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Featuring: Dandara and the Beira Mar Brasil Big Band • Capoeira • Soccer Legend Pele? Northﬁeld Musicians • Master of Ceremonies: Will Healy • Visit Café Rio for a taste of Brasil Take in the Night Market with beads, masks and T-shirts for sale!

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Doors open 5:30 p.m. Show 7-9 p.m., Dance Party 9-10 p.m. Northfield Middle School Auditorium Tickets $20 • General seating Proceeds to benefit Northfield Rotary Club International Youth Exchange Available at Northfield Public Schools Community Services Division – 1651 Jefferson Parkway (507-664-3649), Present Perfect – 419 Division St. and online at northfieldrotary.org

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Contents

Just Curious

Vol. 6, Issue 2

Happenings – Up Close ...................4-5, 11-23, 34-35

February 2010

Sports ............................................................... 4

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Theater ............................................................ 5

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Galleries........................................................... 6

Publisher: Rob Schanilec By All Means Graphics

A Month at a Glance.......................... 26-29

Advertising: Kevin Krein Kevin@northfieldguide.com or 507/663-7937

February Gigs .......................................................43

Contributors: Susan Hvistendahl Locallygrownnorthfield.org Breanna Zarbinski

Advertisers’ Index ......................................44

Clubs, Classes & More ..............................36 Dining ............................................................44

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A taste of the Best of Northfield 2009! Clockwise from upper left: April Ripka – best visual artist, Sketchy Artist – best of the best, Area 51 – best band, Meredith Fierke – best musician (photo by Dan Iverson, Anthlogies, LLC), and Brendon Etter – best actor. More on pages 30-33. – paid advertisement –

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To Brasil and Back! A Carnaval Extraordinaire!

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S P O R T S Here are the home games Monday, February 1

Tuesday, February 16

BASKETBALL – St. Olaf Womens vs. Carleton, 5:45 p.m. St. Olaf Mens vs. Carleton, 7:30 p.m. Northfield Raiders Girls vs. Red Wing, 7:30 p.m. HOCKEY – Northfield High School Girls vs. Red Wing, 7:30 p.m.

BASKETBALL – Northfield Raiders Boys vs. New Prague, 7:30 p.m. HOCKEY – Northfield Raiders Boys vs. New Prague, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 3

BASKETBALL – Carleton Womens vs. Saint Mary’s, 5:45 p.m. St. Olaf Womens vs. St. Benedict, 7:30 p.m. Carleton Mens vs. Saint Mary’s, 7:45 p.m. Thursday, February 4

HOCKEY – Northfield Raiders Boys vs. Shakopee, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 17

BASKETBALL – St. Olaf Womens vs. St. Mary’s, 7:30 p.m. Carleton Womens vs. Macalester College, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 19

HOCKEY – St. Olaf Womens vs. St. Benedict, 7 p.m. BASKETBALL – Northfield Raiders Girls vs. Farmington, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 20

Friday, February 5

HOCKEY – St. Olaf Mens vs. St. John’s, 7 p.m. TRACK & FIELD – St. Olaf Mens Tostrud Classic

HOCKEY – St. Olaf Mens vs. St. Thomas, 7 p.m. BASKETBALL – Northfield Raiders Boys vs. Shakopee, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, February 26

Saturday, February 6

SWIM & DIVE – Northfield Raiders Boys vs. Mankato East, 11 a.m. HOCKEY – St. Olaf Womens vs. St. Thomas, 7 p.m.

TRACK & FIELD – St. Olaf Mens The Qualifier Saturday, February 27

HOCKEY – St. Olaf Womens vs. St. Mary’s, 7 p.m. TRACK & FIELD – St. Olaf Womens Ole Open

Tuesday, February 9

SWIM & DIVE – Northfield Invitational at St. Olaf, 4 p.m. BASKETBALL – Northfield Raiders Boys vs. Hutchinson, 7:30 p.m. HOCKEY – Northfield Raiders Boys vs. Hutchinson, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 10

SWIM & DIVE – Carleton Mens and Womens Northfield Invite at St. Olaf, 4 p.m. BASKETBALL – Carleton Womens vs. St. Catherine University, 7:30 p.m. St. Olaf Mens vs. Gustavus, 7:30 p.m.

