October 2009 Northfield Entertainment Guide by The Entertainment Guide

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For more than 130 years, St. Olaf College has been an integral part of the Northfield community. Rediscover what we have to offer with a visit to campus. Attend a concert by our world-renowned music ensembles See our stages come alive during a theater or dance production Cheer our 27 varsity athletic teams Worship with us at our daily chapel services Hike our natural lands

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EVENTS: • Weddings • Receptions • Groom’s Dinners • Showers • Business Meetings/Seminars

illingers Golf Club offers the best in meeting, banquet, reception and wedding facilities. Our culinary and catering staffs will assist you in customizing your special event. Willingers Golf Club, with its ambience, services and amenities is often mistaken as a private club. Willingers Golf Club provides quality that will IMPRESS! The banquet facility at Willingers Golf Club is the perfect setting to celebrate a special occasion, organize a social gathering or hold a meeting/ conference. A great place to mix business with pleasure! At Willingers Golf Club an atmosphere that is truly special surrounds you and your guests.

• Association Meetings • Civic Events and Civic Club • Banquets Luncheons/Dinners • Retirements • Fund Raising Dinners, • Prom and Athletic Auctions, etc. Dinners • Anniversaries • Holiday Parties • Birthdays

With space to seat up to 150, our professional kitchen staff serves up the menus of your choice.

AMENITIES: • Breathtaking Scenery • Dramatic Clubhouse Architecture • Chef Staff with Outstanding Culinary Credentials • Professional Wait Service Staff • Fantastic Settings for Indoor or Outdoor Photography • Custom Menus • Full Beverage Service • Custom Floor Plans • Professional Event Coordinator Willingers Golf Club staff is friendly, knowledgeable and professional. Willingers will help plan and organize your event and will cater to your needs during your event to ensure your experience is memorable.

WILLINGERS GOLF CLUB Information and Reservations (952) 652-8513 e-mail: Banquets@Willingersgc.com www.Willingersgc.com

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The picturesque views, elegant clubhouse, outstanding cuisine and quality service at Willingers Golf Club will make your event not only exceptionable but also an Experience!

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Contents

Local Galleries .............................................................4 Theater ..........................................................................5 Local Focus ..................................................................6 Happenings – Up Close .................... 11-23, 37-38 A Month at a Glance........................................26-29 Visual Arts Section ..........................................30-36 Who’s Playing At A Glance .................................. 36 Clubs, Classes and More ........................................41 Just Curious: Jeff Johnson ............................42-43 Sports .......................................................................... 44 Dining ......................................................................... 45 Advertisers’ Index ................................................... 45 Historic Happenings: Susan Hvistendahl ..46-48 On the Cover:

“Searching for Picasso 1995” by Tim Foster, one of the artists featured in our annual Visual Arts Issue. See pages 30-36.

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South Central Minnesota October

Studio and Sale

2009 October 24th and 25th 10 am to 6 pm 41 artists 22 Studios in Northfield, Faribault and Owatonna

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ArtOnWater 217 S. Water St. • 507/786-9700 artonwater.com “Fired Art – Glass, Clay,” through Oct. 31. Fused stained glass by Northfield artist Tonya Kjerland, functional ceramics from Minnesota-connected potters, and a series of oak-framed decorative American Opal Glass panels by Dean Kjerland.

ArtOrg Moving Walls Gallery 200 Division St. • 507/645-2555 artorg.info

Carleton College Art Gallery One N. College St. • 507/646-4469 carleton.edu/campus/gallery In Between: Works by Kelly Connole and Beth Lo, through Oct. 17. Kelly Connole, assistant professor of art at Carleton, uses cast metal and ceramics to create hybrid beasts that capture traits between species. Beth Lo, professor of art, University of Montana ceramics/metal, explores her Chinese-American heritage through installations of tiny ceramic figures and mixed-media collages. Artist’s talk: “Family, Race and Culture: Artistic Influences,” by Beth Lo – Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m. in 104 Boliou Hall Auditorium. War Work: Artists Address Iraq and other Wars – Oct. 22-Nov. 18 – works from Combat Paper Project, Sandow Birk, Daniel Heyman, John Risseeuw, Ehren Tool and Megan Vossler. Gallery talk with John Risseeuw and Megan Vossler Oct. 22, 7:30-9 p.m. Risseeuw is a politically active printmaker based at Arizona State University. His Landmine Project raises awareness and funds to assist victims. Vossler invites reflection on soldierly acts in Iraq through large, elegant drawings.

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Paradise Center for the Arts

18 Bridge Square • www.artoffuel.com the art of fuel

304 Division St. • 645-8877 www.northfieldartsguild.org Founder’s Exhibit, through Oct. 31. This mixed-media exhibition showcases work from many of the founders and early visual artists of the NAG. It is part of the Arts Guild’s 50th year celebration. Opening reception is Oct. 1, 7-9 p.m.

Carlander Family Gallery 321 Central Ave., Faribault • 332-7372 paradisecenterforthearts.org Going Places: Susanna Crane – Acrylic Painting, through Oct. 10. Steeped in mythology, spirituality and the magic of dreams, Crane’s art is bright, smooth and uplifting. Explore these painted portals into other realms – both real and imaginary. Animals – Julie Fakler and Dean Rehpohl, through Nov. 28. Artist Reception Oct. 16. Acrylic painting (Fakler) and photography (Rehpohl) using natural subjects (Fakler animals and Rehpohl scenes and habitat along the Mississippi River).

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Grezzo Gallery 220 Division St., River Level • 581-2161

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1651 Jefferson Pkwy • 507/664-3700 One Mile Square, opens Oct. 29. A photographic exhibition featuring the work of professional and developing photographers around Southeastern Minnesota, documenting transformation in our homeland. Artists’ Opening Reception Oct. 29, 6-9 p.m.

The Flaten Art Museum Dittmann Center 1520 St. Olaf Ave. • 646-3556 stolaf.edu/depts/art/ Art from Math, Math as Art, through Oct. 23. Roberta Allen, Niles Cruz, Robert Fathauer, Susan Happersett, Roland de Jong-Orlando, Sharol Nau and Dick Termes explore mathematic concepts and phenomena. Illustrated talk: “Tiled Artworks Based on the Goldbach Conjecture,” by Sharol Nau. Oct. 8, 7 p.m. Dittmann Center 305.

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“Windows on Paradise” Art Gallery 904 Division St. So. • 507/645-5563 Landscapes and inspirational art by Mark Daehlin. Viewings by appointment.

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Fall Harvest Festival OCTOBER 2ND thru OCTOBER 25TH Fridays: Noon-5 p.m. Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Eclectic Goat 418 Division St. • 507/786-9595

423 Division St. • 663-8870 Jewelry by local artist, Leanne Stremcha.

Pick Your Own Pumpkins, Grass Maze, Gift Shops, Dried Flowers, Ornamentals, Seasonal Produce, Crafts

Candlelite Evening

Tours Welcome!

October 9th 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Band, Bonﬁre, Hayride, Nitelite Maze. $4.00 Admission

Also at the farm Christmas in the Country

November 27th-December 6th Fridays: Noon-4:30 p.m., Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. U-cut trees, gift shop, dried ﬂowers, crafts, and fresh evergreen wreaths. Tree Cutting continuing through December 20th.

DIRECTIONS to Thorn Crest Farm from Northﬁeld: Take Hwy 3 S. then Rice Co. Rd 1 west 2 miles, then S. 1 mile on Cabot Ave. FOR MORE INFO CALL 507-645-4182

Theater

Eurydice

Plautus’ Aulularia (The Pot of Gold)

Oct. 2-3, 8 p.m., Christiansen Hall 233, St. Olaf This ancient Roman comedy is performed in a musical mixture of English and Latin by St. Olaf Classics students. No knowledge of Latin required. Families welcome. The Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater Special Performances – Oct. 2 On the Day You Were Born – 2 p.m. Coyote Stories – 7 p.m.

ARTech School “On the Day You Were Born” is based on the award-winning children’s book by Debra Frasier, combining puppetry, poetry and music to celebrate and explore natural miracles of the earth. “Coyote Stories” draws from stories of the Assiniboine of the Great Plains, the Aztecs of Mexico Coyote Stories and the Okanagun and Salishan of the Great Basin. The Coyote character is a hero, a creator and a self-centered showoff with a kind heart. In recognition of Disability Employment Awareness Month, EPIC Enterprise hosts these special performances. Tickets (for both shows) $10 adults, $5 for age 3-18, children under 2 free. Call 507/645-6800 to reserve. Frankenstein

Oct. 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 4, 2 p.m. Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Written by Victor Gialannella and directed by Daniel Rathbun, this adaptation of Shelley’s classic 1818 horror story about a Swiss scientist who creates a human being from the body parts of corpses comes to life at the start of The Merlin Player’s 15th season. This true-to-the-book play will fascinate you, especially if you have only seen the Hollywood version of this provocative story. Tickets $11, $7 students.

Oct. 8-11, 7:30 p.m., Haugen Theater, St. Olaf Orpheus and Eurydice vow to love each other for all time, but find her fall to death and passage through the River Styx to be more than they bargained for. “Eurydice” reframes the ancient myth of ill-fated love to focus not on the bereaved musician, Orpheus, but on his dead bride – and on her struggle with love beyond the grave. Tickets $8, call the St. Olaf Box Office, 507/786-8987. Ah, Wilderness!

Oct. 16-17, 23-24, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 18 and 25, 2 p.m. Northfield Arts Guild Theater Fifty years ago, a group of individuals in a town named Northfield came together to form a community arts organization and staged this Eugene O’Neil production. This year’s production, directed by Frank Blomgren, is one way for us to thank those people who were integral in the forming of the Northfield Photo by Tania Legvold Arts Guild, and to look back at a slice of our history as a community. “Ah, Wilderness!” is a sweet remembrance of simpler days. The action takes place over Independence Day weekend 1906 in an idyllic small town. The play offers a tender retrospective portrait of small town family values, teenage growing pains and young love. Filled with interesting characters and relationships, this play is sure to please audiences today as well as it did 50 years ago. Adults $15, students $10. A Night of David Ives One-Acts

Oct. 16-17, 8 p.m., Arena Theater, Carleton Presented by The Experimental Theater Board. The Marriage of Figaro

Oct. 30-31, 7:30 p.m., Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf This Fall student opera is by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Measure for Measure

Oct. 30-31, 8 p.m., Arena Theater, Carleton This comedy by William Shakespeare is presented by The Carleton Players. Directed by Ruth Weiner. For reservations, call 507/2224471.

Celebrating 60 years

Auditions – Chicago

Oct. 12-13, 7-9 p.m., St. John’s Church From the world of the “Roaring ’20s” comes the story of Roxie Hart, an aspiring performer who shoots her lover and tries to get her husband to take the rap for it. While in jail, Mrs. Hart meets a variety of murderesses on death row, including the famous Velma Kelly. Roxy and Velma vie for the spotlight and the headlines until they are finally joined as a duo in their pursuit of fame, fortune and acquittal. “Chicago” will be presented by the Northfield Arts Guild, directed by Julianna Skluzacek and performed Feb. 12-28, 2010. To audition, call 507/645-8877 to reserve a time or for more information. There are audition packs available at the Arts Guild, 304 Division St.

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Doug & Sue (Klinkhammer) Ouimette

“This Thanksgiving, let us grace your table with a variety of dinner rolls and festive pies.” Open 6 am, Tues-Sat • Downtown Northfield • 507-645-8392

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To Beneﬁt the Rice County Humane Society

Oct. 10, 2009 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Spring Creek Park Northfield, MN

(Just over a mile east of Highway 3 on Jefferson Parkway) *Sponsored by the Cannon Valley Veterinary Clinic

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Fun activities for pets and people! A blessing of the animals will take place at 9:30 a.m. Prizes for top fundraisers, T-shirts, coffee, juice, rolls and pet treats!

