann Center, Studio 1, St. Olaf – Dec. 10-12, 7:30pmThe Marriage of Bette and Boo spans the 30-year marriage of Bette and Boo, detailing a modern “dysfunctional” family. A Deep End APO student theater organization production.

Iphigenia at AulisThe Lion’s Pause, St. Olaf – Dec. 11, 1 and 4pmA Greek tragedy by Euripides about the fate of Iphigenia, Agamemnon’s daughter, who he must sacrifi ce to the gods so the Greeks can set sail for Troy. A Deep End APO student theater organization production.

Auditions: Coconuts & WarheadsParadise Center for the Arts, Faribault – Dec. 5 and 7, 6-8pmRehearsals begin Jan. 3, 2011. This new comedy is a zany spoof of political intrigue. Imagine what would happen if you had members of the IRA posing as terrorists, Russian spies in disguise and a nuclear missile all on a tropical vacation island? Hilarious! Performances Feb. 11-13 and 17-19.

A Call for Musical Theater Acts– Broadway and Bunnies: a Cocktail of Music and Dance with a Comedic Chaser

Northfi eld Arts Guild, Paradise Center for the ArtsBroadway and Bunnies will be part cabaret with a musical theater theme and part performance of the comedy “Bunnies.” Cabaret acts should be directly or indirectly related to musi-cal theater with a maximum length of fi ve minutes. Songs can be solo numbers, duets or group ensembles. Dances can also be solo numbers or group ensembles and can include singing. There will be accompaniment available or you can provide your own. Apply and schedule an audition by Dec. 15 by contacting Libby Glimsdal, 507/645-8877 or libby@northfi eldartsguild.org. Performances Jan, 7-8, 2011.

Short Play Festival SubmissionsThe Northfi eld Arts Guild is accepting submissions for 2011’s Very Short Play Festival, to be held April 29-30, 2011. Submis-sions cannot exceed 10 minutes in length when fully staged. Writers of all ages are encouraged to submit their work. Writers will be required to produce their play and provide their own actors. Plays can be submitted by email ([email protected]) or ground mail to the Northfi eld Arts Guild by March 17, 2011. Email submissions should be formatted as a Microsoft Word document, plain text fi le or .pdf fi le.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1

Exhibit Opening Reception: Carolyn Hartwell • 7-8pmArtOnWater GallerySee galleries page.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2

St. Olaf Christmas Festi-val • 7:30pmSkoglund Center, St. OlafThis annual choral perfor-mance has limited tickets. The Sunday performance, though, will be broadcast live on Minnesota Public Radio.

Booksignings: Michael Nordskog and Katrina Kenison 5:30-7pmSt. Olaf BookstoreNordskog authored “The Opposite of Cold: The Northwoods Fin-ish Sauna Tradition” and Kenison “The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother’s Memoir.”

Local Author Mary Bleckwehl presents the perfect holiday gift for children of all ages: Henry! You’re Late AGAIN!

Book launch party Sunday, December 5, 2-4 p.m.at the NAG’s upstairs studio – $1 of every book sold at this event will go to scholarships for the Autism Plus Art Club

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Mark Mraz • 8-11pmThe Tavern LoungeForget about life for awhile with the piano man. From Billy Joel to Kermit the Frog – Mraz tickles the ivories and entertains requests from the audience.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3

Norseman Band • 5pmBoe Memorial Chapel, St. OlafConducted by Paul Niemisto.

Booksignings: David LaRochelle and Phyllis Root5:30-7pmSt. Olaf BookstoreLaRochelle authored “Minnesota’s Hidden Alphabet” and Root penned “Big Belching Bog.”

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Goodsell Observatory Open House • 7-9pmCarletonThis event takes place the fi rst Friday of every month. If skies are clear, view stars, nebu-las and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83.

St. Olaf Christmas Festival • 7:30pmSkoglund Center, St. OlafThis performance is sold out. The Sunday performance, though, will be broadcast live on Minnesota Public Radio.

Theater: Sun Valley Christmas • 7:30pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultSee theater page.

Beguine Brothers • 8pmThe Contented Cow

Lonesome Dan Kase • 8-11pmThe Tavern LoungeThink music from “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” and mix in a little more ragtime and a hint of bluegrass.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4

Bagels and Birds • 8:30-9:30amRiver Bend Nature Center, FaribaultJoin a naturalist in the comfort of the building to observe visitors to the RBNC backyard habitat feeding area. There’s help with ID, fun facts, binoculars, guidebooks, conversation, coffee and bagels!

Children’s Holiday Program • 10am-12pmRice County Historical Society Museum, FaribaultChildren in grades 1-6 can help make old-fashioned Christmas decorations to decorate the RCHS Christmas Tree. Light refresh-ments. Free and open to the public. Reservations: 507/332-2121.

Concert: the 12th Annual Tuba Christmas • 3pmBuntrock Commons Crossroads, St. OlafA festive concert featuring some 90 tubas and eupho-niums from the region per-forming Christmas favorites. Conducted by Paul Niemisto.

Templeton • 5pmThe Contented Cow

Booksignings: Peg Meier and Peter Smith • 5:30-7pmSt. Olaf BookstoreMeier authored “Wishing for a Snow Day: Growing up in Minne-sota” and Root penned “A Porch Sofa Almanac.”

St. Olaf Christmas Festival • 7:30pmSkoglund Center, St. OlafThis performance is sold out. The Sunday performance, though, will be broadcast live on Minnesota Public Radio.


HAPPENINGS Friday, Dec. 3, continued


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Bonnie and the Clydes • 8-11pmThe Contented CowTake and step back and resur-rect songs of love, peace and fl ower power from the late ’60s and early ’70s. The Bonnie is Bonnie Jean Flom and the

Clydes are Bill McGrath and Scott McMillan.

The Counterfactuals • 8-11pmThe Tavern Lounge

The Johnny Holm Band • 8:30pm The Grand Event Center$10 cover.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5

Booksignings: Beatrice and Richard W. Ojakangas • 1-3pmSt. Olaf BookstoreBeatrice authored “Weeknight Desserts: Quick & Easy Sweet Treats” and Richard penned “Roadside Geology of Minnesota.”

Theater: Sun Valley Christmas • 2pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultSee theater page.

Book Launch Party • 2-4pmNorthfi eld Arts Guild, Upstairs StudioLaunching the new children’s book by local author, Mary Bleckwehl, “Henry, you’re late AGAIN!”

Treats for the Birds • 3-4:30pmRiver Bend Nature Center, FaribaultCreate fun and festive treats for the birds that stay through the win-ter. Learn to identify our winter friends and fi nd out what different winter birds like to eat. Take home treats for your backyard birds.

St. Olaf Christmas Festival • 7:30pmSkoglund Center, St. OlafThis sold-out fi nal performance will be broadcast live on Minne-sota Public Radio.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7

Jazz Band Concert Middle School Auditorium

Norwegian Christmas Chapel Service • 11:10amBoe Memorial Chapel, St. OlafThe service includes Norwegian Christmas hymns, the Christmas gospel and descriptions of holiday traditions in Norway. Musical performances by students in the Norwegian Department led by Margaret Hayford O’Leary; the Runestones, an accordion group led by Todd Nichol; and the Lars Skjervheim Spelemannslag, a Hardanger fi ddle group led by Andrea Een. Streamed online at stolaf.edu/multimedia.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8

German Advent Chapel Service • 10:10amBoe Memorial Chapel, St. OlafGerman language students and students from Germany share Ger-man Christmas carols and stories about German Christmas family traditions. Streamed online at stolaf.edu/multimedia.

Concert: Woodwind Night • 7pmUrness Recital Hall, St. Olaf


12th Annual Winter Walk • 5pmDowntown Northfi eldEnjoy Northfi eld by candlelight! Stroll through unique shops, dine at fi ne restaurants and enjoy caroling, horse-drawn wagon rides, storytelling, luminaries, decorated storefronts and more. See some of the retail and service specials, a schedule and some history on the event in our WW section starting on page 15.


Festival of Wreaths • 5-9pmNorthfi eld Arts Guild This is the fi rst of a three-day event. See gallery page.

Jon Manners • 5:30pmThe Rueb ‘n’ SteinVoted Northfi eld’s best male musician of 2009! Playing guitar since 1957, Manners has been in many bands and in the early ’70s associated with Andrew Loog Old-ham, one-time producer for The Rolling Stones. Now playing solo, he says “it’s easier to call a rehearsal and it gives me complete control over the songlist.”

Author In House: Mary Bleckwehl • 5:30-9pmMonkey See Monkey ReadSelling her new children’s book, “Henry, you’re late AGAIN!”

Wake-Robin • 6-8pmBittersweetLocal duo on strings performs Celtic and Civil War period tunes.

3rd Annual NAGCracker 6:30 and 7:30pmNorthfi eld Arts Guild Dance StudioThis year’s holiday-inspired concert will feature work from the Arts Guild Dance Theater Company, Mexican Folkloric and Folk dance programs. Tickets are $1 and support the Arts Guild Scholarship program. Tickets are limited and on sale at the offi ce and at the door.

Simple Gifts with Billy McLaughlin • 7:30pmNewhall Auditorium, Shattuck-Saint Mary’s, Faribault

Simple Gifts, the six-member ensemble led by award-winning musician Billy McLaughlin, per-forms acoustic instrumental and vocal music that harkens back to a quieter, simpler time. The ensemble performs traditional carols, hymns and holiday favorites.


Senior Dance Concert • 7:30pmKelsey Theater, St. OlafThis is the fi rst of a three-day event. Senior dance majors choreo-graph and perform.

Jacob Hendrick and Ah-Hem • 8-11pmThe Tavern LoungeAn Ah-Ha cover band gone bad. Covering Velvet Underground, Bowie, Iggy Pop, Roxy Music, Modern Lovers, Talking Heads and more for your pleasure.