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Thursday, February 11

WRESTLING – Northfield Raiders vs. Farmington, 5 p.m. and vs. Henry Sibley, 6:30 p.m. Friday, February 12

BASKETBALL – Northfield Raiders Boys vs. Academy of Holy Angels, 7:30 p.m. HOCKEY – St. Olaf Womens vs. Augsburg, time TBD (7/8 p.m.) Saturday, February 13

BASKETBALL – St. Olaf Womens vs. Macalester, 1 p.m. Carleton Womens vs. Augsburg College, 1 p.m. Northfield Raiders Girls vs. Owatonna, 2:45 p.m. St. Olaf Mens vs. Macalester, 3 p.m. Carleton Mens vs. Augsburg College, 3 p.m. HOCKEY – St. Olaf Mens vs. Augsburg, 7 p.m.

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Theater

Brother Wolf

An Evening of One-Acts

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Feb. 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. Directed by Palmer Huff. Bob’s Date by John Shanahan Bob is going on a his first date in two years. All of his manly inner attributes – logic, confidence, nerves, libido and bull are gearing up for the event. Then a love-at-first-sight moment wakes long-sleeping emotion and she threatens to throw the night into chaos. And the Winner Is by Mitch Albom The comic story of Tyler Johnes, a self-obsessed movie star, who is finally nominated for an Oscar, then dies the night before the awards. Outraged at his bad luck and determined to know if he wins (even though he’s dead), he bargains with a heavenly gatekeeper to return to earth for the big night. High School One-Act Plays

High School Auditorium, Feb 5-6, 7 p.m. Adults $6, students $4. Chicago

Northfield Arts Guild Theater, Feb 12-14, 19-21 and 26-28; F/Sa 7:30 p.m., Su 2 p.m. 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. 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 Photo: Tanya Legvold in their pursuit of fame, fortune, and acquittal. Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, directed by Juliana Skluzacek. Adults $15, students $10. Eve Ensler’s “Vagina Monologues”

Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton, Feb. 13, 7:30-9:30 p.m. This production raises awareness nationally about violence against women while providing a more comfortable space for women to talk about issues they face.

Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf Feb. 12-13 and 18-20, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 14 and 20, 2 p.m. A retelling of the classic Beowulf, following the story of Brother Wolf, a “charismatic figure whose travels through the Blue Ridge Mountains bring him romance and danger as he fights monsters, mothers and fire-breathing foes and struggles to protect the mountain folk who populate the territory he holds dear.” Tickets: $8. Call 507/786-8987. Hello Dolly

Newhall Auditorium, Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Faribault Feb. 18-20, 7:30 p.m. “And what do you do for a living, Mrs. Levi?” asks Ambrose Kemper in the first scene of this most delightful of musical comedies. “Some people paint, some sew...I meddle,” replies Dolly. This production is full of memorable songs that accompany a whirlwind race around New York at the turn of the 20th century, as we follow the adventures of America’s most beloved matchmaker! Angels in America – Part One: Millennium Approaches

Arena Theater, Carleton, Feb 19-20 and 26-27, 8 p.m. and Feb. 21, 2 p.m. Carleton Players present this Tony Kushner production, directed by David Wiles. It spans the years of the Reagan administration, weaving the lives of fictional and historical characters into a feverish web of social, political and sexual revelations. For reservations call 507/222-4471. The Deportee’s Wife

The Lion’s Pause, St. Olaf. Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m. In this solo show, Giselle Stern Hernández’s marriage is laid out on the front lines of the North American immigration debate. Giselle takes the audience through her journey to face hard truths about how race, class, white U.S. privilege and gender intersect within the structures of a badly broken immigration system. Through her words and images, Giselle reveals a complicated love story. Part of a Globilization and Social Responsibility Conference.