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Walk for the animals raises funds and remembers donor

Sue Perry will be remembered Oct. 10 during the Rice County Humane Society’s Memorial Walk for Animals. The event (see ad on opposite page) raises funds for the Society – something that Sue Perry was very dedicated to. Sue Perry (center, in yellow) will be rememPerry passed away bered at the Humane Society/Cannon Valley in April. She had Vet Clinic’s Walk for the Animals event Oct. 10 worked for 15 years in Spring Creek Park. at the Cannon Valley Vet Clinic and been a supporter and volunteer for the Humane Society, along with her daughter, Natalie Perry Smead, who passed away in Augustof 2006. The generosity of Sue and her family and friends enabled the Humane Society to construct the Natalie Perry Smead Surgical Suite, furthering the clinic’s mission of caring for homeless animals. The walk at Spring Creek Park includes a prayer/sharing/blessing of the animals and is followed by an adoption event from 1-3 p.m. on Bridge Square as part of Northfield’s Harvest Festival.

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By Felicia Peters and Rob Schanilec Hidden in plain sight. This is the Cannon Valley Winery, located in downtown Cannon Falls in a building whose bucolic west side mural only hints at the treasures within. Just a short 20-minute drive from Northfield (don’t be intimidated by the detours on 52 – the signs are easy to follow and many of them reference the winery), we found ourselves in a multi-use parking lot and thought, there couldn’t possibly be a vineyard here. Though we were to learn that the agricultural part of the operation is southwest of town, we nonetheless rounded the corner to the entrance and were immediately taken in by the warmth and European charm of their retail and production facility. In what used to house Lee Chevrolet, wine seekers now enter a large room with gleaming wood and tile floors, exposed stone walls, hefty antique oak bars and counters, and an extensive wine and accessories area ringed by a half-dozen tables, all of which

create an intimate, café-like atmosphere. But it’s when visitors’ eyes are drawn to the dozen or more towering stainless steel vats on the other side of the room that the scene is set. This is more than a place to just buy wine. “Our winery offers the perfect setting for a great wine-tasting experience and an opportunity to learn about the process of producing wine,” says Megan Manning, the winery’s marketing manager. The winery is the brainchild of owners John and Maureen Maloney. Along with the Maloneys’ obvious attention to quality and detail, the success of this winery is due in great part to the heart and soul of Vincent Negret, a third-generation wine-maker from Colombia. He’s been with the winery through its five-year journey from harvests to full production, expertly combining science and art to produce award-winning wines. The Cannon Valley Winery was a four-time winner at this year’s Minnesota State Fair: the first annual International Cold Climate Wine Competition brought home a gold medal for the Sogn Blanc, silver medals for the “GoGo Red” and “Sogn Blush,” and a bronze for the “St. Pepin.” The vineyard produces 13 varieties of grapes on 20 acres of land five miles southwest of Cannon Falls in the Sogn Valley, with room to grow on its 80-acre plot. While most of the grapes in Cannon River wines are locally grown, some warm-weather whites are shipped in from California. The winery currently produces 19 varieties of wine. Most Minnesotans wouldn’t consider this soon-to-be-frozen tundra a hospitable environment for a winery. “Not so,” says Manning, “our climate here is actually similar to that of France so it’s not so much trouble growing grapes as one might think. There are varieties of grapes that withstand the cold winter, many of which have been developed by the University of Minnesota.”

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For the consumer, Cannon River Winery offers wine tastings, classes, tours, special release events, a quality retail outlet and a charming setting for business, social and family events. Wine-tastings are $5/person ($10/person for groups of 10 or more to better accommodate the personal touch the winery gives each guest). With that a person can sample all the wines currently available and, for $2 more, their available reserve wines. While patrons can move at their own pace, staff is on hand to provide expert guidance through the wine menu, allowing for an optimal experience as the flavors unfold. Reservations are not required for groups of less than ten. Tastings are available during regular winery hours (see end of article). There are also release events with free tastings of the newly released vintages. On Nov. 21 and 22, the winery will host three cheese and three chocolate vendors, pairing their products with the appropriate Cannon River wines at their “Cheese and Chocolate Weekend.” In December the very popular “Girls Day Away” brings a holidaythemed experience to the winery with shopping galore and services with a feminine touch. But perhaps one of the most authentic and creative events is going on right now through Oct. 4. That’s when the wine-lover is invited to become part of the harvest! A limited number of patrons (400 had already signed up when we were there) will get to experience wine making from the beginning, in the vineyard picking the grapes that will become the wine. This from-the-vine endeavor comes with a catered picnic – with wine, of course. October volunteer harvesting dates will be Saturday, Oct. 3, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 4, 12-4 p.m. Interested volunteers should contact Megan Manning, at megan@cannonriverwinery.com. It’s a chance, too, to taste succulent and sweet table grapes fresh off the vine (available for $3/basket). If you go, dress to pick.

and increasingly in Minnesota liquor stores (go to www.cannonriverwinery.com for a list). The winery produces 5000 cases of wine annually. The contestwinning mural on the building was designed locally by Ben Kalow and Matt Sand and painted by Dennis Kalow. Thirst piqued? Stop in for a tasting and/or some shopping at Cannon River Winery, 421 Mill St. W. in Cannon Falls, or go to www. cannonriverwinery.com. Their phone is 507/263-7400 and email is info@cannonriverwinery.com. Hours are: May-October – M-Th 11 a.m.-7 p.m., F-Sa 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and Su 12-6 p.m.; and NovemberApril – W-Th 12-7 p.m., F-Sa 12-8 p.m. and Su 12-5 p.m. And, of course, tell them you discovered them in the Northfield Entertainment Guide.

Family is at the heart of any wine-making business, and the same is true of Cannon River Winery, where several labels bear the likenesses of John and Maureen’s grandmothers. Additionally, there was a very special release event this past April for the Cannon River Winery’s reserve white wine, “Graciela”; named after Vincent Negret’s mother. Graciela not only came from Colombia for the event, she helped bottle and even signed some product. On Oct. 10 the winery will celebrate its fifth anniversary with the release of “Mancini’s Levee Red”; steak kabobs will be provided by Mancini’s Char House, the iconic West 7th Steakhouse in St. Paul. The winery also produces Mancini’s “West 7th White.” In addition to Mancini’s, Cannon River wines are available at the Mill Street Tavern and Gopher Hills Golf Course in Cannon Falls

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HAPPE N I NG S THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 Lecture: Living and Studying in Costa Rica • 11:45 a.m.

Buntrock Commons, Valhalla Room, St. Olaf Chris Vaughan, director of ACM programs in Costa Rica. Founders Exhibit Opening Reception • 7-9 p.m.

Northfield Arts Guild See page 5. Todd Thompson Trio • 7 p.m.

Todd Thompson Trio

Tavern Lounge Local acoustic music. Study Hall, Contented Cow This includes Peter Lynn and Terry VanDeWalker and these guys really rock the house – digging deep into obscure covers and original tunes.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 Lecture: Local Art, Global Culture and State in Southwest China • 8:30-9:30 a.m., Leighton Hall 330, Carleton

Convocation: Drew Miller and Boiled in Lead • 10:50-11:50 a.m. and 7-8:30 p.m., Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton

Drew Miller brings locally grown talent with a global reputation. His Minneapolis-based band, “Boiled in Lead,” have for more than 26 years been innovators in bringing folk music kicking and screaming to rock audiences (and rock music to screaming folk audiences). Performing on fiddle, guitars, bass and percussion, the players blend Irish folk, American folk rock and world music. The group and the individual musicians have won more than 20 Minnesota Music Awards and toured throughout the United States and in Europe. A public concert follows 7-8:30 p.m. in Concert Hall. Joe Meyer • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge Theater: Frankenstein • 7:30 p.m.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See page 5. Goodsell Observatory Open House 8-10 p.m.

Goodsell Observatory, Carleton If skies are clear, view starts, nebulas and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83. Frankenstein

Theater: Plautus’ Aulularia (The Pot of Gold) • 8 p.m.

Part of “Anthropologists on Globalization” series. Presented by Chas McKhann, professor of anthropology, Whitman College.

Christiansen Hall 233, St. Olaf See page 5. DJ Music, Froggy Bottoms

Theater: On the Day You Were Born and Coyote Stories 2 and 7 p.m., ArtTech School

Theater: On The Day You Were Born and Coyote Stories 2 and 7 p.m., ARTech School

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See page 5. Beguine Brothers, The Contented Cow

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Theater: Frankenstein • 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 Bagels and Birds • 8:30-9:30 a.m.

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault Join a naturalist in the interpretive center to observe birds and other animals in River Bend’s backyard habitat and feeding area. Enjoy coffee and bagels in a relaxed atmosphere. Free and for all ages. Luther Cole • 5 p.m., The Contented Cow Luther Cole Acoustic folk rock. Spaghetti Supper • 5-7:30 p.m., Eagles A benefit for Way Park. Tickets at the door. Mid-Autumn Festival • 7 p.m.

Buntrock Commons plaza, St. Olaf The Festival is a traditional Vietnamese holiday celebrating the autumn harvest. Typical activities include making and carrying lanterns, eating moon cake and drinking tea under the moonlight. Norwegian Cowboy • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge Old-school country, ’80s rock, alt-country and alt-rock. Songs you don’t want to admit you

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See page 5. Theater: Plautus’ Aulularia (The Pot of Gold) • 8 p.m.

Christiansen Hall, 233 St. Olaf See page 5. Scandium, The Contented Cow Contemporary acoustic folk music with Nordic roots and influences. Glenn Lee, accordian, Les LaCroix, guitar and vocals, Amy Boxrud, vocals and fiddle, Gordon Oschwald, bass, and Ruth Anne Rasmussen, fiddle. Karaoke • 9 p.m., L&M Bar and Grill, Dundas DJ Music • 9 p.m., The Rueb ‘N’ Stein SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 Theater: Frankenstein • 2 p.m.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See page 5.

Laura Baker Services Association cordially invites you to the

Plant Seeds of Joy Gala Saturday, October 17, 2009 Carleton College’s Great Hall Please join us for one of Northfield’s premier non-profit events! The evening includes a reception welcome by the James Gang, entertainment by the Laura Baker Choir, and auctions (with items at all price ranges) featuring both local and regional donations. Complimentary wine, elegant gourmet hors d’oeurves and dinner prepared by Bon Appétit.

Limited seating is available, please call today. Put your local charity dollars to work! Located in Northfield for over 100 years, Laura Baker Services Association’s mission is to respect the life choices and dreams of people with developmental disabilities and help them reach their goals. 211 Oak Street, Northfield, MN 55057 507-645-8866 • www.laurabaker.org

We could not do it without your support.

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Faculty Recital: John Jensen, Piano 3:15 p.m., Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf

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Features works of Charles Ives. Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.

The Contented Cow Join discussions on local issues at this “lightly moderated” open forum. For topics, go to www.contentedcow.com. Guest Recital: Clara O’Brien • 7 p.m.

Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf Mezzo soprano O’Brien is assistant professor for voice at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. She has appeared on stages across Europe. Northern Roots Session • 7 p.m.

The Contented Cow Acoustic music with roots in the north, particularly Nordic countries. Quiz Night • 8 p.m., The Contented Cow Stop in anytime to sign up. Foursomes compete for prizes and the chance to drink from the “Winner’s Mug” the week following their triumph! MONDAY, OCTOBER 5 Poker • 7 p.m., Froggy Bottoms Play Texas Hold ’em for points and prizes. Free! Man Cave Monday • 7 p.m.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Men, movies and madcap fun! (And beer... don’t forget the beer.) Take in films that are politically incorrect and horrifying to the feminine senses. Additional refreshments available. Tickets $5.