Matt Arthur and Friends • 8pmThe Contented CowA biweekly singer/songwriter showcase hosted by southern Minnesota’s most distinctive vocalist, featuring guest musi-cians from Northfi eld, the Twin Cities and beyond.

HAPPENINGS Thursday, Dec. 9, continued

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10

Festival of Wreaths • 10am-5pmNorthfi eld Arts GuildThis is the second of a three-day event. See gallery page.

35th Annual Lucia Celebration • 6pmSt. John’s Lutheran ChurchJoin local residents of Swedish descent in celebrating the beginning of the Swedish Christmas season. The event includes a potluck supper, a Lucia processional and pageant, live fi ddle music, the singing of Swedish carols and folk dancing. Bring

your own tableware, two dishes to pass and one dozen cookies.

Theater: The Marriage of Bette and Boo • 7:30pmDittmann Center, Studio 1, St. OlafSee theater page.


Senior Dance Concert • 7:30pmKelsey Theater, St. OlafThis is the second of a three-day event. Senior dance majors choreograph and perform.

Jeff Ray • 8-11pmThe Tavern Lounge“A quality that could only come by blending the birthplaces of Bob Dylan and the blues.” – Des Moines Register (Des Moines, IA).


Jingle Bell Run • 8amNorthfi eld Armory5k run/2k run/walk. Registration/check-in begins at 8am. Start time 9am.

Talk: Educating the Children of Pakistan and Afghanistan • 9:30amUnited Methodist Church, 1401 Maple St.Jerene Mortenson, mother of Greg Mortenson, will speak about her son and his work in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Continental breakfast in the Fellowship Hall at 9:30am with the talk in the Sanctuary at 10:15am. Freewill donation for Pen-nies for Peace. Child care available if reserved in

advance with Marla Erickson, 507/663-7952.

Festival of Wreaths • 10am-3pmNorthfi eld Arts GuildThis is the third of a three-day event. See gallery page.

Theater: Iphigenia at Aulis • 1 and 4pmThe Lion’s Pause, St. OlafSee theater page.

Shattuck-St. Mary’s Campus Christmas Walk • 1-4pmFaribaultAn open house with an historic and lavishly decorated campus. Performances by student actors, vocalists, dancers and musicians. A craft fair, bake sale, pre-school activities and a visit from Santa. The evening culminates with a Holiday Ice Show. Free and open to the public. Info at 507/332-1654, ext. business 1.


Northfi eld Youth Choirs Winter Concert • 3pmSkinner Chapel, CarletonAll are welcome for this exceptional gathering of young voices. Freewill offering.

Steven Earl Howard • 5-7pmThe Contented Cow Hillbilly music for the soul. Bluegrass, blues and ’60s hits. Acoustic guitar, fi ve-string banjo and voice.

Carnegie Centennial Concert: St. Olaf Chamber Music Ensembles • 7-8:30pmNorthfi eld Public Library

The last of the series of concerts celebrating the fi rst 100 years of the Carnegie Library building. 7pm dessert and beverages, 7:30-8:15pm concert. Directed by Charles Gray.


High School Choir Concert • 7:30pmSkinner Chapel, Carleton


Senior Dance Concert • 7:30pmKelsey Theater, St. OlafThis is the third of a three-day event. Senior dance majors choreo-graph and perform.

Norwegian Cowboy • 8-11pmThe Tavern LoungeOld-school country, ’80s rock, alt-country and alt-rock. Songs you don’t want to admit you like. Not really a cowboy.

The Fabulous Lovehandles 8:30pmThe Grand Event Center$5 cover.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12

Theater: Sun Valley Christmas • 2pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultSee theater page.

Concert: St. Olaf Philharmonia • 3:30pmBoe Memorial Chapel, St. OlafConducted by Martin Hodel.


MONDAY, DECEMBER 13

Recital: String Night • 7 and 8:15pmUrness Recital Hall, St. OlafStudent string chamber ensembles perform .

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Simple Giftswith Billy McLaughlin

Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, 7:30 p.m.Adults $15, Students $9. Newhall Auditorium. Led by guitarist Billy

McLaughlin, this six-member ensemble presents acoustic instrumental and vocal music that harkens back to a quieter, simpler

time. The ensemble performs traditional carols, hymns and holiday favorites. www.simplegiftsmusic.net

Coming in JanuaryIgor Stravinsky’s “L’ Histoire Du Soldat”Performed by the Mankato Symphony Players With Actor Steven Epp and Musical Director Kenneth FreedThursday, Jan. 6, 2011, 7:30 p.m.

Adults $15, Students $9. Newhall Auditorium.

Eisenhower Dance EnsembleThursday, Jan. 20, 2011, 7:30 p.m. Adults $12, Students $8. Johnson Gym.www.ede-dance.org

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Community Services Movie Night: “The Christmas Story” 7pmNorthfi eld High School AuditoriumEnjoy this holiday classic with family and friends before heading into winter break! Rated PG. Snacks will be available for purchase but food is not allowed in the auditorium. Doors open at 6:30pm. $2/person suggested donation.

Art Opening Reception: Members’ Exhibit • 7-9pmNorthfi eld Arts Guild See gallery page.

Sasha Mercedes • 8-11pmThe Tavern LoungeA chick-singer, guitarist and songwriter from the shores of Lake Superior. Her songs are fi lled with honesty and substance and sung with passion. Topics like brothels, one-night stands and transvestites are not taboo for this edgy yet charming northern gal. She has traveled from coast to coast and abroad, performing and drawing

inspiration for the material in her brilliantly crafted compositions, and has shared the stage with Dar Williams, Tracy Bonham, Guy Davis, Pete Seeger and others.

Marty Anderson & the Goods • 8-11pmThe Contented CowThe “Goods” music is a blend of Americana and country alterna-tive sound with lots of Bob Dylan. They do some glam-era adapta-tions that really rock, as well as new music like Wilco and Ryan Adams.


Barb Piper • 5pmThe Contented CowModern folk, vocals/guitar with infl uences from Hoagy Carmichael, The Beatles and Bonnie Raitt to Susan Tedeschi, Brandi Carlile and Indigo Girls. Contributes her talents to the Entertainment Guide’s No. 1 Band pick 2009, Area 51; fronts the blues/rock band,

Top Shelf; and performs with a Faribault musical theater group at Paradise Center for the Arts.

High School Orchestra Concert • 7:30pmMiddle School Auditorium

Mark Mraz • 8-11pmThe Tavern LoungeForget about life for awhile with the piano man. From Billy Joel to Kermit the Frog – Mraz tickles the ivories and entertains requests from the audience.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17

New Moon Trio • 5pmThe Contented CowHere’s a taste of 100 years of popular tunes, random requests and spon-taneous harmonies featuring Ross Courier on bass, Lance Heisler on drums and Justin London on guitar.

Winter ConcertDecember 11th at 3pm

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Drop-N-Shop • 9am-1pmRiver Bend Nature Center, FaribaultAdults, enjoy a morning shopping spree, kid free! While you are marking names off your holiday gift list, your kids will be enjoy-ing nature activities, arts, stories, games and a yummy snack. Both inside and outside activities will take place, so dress for the weather. Please note children will need to bring a lunch with a drink if they are staying the whole time. Ages 4-12 are welcome. Pre-registration is required and space is limited.

Annual Kids Christmas Party • 12-2pmCastle Rock and Roll, Castle RockKaraoke, crafts and a special guest!

Wonderful Winter Trees • 1-2:30pmRiver Bend Nature Center, FaribaultLet’s talk about trees! Though trees appear to be dead in the winter, they are alive and well. Join a River Bend naturalist to learn how trees prepare for, and survive through the winter months. This program includes a short hike outside, so dress for the weather.

Occasional Jazz • 5pmThe Contented CowMainstream classic jazz of Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck and others in the same style.

Hand-Out Helpless • 8-11pmThe Tavern Lounge

Christmas Sweater Party • 8pmCastle Rock and Roll Bar and GrillPrizes and fun!

Scandium • 8pmThe Contented CowEnergetic, fresh and infectious, Scan-dium brings a whole new attitude to traditional Scandinavian music. The group

often begins with a Nordic folk tune – sometimes old, sometimes new – but soon fi nd themselves “coloring outside the lines,” allow-ing other folk infl uences to infuse their arrangements. For more information, visit scandium-music.com.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21

Celestial Happenings • 5-7pmRiver Bend Nature Center, FaribaultToday is a time of great happenings in the sky – there is a full moon, there is a lunar eclipse and it is the Winter Solstice. The lunar eclipse happens during the wee hours of the night, but River Bend is celebrating the shortest day of the year with a cookout over a campfi re, a night hike under the full moon, other activities and ending the evening with a bonfi re to welcome the sun back. All ages welcome. Dress for the weather.


Matt Arthur and Friends • 8-11pmThe Contented Cow A biweekly singer/songwriter show-case hosted by southern Minnesota’s most distinctive vocalist, featuring guest musicians from Northfi eld, the Twin Cities and beyond.

The Jealous Husbands • 8-11pmThe Tavern LoungeSons of the Pioneers to Johnny Cash to Michael Jackson – wives are welcome.


Kevin Stanke with Our Friends and Family • 8-11pmThe Tavern LoungeFolk pop – just some handsome guys and some beautiful women playing music together; Monica Haynes (piano), Travis Kath (vocals, guitar), Kevin Stanke (bass, harmonica) and Allie Savella (ukulele).

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31

Comedian Jeff Gerbino • 8pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultJeff has won the Twin Cities Laff-Off twice and has been a fi nalist in the Los Angeles Comedy Contest hosted by Jay Leno. Jeff started his com-edy career in the late ’70s “BC” (Before Cable, Before Comedy clubs, Before Children). The St. Paul Pioneer Press called Jeff the “founding father” of the Twin Cities comedy scene because of his involvement in a little club called Michey Finn’s. Comics Louie Anderson, Jeff Cesario, Stephanie Hodge, Joel Hodgson and Scott Hansen all got their starts there. Jeff took off for Los Angeles in the ’80s and quickly became a nationally touring headliner at clubs all over the United States. He made numerous appearances on the NBC Today Show, HBO’s Comic Relief, Comedy Central, A&E and PBS. Locally, Jeff has hosted his own radio and television shows while performing at clubs. Tickets: $15 advance, $18 at-the-door.