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304 Division St. • 507/645-8877 • M-F 105, Sa 11-3 • www.northfieldartsguild.org “Views of Nature – Two Visions,” Through Feb. 6. Landscape paintings by Becky Jokela and Douglas House. Craig Perman and Monica Rudqust, Feb. 10-March 20. Perman’s portraits of Arts Guild volunteers and artists have adorned several of the Guild’s 50th anniversary celebrations. This exhibit will show some of his other photographic portraits, displaying both drama and quirky humor. Ceramicist Monica Rudquist’s dramatic porcelain constructions will also be exhibited. Opening Reception Feb. 11, 7-9 p.m.

The Flaten Art Museum Dittmann Center

“a favorite cup” – functional ceramics of Colleen Riley, Donovan Palmquist plus many other local and Minnesota-connected potters. Fine art from the potter’s hand – personal use – great gifts. Also continuing: “Fired Art – Glass, Clay” – fused stained glass by Northfield artist Tonya and Cayenne Kjerland, plus new oak-framed decorative American Opal(escent) Glass by Dean Kjerland.

Carleton College Art Gallery One N. College St. • 507/646-4469 carleton.edu/campus/gallery Latin American Posters: Public Aesthetics and Mass Politics, through March 9. A view of Latin American social and political history, from the 1950s to the 1990s, through the lens of bold designs from the University of New Mexico’s L. Slick Collection of Latin American and Iberian Posters. 2010 Census Exhibition at The Gould Library – a selection of government documents published by the United States Census Bureau. As a significant marker of cultural, sociological and economic change, the census has played an important role in U.S. history since its inception in 1790.

1520 St. Olaf Ave. • 507/646-3556 stolaf.edu/depts/art/ • M-W & F 10-5, Th 10-8. Sa/Su, 2-5 Art Apprentice Exhibit – “Can we just throw some gears and rocks into this thing to make it different?,” through Feb. 14. Five 5th-year art apprentices (Chris Groth, Amanda Rubasch, Saman Bemel-Benrud, Katie Shorey and Jake Schlichting), selected last spring from a large pool of deserving graduating senior art majors, have worked since September on their art. They receive a small stipend: a studio. For one academic year, they can use St. Olaf College facilities and tap into the expertise of the professors as they prepare portfolios for further studies or explorations of the arts. Arabesque: Judy Onofrio and Jennifer Onofrio Fornes, Feb. 26-April 11 – This mother/daughter exhibit recognizes two artists whose experiences and backgrounds, coupled with the profundities that arose from Judy’s process of healing from cancer, produced the work presented in this visceral, beautiful, at times whimsical show. Judy Onofrio and Jennifer Onofrio Fornes discuss their work Feb. 25, 7 p.m., Dittmann Center. Opening reception, Feb. 26, 6-8 p.m.

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Paradise Center for the Arts 321 Central Ave., Faribault 507/332-7372 paradisecenterforthearts.org Amy McPartlin – “Unleashed” and Jane Strauss – “Views from the Second Story: Chicago from the ‘EL,’” through March 6. McPartlin has turned the negative of being laid off to a positive of returning to her natural talent of painting, tailored to a marketable art of pet portraits. A recent gallery opening brought Strauss and her son, Rafi, to Chicago, where they explored and photographically documented what they saw of the city from the elevated trains.

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Sketchy Artist takes several honors including Best of the Best! By Felicia Crosby It’s easy to spot April Ripka. The red-headed pixie with the megawatt smile is the hard-working owner of the Sketchy Artist and an energetic downtown advocate. But according to the Entertainment Guide readers, she holds an additional distinction: The Best! Like the envelope openers on Oscar night, our vote counters kept finding April and the Sketchy Artist the top pick in a number of categories, from Best Visual Artist to Best Place to find a Gift to Best Hidden Gem; by the time that final envelope was opened – the Best of the Best – it came as no surprise to see that The Sketchy Artist had garnered the greatest number of votes (for all the results, go to pages 30-33). This exciting new store, just celebrating its second birthday, is here to stay. So how does one get to be The Best of the Best? We’d wondered that, too, and thought we’d take our questions to the source, April herself. NEG: OK, April. Let’s start with the $65,000 question. Why do people love the Sketchy Artist?