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Lecture: Two Hearts, Three Eyes and Four Ears: Sámi Theater and Heritage 7 p.m., Viking Theater, St. Olaf

Harriet Nordlund, actor, director and playwright, talks about her people, the Sámis, native to Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia. She describes development of the Sámi theater and their search to find a model of creating a story or performance in Sámi language built on elements of their storytelling and way of remembering. Nordlund is the former artistic director of Beaivvás Sámi Teáhter, The Norwegian National Sámi Theatre Company, and is currently the head of the Cultural Department within the council of Jokkmokk, Sweden. Artist’s Talk • 7:30 p.m., 104 Boliou Hall Auditorium, Carleton “Family, Race and Culture: Artistic Influences,” Beth Lo, professor of Art, University of Montana. Lo is currently exhibiting in the Flaten Art Museum, see page 4.

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STEMScience, Education Technology,

Engineering & Math

BioScience Opening a Window to the Medical Field

Upcoming SSM Events: Christmas Walk Saturday, Dec.12, 2009 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Figure Skating Exhibition, 4:30 p.m. Shattuck-St. Mary’s School 1000 Shumway Ave, Faribault

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Christmas in the Chapel Sunday, Dec.13, 2009 4:00 & 7:00 p.m. Shattuck-St. Mary’s School 1000 Shumway Ave, Faribault

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Monday, Oct. 5 continued

Nordic Jam • 8 p.m., The Contented Cow

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 Lecture: Civil Rights: Then and Now • 12-1:15 p.m.

Acoustic Jam Session • 8 p.m., The Contented Cow

Concert Hall, Carleton Dr. Julian Bond has served from 1998 until recently as chairman of the board of the NAACP, the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the United States. In 2002, he received the National Freedom Award. He was also a co-founder and first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Acoustic musicians of all levels gather to jam.

Northfield Gallery Crawl • 6-9 p.m.

This weekly open acoustic jam session plays from the Nordic countries and their immigrant communities in North America. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6

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St. Olaf, Carleton, Northfield Arts Guild and more. Lecture: Tiled Artwork Based on the Goldbach Conjecture • 7 p.m., Flaten Art Museum,

Wake Robin • 1-2 p.m., Bittersweet

Local duo on strings playing Celtic and Civil War period tunes.

Dittmann Center 305, St. Olaf See page 4.

Lecture: La Crónica Modernista en Centroamérica • 5-6:30 p.m., Wake-Robin

Library Athenaeum, Carleton Professor Ricardo Ruque Baldovinos will give this talk.

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Sharol Nau, “Tiled Artwork” lecturer

Lecture: Thomas Jefferson, Libraries and Enlightenment 7-8 p.m., Boliou Hall 104, Carleton

Frank Shuffelton researches and publishes on early American and 19th-century. He is currently focusing on literature of the Revolutionary era and the early republic, especially projects on Thomas Jefferson. He is the editor of “The Letters of John and Abigail Adams” and “The Cambridge Companion to Thomas Jefferson” and is a Senior Fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Health Care Reform for the Layman • 7-9 p.m.

Library Athenaeum, Carleton Dr. Michael Richards, Kristin Dybdal and Neil Chaffee will discuss health care reform. Mark Mraz • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge Forget 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. Rhythmic Circus • 7:30 p.m.

Newhall Auditorium, Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Faribault The Minneapolis Star Tribune called this group, “Flat out amazing”! This live music and dance performance company has assembled one of the most talented and innovative troupes of musicians and dancers in the nation.

Rythmic Circus photo by Olivia Wagner

Theater: Frankenstein • 7:30 p.m.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See page 5.

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Theater: Eurydice • 7:30 p.m., Haugen Theater, St. Olaf

See page 5. Lecture: Echoes of War – Vietnam War Nurses and Their Stories • 7:30 p.m., Viking Theater, St. Olaf

Kay E. Schwebke, medical director of the Long Term Care Center at Northfield Hospital, will speak about the courage and fortitude of nurses who served in Vietnam and whose service and stories are memorialized by the Vietnam Women’s Memorial in Washington, D.C. Diane Carlson-Evans, former Northfielder and founder and chair of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Project, will join Schwebke at a reception following. Karaoke, Froggy Bottoms

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 Lecture: Son Dos Alas: The Diffusion of Hip-Hop in Cuba and Puerto Rico • 8:30-9:30 a.m., Leighton Hall 330, Carleton

Part of “Anthropologists on Globalization” series. Presented by Meliza Riviere, adjunct assistant professor of anthropology at Hamline University. Convocation: Arlene Davila • 10:50-11:50 a.m.

Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton Arlene Davila is a cultural anthropologist whose work focuses on Puerto Ricans in the eastern United States, and contemporary representations of Latinidad examining “mainstreaming” and “republicanization” of U.S. Latinos. She is especially interested in politics of culture and representation as they play out in institutional settings as varied as museums and contemporary culture industries. Davila is professor of anthropology and social and cultural analysis at New York University. The title of her presentation is “Latino Spin: Public Image and the Whitewashing of Race.”

New Moon Trio • 5 p.m.

Theater: Frankenstein • 7:30 p.m.

Literary Arts Event • 12 p.m.

The Contented Cow Here’s a taste of 100 years of popular tunes, random requests and spontaneous harmonies featuring Ross Currier on bass, Lance Heisler on drums and Justin London on guitar.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See page 5.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Second Saturday of each month. Read poems, prose and write new works around various themes to be announced. Free.

Monroe Crossing • 6-11 p.m.

Monroe Crossing

The Grand Event Center The Midwest’s premier bluegrass and gospel quintet “is an amazingly talented and tasteful group…the best independent bluegrass band out there.” – Marvin O’Dell, The Grass is Bluer. They will be opened by Sawtooth Bluegrass Band. Candlelight Evening • 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Thorn Crest Farms Band, bonfire, hayrides and night light maze. $4. Jeff Ray • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge Mighty fine guitar and harp. Ray walks a thin line between blues and folk, one minute strutting a slide-guitar ballad on the resonator guitar, the next minute blasting off into a one-man-band train ride. “Ray has a quality that could only come by blending the birthplaces of Bob Dylan and the blues.” (Des Moines Register). Theater: Eurydice • 7:30 p.m.

Haugen Theater, St. Olaf See page 5.

Faculty Recital • 8-9 p.m.

Concert Hall, Carleton Nicola Melville presents a program of solo piano masterworks spanning two centuries. Beethoven’s much-beloved sonata “Waldstein” is programmed with some of Debussy’s ever-popular Préludes and a selection of Schumann’s beautiful miniature masterpieces, Davidsbundlertanze. Completing the program is David Liptak’s 2009 work, “Star Light,” which was the commissioned work for the XIV Chautauqua Piano Competition. DJ Music • 9 p.m., Rueb ‘N’ Stein

InishMohr • 3 p.m.

Northfield Public Library Irish/Scottish group. 5th Anniversary Celebration and Wine Release • 6-9 p.m., Cannon River

Winery, Cannon Falls Live music, catering by Mancini’s, “Mancini’s Levee Red” release. $28. Jon Manners 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge

Voted Northfield’s best male musician of 2009! Playing guitar (he makes his own!) since 1957, Manners plays pretty obscure covers.

Peter Ricke Trio • 9 p.m.

The Contented Cow Twin Cities-based blues, rock and pop. DJ Music, Froggy Bottoms SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10

Theater: Eurydice • 7:30 p.m.

Sue Perry Memorial Walk for the Animals • 8 a.m.-12 p.m., Spring Creek Park

Haugen Theater, St. Olaf See page 5.

Held by the Rice County Humane Society and Cannon Valley Veterinary Clinic, this event includes a prayer/sharing/blessing of the animals. Pledge forms/brochures are available at Cannon Valley Vet, Rice County Humane and other area businesses. Prizes will be awarded to top fundraisers.

Theater: Frankenstein • 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Stroll • 10-11 a.m.

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault Each session explores a different area and has a different theme. Dress for the weather and wear comfortable footwear for hiking. Strolls are not suitable for strollers. Free and open to all ages.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See page 5. Karaoke • 9 p.m., L&M Bar, Dundas DJ Music, Froggy Bottoms Cemetery Stories • tours start at 5:15 p.m., Northfield Cemetery

Actors portray Northfielders from their gravesites under a full moon. Prepaid tours at 5:15, 5:30, 6:15, 6:30, 7 and 7:15 p.m. Reservations not required for final tour. $2/person, $5 for families up to four. For reservations, call the Historical Society, 507/645-9268.

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Fall Festival, Bridge Square Pumpkins, caramel apples, facepainting, hayrides and a special animal adoption event 1-3 p.m. Draper Daniels, The Contented Cow SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m., The Contented Cow

Join discussions on local issues at this “lightly moderated” open forum. For topics, go to www.contentedcow.com. Northern Roots Session • 7 p.m.

The Contented Cow Acoustic music with roots in the north, particularly the Nordic countries. Theater: Eurydice • 7:30 p.m.

Haugen Theater, St. Olaf See page 5. Quiz Night • 8 p.m., The Contented Cow Stop in anytime to sign up. Foursomes compete for prizes and the chance to drink from the “Winner’s Mug” the week following their triumph!

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 Belgum Lecture Series: Darwin • 3:30 and 7 p.m.

Viking Theater, St. Olaf Elliott Sober, Hans Reichenback professor and William F. Vilas research professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will deliver these two lectures. The first is titled “Darwin and Intelligent Design” and explores Darwin’s theory of evolution and the belief in God. The second is titled “Did Darwin Write the Origin of Species Backwards?” and explores natural selection and common ancestry. Poker • 7 p.m., Froggy Bottoms Play Texas Hold ’em for points and prizes. Free! Nordic Jam • 8 p.m., The Contented Cow This weekly open acoustic jam session plays from the Nordic countries and their immigrant communities in North America. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 Lecture: What it Means to Me to Be a Latin Americanist 7 p.m., Buntrock Commons, Valhalla Room, St. Olaf

Roderic Camp, professor of government at Claremont McKenna College, will give the lecture. Hymn Fest • 7:30 p.m., Boe Chapel, St. Olaf “Through the Church the Song Goes On.” The St. Olaf Cantorei conducted by John Ferguson. Acoustic Jam Session • 8 p.m. Ferguson

The Contented Cow Acoustic musicians of all levels gather to jam.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 Lecture: Leadership in Mexico, Has Democracy Made a Difference? • 3:15 p.m.

Buntrock Commons, Valhalla Room, St. Olaf Roderic Camp, professor of government at Claremont McKenna College, will give the lecture.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15

An Informal Dance Concert • 3:30 p.m.

Mark Mraz • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge

Dittmann Center, Studio I, St. Olaf

Forget 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. Karaoke, Froggy Bottoms Study Hall, The Contented Cow This includes Peter Lynn and Terry VanDeWalker and these guys really rock the house – digging deep into obscure covers and original tunes.

Book Signing: Holly Hughes • 4 p.m., Viking Theater, St. Olaf and 7 p.m., Northfield Retirement Community Chapel Editor of “Beyond Forgetting: Poetry and Prose about Alzheimer’s Disease.” Contributors Rob Hardy will be at both events and Ethna McKiernan will be at the 7 p.m. signing. Lucas Paine • 5 p.m., The Contented Cow Artist Reception • 5-7 p.m.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Animals. See page 4 for description.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 Lecture: Fitting a Big Box in a Crowded Country: Wal-Mart in China • 8:30-9:30 a.m., Leighton Hall 330, Carleton

Part of “Anthropologists on Globalization” series. Presented by David Davies, associate professor of anthropology, Hamline University. Convocation: Mark Bauerlein • 10:50-11:50 a.m.

Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton Mark Bauerlein is a professor of English at Emory University and has worked as a director of research and analysis at the National Endowment for the Arts, where he oversaw studies about culture and American life. He publishes in popular periodicals such as The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post and the Chronicle of Higher Education. In his latest book, “The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future,” Bauerlein contends that technology that was supposed to make young adults more astute, diversify their tastes and improve their minds has had the opposite effect.

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Lecture: The Perfect Family: Myth and Reality • 7 p.m.

Dittmann Center 305, St. Olaf Sharon Powell, family studies educator, returns to St. Olaf to present the 2nd annual Discovering Families Lecture. Carey Langer • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge A solo artist covering six decades and seven styles of music. From The Everly Brothers and Frank Sinatra, to Rick Springfield, Dave Matthews and Jimmy Eat World, plus original music. Theater: Ah, Wilderness! • 7:30 p.m.

Northfield Arts Guild Theater See page 5. Theater: A Night of David Ives One-Acts • 8 p.m.

Arena Theater, Carleton See page 5.

Sat., Oct. 3 & Sun., Oct. 4 – Help volunteer for our Grape Harvest. Oct. 3 shifts: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. Oct. 4 shift: 12-4 p.m. A catered meal by Classic Creations will be provided after each shift. Sat., Oct. 10 – 5-year anniversary! Help us celebrate our 5-year anniversary! Live music from 6-9 p.m., 2005 reserve wine silent auction, Mancini’s Char House catered picnic meal and glass of wine for $28/person (rsvp required), prize drawing including 2-night stay at Hungry Point Inn Bed and Breakfast and other great prizes! Mancini’s Levee Red will be released. Sat., Nov. 21 & Sun., Nov. 22 – Cheese and Chocolate Weekend. 12-5 p.m. Join us for cheese and chocolate wine pairings with 6 Minnesota cheese and chocolate vendors. Nouveau will be released. Sat., Dec. 12 – Girls Day Away. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The winery comes alive with a great selection of juried artists. Local businesses will be at the winery selling clothing, jewelry, soaps, food, purses, pottery, specialty organic soap products and much more!

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Marty Anderson & the Goods • 8 p.m., The Contented Cow

The “Goods” music is a blend of Americana and country alternative sound with lots of Bob Dylan. They do some glam-era adaptations that really rock, as well as new music like Wilco and Ryan Adams. DJ Music • 9 p.m., Rueb ‘N’ Stein SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 Recital • 7 p.m., United Church of Christ

Andrea Een, violin, and Theo Wee, organ and piano, will play an all-Bach program as a benefit for Way Park. Tickets at the door. Reception follows. Norwegian Cowboy • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge Old-school country, ’80s rock, alt-country and alt-rock. Songs you don’t want to admit you like. Not really a cowboy, but voted Northfield’s best male musician of 2008. Theater: Ah, Wilderness! • 7:30 p.m.

Theater: A Night of David Ives One Acts 8 p.m., Arena Theater, Carleton

See page 5. Ah, Wilderness Photo by Tania Legvold

St. Olaf General public tickets are $20 and will be available online at www.stolaftickets.com Oct. 5, limit one ticket/person. Day-of-show tickets (if available) will be sold at the door for $20. For information, contact the Office of Student Activities at 507/786-3999 or email booking@stolaf.edu. DJ Music, Froggy Bottoms The Eggmen, The Contented Cow This Beatlesque trio. Goo goo g’joob g’goo goo g’joob. Goo goo g’joob g’goo goo g’joob g’goo. Laura Baker Plant Seeds of Joy Gala, Great Hall, Carleton See ad on page 12.

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Theater: Ah, Wilderness! • 2 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild Theater

See page 5. Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m., The Contented Cow

Join discussions on local issues at this “lightly moderated” open forum. For topics, go to www.contentedcow.com. Northern Roots Session • 7 p.m., The Contented Cow Acoustic music with roots particularly the Nordic countries. Vespers • 7:30 p.m., Boe Chapel, St. Olaf The St. Olaf Chapel Choir, conducted by Christopher Aspaas, and the Northfield Youth Choirs. Quiz Night • 8 p.m., The Contented Cow Stop in anytime to sign up. Foursomes compete for prizes and the chance to drink from the “Winner’s Mug” the week following their triumph! Aspaas

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19 Poker • 7 p.m., Froggy Bottoms Play Texas Hold ’em for points and prizes. Free! Nordic Jam • 7:30 p.m., The Contented Cow This weekly open acoustic jam session plays from the Nordic countries and their immigrant communities in North America.

Northfield Arts Guild Theater See page 5.

2009 Fall Concert: The Hold Steady 8 p.m., Buntrock Commons, Mane Stage,

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 Acoustic Jam Session • 8 p.m., The Contented Cow

Acoustic musicians of all levels gather to jam. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 Minnesota Book Award Event: Paulette Myer-Rich • 7 p.m.

Northfield Public Library Meet artist Paulette Myer-Rich and see her work displayed in the library Oct. 19-Nov. 14. Paulette won the Minnesota Book Awards Artist of the Year for 2008. Free. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 Ian Alexy • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Ian Alexy offers deft finger-picking, jazzy melodies and heart-warming tales.

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104 Boliou, Carleton See page 4. Karaoke, Froggy Bottoms FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 Lecture: Apakabar on the Internet: Transnational Communication in Late New Order Indonesia • 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Leighton Hall 330, Carleton Part of “Anthropologists on Globalization” series. Presented by Liz Coville, visiting assistant professor of anthropology. Convocation: John Harris 10:50-11:50 a.m.

• Care Center – Rehabilitative and Long-Term Care • The Cottages – Specialized Memory Care • Vital Link – Adult Day Care • Millstream Commons – Assisted Living • The Apartments – Independent Living with Supportive Services

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Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton John Harris stumbled into journalism during his freshman year at Carleton when a friend asked him to write for The Carletonian. Suddenly, he was certain of what he wanted to do in life. For more than two decades, Harris worked as White House reporter for the Washington Post. To break the traditional journalism mold, he co-founded in 2006 The Politico (print newspaper) and Politico.com, where he now serves as editor-in-chief. Occasional Jazz 5 p.m.

The Contented Cow Mainstream classic jazz of Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck and others in the same style. Joe Meyer • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge Theater: Ah, Wilderness! • 7:30 p.m.

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Northfield Arts Guild Theater See page 5. Bernard Allison 8-11 p.m.

The Grand Chicago blues legend. Tickets $8 at the door, 18+ students $5. DJ Music • 9 p.m.

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Allison Rueb ‘N’ Stein Area 51, The Contented Cow Take eight from the fields of education, architecture, communication and medicine; mix in guitars, drums, saxophones, harmonicas, voices and cowbells and you’ve god “music from the heavens.”

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Theater: Ah, Wilderness! • 7:30 p.m.

South Central Minnesota Studio Art Tour • 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Northfield Arts Guild Theater See page 5.

This is the first of a two-day event. From Northfield, through Faribault and beyond, enjoy a wide variety of artists as they show their wares and demonstrate skilled techniques in private studios. Conclude the day at Paradise Center for the Arts in Faribault to celebrate their second anniversary with Monroe Crossing. Paradise 2nd Anniversary Gala • 5:30 p.m., The Cheese Cave and Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Eat, drink, dance, tap your toes and sing along. Special appetizers start at the Cheese Cave at 5:30 p.m. Move over to Paradise at 6 p.m. for music by the Copperheads and Monroe Crossing. $20 includes both bands and entry into a drawing with door prizes. Buy your tickets by Oct. 15 and receive a special handmade gift with your purchase. Minnesota Book Award Event: Nancy Carlson 7 p.m., Northfield Public Library

Meet author and illustrator Nancy Carlson. She wrote and illustrated “Henry’s Amazing Imagination,” which was a finalist for the 2008 Minnesota Book Awards for Children’s Literature. Joe Carey • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge YMCA Fall Classic 5K Classic and Kids Fun Run • 7:30-9 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. run. Mill Towns State Trail

A great event for families and individuals. Run or walk a 5K route through Northfield to include the beautiful Cannon River and the Mill Towns State Trail. Strollers welcome and T-shirt included. Kids Fun Run is free and begins at 10:15 a.m. 5K registration before Oct. 20: $15; after Oct. 20: $18.

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Magnum Chorum • 7:30 p.m., Chapel of

the Good Shepherd, Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Faribault Magnum Chorum performs a cappella choral music in cathedrals and sanctuaries throughout the Midwest. Rooted in superior artistry and faith, this chamber choir is recognized Ah, Wilderness throughout the region for its distinctive photo: Tania Legvold sound, inspired programming and colorful collaborations. The choir’s music director, Dr. Christopher Aspaas, is assistant professor of choral/vocal music at St. Olaf, where he conducts the Viking Chorus and Chapel Choir. Karaoke • 9 p.m., L&M Bar and Grill, Dundas DJ Music • 9 p.m., The Rueb ‘N’ Stein DJ Music, Froggy Bottoms Dime-Store Watch, The Contented Cow Jerry Johnson, Inga Johnson and Joel Cooper. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 South Central Minnesota Studio Art Tour • 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

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Poker • 7 p.m.

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Wake Robin • 1-2 p.m.

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Man Cave Monday • 7 p.m.

Faculty Recital: John Jensen, Piano • 3:15 p.m.,

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Lecture: Sámi Theater and Heritage • 7 p.m.

Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.

Viking Theater, St. Olaf

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Artist’s Talk • 7:30 p.m.

Guest Recital: Clara O’Brien 7 p.m.

Boliou Hall Auditorium, Carleton

Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf Northern Roots Session 7 p.m., The Contented Cow Quiz Night • 8 p.m.

Bittersweet Lecture: La Crónica Modernista en Centroamérica 5-6:30 p.m., Library

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Nordic Jam • 8 p.m.

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The 3rd Annual

Northfield Harvest Stomp! a community contra dance with music by Contratopia

Friday, October 23, 7-10:30 pm Northfield Armory 519 Division Street, downtown Northfield $9 adults and $6 students (family cap $25) Dance instruction at 7 p.m. No prior contra dance experience or dance partner required. Comfortable shoes recommended; swing-ready attire encouraged! All are welcome. Dance participation recommended for those 10 years and up.

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Lecture: Living and Studying in Costa Rica • 11:45 a.m., St. Olaf Founder Exhibit Opening Reception 7-9 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild Todd Thompson Trio • 7 p.m.

Tavern Lounge

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Lecture: Local Art, Global Culture and State in Southwest China • 8:309:30 a.m., Leighton Hall 330, Carleton Theater: On the Day You Were Born and Coyote Stories • 2 and 7 p.m.

Bagels and Birds • 8:30-9:30 a.m.

ArtTech School Convocation: Drew Miller and Boiled in Lead • 10:50-11:50 a.m. and 7-8:30 p.m., Skinner Chapel, Carleton Joe Meyer • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge Theater: Frankenstein • 7:30 p.m.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Goodsell Observatory Open House 8-10 p.m., Carleton Theater: Plautus’ Aulularia (The Pot of Gold) • 8 p.m.

Study Hall, The Contented Cow

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Christiansen Hall 233, St. Olaf DJ Music, Froggy Bottoms

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault Luther Cole • 5 p.m., Contented Cow Spaghetti Supper • 5-7:30 p.m.

Eagles Club Mid-Autumn Festival • 7 p.m.

Buntrock Commons plaza, St. Olaf Norwegian Cowboy • 7 p.m.

Tavern Lounge Theater: Frankenstein • 7:30 p.m.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Theater: Plautus’ Aulularia (The Pot of Gold) • 8 p.m.