New Year’s Eve at the Cow • 9pmThe Contented Cow Bring in the New Year with Northfi eld’s No. 1 band, Area 51. Free appetizers from 9pm and free champagne at midnight!

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t’s three weeks before Christmas and the evening air is sharp. Downtown Northfi eld is alive with shoppers; dance troupes perform on the square and horse-drawn wagons carrying laughing families lumber down the streets. Roasting chestnuts crackle in barrels, and their nutty aroma draws a constant stream of hungry merry-makers. Stores are open and full and lit up with the colors of the season, while downtown galleries display everything from fancifully decorated wreaths to locally cre-ated art. Hot cider warms a cold body, but the assortment of red noses spotted among the crowds seem to always top smiles. Music – from strolling carolers to trumpet bands – is everywhere.

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Expecting to see Jimmy Stewart running down the main thoroughfare, shouting “Merry Christmas?” It’s an image often referenced during Winter Walk, and Stewart’s George Bailey wouldn’t be out of place in this happy bustle. Sponsored by the North-fi eld Chamber of Commerce and marking its 12th year on Dec. 9, this one night, pull-out-the-stops small town holiday celebration is like no other. If a community is defi ned by individuals utilizing their talents and working together to create some-thing special for all, then this is an example of community at its fi nest: everyone gets involved, from the business owners to the public schools to the farmers to the legion of ever-ready volunteers that Northfi eld produces on a grand scale. And for the youngest on upward, it provides the antidote to the hi-speed commercialism of today’s holiday season.

Sure it’s cold outside – this is December in Minnesota – but people take their time and enjoy the winter weather; with the main street cordoned off to automobile traffi c, the unhurried pace allows for happy greetings and conversation. Many stores offer Winter Walk specials and yummy free treats, from hot apple cider to crisp sugar cookies, mak-ing complete this hometown holiday event. There are even reindeer on the square for the little ones to meet. And Santa…….? He hasn’t disappointed yet.

So it’s three weeks before Christmas: come to Winter Walk and enjoy the holidays the way they used to be, with songs and smiles and carefully chosen, one-of-a-kind gifts that will carry the memories of this special place with you for years to come. And if you see Jimmy Stewart, be sure to wish him a Merry Christmas.

By Felicia Crosby


There festive holiday fun downtown on Dec. 9Experience downtown Northfi eld by candle-light Dec. 9 from 5 to 9 p.m.! Stroll through unique shops, dine at fi ne restaurants, and enjoy caroling, sleigh rides, storytelling, lumi-narias, decorated storefronts and much more!5pm – Caroling by Northfi eld Middle

School Choirs on Bridge Square in the downtown area

5pm – Krumkake Demonstration at Paper Petalum, 212 Division St.

5-7pm – Make an Ornament at the Just Food craft table, 516 Water St. S.

5-7pm – Spread Warmth Overseas! Hot Dogs, Fries & Cocoa Sale at VFW, 516 Division St. Proceeds will be used to pur-chase phone cards for military personnel stationed overseas. Donations also accepted.

5-8pm – Christmas Café and Free Hot Bev-erage at Moravian Church, 713 Division St.

5-8pm – Design a Holiday Button at Rocky Top Screen Printing & Embroidery, 427 Division St.

5-8pm – Pickup Supplies for Decorating the Holiday Bird Tree on Bridge Square at EcoGardens, 600 Division St. Open to all.

5-8:30pm – The Magic of Model Trains, model railroad train display at Northfi eld Public Library, 210 Washington St.

5-9pm – Cider & Cookies and Gift Certifi -cate Drawing at The Secret Attic, 113 5th St. W.

5-9pm – Festival of Wreaths and NAGcracker Dance Performance at Northfi eld Arts Guild, 304 Division St.

5-9pm –Stringed Instruments Perfor-mance by “JOF” Guy Weeks at Eclectic Goat, 418 Division St.

5-9pm – Performance by Sweet Jazz at Anna’s Closet, teaming up with Salon Synergy, 302 Division St.

5-9pm – Instrumental Ensembles from the Northfi eld High School Band at Quality Bakery and Coffee Shop, 410 Division St.

5-9pm – Free Brow Wax, refreshments and 20 percent off next haircut if pre-paid and booked evening of Winter Walk at Allure Salon, 618 Division St.

5:30pm – Caroling by Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir downtown

5:30-6pm – Dance Performance by Dance-N-Fitness Students outside Dance-n-Fit-ness Studio, 311 Division St.

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

5:30-6:30pm – Close Up Magic Show by Tim Freeland at Sisters Ugly, 220 Division St. Refreshments available.

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

5:30-7:30pm – Visit with Santa at Santa’s House, 618 Division St. (outdoors), sponsored by Community Resource Bank. Refreshments available. Bring your camera!

5:30-8:30pm – Jon Manners performs at J. Grundy’s Rueb-n-Stein, 503 Division St.

6pm – Christmas Story Puppet Dramatiza-tion each hour starting at 6. Fifteen-minute performance, warm drinks and homemade goodies. Northfi eld Prayer Room, 315 Divi-sion St., Apt 1, by Remax Realty

6pm – Dance Performance by Northfi eld Dance Academy on Bridge Square

6pm – Northfi eld Senior Center Choir Performance in lobby of Archer House, 212 Division St.

6-7:30pm – Interactive Live Nativity (performances at 6, 6:30, 7 and 7:30) at Moravian Church, 713 Division St.

6-9pm – Pictures with the James-Younger Gang, sponsored by the Defeat of Jesse James Days Committee at Northfi eld His-torical Society Museum, 408 Division St.

6-9pm – Chocolate Tasting with B.T. McEl-rath at Present Perfect, 419 Division St.

6:30pm – Caroling and Dance Performance by Just for Kix downtown and near Bridge Square

6:30pm – Dancing by the HiLiners near Bridge Square

7-8pm – Guitar Music by Randall Ferguson at The Rare Pair, 401 Division St.

7-7:30pm – Caroling by the Madrigal Sing-ers downtown

7-8pm – Northfi eld Trombones Perfor-mance downtown

AND MORE…


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5Booksignings: Beatrice and Richard W. Ojakangas1-3pm, St. Olaf BookstoreTheater: Sun Valley Christ-mas • 2pm, Paradise Center for the Arts, FaribaultBook Launch Party • 2-4pmNorthfi eld Arts GuildTreats for the Birds3-4:30pm, River Bend Nature Center, FaribaultSt. Olaf Christmas Festival 7:30pm, St. Olaf

6 7Jazz Band Concert Middle School AuditoriumNorwegian Christmas Chapel Service • 11:10amBoe Chapel, St. Olaf

8German Advent Chapel Service • 10:10amBoe Chapel, St. Olaf

Concert: Woodwind Night 7pmUrness Recital Hall, St. Olaf

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAYDecemberDecember

For details on these and more events, check out the Happenings listings with descriptions elsewhere in this guide.

1Exhibit Opening Reception: Carolyn Hartwell • 7-8pmArtOnWater Gallery

EVERY MONDAY

Jingo • 7pmCastle Rock and Roll

Multe • 7:30-10pmThe Contented Cow

EVERY TUESDAY

Cribbage • 7pmCastle Rock and Roll

Acoustic Jam Session7:30pm • The Contented Cow

Euchre Tournament • 8pm The Tavern Lounge

Spanglish • 7:30-9pmThe Contented Cow

EVERY SUNDAY

Politics and a Pint • 6pmThe Contented Cow

Northern Roots Session 7:30pm • The Contented Cow

Quiz Night • 8pmThe Contented Cow

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Euchre • 7pmCastle Rock and Roll

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912th Annual Winter Walk • 5pmDowntown Northfi eldFestival of Wreaths • 5-9pmNorthfi eld Arts Guild

Jon Manners • 5:30pm, The RuebAuthor In House: Mary Bleckwehl5:30-9pm, Monkey See Monkey Read

Wake-Robin • 6-8pm, Bittersweet3rd Annual NAGCracker • 6:30 and 7:30pm, Northfi eld Arts GuildSimple Gifts with Billy McLaughlin 7:30pm, Newhall Auditorium, Shattuck-Saint Mary’s, FaribaultTheater: Sun Valley Christmas • 7:30pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultSenior Dance Concert • 7:30pmKelsey Theater, St. OlafJacob Hendrick and Ah-Hem8-11pm, The Tavern LoungeMatt Arthur and Friends • 8pmThe Contented Cow

10Festival of Wreaths • 10am-5pmNorthfi eld Arts Guild35th Annual Lucia Celebration • 6pmSt. John’s Lutheran ChurchTheater: The Marriage of Bette and Boo • 7:30pmDittmann Center, Studio 1, St. OlafTheater: Sun Valley Christmas • 7:30pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultSenior Dance Concert • 7:30pmKelsey Theater, St. Olaf

Jeff Ray • 8-11pm, The Tavern Lounge

11Jingle Bell Run • 8am, Northfi eld ArmoryTalk: Educating the Children of Pakistan and Afghanistan • 9:30amUnited Methodist Church, 1401 Maple St.Festival of Wreaths • 10am-3pmNorthfi eld Arts GuildTheater: Iphigenia at Aulis • 1 and 4pm, The Lion’s Pause, St. OlafShattuck-St. Mary’s Campus Christmas Walk • 1-4pm, FaribaultNorthfi eld Youth Choirs Winter Concert • 3pm, Skinner Chapel, Carleton

Steven Earl Howard • 5-7pm, The Cow Carnegie Centennial Concert: St. Olaf Chamber Music Ensembles • 7-8:30pmNorthfi eld Public LibraryTheater: Sun Valley Christmas • 7:30pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultHigh School Choir Concert • 7:30pmSkinner Chapel, CarletonTheater: The Marriage of Bette and Boo • 7:30pm, Dittmann Center, St. Olaf