Christiansen Hall 233, St. Olaf Scandium, The Contented Cow Karaoke • 9 p.m., L&M, Dundas DJ Music • 9 p.m., The Rueb ‘N’ Stein

Theater: On The Day You Were Born and Coyote Stories • 2 and 7 p.m.

ARTech School Beguine Brothers, The Contented Cow

Lecture: Civil Rights: Then and Now 12-1:15 p.m., Concert Hall, Carleton Northfield Gallery Crawl • 6-9 p.m. Lecture: Tiled Artwork Based on the Goldbach Conjecture • 7 p.m.

Lecture: Son Dos Alas: The Diffusion of Hip-Hop in Cuba and Puerto Rico 8:30-9:30 a.m., Leighton Hall, Carleton Convocation: Arlene Davila • 10:5011:50 a.m., Skinner Chapel, Carleton New Moon Trio • 5 p.m.

Sue Perry Memorial Walk for the Animals • 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

Lecture: Thomas Jefferson, Libraries and Enlightenment • 7-8 p.m.

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Boliou Hall 104, Carleton

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Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault InishMohr • 3 p.m., Northfield Library Jon Manners • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge

Candlelight Evening • 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Theater: Eurydice • 7:30 p.m.

Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf

Health Care Reform for the Layman 7-9 p.m., Library Athenaeum, Carleton Mark Mraz • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge Rhythmic Circus • 7:30 p.m.

Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Faribault Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Haugen Theater, St. Olaf Lecture: Echoes of War – Vietnam War Nurses • 7:30 p.m.

Viking Theater, St. Olaf Karaoke, Froggy Bottoms

Thorn Crest Farms Jeff Ray • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge Theater: Eurydice • 7:30 p.m.

Haugen Theater, St. Olaf

Theater: Frankenstein • 7:30 p.m. Theater: Eurydice • 7:30 p.m.

Monroe Crossing • 6-11 p.m.

Theater: Frankenstein • 7:30 p.m.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Faculty Recital • 8-9 p.m.

Concert Hall, Carleton DJ Music • 9 p.m., Rueb ‘N’ Stein Peter Ricke Trio • 9 p.m.

Spring Creek Park Saturday Stroll • 10-11 a.m.

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault Literary Arts Event • 12 p.m.

Haugen Theater, St. Olaf Theater: Frankenstein • 7:30 p.m.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Karaoke • 9 p.m., L&M BGrill, Dundas DJ Music, Froggy Bottoms Cemetery Stories • tours starting at 5:15, Northfield Cemetery Fall Festival, Bridge Square Draper Daniels, The Contented Cow

The Contented Cow DJ Music, Froggy Bottoms

The Arts Guild’s Beaux Arts Ball – a not-to-be-missed event! If you’re looking for an elegant night out on the town – buy your tickets now for the Northfield Arts Guild’s Beaux Arts Ball Dec. 19 in Carleton’s Great Hall. The evening, to celebrate the Guild’s 50th Anniversary, will be delectibly catered by Bon Appetit, includes dancing to a

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Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.

Belgum Lecture Series: Darwin • 3:30 and 7 p.m.

Lecture: What it Means to Me to Be a Latin Americanist • 7 p.m.

Lecture: Leadership in Mexico, Has Democracy Made a Difference? • 3:15 p.m.

Buntrock Commons, St. Olaf

The Contented Cow Northern Roots Session 7 p.m., Contented Cow Theater: Eurydice • 7:30 p.m.

Viking Theater, St. Olaf

Haugen Theater, St. Olaf

Nordic Jam • 8 p.m.

Quiz Night • 8 p.m.

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Acoustic Jam Session 8 p.m., The Contented Cow

Theater: Ah, Wilderness! 2 p.m., NAG Theater Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.,

Poker • 7 p.m.

Acoustic Jam Session 8 p.m., The Contented Cow

Minnesota Book Award Event: Paulette Myer-Rich 7 p.m., Northfield Library

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Poker • 7 p.m.

Froggy Bottoms

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Froggy Bottoms

Hymn Fest • 7:30 p.m.

Boe Chapel, St. Olaf

Nordic Jam • 7:30 p.m.

Northern Roots Session 7 p.m., The Contented Cow Vespers • 7:30 p.m.

Boe Chapel, St. Olaf Quiz Night • 8 p.m.

The Contented Cow

South Central Minnesota Art Tour • 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Patchouli • 1-4 p.m.,

Poker • 7 p.m.

Acoustic Jam Session 8 p.m., The Contented Cow

28th Annual River Bend Ramble • 5:30 p.m.

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Theater: Ah, Wilderness! 2 p.m., NAG Theater Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.,

Froggy Bottoms Northfield Harvest Stomp 7-10:30 p.m., Armory Nordic Jam • 8 p.m.

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River Bend, Faribault Minnesota Book Award Event: Keo Kalia Yang 7 p.m., Northfield Library

The Contented Cow Northern Roots Session 7 p.m., The Contented Cow Quiz Night • 8 p.m.

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SATURDAY

Mark Mraz • 7 p.m.

Booksigning: Holly Hughes • 4 and 7 p.m., St. Olaf and Northfield

Recital • 7 p.m., United Church of Christ Norwegian Cowboy • 7 p.m.

Tavern Lounge

Retirement Chapel

Karaoke, Froggy Bottoms Study Hall, The Contented Cow

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Lucas Paine • 5 p.m., Contented Cow Artist Reception • 5-7 p.m.

Theater: Ah, Wilderness! • 7:30 p.m.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault

Theater: A Night of David Ives One Acts • 8 p.m., Arena Theater, Carleton 2009 Fall Concert: The Hold Steady 8 p.m., Buntrock Commons, St. Olaf DJ Music, Froggy Bottoms The Eggmen, The Contented Cow Laura Baker Plant Seeds of Joy Gala

Lecture: The Perfect Family: Myth and Reality • 7 p.m.

Dittmann Center, St. Olaf Carey Langer • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge Theater: Ah, Wilderness! • 7:30 p.m.

Northfield Arts Guild Theater Theater: A Night of David Ives OneActs • 8 p.m., Arena Theater, Carleton Marty Anderson & the Goods • 8 p.m.

Northfield Arts Guild Theater

Great Hall, Carleton

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Ian Alexy • 7 p.m.

Lecture: Apakabar on the Internet: Transnational Communication in Late New Order Indonesia 8:30-9:30 a.m., Leighton Hall, Carleton Convocation: John Harris • 10:5011:50 a.m., Skinner Chapel, Carleton Occasional Jazz • 5 p.m.

South Central Minnesota Studio Art Tour • 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Paradise 2nd Anniversary Gala 5:30 p.m., The Cheese Cave and Para-

Tavern Lounge Gallery Talk: War and Art 7:30-9 p.m.

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Contented Cow Joe Meyer • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge Theater: Ah, Wilderness! • 7:30 p.m.

Northfield Arts Guild Theater Bernard Allison • 8-11 p.m., The Grand DJ Music • 9 p.m., Rueb ‘N’ Stein Area 51, The Contented Cow

dise Center for the Arts, Faribault Minnesota Book Award Event: Nancy Carlson • 7 p.m., Northfield Library Joe Carey • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge Theater: Ah, Wilderness! • 7:30 p.m.

Northfield Arts Guild Theater Magnum Chorum • 7:30 p.m.

Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Faribault Dime-Store Watch, Contented Cow

Artists’ Reception: One Mile Square – Documenting Transformation in our Homeland • 6-9 p.m.

Haunted Library • 6:30-8 p.m.

Path of Peril • 2-4 and 5:30-9 p.m.

Northfield Public Library

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault

Lecture: Unoccupied Zone – The Impossible Life of Simone Weil • 7 p.m., Regents Hall 150, St. Olaf Danse Macabre • 7 p.m., NAG Theater Whim, Po & Emili • 7 p.m.

Lonesome Dan Case • 7 p.m.

Northfield Senior Center Lecture: Charles Baxter 7 p.m., Viking Theater, St. Olaf Sweet Jazz • 7 p.m.

Tavern Lounge High School Orchestra and Choir Concert • 7:30 p.m.

Middle School Study Hall, Contented Cow

Tavern Lounge

Opera: The Marriage of Figaro 7:30 p.m. • Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf Theater: Measure for Measure 8 p.m., Arena Theater, Carleton Carleton Symphony Band Concert 8-9 p.m., Concert Hall, Carleton Phantoms, Pumpkins and Pipes with Pherg • 11 p.m., Boe Chapel, St. Olaf Spruce Top Review, Contented Cow

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Tavern Lounge Opera: The Marriage of Figaro 7:30 p.m., Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf Theater: Measure for Measure 8 p.m., Arena Theater, Carleton Halloween Skate • 7:15-9:15 p.m.

Northfield Ice Arena Randy Burger, The Contented Cow Note: Due to space constraints – we couldn’t fit everyhing on this page – be sure to check out the full Happenings listings elsewhere in the

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Welcome to this, our 2nd Annual Visual Arts edition. Over the next several pages you’ll find just a taste of artistic expression – Northfield-style. Throughout the Guide you’ll find listings of arts openings, tours and the like – get out – enjoy – and support the arts. And now, on with the show…

I have always dreamed of being the new picasso… I spent my childhood building tree forts and drawing. I went to many colleges, got many degrees, but all I wanted to do was paint. I Joined the army, back packed China and Lived in the UK. As an older adult now I’m pursuing my fine art degree at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. I moved to Northfield four years ago to settle down and raise a family. I’m learning to speak Chinese. More by email: fostertotem@q.com 30 NEG@northfieldguide.com

St. Olaf grad with majors in biology and studio art. Self-taught in jewelry techniques and design. Since 2005, has been designing one-of-a-kind jewelry full time with semi-precious gemstones, vintage glass, resin and fine metals. Lawrenz Jewelry is available in 22 boutiques throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota, including Fashion Fair in Northfield. More at the South Central Minnesota Studio Art Tour in Jennifer Wolcottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Northfield studio, 3725 321st St. W. (see ad on page 3) and at lawrenzjewelry.com.

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For the past several years I have focused my work around the national forests, parks and scenes of the Minnesota and Wisconsin Great Lakes area and the Canadian border parks. These areas have provided me with an endless supply of artistic inspiration and profound spiritual meaning for personal expression and development.

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Media of choice: acrylic paint and silicon caulk. How I came to be an artist: needed the credit for financial aid. Connection to Northfield: Friends. Moved to near Webster last year. Favorite galleries: Northfield’s Grezzo and Minneapolis Institute of Art’s Children’s Gallery. More on display at Hogan Brothers and Monarch, in Northfield.

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Painting whimsical views of the natural world, focusing on strong color and texture. Hand-made jewelry. St. Olaf grad with studio art and education degrees, masters from Hamline. Northfield High School visual arts teacher for the past ten years. Lives in Northfield with husband, Jonathan, and two-year-old son, Emmett. More at the 2009 South Central Art Tour & Sale Oct. 24-25, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at Jill Enestvedt’s Studio, 2131 Erie Drive, Northfield. (see ad on page 3).

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Media: pencil, micron ink pens, rapidograph pens, prismacolor pencils, oil, acrylics. Northfield born and raised. Age 5: first art class at Northfield Arts Guild. Accepted into St. Olaf Arts Honors Program. Pursued art education at Waldorf College. Greatest influence: Dali and M.C. Esher Favorite galleries: The Walker, Minneapolis and the MET, New York City.

Also a musician. “Music and art co-exist as a family. When I write lyrics, I see them in color and forms. When I create a piece of art, I visualize the strokes and lines becoming vibrations and notes.” More by email at dr.jellyfish@yahoo.com

Has enjoyed 21 years as a rug “hooker.” meeting weekly, asking advice, sharing wool, sharing lives. To join Prudence’s group, call 507/645-7762. They meet Tuesdays, 1-4 p.m., at members’ homes, can teach the basics and can provide hook, frame and wool at cost for the first project. OCTOBER 2009

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Photographer First images were a study of his grandfather’s violin. Photojournalist – using his art to tell a story. A nine-time winner of Minnesota Newspaper Association honors, he understands the permanence of a photograph, the value of recording history.