Senior Dance Concert • 7:30pm, St. Olaf

Norwegian Cowboy • 8-11pm, TavernThe Fabulous Lovehandles • 8:30pmThe Grand Event Center

2St. Olaf Christmas Festival • 7:30pmSkoglund Center, St. OlafBooksignings: Michael Nordskog and Katrina Kenison • 5:30-7pmSt. Olaf Bookstore

Mark Mraz • 8-11pm, Tavern Lounge

3Norseman Band • 5pmBoe Memorial Chapel, St. OlafBooksignings: David LaRochelle and Phyllis Root • 5:30-7pmSt. Olaf BookstoreGoodsell Observatory Open House7-9pm, CarletonSt. Olaf Christmas Festival • 7:30pmSkoglund Center, St. OlafTheater: Sun Valley Christmas • 7:30pmParadise Center for the Arts, Faribault

Beguine Brothers • 8pm, The Cow Lonesome Dan Kase • 8-11pmThe Tavern Lounge

4Bagels and Birds • 8:30-9:30amRiver Bend Nature Center, FaribaultChildren’s Holiday Program • 10am-12pm, Rice County Historical Society

Concert: Tuba Christmas • 3pm, Bun-trock Commons Crossroads, St. Olaf

Templeton • 5pm, The Contented CowBooksignings: Peg Meier and Peter Smith • 5:30-7pm, St. Olaf BookstoreSt. Olaf Christmas Festival • 7:30pmSkoglund Center, St. OlafTheater: Sun Valley Christmas • 7:30pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultBonnie and the Clydes • 8-11pmThe Contented CowThe Counterfactuals • 8-11pmThe Tavern LoungeThe Johnny Holm Band • 8:30pm The Grand Event Center

THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

EVERY FRIDAY

KaraokeRueb ‘N’ Stein • 9pm

Castle Rock and Roll • 9pmJesse James Lanes • 10pm

EVERY SATURDAY

DJ MusicCastle Rock and Roll • 9pm

Rueb ‘N’ Stein


SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

12Theater: Sun Valley Christmas • 2pm, Paradise Center for the Arts, FaribaultConcert: St. Olaf Philharmonia • 3:30pmBoe Chapel, St. Olaf

Theater: The Marriage of Bette and Boo • 7:30pmDittmann Center, St. Olaf

13Recital: String Night • 7 and 8:15pmUrness Recital Hall, St. Olaf

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19 20 21Celestial Happenings 5-7pm, River Bend Nature Center, Faribault

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EVERY MONDAY

Jingo • 7pmCastle Rock and Roll

Multe • 7:30-10pmThe Contented Cow

EVERY TUESDAY

Cribbage • 7pmCastle Rock and Roll

Acoustic Jam Session7:30pm • The Contented Cow

Euchre Tournament • 8pm The Tavern Lounge

Spanglish • 7:30-9pmThe Contented Cow

EVERY SUNDAY

Politics and a Pint • 6pmThe Contented Cow

Northern Roots Session 7:30pm • The Contented Cow

Quiz Night • 8pmThe Contented Cow

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Euchre • 7pmCastle Rock and Roll

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THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

16Barb Piper • 5pm, The Contented CowHigh School Orchestra Concert • 7:30pmMiddle School Auditorium

Mark Mraz • 8-11pm, Tavern Lounge

17New Moon Trio • 5pm, Contented CowCommunity Services Movie Night: “The Christmas Story” • 7pmNorthfi eld High School AuditoriumArt Opening Reception: Members’ Exhibit • 7-9pm, Northfi eld Arts Guild

Sasha Mercedes • 8-11pm, The TavernMarty Anderson & the Goods • 8-11pmThe Contented Cow

18Drop-N-Shop • 9am-1pmRiver Bend Nature Center, FaribaultKids Christmas Party • 12-2pmCastle Rock and Roll, Castle RockWonderful Winter Trees • 1-2:30pmRiver Bend Nature Center, Faribault

Occasional Jazz • 5pm, Contented CowHand-Out Helpless • 8-11pmThe Tavern LoungeChristmas Sweater Party • 8pmCastle Rock and Roll Bar and Grill

Scandium • 8pm, The Contented Cow

23Matt Arthur and Friends • 8-11pmThe Contented Cow The Jealous Husbands • 8-11pmThe Tavern Lounge

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For details on these and more events, check out the Happenings listings with descriptions elsewhere

in this guide.

EVERY FRIDAY

KaraokeRueb ‘N’ Stein • 9pm

Castle Rock and Roll • 9pmJesse James Lanes • 10pm

EVERY SATURDAY

DJ MusicCastle Rock and Roll • 9pm

Rueb ‘N’ Stein

30Kevin Stanke with Our Friends and Family • 8-11pm, The Tavern Lounge

31Comedian Jeff Gerbino • 8pmParadise Center for the Arts, FaribaultNew Year’s Eve at the Cow • 9pmThe Contented Cow

New Year’s Eve Party, Tavern Lounge


Festival Partners:By All Means GraphicsKYMN 1080 AM RadioMinnesota Public RadioNorthfi eld HospitalNorthfi eld LibraryNorthfi eld News

Donors and Contributors

In Kind Gifts: Norman ButlerBy All Means GraphicsCarleton CollegeCarleton College Summer

ProgramsCity of Northfi eldCollege City BeverageEcoTransEpic EnterprisesGraphic MailboxKYMN 1080 AM RadioLarson’s Fabric PrintingNorthfi eld Convention and

Visitors BureauNorthfi eld LinesNorthfi eld NewsNTV TelevisionSt. Olaf CollegeSt. Olaf Summer Undergrad-

uate Research Program with Professor Sian Muir

Upper Lakes Foods

Corporate Gifts:College City BeverageFirst National Bank of

Northfi eldFrandsen Bank and TrustMalt-o-Meal

Foundation Support: 3-M FoundationMiles Johnson EndowmentMinnesota State Arts BoardNorthfi eld Area FoundationSoutheastern Minnesota Arts

Council

Institutional Gifts: Carleton CollegeCollege City SertomaEast Side Neighborhood

AssociationFriends of Way ParkNorthfi eld EaglesNorthfi eld HospitalNorthfi eld Rotary ClubNorthfi eld Retirement Com-

munityNorthfi eld Senior CenterSt. Olaf CollegeThree Links

Cooperating Churches: Cathedral of our Merciful

Savior, FaribaultChurch of St. Wenceslaus,

New PragueEmmaus BaptistFirst Methodist ChurchFirst Presbyterian, Red WingFirst United Church of ChristHoly Trinity Lutheran, New

PragueMoravian ChurchOur Lady of Guadalupe, St.

PaulSt. Ansgar’s Lutheran

Church, Cannon FallsSt. Dominic ChurchSt. John’s LutheranSt. Peter’s Lutheran

Business Donations:By All Means GraphicsCollege City BeverageCountryside Animal HospitalFossum Law Offi ceGraphic MailboxHogan Bros. Acoustic CaféJust Food CoopMinnesota Public RadioNorthfi eld Arts GuildNorthfi eld HospitalNorthfi eld PharmacyNorthfi eld Rotary ClubJohn and Patsy OphaugDonna PaulsenPhilip PetersonPresent PerfectQuality BakeryPaul and Marilyn RaadtCraig or Susan RedalenOtto and Laverne ReitzK. RieckDennis and Jane RinehartValley Auto

Individual Donors:Karen AchbergerSteven and Jane AmundsonGene and Lois BakkoMary and Paul BeckCarl and Joan BehrJohn R. BenoitMildred BergDan BergesonBill BleckwehlPhyllis BorchertBrian and Tori BorowskySandra BremerTory BrockmanJudy BroskeJudith Brown-WescottJudy and Jim Cederberg

Teresa CerlingBill and Nancy ChildRodney and Deborah Chris-

tensenRichard and Katherine Col-

lmanDavid CopelandKeith and Judith CoveyRay CoxBill and Penny CuppBruce Dalgard and Carol

KordaRonelle DeschampMary DunnewoldRichard FalckJoe FennieRandall FergusonPatricia FickJim and Beverly FinholtCharles E FratzkeMargit FredricksonRobert and Jane GelleBeth GrahamJerry and Liz HankinsGeorge and Gretchen

HardgroveMarilyn HaugenElvin and Corrine HeibergWilfred and Carol HeineDoris HillDavid HoinessRodney HolmesCarol HongDick and Leone JarvisKenneth and Carolyn JenningsLilla Johnson and Dan OlsonElaine M. KadowIrwin and Marie KainerGeorge KinneyDick KleberGerhard KnutsonPhyllis and Sylvia Knutson

Perry and Ruth KruseDianne KyteEd and Lois LangerakSteven Lawler and Joy RiggsCharles A. LunderRandy MalechaGeorge and Carol MarshallGerhard and Karen MeidtAbbie MeierbachtolNorma MilnerJeanette NelsonKari NelsonTom and Marilyn NeuvilleT.W. NicholClay and Mary Lynn OglesbeeKenneth and Constance

SansomeJack and Pamela SchwandtMary Zoe ScottJohn and Lynne SeversonElizabeth ShepleyJan StevensLinda StorlieNoel and Lois StratmoenJohn StullTom SwansonDonald SwardPaul and Judy TarabekHoward and Julie ThorsheimPat TieskoetterKathy Vang Bernice VannostrandKris and Caryl VohsTimothy WellsVicki WheelerLaurie WilliamsArnold and Celena WittGriff WigleyRose and Edmund YoungquistLynn Ziegler

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Check happenings even for more.Acoustic Jam Session ...........Tuesdays – CowMatt Arthur and Friends ............9, 23 – CowBeguine Brothers ...............................3 – CowBonnie and the Clydes ......................4 – CowCounterfactuals ..............................4 – TavernDolce ...................................................9 – CowFabulous Lovehandles ................. 11 – GrandHand-Out Helpless .....................18 – TavernJohnny Holm Band ....................... 4 – GrandHigh School Choir................... 11 – CarletonHigh School Jazz Band .... 7 – Middle SchoolHigh School Orchestra..16 – Middle School