Photographer for the Northfield News for four years. Co-owner/operator of Anthologie, a business gallery at 18 Bridge Square, downtown Northfield, a venue of photojournalism and fine art photography. More at www.daniversonphotography.com

Who’s Playing at a Glance Acoustic Jam Session ........ Tuesdays – Cow Ian Alexy .......................... Oct. 22 – Tavern Bernard Allison ................Oct. 23 – Grand Marty Anderson and the Goods .......................Oct. 16 – Cow Area 51 .................................. Oct. 23 – Cow Beguine Brothers...................Oct. 2 – Cow Boiled in Lead .................Oct. 2 – Carleton Randy Burger.......................Oct. 31 – Cow Joe Carey .......................... Oct. 24 – Tavern Carleton Symphony Band ........Oct. 30 – Carleton Luther Cole ............................Oct. 3 – Cow Contratopia ................... Oct. 26 – Armory Copperheads..................Oct. 24 – Paradise Dime-Store Watch...............Oct. 24 – Cow Draper Daniels ....................Oct. 10 – Cow

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The Eggmen.......................... Oct. 17 – Cow High School Orchestra and Choir ......... Oct. 29 – Middle School The Hold Steady ............. Oct. 17 – St. Olaf Carey Langer .....................Oct. 16 – Tavern Lonesome Dan Case ....... Oct. 31 – Tavern Magnum Chorum ........Oct. 24 – Shattuck Jon Manners ......................Oct. 10 – Tavern Joe Meyer ..................... Oct. 2, 23 – Tavern Mark Mraz .....................Oct. 8, 15 – Tavern Monroe Crossing...............Oct. 9 – Grand; Oct. 24, Paradise New Moon Trio...................... Oct. 9 – Cow Nordic Jam.........................Mondays – Cow Northern Roots Session .... Sundays – Cow Northfield Youth Choirs Oct. 18 – St. Olaf Norwegian Cowboy.........Oct. 3, 17 – Tavern

Occasional Jazz .................... Oct. 23 – Cow Lucas Paine ..........................Oct. 16 – Cow Patchouli .Oct. 25 – Cannon River Winery Peter Ricke Trio .....................Oct. 9 – Cow Jeff Ray ............................... Oct. 9 – Tavern St. Olaf Cantorei............. Oct. 13 – St. Olaf St. Olaf Chapel Choir..... Oct. 18 – St. Olaf Sawtooth Bluegrass Band ..Oct. 9 – Grand Scandium ...............................Oct. 3 – Cow Study Hall .................. Oct. 1, 15, 29 – Cow Spruce Top Review ..............Oct. 30 – Cow Sweet Jazz ......................... Oct. 29 – Tavern Todd Thompson Trio ....... Oct. 1 – Tavern Wake-Robin ................. Oct. 7 – Bittersweet Whim, Po & Emili ........... Oct. 30 – Tavern

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Sunday, Oct. 25 continued

Patchouli • 1-4 p.m., Cannon River Winery,

Cannon Falls Performing blazing nuevomento-style pieces on steel string guitars and inspiring power folk mantras, Patchouli’s energy and chemistry leave the audience uplifted and transformed. Bruce Kecksel and Julie Patchouli both studied at The Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago and have 12 CDs, more than 1,800 performances and more than half a million miles touring under their belts. Theater: Ah, Wilderness! • 2 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild Theater See page 5. Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m., The Contented Cow Join discussions on local issues at this “lightly moderated” open forum. For topics, go to www.contentedcow.com. Northern Roots Session • 7 p.m., The Contented Cow Listen, jam, enjoy. Quiz Night • 8 p.m., The Contented Cow Stop in anytime to sign up. Foursomes compete for prizes and the chance to drink from the “Winner’s Mug.”! MONDAY, OCTOBER 26 Poker • 7 p.m., Froggy Bottoms Play Texas Hold ’em for points and prizes. Free! Northfield Harvest Stomp • 7-10:30 p.m., Northfield Armory A community contra dance with music by Contratopia. $9 adults, $6 students. Nordic Jam • 8 p.m., The Contented Cow This weekly open acoustic jam session plays from the Nordic countries and their immigrant communities in North America.

High School Orchestra and Choir Concert • 7:30 p.m.

Middle School Auditorium Study Hall, The Contented Cow This includes Peter Lynn and Terry VanDeWalker and these guys really rock the house – digging deep into obscure covers and original tunes. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 Lecture: From Local Identities to a Global Movement: Indigenous Rights Today • 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Leighton Hall 330, Carleton Part of “Anthropologists on Globalization” series. Presented by Jay Levi, professor of anthropology and chair of the department of sociology and anthropology. Convocation: Jonathan Morduch • 10:50-11:50 a.m.

Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton Jonathan Morduch is professor of public policy and economics at New York University’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. His research focuses on international development, poverty and financial access. He is managing director of the Financial Access Initiative, a research consortium of leading development economists that aims to expand access to financial services for lowincome individuals in developing countries. He is co-author of “The Economics of Microfinance” and the forthcoming “Portfolios of the Poor: How the World’s Poor Live on $2 a Day.” Morduch has taught at Harvard, Stanford, Princeton and the University of Tokyo. Haunted Library • 6:30-8 p.m., Northfield Public Library Everyone in sixth grade and up is invited to a creepy adventure in the library after dark. Admission is a non-perishable food item or a $2 donation to the Northfield Area Food Shelf.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 Acoustic Jam Session • 8 p.m., The Contented Cow

Acoustic musicians of all levels gather to jam. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 28th Annual River Bend Ramble • 5:30 p.m.

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault Tickets are available at rbnc.org and at the Interpretive Center. Call 507/332-7151 for information. Minnesota Book Award Event: Keo Kalia Yang • 7 p.m.

Library Meeting Room, Northfield Public Library Meet author Kao Kalia Yang, author of “The Latehomecomer, a Hmong Family Memoir.” The title won two Minnesota Book Awards: 2008 Winner for Memoir and Creative Nonfiction, and 2008 Winner for the Reader’s Choice Award. Free. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 Artists’ Reception: One Mile Square – Documenting Transformation in our Homeland • 6-9 p.m.

Northfield Senior Center See page 5. Lecture: Charles Baxter • 7 p.m., Viking Theater, St. Olaf

Charles Baxter, professor of creative writing at the University of Minnesota, is the author of four novels including “Soul Thief.” Sweet Jazz • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge Their name says it all.

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Friday, Oct. 30 continued

Lecture: Unoccupied Zone – The Impossible Life of Simone Weil • 7 p.m., Regents Hall 150, St. Olaf

Cathy Crane, award-winning independent filmmaker and associate professor at Ithaca College, will screen and discuss her recent film about the life and work of French writer, activist, philosopher and mystic, Simone Weil (1909-1943). Danse Macabre • 7 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild Theater A cabaret of dance performances. Part of the NAG’s 50th Anniversary celebration. $10 adults, $5 students. Whim, Po & Emili • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge Opera: The Marriage of Figaro • 7:30 p.m.

Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf See page 5. Theater: Measure for Measure • 8 p.m.

Arena Theater, Carleton See page 5. Carleton Symphony Band Concert • 8-9 p.m.

Concert Hall, Carleton Wind music composed by the No. 9 composers: Handel (died 1759), Haydn (died 1809), and Mendelssohn (born 1809). Other pieces for wind ensemble will also be featured, including Bukvich’s Symphony No. 1, which he wrote to commemorate the beginning of WWII in 1939. Directed by Ronald Rodman. Phantoms, Pumpkins and Pipes with Pherg • 11 p.m.

Boe Chapel, St. Olaf Silent movie, pumpkin carols and spooky organ music will help get you in the Halloween spirit. Costumes are welcome.

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Eclectic repertoire of urban folk that may be familiar and obscure. Interpretations of folks like John Prine, Steve Earle, Bob Dylan and the Beatles, traditional and contemporary Irish music and more. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 Path of Peril • 2-4 and 5:30-9 p.m.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault A spooky transformation will occur this Halloween when the Paradise Center for the Arts becomes the Path of Peril. Beware! As the path lures trick-or-treaters...hold on tight to your prized possessions as you never know what monster may be lurking around the corner to grab you! All ages are invited to experience the terror! Tickets: $3. Stay after for a 9:30 showing of “Night of the Living Dead.” Lonesome Dan Case • 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge Think music from “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” and mix in a little more ragtime and a hint of bluegrass. Opera: The Marriage of Figaro • 7:30 p.m.

Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf See page 5. Halloween Skate • 7:15-9:15 p.m.

Northfield Ice Arena Free skating. Limited skate rental available. Theater: Measure for Measure • 8 p.m.

Arena Theater, Carleton See page 5. Randy Burger, The Contented Cow Country, pop, rock.

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Art and Soul Gallery Invites children, teenagers and adults to show and sell their original, creative expressions on our page in the Northﬁeld Entertainment Guide.

“The falling leaves drift by my window, the Autumn leaves of red and gold. I see your lips, the summer kisses, the sunburned hands I use to hold. Since you went away the days grow long, and soon I’ll hear old winters song. But I miss you most of all, my darling, when Autumn leaves start to fall.” Lyrics from the song, “Autumn Leaves.”

Jay Allen Hansen “Fall Angel Fall” • Fine Art • Sculpture • Pottery • • Jewelry • Photography • Poetry • • Short Stories • Fashion Art Wearables •

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Clubs, Classes and More… Cub Scout Pack 300 – 612/490-4048 www.cubs300.org

Oct. 20 Fall Harvest Fest. For boys attending grades Kindergarten through Fifth grade. Join the family fun through crafts, activities, environmental awareness and service to the Northfield community. Glass Garden Beads Beading Class – 507/645-0301 First and third Mondays Just Food Co-op – 507/650-0106

Tuesdays: Knitting Night, 7-9 p.m., 507/645-6331 – knit, chat, share ideas and get help. The Key

Mondays: Book Club, 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays: Photo Club, 5-6:30 p.m. Art Project Night, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays: College Prep, 7-8:30 p.m. – learn about the ACT, financial 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. Fridays: Movie Night, 7-9 p.m. Sundays: Writing Workshop, 3-5 p.m. – for details, call 507/6630715. Northfield Arts Guild – 507/645-8877 – Find classes for kids

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Northfield Buddhist Meditation Center – Children’s Circle

Class (ages 3-9) – Sundays, 3-4 p.m. Children and their parents will have the opportunity to meditate, do yoga and learn about Buddhism in a fun, peaceful atmosphere of exploration. Everyone is welcome. Northfield Public Library – 507/645-6606