Steven Earl Howard ........................ 11 – CowJacob Hendrick and Ah-Hem ......9 – TavernJealous Husbands .........................23 – TavernLonesome Dan Kase ......................3 – TavernJon Manners ......................................9 – RuebMarty Anderson & the Goods ...... 17 – CowBilly McLaughlin ....................... 9 – ShattuckSasha Mercedes ............................17 – TavernMark Mraz ................................2, 16 – TavernMulte .................................... Mondays – CowNew Moon Trio .............................. 17 – CowNorseman Band .............................3 – St OlafNorthern Roots Session ....... Sundays – CowNorthfi eld Youth Choirs ......... 11 – CarletonNorwegian Cowboy ....................11 – Tavern

Occasional Jazz ................................ 18 – Cow

Barb Piper ........................................ 16 – Cow

Jeff Ray ..........................................10 – Tavern

Scandium ......................................... 18 – Cow

Simple Gifts ................................ 9 – Shattuck

Kevin Stanke w/ Our Friends & Family ................30 – Tavern

St. Olaf Philharmonia ................12 – St. Olaf

St. Olaf String Quartets ..............11 – Library

String Night ..................................13 – St Olaf

Templeton ...........................................4 – Cow

Tuba Christmas ..............................4 – St Olaf

Wake-Robin ........................... 9 – Bittersweet

Woodwinds ....................................8 – St Olaf

December Gigs

S P O R T S Here are the home games…

Wednesday, December 1BASKETBALL – Carleton Men’s vs. Hamline University, 7:30pm

Thursday, December 2HOCKEY – Northfi eld Raiders Boys vs. Albert Lea, 7:30pm

Friday, December 3HOCKEY – St. Olaf Women’s vs. Hamline University, 7:30pm

Saturday, December 4BASKETBALL – Carleton Women’s vs. Augsburg College, 1pm Carleton Men’s vs. Augsburg College, 3pmHOCKEY – St. Olaf Men’s vs. Hamline University, 7:30pm

Monday, December 6DANCE TEAM – Northfi eld Raiders vs. Missota, 6:30pmBASKETBALL – St. Olaf Women’s vs. Gustavus Adolphus College,

7:30pm

Tuesday, December 7BASKETBALL – Northfi eld Raiders Girls vs. Albert Lea, 7:30pmHOCKEY – Northfi eld Raiders Boys vs. Holy Family Catholic,

7:30pm

Wednesday, December 8BASKETBALL – Carleton Women’s vs. St. Catherine University,

7:30pm St. Olaf Men’s vs. University of St. Thomas, 7:30pm

Thursday, December 9DANCE TEAM – Northfi eld Raiders Varsity Scrimmage, 3:10pmGYMNASTICS – Northfi eld Raiders Girls vs. Owatonna, 6:30pmBASKETBALL – Northfi eld Raiders Boys vs. Eastview, 7:30pmHOCKEY – Northfi eld Raiders Girls vs. Chanhassen/Chaska,

7:30pm

Friday, December 10WRESTLING – Northfi eld Raiders Varsity Meet, 5pm St. Olaf vs. Central College, 7pm St. Olaf vs. University of Wisconsin-Eau-Claire, 8:30pm

Saturday, December 11GYMNASTICS – Northfi eld Raiders Girls Varsity Invitational,

10:30amBASKETBALL – Carleton Women’s vs. Bethel University, 1pm St. Olaf Women’s vs. Hamline University, 1pm Carleton Men’s vs. Bethany Lutheran College, 3pm Northfi eld Raiders Girls vs. Austin, 7:30pm

Sunday, December 12BASKETBALL – St. Olaf Men’s vs. Concordia College-Moorhead, 3pm

Tuesday, December 14WRESTLING – St. Olaf vs. Rochester Community and Technical Col-

lege, 7pmHOCKEY – Northfi eld Raiders Girls vs. Academy of Holy Angels,

7:30pm

Thursday, December 16NORDIC SKI – Northfi eld Raiders Varsity Meet, 3:15pmHOCKEY – Northfi eld Raiders Boys vs. Red Wing, 7:30pm

Friday, December 17DANCE TEAM – Northfi eld Raiders Varsity scrimmage, 3:10 and

5:05pmBASKETBALL – Northfi eld Raiders Boys vs. Rosemount, 7:30pm

Saturday, December 18WEIGHTLIFTING – Northfi eld Raiders Varsity InvitationalHOCKEY – Northfi eld Raiders Girls vs. Owatonna, 12pm

Tuesday, December 21GYMNASTICS – Northfi eld Raiders Girls vs. Chanhassen/Chaska,

6:30pmBASKETBALL – Northfi eld Raiders Boys vs. Owatonna, 7:30pm

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ROCHESTER Mayo Civic Center30 Civic Center Dr. SE Å 507/328-2220 • Mayociviccenter.com

Moscow Ballet’s “Great Russian Nutcracker”Dec. 2, 7:30-9:30pmCritically acclaimed for exquisite artistry, and dazzling sets and costumes, the Great Russian Nutcracker is the defi ning holiday experience. Features larger-than-life puppets and pristine choreog-raphy. IBC Gold Medalist Principals Cristina and Alexei Terentiev will be dancing on this leg of The Great Russian Nutcracker tour. Tickets: $27.50-$67.50.

Pianist Lorie Line’s Holiday Extravaganza: Making Spirits Bright – Dec. 2, 7:30-10pmLine presents her all new, feel-good 2010 Christmas show. Join-ing her on stage will once again be fi ve of her favorite musicians, affectionately known as her “Fab Five.” Children ages 4 and up will be invited to greet Santa on stage. Tickets: $46.

Ronnie Milsap Christmas Show – Dec. 3, 7:30-9:30pmWith 40 No. 1 hits, six Grammy awards and a dozen CMA awards including Entertainer of the Year and four turns at Male Vocalist of the Year, Ronnie Milsap is a true legend. Tickets: $32.50-$42.50.

Tonic Sol-fa Holiday Concert – Dec. 9, 7:30-9:30pmThe 10th anniversary of the group’s annual holiday tour will be a delight for both long-time and new fans. Think the Rat Pack meets Glee-style, performing innovative arrangements of familiar carols. Tickets: $26.5-$31.50.

Rochester Dance Company’s “The Nutcracker” Dec. 11, 1 and 4pm; Dec. 12, 2pmJoin Clara on her magical journey through an enchanted winter wonderland to the Land of Sweets. Tickets: $17-$20.

Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale’s Holiday Cinema & Song – Dec. 18, 7:30-10pmAn evening of music from favorite holiday fi lms like “White Christmas,” “The Polar Express” and “Home Alone,” plus Hannu-kah dances, carol favorites and sing-alongs. Tickets: $14-$28.

ROCHESTER CIVIC THEATER 20 Civic Center Dr. SE507/282-8481 • www.rochestercivictheatre.org

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas – Dec. 3-19, Th-Sa 7pm, Su 2pm From the beloved, timeless fi lm, this heart-warming musical adap-tation features 17 Irving Berlin songs.

ROCHESTER ART CENTER 40 Civic Center Dr. SE507/282-8629 • www.rochesterartcenter.org

Vertical Currency: 5 Years of Emerging Artists at the Roch-ester Art Center – Through Jan. 9, 20113rd Floor Emerging Artist Series: Amanda Smith

FLUX featuring Rochester Girls Drag ShowDec. 3, 9pm-1amGalleries open 9pm, live performance 9:30 pm, DJ 11: 3pm-1am RAC is home to Flux: a fi rst Friday of every other month happen-ing featuring a new music, art or dance performer followed by music spun by house and guest DJs. $5 cover, 18+ cash bar from Sontes restaurant.

CROSSINGS AT CARNEGIE 320 East Avenue, Zumbrota 507/732-7616 • www.crossingsatcarnegie.com

Art Exhibit: Fabrications SevenDec. 1-31. Artists’ reception: Dec. 4, 2-4pm

Neal & Leandra – Dec. 3, 7:30pmImpeccably matched voices, elegant harmonies, engaging stage presence and superlative songwriting. Like “listening to angels,” said the Minneapolis Star Tribune.“$15/$17 at the door.

Bluegrass Sundays: Blue Wolf – Dec. 5, 2pmJerry Spanhanks, Shirley Mauch Spanhanks, Nick Larson and Beth Mead are Blue Wolf. $10/$12 at the door. Kids 10 and under: free.

Decembersongs – Dec. 10, 7:30pmA four-member group of award-winning singer/songwriters, will performing original works. $24/$26 at the door.

Michael Johnson – Dec. 17, 7:30pmJohnson accompanies himself on guitar, having early on studied with classical guitarist, Graciano Tarrago, in Barcelona, Spain. $18/$20 at the door.

George Winston – Dec. 23, 7:30pm; Dec. 24, 4pmThis solo piano concert features selections from Winston’s melodic piano recordings, as well as R&B piano, stride piano, Vince Guaraldi’s Peanuts© pieces and some Hawaiian slack key guitar. $38, $42 at the door.

CANNON RIVER WINERY 421 Mill St. W., Cannon Falls507/263-7400 • www.cannonriverwinery.com

Holiday Cheers! Three Rivers Wine TrailDec. 11-12, 12-5pmLive music by Northfi eld harpist, Sarah Swan McDonald, Dec. 11, 1-4pm, and Andrew Walesch Dec. 12, 2-5pm. Part of a Three Riv-ers Wine Trail event. Be sure to sign up for a great drawing!

UFFDA SHOP Main & Bush Streets, Red Wing 651/388-8436 • uffdashoponline.com

Red Wing B&B Holiday Tour – Dec. 5, 1-5pmSeven Red Wing area inns: The Candlelight, Golden Lantern, Hungry Point, Moondance, Octagon House, Pratt-Taber and Round Barn Farm will be decorated for the holiday season. Enjoy traditional sweets, savory holiday treats and seasonal beverages. Proceeds benefi t Goodhue County Habitat for Humanity. Advance tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door, available at the Red Wing Visitor Center or at several area shops. Guests staying at participat-ing inns on Sunday, Dec. 5, will receive complimentary tickets.