First Steps Early Literacy Center: Monday, Friday and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon Infant Lapsit: Tuesdays, 10 a.m. Toddler Rhyme Time: Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Pre-School Story Time: Thursdays, 10 a.m. Carleton ACT Story Hour: Saturdays, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Paradise Center for the Arts – 612/216-1206 More classes and activities at www.paradisecenterforthearts.org. Open Textile Lab (Ages 15+) – Second Monday of the month 6:308:30 p.m. Get acquainted with the textile lab and do a small project planned by instructors. Registration encouraged. $10 members, $15 nonmembers. Instructors: Deb Johnson and Arlene Wolf. Open Studio – Wednesdays (by appointment), 6-8 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Prior registration is recommended. Members receive ten hours of open studio time with their paid membership. Cost is $6/hour. Making Large Forms and Pots – Oct. 7, 7-9 p.m. Students will learn to throw and coil pots to make them larger than they’ve been able to in the past. Classes will continue indefinitely at the discretion of the students and instructor (Tom Willis). Total instruction time per class fee will be limited to eight hours. $80 members, $90 nonmembers, $36 supply fee due upon registration. Additional supplies may be necessary depending on project selected. Kids Throwing on the Wheel (Ages 9-14) – Oct. 22 & 29 and Nov. 5 & 12, 4-5:30 p.m. Improve your skill and make your pots better and taller! $60 members, $70 nonmembers. $15 supply fee. MEA Break Printmaking Art Camp for Kids (Ages 5-9) – Oct. 15-16, 9-11 a.m. Two days of fun for your kids! They’re off of school, what to do? Bring them to Paradise and let them explore printmaking. Fun materials and tools will be used to learn techniques used by artists through the ages. $40 members, $50 nonmembers. PJ’s Fabric and Crafts, 507/332-7151 – Classes include crocheting,

knitting, sewing, quilting and more! For a full calendar schedule visit, 111.emailcontact.com/calendar/view/5132 River Bend Nature Center, 332-7151 – go to www.rbnc.org. Sweet Pea’s Toys and Treats Game Night – 507/645-6555,

Thursdays, 5-7 p.m. – Fun, prizes and family time! Want to list a club or a class? Call for information – 507/663-7937 or email Kevin@northfieldguide.com

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Just Curious…

And so a few quick questions and answers. By Breanna Zarbinski After listening to Jeff Johnson, owner of KYMN radio and host of the Morning Show, I was eager to talk with him in person. As an interviewer himself, Johnson was articulate, thought-provoking and passionate about radio and Northfield. He began working for KYMN more than 20 years ago and has recently dedicated his time to revamping the studio since taking ownership earlier this year. During our interview, he revealed some of the exciting changes that KYMN has undergone this year as well as his journey in the world of radio. BZ: How did you become involved with KYMN radio? Johnson: I have worked there since 1987, at least for most of the time. I left for a couple of years after Wayne Eddy sold the station. To make a long story short, I had gone to broadcasting school in Dallas. I moved here and became the sports’ director for about 15 years. After Wayne sold the station, it resold within a year, so I stopped working there for a while, and now I’m back. BZ: How did you come to be the owner? Johnson: The general manager at the radio station started talking to me in November of 2007, and I had mentioned that I wanted to own the station someday. One thing led to another and in September of 2008 we finalized the deal, and I became the owner in January of this year. BZ: Were you from Minnesota originally? Johnson: I’m from Illinois originally and lived in central Illinois until my early 20s, and then realized that I could leave. I was young and looking for adventure. A friend of mine lived in Dallas, so I ended up living there for three years. BZ: Why did you decided to attend broadcasting school? Johnson: I had been in the travel industry in various ways, shapes and forms, but I was looking for something that I actually wanted to do. People always told me that I had a voice for radio, so I thought that I would give it a shot. BZ: What brought you to Northfield? Johnson: There was a woman involved in that move. I was going out with a girl who was from Minneapolis, so we moved back to the Midwest and lived in Minneapolis for about a year and a half. I started working at KYMN part-time, so I would commute back and forth. I started working full-time shortly after and moved to Northfield. I’ve been here ever since. BZ: What made you stay in Northfield after you moved here? Johnson: You know I moved here thinking it would be a temporary stopover, but I just came to like the town. One thing my boss at the time, Wayne Eddy, told us was to get involved in the town. I did this right off the bat and got to meet a lot of new friends. I grew up in a smaller town atmosphere and I ended up not being able to leave. BZ: How else are you involved in the town? Johnson: In the past I’ve been involved with a lot of group organizations. I’m still involved with the Defeat of Jesse James Days, I’m a board member of the Northfield Historical Society, and I try to keep contacts with other organizations whether that is through volunteer work or radio. It’s fun and a great way to meet people and feel good about yourself.

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BZ: What makes Northfield different from other small towns? Johnson: It has it’s own individual soul. Through the years, the people that have been in Northfield recognize that it’s a place different from any other small town. Our history, even before the bank raid, was unique. The combination of the colleges and the regular people, like me, intermingle well and create wonderful diversity. BZ: Was KYMN the first radio station you worked for? Johnson: Yes. I’ve really only worked for KYMN and then briefly, for about a year, KRDS, which is in New Prague. BZ: What was it like hearing yourself on the radio for the first time? Johnson: It was really weird. How many people really ever listen to their voice? It may be a little more common now, because of all the technology, but back when I started school no one really recorded and listened to themselves. I used to cringe when I heard myself, and it took me a while to get used to listening to myself. After 22 years of doing it though, you get used to hearing yourself talk. BZ: What made you pursue radio? Johnson: I like the immediacy of radio. When you’re on the air, you talk and say something and then that’s it. There’s not print there to haunt you, and you have to say it again if you want people to hear it again. It is an exciting business. When you have breaking news or weather, you get to be the person to inform people. Wayne Eddy used to say, “Wow! We made good radio!” After our coverage of a storm or event. For the longest time, I didn’t understand what good radio was, but now I can appreciate it a lot more in my new role. BZ: How would you define “good radio?” Johnson: Good radio is providing a service to the listeners, something that they need. In times of emergency or even during the course of a regular day, we give people information that people wouldn’t otherwise know in a way that is informative and entertaining. It sounds easier than it is. BZ: You do the morning show on KYMN. How does your average morning get started? Johnson: I usually wake up at 4:30 every morning, get the coffee going and search the Internet to see what is going on for the day. Then, I arrive at the office around 5:30 and print out the stuff that I need and search for messages. BZ: What types of things do you talk about on the morning show? Johnson: We are all about news and information. Local news, local

weather and local sports. Everything is based around that type of information. We also like to do a lot of interviews, so I try to get a couple of people to interview over the course of the morning. Northfield is a place that has a lot of events going on, so we try to cover important events as well. BZ: Do you ever rehearse what you are going to say? Johnson: Never. It’s all off the top of my head. In small town radio, you do everything. You go off the air and you have to do promotions or office work. There is so much to do that it’s really not possible to prep very much. You have to keep up on news and information and have a sense of human nature, so that you can make your guest feel at home. BZ: How has technology transformed the radio business? Johnson: When I started in the 1980s, radio was unrecognizable to what it is today. We had large reel-to-reel tapes that you would do production on, cut commercials, or record shows with and editing those was a nightmare. Automation, though available, was costprohibitive for a small radio station. When the digital age came, it really changed everything. We are very fortunate to have one of the pioneers of radio broadcast automation, Tim Valley, right here in town. His program, Airforce, is used nationwide. He has been working with us at KYMN, so we have really changed over all of our computers and technology at work since I took ownership. With automation, you can outfit a whole studio for a fraction of the cost of what it would have been a number of years ago. BZ: Do you notice a competition between radio and other forms of communication? Johnson: There has been a competition, but I have made it my goal to make a cooperative relationship between KYMN and other sources of information. I don’t want to view everything as a competition, so one of the first things that I have done is to form an alliance with all of those things: the blogosphere, locallygrown, the Northfield News. I think we all realize that we are in this together and things have changed a lot, so cooperation is our best strategy. BZ: What is unique about KYMN? Johnson: There are a number of things that stand out in my mind. First of all, having local ownership is becoming very rare. In the mid-90s, the government deregulated radio and large corporations, like Clear Channel, bought up hundreds of radio stations and took away local ownership. I believe KYMN is the only radio station in Minnesota that has been bought or sold in more than a year. Hopefully, this will turn around. In addition, one thing that makes us unique from some of the larger corporations is that we have gone hyper-local with our programming. At my last count, we have 18 different shows that feature local talent. BZ: How do you select who hosts a show? Johnson: Northfield is a small town that has a lot of talent, and I suppose much of that stems from having the two private colleges in town and a great education system. It is really a breeding town for a great education. I have tried to spread the word that we are looking for local programming, and I think so far we have done a great job of creating a variety of local programs. We feature music, information and a lot of different pieces. We hope to expand this in the feature, but right now it’s a lot of work for the few staff that we have.

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Bernard Allison Live at the Grand Theater, Northﬁeld, MN

Fri., Oct. 23, 2009 Tickets: $8 at the Door 18+ students $5 Cash Bar! Show Time: 8-11 p.m. “Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Hound Dog Taylor, Koko Taylor – they were like a part of the family,“ says Allison, son of the late blues master Luther Allison.

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BZ: What are the other employees at KYMN like? Johnson: I would love to be able to thank all of my employees. Our full-time employees are Dean Aamodt, Tim Freeland and Terri Lindgren. These people and our part-time employees are Just Curious, continued on next page

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Wednesday, October 14

S P O R T S Here are the home games

SOCCER – Carleton Women’s vs. University of St. Thomas, 4 p.m. VOLLEYBALL – St. Olaf vs. Hamline University, 7 p.m. Carleton vs. Macalester College, 7 p.m.

Friday, October 2

VOLLEYBALL – St. Olaf vs. Dubuque University, 2 p.m. St. Olaf vs. Luther College, 4 p.m. FOOTBALL – Northfield Raiders vs. New Prague, 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 17

CROSS COUNTRY – Carleton hosts Running of the Cows, 10 a.m. SOCCER – St. Olaf Women’s vs. Macalester College, 1 p.m. Carleton Women’s vs. Augsburg, 1 p.m. SWIMMING & DIVING – St. Olaf Intrasquad and Alumni, 3 p.m.

Saturday, October 3

VOLLEYBALL – St. Olaf vs. Cornell College, 9 a.m. St. Olaf vs. Buena Vista University, 1:30 p.m. TENNIS – Northfield Raiders Girls’ vs. Eastview, 9 a.m. SOCCER – St. Olaf Women’s vs. Gustavus Adolphus, 1 p.m. Carleton Men’s vs. St. John’s University, 1 p.m. FOOTBALL – Carleton vs. St. Olaf, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, October 20

SOCCER – Carleton Men’s vs. Northwestern, 4 p.m. FOOTBALL – Northfield Raiders vs. Red Wing, 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 21

Tuesday, October 6

SOCCER – St. Olaf Men’s vs. Bethany College, 4 p.m. Northfield Raiders Boys’ vs. Academy of Holy Angels, 5 p.m. Northfield Raiders Girls’ vs. Academy of Holy Angels, 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 7

SOCCER – St. Olaf Women’s vs. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 4 p.m. VOLLEYBALL – St. Olaf vs. Bethel University, 7 p.m. Carleton vs. College of St. Benedict, 7 p.m. Thursday, October 8

SOCCER – Northfield Raiders Girls’ vs. Southwest, 7 p.m. WEIGHTLIFTING – Northfield Raiders Varsity Invitational, 3 p.m. SOCCER – St. Olaf Men’s vs. University of St.Thomas, 4 p.m. Carleton Women’s vs. Bethel University, 4 p.m. VOLLEYBALL – Carleton vs. Concordia College, 7 p.m. Saturday, October 10

WEIGHTLIFTING – Northfield Raiders Varsity Invitational, 7 a.m. FOOTBALL – St. Olaf vs. Bethel, 1 p.m. SOCCER – Carleton Men’s vs. University of Wisconsin-Platville, 1 p.m. St. Olaf Men’s Alumni Game, 2 p.m. VOLLEYBALL – St. Olaf vs. Augsburg College, 3 p.m. SWIM & DIVE – Northfield Raiders Girls Varsity Section Tournament Sunday, October 11

SOCCER – St. Olaf Men’s vs. University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 13

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SOCCER – Carleton Women’s vs. Concordia College, 4 p.m. Thursday, October 22

VOLLEYBALL – Northfield Raiders Girls vs. Red Wing, 7 p.m. Saturday, October 24

FOOTBALL – Carleton vs. University of St.Thomas, 1 p.m. SOCCER – St. Olaf Women’s vs. St. Catherine University, 1 p.m. HOCKEY – St. Olaf Men’s, Black vs. Gold, 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 27

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SOCCER – St. Olaf Women’s vs. University of Wisconsin-Stout, 3:30 p.m.