SHELDON THEATER 443 West 3rd St., Red Wing 651/388-8700 • www.sheldontheatre.org

A Christmas Carol – Dec. 9-11, 7pm; Dec. 12, 2pmJohn Berry’s Country Christmas Concert – Dec. 17, 2 and 7pmThe Nutcracker Ballet – Dec. 19, 2pmMonroe Crossing and Long Time Gone – Dec. 31, 7pm

HOBGOBLIN LOFT 920 State Highway 19, Red Wing 877/866-3936 • www.stoneyend.com/loft

Ann Reed – Dec. 18, 7:30pm100 percent organic singer/songwriter; no dyes, perfumes or addi-tives! Tickets: $12.

December Regional HappeningsThere are a number of exciting offerings in the region this month; we offer here a brief sample of what’s to be found beyond Northfi eld.

Be sure to check them out—and say you saw them in the Northfi eld Entertainment Guide!


WISCONSIN TRI-CITY HOLIDAY TREATS

Maiden Rock:A Country Christmas – The morning of Dec. 4Horse-drawn wagon rides, Santa’s elves, pictures with Santa, children’s gifts and tons of family fun downtown.

Stockholm: Wasailing of the Trees and Medieval Feast – Dec. 4 Unique sights, sounds and smells of an authentic Medieval feast of a four-course dinner and special Wassail beverages prepared by our heralded feast chef, cider and wine stewards.

Stockholm Country Christmas – Dec. 5-6Sleigh rides, Santa, carolers, wassailing and more.

Pepin: Hometown Holidays – Dec. 4-5 A Christmas celebration featuring holiday shopping in Pepin’s shops and galleries, lighting in the park and maybe a visit from “You Know Who” and where else but in Pepin can you fi nd a “fruit-cake catapult?”


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roquin, program director of the Rural Enterprise Center and Eric Dee, retired farmer and the volunteer champion behind the Com-munity Garden. They have much dirt to dish, and offer an open invitation for others to get their hands dirty, too.

During our conversation, topics came up that ranged from ancient Rome to the state of farming in Latin America to the long and proud history of immigrant contributions in the United States. This excerpt cannot begin to do justice to the fuller conversation, the work Regi and Eric do and the mission they support, but it can serve as an introduction – and a thank you – to two men whose shared goal is nothing less than revolutionizing the agricultural sys-tem, and creating access to healthful and affordable food for every man, woman and child – in Northfi eld and beyond.

Eric: Food is a big issue; my wife just spent $200 on food and didn’t get much to show for it. Once upon a time you could have fi lled the back seat of a car for $25 – not any more.Regi: Unless you have a plot in the Community Garden!Eric: Regi deserves the credit for this.Regi: You know, food and agriculture is the most important employer in the (38 county) region, employing the most people, in farms and factories. Yet it delivers by far the least in wages and ben-efi ts – that means that a lot of people do the work and take home nothing. This creates a high incidence of poverty; most of the people producing the labor are minorities and Latinos. In North-fi eld the largest growth in population is coming from Hispanic people, who have little access to healthy foods. This develops poor nutrition in kids and a poor quality of life in families. We look for solutions. No one should have to beg for food.

The Northfi eld Entertainment Guide is just that: a resource for the arts and culture scene in and around Northfi eld. Yet in the course of a work day, we have the good fortune to also meet people outside the arts scene, people who spend their days with others’ welfare front and center. They give simply because there is a need, and during this season of giving, we want to take the opportunity to recognize just a few of them. Meet Reginaldo Haslett-Mar-

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Northfi eld Entertainment Guide: How did the Community Garden get started?Regi: We wanted to engage the local resources and fi nd a place to grow food close to home, with no strings attached. Lee Run-zheimer of the Northfi eld Enterprise Center knew Eric. We got his phone number and he was ready for it. It started slowly; the fi rst year we had plots for six families. We just completed our fourth year, with plots for 200 families. Eric: We need laborers for the Community Garden! We Americans think we’re too good to do these kinds of jobs. It’s been immigrants who’ve done much of the labor in the United States; think of the Iron Range, or the steel mills in Gary, Indiana – all manned by immigrants. There are people in Northfi eld now who sleep under bridges; they need help. Volunteers are the only way. You know, good, fresh food is so important, though when Regi and I started this thing I said to him, “If I ever see my name in print, it’s off!” The stars are the people who are making this work; we’re making it available.

NEG: You do a lot more than that. (Eric and his wife, Jane Hager Dee, pay for the rent of the land. Eric coordinates the fall and spring preparations and spends two to three days a week during the season working on upkeep. He is, incidentally, disabled from the waist down.)Eric: I appreciate that. Too many people just stand around with their hands in their pockets – just get in there and do it!Regi: I see a lot; I’m on the board of 5th Bridge – no one volunteers like Eric does.Eric: I have a farming background; I farmed all my life (in Iowa). I like dirt. I have two old tractors – my wife likes to travel, and I have my tractors! My wife and I came to Northfi eld ten years ago. I love Northfi eld; it’s been good to us. This is my way to give back.

NEG: Who takes part in the Community Garden?Eric: The Commu-nity Garden involves everyone: families, the YMCA, college students, Latino families with young kids. One of Northfi eld’s strong points is its diversity of ages and backgrounds.

NEG: How do you get involved?Eric: Call Regi, 952/201-8852.Regi: One of our current objectives is to fi nd one person to work directly under Eric; a permanent volun-teer to shadow him. It’s really a two-person job, doing what he does, and Eric has physical barriers to doing some of it. It would probably need to be someone who’s retired, as Eric is up early and works late. We also need lots of volunteers here and there and this person would help coordinate them.Eric: Jim Blaha (executive director of the Community Action Center) has been very supportive in providing organizational infra-structure; they’ve taken registrations over the phone but don’t have a lot of other information.Regi: We’re taking back the registration so that people who are more informed about the Community Garden can answer the phone, but we’re not taking back the administration.Eric: We’ve had some growing pains, but we have a good

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partnership. Jim records the stuff, Regi is the manager of the people, and I’m the manager of the dirt!

NEG: What’s the process to get a plot?Regi: You call – or show up – and get a plot. We don’t care who you are, or even if you’re from Northfi eld. We have very few rules: keep it weeded, don’t trash the area, respect your neighbors. Share food if you can – a lot of people give to the Food Shelf – and volunteer to keep it up. There’s a $25 fee to pay for water and compost; Eric often buys seeds. We have a wheelchair raised bed, too.Eric: Food is a world-wide situation. Three of my four grandpar-ents came through Ellis Island and took jobs that made the United States look good. We need our immigrants.Regi: We need each other to help build a new system, one piece at a time. We need a diversity of options, to develop a system not dependant on fossil fuels. What we do through the Community Garden: people have the opportunity to grow food for themselves and deal with the family budget in a way that’s effective. Keep more of your money and grow healthy food. For the organization, the Community Garden is a place of discovery. People discover they can do other things. I harvest new farmers.Eric: And some just raise food for the Food Shelf. But the smiles on their faces when they do this? It makes it all worthwhile.

How you can get involvedCommunity Garden: 952/201-8852

Information on the Rural Enterprise Center: www.ruralec.com

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The Cheese Cave – Faribault – Unsettled Ale Society – Second Thursday of the month, 7:30pm – home brewers society open to the public. Contact Laura at 507/334-3988 or Kevin at 507/291-1121

Cub Scout Pack 300 – 612/490-4048, www.cubs300.org

Glass Garden Beads Beading Class – 507/645-0301First and third Mondays

Just Food Co-op – 507/650-0106Mondays: Knitting Night, 7-9pm, 507/645-6331 – knit, chat, share

ideas and get help.

The Key Mondays: Book Club, 5pmTuesdays: Photo Club, 5:30pm – developing and learning. Game Night, 7pmWednesdays: College Prep, 7-8:30pm – learn about the ACT,

fi nancial aid, how to write a college essay, etc. The Key will pay for college applications for those not able. Most who show up are paired with a caring and knowledgeable adult.

Thursdays: Art Night, 6pmFridays: Movie Night, 7pmSundays: Writing Workshop, 3-5pm – for details, call 507/663-0715.

MOMS Club – northfi [email protected] – First Wednesday of each month, 10am, St. Peter’s Church. If you are a full-time or part-time stay-at-home mom, this club may be for you. MOMS Club is a local chapter of the International MOMS Club, an organization dedicated to providing support and a sense of community for stay-at-home moms.

Monarch Gift Shop – Free Weekly Guided Meditation – every Wednesday, 7-8pm – 607/663-7720. Take a break from your week and set your mind and spirit free with mediation in a spacious and relaxed environment.

Northfi eld Arts Guild – 507/645-8877 – Find classes for kids and adults at www.northfi eldartsguild.org.

Beat Boys – Wednesdays, 6pm starting Dec. 15. A movement class for boys ages 7-11 that focuses on building strength, stamina and fl exibility through improvisation and exploration of different styles of dance.

New Creative Kids – Saturdays – multi-media arts classes for kids in grades K-5.

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

Northfi eld Public Library – 507/645-6606First Steps Early Literacy Center, Mon, Fri and Sat, 10-11amPatty Cake Infant Lapsit, Tue., 10amToddler Rhyme Time, Wed., 10amPreschool Story & Craft Time, Thu., 10am

Northfi eld Public Schools Community Services – 507/664-3649

Clubs, Classes and More…Northfi eld Senior Center – www.northfi eldseniorcenter.org

507/664-3700 – Programs for active older adults, with premier fi tness facility, indoor pool and certifi ed fi tness instructors. Bike club, hiking trips, ping pong, nutrition talks, art classes, writing classes, card groups, dining center, fi tness classes and more.