SOCCER – St. Olaf Men’s vs. Bethel University, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 28

VOLLEYBALL – St. Olaf vs. Saint Mary’s University, 7 p.m. Saturday, October 31

SWIM AND DIVE – Northfield Raiders Girls’ Varsity Tournament, 10 a.m. St. Olaf Northfield Relays at Carleton, 11 a.m. FOOTBALL – St. Olaf vs. Concordia College-Moorhead, 1 p.m. SOCCER – St. Olaf Men’s vs. Carleton, 1 p.m. Carleton Women’s vs. St. Olaf, 1 p.m. VOLLEYBALL – Carleton vs. St. Olaf, 3 p.m.

Just Curious, continued from pervious page hard working and dedication. Wayne Eddy and Dan Freeman also help a lot. They have been here forever and have really provided guidance and stability throughout the process. Scott Peterson, our newsman, has a nose for news and has done a great job since stepping in to work with us. It would not be KYMN without all of these people. BZ: Have there been any big changes since you took ownership? Johnson: We have changed everything that we do and how we do it. We have all new technology, we have remodeled the offices, we have several new employees, and we have altered our programming. There are still some more changes that we want to make, but right now we need to let the dust settle and make sure we are heading in the right direction. BZ: What is the best part of your job? Johnson: The best part is still being on the air. I like doing my morning show and talking with people. I wasn’t on the air for a couple of years. I left radio and finished hardwood floors, which I really enjoyed doing, but radio gets in your blood. It’s a fun and exciting business.

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151011 St. Olaf Ave • 645-2500 • Mon-Fri 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun 9 a.m.2 p.m. – A coffee shop and cafeteria-style eatery with soups, salads, build-your-own sandwiches, panninis, and during dinner hours – buildyou-own-pasta bar. A retail bakery with cakes, cheesecakes, cupcakes, cookies, bars and breakfast pastries. A pizza bar and fine beers and wines. Quality Bakery and Coffee Shop

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410 Division St. • 645-8392 • Opens 6 a.m. Tuesday-Saturday – 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

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116 3rd St. W. • 645-7886 • Mon-Sat • 6 a.m.9 p.m., Sun 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. – Family friendly dining in Northfield for 37 years. House specialties include broasted chicken, BBQ ribs and flamebroiled hamburgers. The Tavern of Northfield – 212 Division St. •

663-0342 • Sun-Thu 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri-Sat 6:30 a.m.-11 p.m., lounge open daily 3 p.m.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 fish 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. Tiny’s Dogs All Day – 321 Division St. S. • 645-6862 • Mon-Thu 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Fri 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.-2 p.m. – Historic former pool hall, Tiny’s continues to delight patrons with great hot dogs, sandwiches, non-alcoholic beverages and snacks. Features include New York-style coneys, Chicago-style Vienna Beef, as well as Tiny’s own classic dog. Since 1947 Tiny’s has offered Northfield’s largest selection of specialty tobaccos and quality cigars. Willingers Bar & Restaurant

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HISTORIC

HAPPENINGS NORTHFIELD STYLE By Susan Hvistendahl

The Unsinkable Professor Holbourn, Founder of Carleton’s Art Department Although individual instruction in art was present from the early years of Carleton (which was founded in 1866), there was no art department until after World War I. In 1920, a Scottish gentleman, Ian B. Stoughton Holbourn, came to Carleton as “Professor of Aesthetics and Civic Art.” A survivor of the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915, Holbourn is described as “picturesque” in Headley and Jarchow’s book, “Carleton: The First Century.” “On the campus, his flapping blue cape and his free-flowing artist’s tie, his evangelical enthusiasm for all things Hellenic, and his quick disdain for all things American made their impression on provincial Carleton. There were persistent rumors that he was king of a small, uninhabited island realm off Scotland and owner of a castle near Edinburgh.” These “persistent rumors” were true, although the island he had bought, Foula, was not uninhabited (there were more than 150 subjects in his time, although only 30 today). The castle he owned and was restoring was called Penkaeth Castle. From 1920 until his death in 1935, Holbourn ignited a passion for art on campus, although he usually worked but one semester a year due to his lecture commitments. According to one source, “Starting with nothing, Carleton soon became the college with the largest percentage of students taking art courses in any college or university in the world.” This was accomplished with such a limited budget that Carleton’s president Donald J. Cowling said, “All this Professor Holbourn has done not only without straw but without bricks.” The American Board of Education selected Carleton and Swarthmore as two of the best and most progressive colleges in the United States. Students praised him for making them think, because he would tell them, “I do not mind if you contradict me and prove me wrong; what I do not want is my own lecture dished up again.” Quotes from his lectures appeared on postcards, with such sayings as, “Never be satisfied with what can be done – any fool can do that. Strive to do the thing that can’t be done.” From the beginning, Holbourn was anxious to get the art department “properly on its feet,” offering to give six

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lectures for his $100 per lecture fee to raise money for the department. Money was often a concern in correspondence found at the Carleton Archives. In January of 1921, he wrote to President Cowling that he was looking forward to his return to Carleton, but he wished university work could be “better paid.” That it was not was “a serious reproach to civilization.” He added, “I very much prefer working at Carleton to making money – of course, I should not otherwise have accepted the position.” By June of this same year, Holbourn was complaining that the number of students he was teaching (163) was “too many for one man.” Yet, he said he was “delighted with Carleton. The atmosphere seems to me the best of any educational institution of college or university standing that I have seen in the country.” In 1924, Holbourn wished to add courses to the art department, but President Cowling (while praising his “splendid results”) said it could not be done, due to “sharp financial limitations,” which became a constant theme over the years. Holbourn was a native of Yorkshire and a graduate of the Slade School of Art at the University of London and Merton College, Oxford University. He gained renown traveling widely as a staff lecturer for the Oxford and Cambridge extension programs. Described as the “Apostle of Beauty,” he brought to the world his message of the need for Greek inspiration and for the principles of beauty and design in life, aimed at showing the value of the past. His far-ranging topics included archeology, Greek philosophy, poetry, Medieval history, art and architecture, social and ethical problems. By 1928, Holbourn had completed a million miles of travel. Holbourn had successful lecture tours in the United States during the years 1913-1915, giving about 1,000 lectures from coast to coast. For a return trip home, he booked passage on the Lusitania. Holbourn knew the Lusitania would be sailing into the war zone, so he talked to the passengers about proper evacuation procedures. Holbourn said he was ordered to “stop talking about such things because he was upsetting the passengers.” When a German torpedo hit the Lusitania on May 7, 1915, Holbourn stuffed manuscripts into his lifebelt and jumped into the sea, becoming entangled in ropes. Freeing himself, he swam for a lifeboat, which was full. An account said, “Fearing that he and his manuscripts would be lost, he threw his manuscripts into the boat so at least his papers would be saved, and then grabbed onto a rope trailing from the stern of the lifeboat.” He was then dragged into another boat. He later wrote that seeing and hearing so many people drowning painted a picture “too ghastly to describe.” (1,198 of the 1,959 passengers perished.) Holbourn retrieved some of his papers, but said he lost years of research, slides and lecture notes. While a student at Oxford in 1899, Holbourn was on an expedition to Iceland when his ship passed Foula, 50 miles off the northern coast of Scotland among the Shetland Islands. He became entranced by this island, filled with cliffs and peaks (the tallest of which, at 1,220 feet, is the second highest in Great Britain). He returned in 1900 to buy this five-mile square island, despite family disapproval of this “harebrained investment.” When not in their Edinburgh castle, the Holbourn family spent summers here, among the fishermen and farmers.

Half a million birds called Foula home and brought some fame to the isolated island. (A year after Holbourn’s death, more fame came when “The Edge of the World” was filmed on Foula in 1936.) Foula had been acquired by Scotland from Norway. According to a story in The Carletonian, “It was given as a pledge for the dowry of the Norwegian Princess Margaret who married King James III of Scotland. The dowry was never paid. Courts had found the island to be odal property; that is, the British government had no jurisdiction over it. For all intents and purposes Holbourn was king of the island.” In a 1933 St. Paul Daily News Magazine story about Carleton’s “king,” Holbourn said, “It’s the loneliest island you can imagine, yet I enjoy it because no other spot can give me at sense of the power and force of nature as can Foula. You ought to be there when the hurricanes rage – your cyclones and tornadoes are lulling breezes in comparison.” In the summer of 1935, Holbourn was making plans to return to Carleton from Scotland. In one of his last letters to President Cowling, Holbourn noted salary reductions and wrote, “I suppose we are all, Carleton included, like the eels – getting used to getting skinned.” He was still hoping for more staff and equipment for the art department, but (in a letter not sent in the wake of his death), President Cowling said there was no hope of expansion. In Holbourn’s last letter, dated Aug. 26, 1935, Holbourn spoke of being in a “sort of dizzy stupor” due to “over-strain” and “some kind of poison in the system.” He wrote of a “horrible operation” to come and added, “Apologies for this awful letter” at the top. Historic Happenings, continued on next page Photos courtesy of Carleton Archives.

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Historic Happenings, continued from previous page Holbourn died in Edinburgh on Sept. 14, 1935, at the age of 62, just a couple weeks after surgery. The day before he left for the hospital, he had told his wife, Marion, that he had made an “epochmaking discovery” in his philosophy and hoped to write about it.

Shortly after Holbourn’s death, his wife, Marion, wrote to President Cowling, “His great regret (and almost his last words) was that his life work was unfinished. Of course it was unfinished and would always be so, because his vision and aim was Infinity. It is indeed only now really beginning.”

A faculty statement on Oct. 2 noted that Carleton had lost “a loyal and devoted friend” who was loved and admired by his students for his “stimulating personality in the classroom, his varied enthusiasms and the kindly but subtle humor of his criticisms of student life.”

Thanks to Eric Hilleman of the Carleton Archives.

Holbourn’s influence on Carleton lived on decades after his death because, in 1923, Holbourn had recruited Alfred J. Hyslop from Scotland for Carleton. (“A capable sort of fellow,” wrote Holbourn at the time.) Hyslop succeeded him as department chairman and eventually was able to expand the department. Hyslop taught at Carleton until 1963, presiding over the construction of the Boliou Memorial Art Building in 1949. Among Holbourn’s publications were books and articles on art and architecture, a novel and poetry. His wife compiled “The Isle of Foula” from his manuscripts and published it in 1938. But Holbourn had much unpublished writing. In 1970, one of Holbourn’s sons wrote to Carleton to say that his father had left behind between 200 and 300 pounds of unpublished lecture notes, on many topics. Carleton’s archivist, Eric Hillemann, estimates that maybe five pounds can be found filed in the Carleton Archives today.

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Professor Holbourn Speaks on the Neglect of Art and Beauty: If we take the average of society we can divide it into

two classes. The one class can be described as inclining to ignorance; the other as inclining toward indifference. And it is in the direction of ignorance and indifference that we are to seek for the source of our trouble. We say there is a hunger for beauty. But is there really?…We go into a shop to purchase for instance a coal-scuttle, a candlestick or whatever it may be and the shopman produces an article stamped with a vulgar machine-made design. We know it is bad but we shrug our shoulders and say to ourselves “Oh, I suppose it will do.” But that is not the way we should do. We ought to turn to the shopman and say, “How dare you show me anything like that. Take that abomination away and never venture to show either myself or any other customer anything so horrible.” You would find it would produce quite an impression on the local tradesmen if everyone of you in the future talked to them like that…Personally I have been going without things for many years on this principle.

OCTOBER 2009

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