Caregiver Series, led by Kari Berit, Dec. 4, Jan. 8, Feb. 5; 9:30-11am – Free. Sessions on accepting change in your loved one and your life, creating new holiday traditions, confronting isolation as a caregiver and understanding resources available to make your caregiving journey easier. Free.

Paradise Center for the Arts – 612/216-1206Find art-related classes for kids and adults at www.paradisecenterforthearts.org.

River Bend Nature Center, 507/332-7151 – classes and activi-ties at www.rbnc.org.

Cannon River Woodcarving Club – 507/339-0336 Third monday monthly, 7pm, Ivan Whillock Studio, Faribault

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Castle Rock N Roll Bar and Grill27798 Chippendale Ave • 507/645-0676 Facebook: Castle Rock N Roll Bar and Grill – 11-1am (every day). Great burgers and pizza, with daily specials. Located at the corner of Hwy. 3 and Cty. Rd. 86. Private party room available.

Chapati Page 20214 Division St. • 645-2462 (offi ce 645-1665) www.chapati.us – Closed Mondays – Cuisine of India. Variety of curry and Tandoori entrees including a large selection of vegetarian items. Wine and beer.

The Cheese Cave Page 11318 Central Ave., Suite 6, Faribault507/334-3988 • www.cheesecave.net – Wed 10am-5:30pm, Thu-Sat 10am-8pm – A light menu of fresh salads and sandwiches, a couple gourmet pizzas and cheese plates to compliment whatever you are drinking. Wines, spirits and Summit beer on tap.

Contented Cow Page 20302 Division St. S. • www.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.

Fused – 200 Division St. • 786-9696 • Mon-Fri 7-6; Sat 8-5 – Delicious smoothies with 20 grams of protein, under 300 calories, and in 39 fl avors. Fast food for smart people.

The HideAway Page 4421 Division St. • 664-0400 Mon-Fri • 6am-10pm, Sat-Sun 7am-10pm – Cozy bistro atmosphere serving unique appetizers and sandwiches. Coffee drinks, wine and beer specialties.

James Gang Coffeehouse & Eatery Page 52018 Jefferson Rd. • 663-6060 • Mon-Fri 6am-8pm, Sat-Sun 7am-5pm – Voted Best Coffeehouse in southern Minnesota. Fresh daily roasted coffee. Wraps, soups, sandwiches, salads, desserts, ice cream and non-espresso drinks. Free wireless internet and business catering available.

J. Grundy’s Rueb ‘N’ Stein Page 30503 Division St. • www.ruebnstein.com 645-6691 • 11am-close – Great burgers and famous Ruebens. Casual relaxing atmosphere. Huge selection of imported and domestic beers, fi ne spirits and wines. Game room, happy hour 3:30-6pm, Karaoke on Fridays at 9pm.

Northfi eld Golf Club – 707 Prairie St. 645-4026 • Sun-Thu 11am-8pm, Fri/Sat 11am-9pm – Whether seated in the main dining room, bar, or member’s lounge, beautiful panoramic views of the golf course provide a charming atmosphere. Lunch and dinner menus with a variety of cuisine to savor under the direction of Chef Rafael Perez and his staff.

Pan Pan Cafe Page 20303 Division St. • 786-9200 • Mon-Th 11am-8pm, Fri-Sun 8am-9pm – An international café with a Thai fl are, offering omelets, breads and pastries, noodles and more.

Quarterback Club Page 6116 3rd St. W. • 645-7886 • Mon-Sat • 6am-9pm, Sun 10:30am-8pm – Family friendly dining in Northfi eld for 37 years. House special-ties include broasted chicken, BBQ ribs and fl ame-broiled hamburgers.

The Tavern of Northfi eld back cover212 Division St. • www.tavernofnorthfi eld.com • 663-0342 – Sun-Thu 6:30am-10pm, Fri-Sat 6:30am-11pm, lounge open daily 3pm-midnight. – Located in the historic Archer House since 1984, The Tavern hosts casual dining with a wide variety of homemade menu items and specials daily featuring fresh fi sh on Fridays and prime rib on Saturdays. The Tavern Lounge sports a deck overlooking the Cannon River, appetizers and a full bar with live music Thur-Sat.

Tea Creations Page 31306 Division St. • 786-9500 – Sun-Mon 11am-8pm, Tue-Fri 10am-9pm, Sat 10am-8pm – With more than 50 fl avors, bubble tea has brought a whole new meaning to the concept of drinking tea. Get in the new trend. Delicious, colorful and fun. Take a moment and savor the fl avor. Kids friendly, vegan friendly, free wifi , sleek and relaxing atmosphere. Light menu of spring rolls.

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Tavern Restaurant ...........................back coverGraphic Mailbox ....................................................29Bridgette Hallcock Photography ......................17Hideaway Coffeehouse and Winebar ..............4James Gang Coffeehouse .................................5Michael Jordon, Realtor® ................................. 32Just Food Co-op .................................................. 30Kildahl Park Pointe .............................................41The Kitchen @ 1001 Solutions ...................... 20KYMN 1080AM, Kymnradio.net ....................21Dianne Kyte, Realtor® ....................................... 22Larson’s Printing ...........................................14, 16Left Field ...................................................................1Lettizen.com .............................................................17Marguarite’s Salon ............................... front coverMaria’s Catering .....................................................22Navaeh ...................................................................16Northfi eld Arts Guild ............................................3Northfi eld Dance Academy .............................31Nfl d Downtown Develop Corporation ........11Northfi eld Historical Society ............................17Kaleidoscope! .........................................................9Northfi eld Kitchen Concepts ...........................41Northfi eld Liquor Store......................................12Northfi eld Retirement Community ............35-38Northfi eld Urgent Care ..................................... 25Northfi eld Wish List ..............................................2Northfi eld Youth Choirs ....................................13Oolala......................................................................16Pan Pan Cafe ....................................................... 20Paper Petalum ......................................................15Porchlight Painters................................................3Prairie’s Edge Humane Society.......................17Present Perfect .....................................................15Quality Bakery .......................................................7Quarterback Club ..................................................6Ragstock .................................................................15The Rare Pair ................................................ 15, 29Rooms by Tagg 2 ................................................16Rueb ‘N’ Stein ...................................................... 30St. Olaf Bookstore ........................ inside front, 8Schmidt Homes Remodeling ...........................12Secret Attic .............................................................17Servicemaster and Buff & Coat ..................... 24Shanti Tattoo Studio .............................................4Shattuck-St. Mary’s .............................................11Shops at 5th and Division ...............................13Sisters Ugly ............................................................10The Sketchy Artist ........................................10, 16Studio Elements .....................................................7Tea Creations ........................................................31Vintage Band Festival ....................................... 26Welcome Services .............................................. 27

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and outreach services as works of love and mercyfor aging individuals.

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Her husband’s death. And mov-ing from Bloomington to a Parkview West apartment at

Northfield Retirement Community. “I felt overwhelmed by all the

changes, and it was difficult for me to move,” says Mary Ann. “But I knew I needed to move from the apartment where my husband had died. With a move to Northfield Retirement Community, I would be closer to my daughter in North-field.”

After making the move, a neigh-bor on Parkview West suggested that Mary invite a new resident, Bea Elwood, to attend an exercise class. “Bea and I took part in the exercise

Turning Circumstances into Positive Change Change had become a fact of life for Mary Ann Melquist.

class and loved it. She is older than I and runs circles around me. It was just what I needed.” Exercise has made all the difference in the world for Mary, lifting her spirits and given her more energy. The exercise also helps alleviate symptoms Mary Ann has from neuropathy—numbness in her feet and tingling in her hands.

Mary Ann attends four exercise classes a week. Led by Amy Belcher, Exercise Physiologist and Fitness Coordinator at NRC, the classes offer exercise time tailored to the needs of the older adult, incorporat-ing stretching exercises and activities that enhance balance, strength and flexibility.

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Mary Ann also attends a variety of programs and activities at NRC that she finds enjoyable and beneficial. Led by Connie Ryberg, programs range from tours of historical sites and shopping junkets, to presenta-tions and discussions about key issues and cutting edge break-throughs.

Programs using technology to enhance brain fitness and physical fitness are invaluable to residents at NRC and are particularly exciting to Mary Ann. “The Dakim™ computer program helps me maintain my memory and keeps me mentally alert,” Mary Ann explains. Dakim enhances brain fitness by providing an interactive brain workout that re-sults in improved memory, increased attention and focus, and a cognitive reserve to fight dementia. While not fond of bowling in the past, Mary


Ann loves Wii bowling twice a week as an excellent a type of exercise routine.

“I owe so much to NRC staff and neighbors who have supported me in my positive life changes,” says Mary Ann. “I feel so much better through exercise and other activities at NRC. I’m not going to let my life be changed by circumstances. I get out of my apartment, meet people, take part in programs and in life!”Mary Ann’s strength is closely linked to her faith walk, and she attends

services in NRC’s chapel. “I am a Lutheran and I pray every night. This gives me strength and hope.” Mary Ann is thankful for the op-portunity to worship on campus and appreciates the ministry and friend-ship of Pastor Diane Goulson, NRC Chaplain.

At age 87, Mary Ann’s zest for life is infectious. She motivates others her age and beyond to become devotees of exercise and to follow the dictum “carpe diem” – seize the day!

ou may have already received our combined Poinsettia Prayer, Christmas Greeting and Annual Appeal card. If

not, you will shortly. Please plan to give! Gifts may be directed to the Spiritual Life

Endowment, our Pathways of Faith Park or an undesignated gift to be used where needed most. Combining our appeal effort helps us be good stewards of our resources and enables you to give with greater ease.

Watch for Our Annual Appeal Letter!

Mary Ann Melquist

Giving Choices

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NRC GIVE TODAY

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Northfield Retirement Community,

is published two times a year.

Fall 2010

President and CEO:

Vice President, Fund Development:

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orthfield Retirement Community will launch its Capital Campaign in 2011 after completing its covenant renewal with our corporate churches. The campaign will offer opportunities for area businesses,

organizations, churches and individuals with an interest in supporting projects that will be key to the well-being of older adults living at NRC. The 2011 campaign will focus on in five areas:

spiritual renewal;

NRC campus;

To learn more about the 2011 campaign and how you can support NRC, visit our new foundation website at www.NRCGive.org or contact Ingrid Anderson Sampo, Vice President, Fund Development, at 507-664-3471.

NRC to Launch 2011 Capital Campaign

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Major Donors Honored for Faithful Giving

On June 22, 2010, NRC Leadership and Foundation staff gathered to honor major

donors in the newly-completed Northwood Pines. Attendees en-joyed a brief program regarding projects funded by their gifts and festive selection of appetizers and desserts. Major donors were also recognized and gifted an engraved glass memento to mark the day and commemorate generous financial support of NRC, its mission and ministry.

Northfield Area Foundation Honors NRC with a Grant Funding

The Northfield Area Foundation awarded Northfield Retirement Community a $2,000 grant for

further development of the Pathways of Faith Park on the NRC campus.

“We are especially grateful for this gift from the Northfield Area Foundation,” said Kyle Nordine, President and CEO at NRC. “This project is for everyone in Northfield growing and renewing their faith journey.”

The park will provide a natural setting for friends of varying ages to meet, spend time together and

attend community events and wor-ship services in the park Waypoints on the Journey of Faith Path are marked with Bible verses that reflect aspects of one’s faith walk. Other features, like gardens and a cross-shaped reflection pool, will offer a rich spiritual experience. The park is being developed into a sustainable, eco-friendly site.

The Northfield Area Foundation (NAF) is a permanent endowment created to benefit the people of the greater Northfield area.

Options are always beneficial, and there are certainly benefits to Planned Giving Options.

Northfield Retirement Community offers a wide spectrum of planned and legacy Gifts for your consider-ation. Planned gifts will help you

direct your giving now and into the future, often with current and future benefits to you and your family. See the Planned Giving Chart at right or visit our new Foundation website at www.NRCGive.org to learn more.

Planned Giving: A Wise Choice for your Financial FutureGift PlansBequest

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HISTORICHAPPENINGS

NORTHFIELD STYLE By Susan Hvistendahl

Serendipitous Finds Enrich Lyceum BookResearching historic happenings can be time-consuming. It can also be as easy as “googling” a topic on a computer. Occasion-ally, it is a matter of serendipitous fi nds on a library shelf. In 1986, when I was a free-lance writer in New York, I ran across a book on local history published in 1963 in Peekskill which included an essay by Nelson Craven. Craven decried “all the historic materials of incalculable value” that have been “stashed away in old trunks” and are “fi nally given away or thrown out because they are of no interest to the owners.” He wrote that he had inherited 17 old trunks from his aunt which only he had cared anything about.

I visited Craven, who still lived in Peekskill, and found he had a treasure trove of history in his attic. The trunks had belonged to William Nelson, a Peekskill attorney who had served in Congress with Abraham Lincoln. For 40 years, Craven had been poking through these trunks (contents damaged by rats and moisture) but had not thought to share the fi ndings which included letters from Lincoln, Millard Fillmore and editor Horace Greeley and valuable old deeds, maps, pictures and postcards. I brought in local librarians to help Craven preserve these papers properly and he allowed them to make copies of everything.

When I started writing “Historic Happenings” for the Northfi eld Entertainment Guide in 2007, I naturally gravitated to the reference room of the Northfi eld Public Library for inspiration. Time and time again I would look at a big, fat, loose-leaf binder titled “Early Northfi eld History,” which was composed of clippings from newspapers, programs and per-sonal correspondence related to Northfi eld’s past. I was told that it was from scrapbooks of Mrs. Charles A. Bierman, which had been donated some-time after her death in 1939. Mrs. Bierman was considered to be Northfi eld’s unoffi cial

historian and she came to be a most valuable source of information for me, especially for a recent project.

In May of 2009, I wrote a column about “Northfi eld’s Oldest Building: The Lyceum.” This topic was chosen to be the second in the Northfi eld History Series, which is funded as a memorial to Barbara A. Will, past president of the Northfi eld Historical Society, from her family. I began work on the book in the summer of 2009 and it was published last month by the Historical Society.

John Wesley North founded Northfi eld in 1855 and within a year was holding meetings at the schoolhouse to establish a Lyceum Society for debates, lectures, a reading room and library. By November of 1857, the Lyceum Building at 109 E. 4th St. was built on land provided by North and was home to the society until it waned with the onset of the Civil War. (Most recently, the Lyceum Building has been owned by Dr. Elvin Heiberg, Agu and Mary Lukk and now James H. Johnson and Mary Kathleen Fransen.)

In the course of my research, I discovered I owed a debt of gratitude to Mrs. Bierman because her dedication to history had helped preserve the minutes of the Lyceum Society. The minutes book had turned up among the papers of Owen Meade, a city justice with an offi ce in the Scriver Building, and the book was given to Mrs. Bierman by his daughter, Mrs. George A. Budd, for safekeeping. After Mrs. Bierman’s death, the minutes ended up in the hands of Northfi eld News editor, Carl Weicht, who

donated the book to the Rice County Historical Society in 1942 when he entered the Army.

The minutes bring early Northfi eld back to life, showing the intel-lectually engaged pioneers interacting with each other about the issues of the day. The topic at the fourth meeting, Oct. 22, 1856, was “Resolved that woman is entitled to all the social and politi-cal rights enjoyed by man” and, as recorded in the minutes, “the society with the assistance of the ladies decided the question in the affi rmative.” Hiram Scriver, the town’s leading merchant and active Lyceum participant, later said it was diffi cult to fi nd anybody to take the negative, “for the male sex especially felt that the great necessity of the house was for the immigration of the fairer sex. Young men and bachelors, therefore, were spoiling to have women vote, and every inducement was offered to get them here.” Scriver noted, “The long winter evenings were spent in debate, music, readings, original papers, etc. Time hung heavy; money and girls, two prime necessities of life, were scarce.”

Among the other affi rmative votes at Lyceum debates: “dancing is a proper amusement for young persons,” “war is never, under any circumstances, justifi able,” “the dissolution of the American Union would be preferable to the extension of slavery” and “the pulpit has done more for civilization than the press.” Among negative votes: “religious creeds have been productive of more evil than good,” “the practice of virtue is natural to man,” and “it is morally wrong for the members of this association to neglect to speak at its meet-ings.”

Mrs. Charles A Biermanphoto courtesy Northfi eld Historical Society and the Bierman family.

Image courtesy Northfi eld Historical Society.


Songs from a choir were part of the weekly meetings and one entry in the minutes (perhaps foreshadowing the future) read, “This choir refl ects great credit on the musical ability of Northfi eld.” At another meeting, it was suggested the president furnish a song, but he was “excused under the plea that his feelings would not admit of his infl icting unnecessary pain upon his fellow creatures.”

A transcription of the minutes, along with a microfi lm of the origi-nal book, can be found at the Northfi eld Public Library. My early interest in Mrs. Bierman’s scrapbooks at the library was rewarded further when I realized that among the items that were saved were submissions to the Lyceum Society’s newspaper, called the Portfolio. This paper debuted on Feb. 16, 1858, and was described in the minutes as “a very spicy and well written sheet.” The ladies of the Lyceum were the “editresses” and, according to a story in the Rice County Journal on Feb. 23, 1882, “articles were published on all subjects, theological, political and fi nancial” and were read to much acclaim at the meetings. Unfortunately, only fi ve articles have survived and only one author is identifi ed – Hiram Scriver, in a humorous piece about an increase in laundry fees.

In my book, excerpts from these Portfolio entries are printed for the fi rst time since they were read at Lyceum meetings in the 1850s. Here is a sample on the topic “Tobacco”: “We have somewhere seen it stated that New York expends daily for cigars $10,000 while the amount expended for bread is only $8,500. Think of it you who use the weed. – Here are $1500 dollars a day more for cigars than for bread. Wherever we go, the cry ‘hard times, o hard times,’ rings in our ears and some say that it is ‘woman’s extravagance and folly’ causing the ruin of the prosperity of the country. But does woman smoke these cigars and where does she have her club-rooms and billiard tables? Where does woman drink her glasses of claret and

champagne? … Do not the indulgences and foibles of the stronger sex bear their share in the grand ruin?”

The writer (obviously a female) then “respectfully suggests” that “they had better lift the beam from their own eyes, then they will see more clearly to remove the mite which is in ours.”

Another serendipitous fi nd incorporated into the book were letters from John and Ann North. The Norths had lived in St. Anthony prior to founding Northfi eld and had been neighbors there of Ard Godfrey, whose house is maintained by the Women’s Club of Minneapolis. In the early 1990s, two ladies who were volunteers with the Godfrey House, Carol McPheeters and Alice Larsen, began transcribing and annotating North letters, which were available on microfi lm at the Minnesota Historical Society. They started with the letters written during the St. Anthony years but “by that time, we were hooked and wanted to continue,” as Carol McPheeters told me. So the ladies kept on and came up with a total of 183 letters written to Ann’s family in New York during the years the Norths were in Northfi eld, 1855-1861. The Northfi eld Historical Society was allowed to copy these transcriptions for the NHS archives, which will be a lasting legacy of the Lyceum book project.

On Dec. 9, during Winter Walk, there will be a book signing for both books of the Northfi eld History Series: No. 1, Pioneer Women: Voices of Northfi eld’s Frontier, edited by Jeff Sauve and recent win-ner of a Minnesota History Award from the Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums and No. 2, The Lyceum: Northfi eld’s Oldest Building. Come to Winter Walk and stop by the Northfi eld His-torical Society at 408 S. Division St. from 6 to 9 p.m. to celebrate “historic happenings” with us.

Lyceum building, 109 E. 4th St., circa 1880s and today. photos courtesy Northfi eld Historical Society

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