April R April: It’s pretty much a ipka reflection of my personality: quirky, sarcastic, curious, original and sometimes even a bit random. Maybe there’s something to that. Change is exhilarating to me, and I think that’s reflected in my store. I put a lot of care into the personal experience, and I love helping people find what they need for a project or hearing about their latest experiment. The most rewarding is helping those who are wanting to play at art; I think we do a good job of easing their fears. Art is curious, explorative, experimental. I’m also very honest. I won’t let anyone buy an expensive tube of paint if they are just starting out; it’s unnecessary. In all my retail experience, honesty is the one aspect I’ve always held steadfast to. It’s not about the sale; it’s about the personal experience. That’s the essence of The Sketchy Artist. The fact that I’ve created a fun and welcoming atmosphere that intrigues and excites is flattering. Extremely flattering.

NEG: So, the beginning. How did this start? April: I had been a year out of school, and didn’t have a passion for my discipline (advertising); I missed art. I had to get back to it, but I didn’t see many options outside of being a “starving artist.” The Sketchy Artist continued on next page

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universe must have heard my lament! While we did not buy out the old art store, it certainly was a catalyst. I’ve never felt such a pull to do anything before in my life. It just made sense. I loved going to the Art Store as a kid, loved working there after college. The Art Store had to go on! Plus, here was something I could do that involved art! I felt like a little kid in a candy store…. please, bank, can I have this? I’ll be very good…! My mother was, and is, a very strong backbone to this whole venture; she’s always supported my art, and this venture was no different. The Sketchy Artist does not function without her; I might be the heart and the guts of this business, but she’s certainly the head. I get a lot of my strong will and passion from her; hopefully someday I’ll master her hard core strength. NEG: What inspires you? April: Originality, imagination and curiosity. I seek products that bring you to the doorstep of one or all three of these things – whether it’s a tube of some luscious shade of orange, an odd little doll, or a gorgeous handmade card from Japan. There’s inspiration all around us in everyday life. My goal is to pull pieces from it, set them on a shelf and hope it ignites a spark.

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NEG: This can’t be an easy thing to pull off. What’s been your biggest challenge? April: Oh, there’ve been many challenges! I really don’t have a business background, merely an accumulation of retail experience and art materials knowledge. I’m definitely a work in progress. Another big challenge has been the anti-local attitude; it’s a little scary when someone says they’d rather spend a couple bucks driving up to the Cities so they can save a couple bucks. I think every downtown struggles with this in some way or another. But don’t get me wrong; there is a strong “support local” force in this city. The biggest challenge, though, is learning how to manage my time and my energy; something I’ve never really been good at. Northfield is such a vibrant, engaging community; it’s very hard not to get involved with it all – the NAG, Riverwalk Arts Quarter, NDDC, etc. I thought I’d be sitting behind the counter every day and painting away – not the case! NEG: What’s been the biggest surprise for you? April: The reception. I like the stuff I carry in the store, but I take a chance that others will as well. People have been very supportive and full of compliments since day one! NEG: You have a moral for us. April: It’s a funny story. When I was in college at St Olaf, I applied to work at the Art Store. I didn’t get the job; instead, a fellow art major in my class got it. I was so bummed and jealous. Four years later I was hired and eventually became a manager there. Now I own my own store. The moral? There’s a reason and a time for everything. The Sketchy Artist is at 300 Division St and online at www.thesketchyartist.com.

By Felicia Crosby Bem-Vindo! The Portuguese word for “welcome” resonates with the warmth and joy that Brazilian culture is famous for, and that welcome will be in full force on Feb. 20, with a one-night production, “To Brasil and Back.” Presented jointly by the Northfield Rotary Club and the Northfield Public Schools Community Services Division, this celebration of the sights and sounds of Carnaval will put a spring back into the step of the weariest winter prairie dweller. Held at the Northfield Middle School, there will Photo: Ted Hall be mouthwatering food and traditional crafts Dandara on hand, but the focus of the evening will be include schools throughout North and South America, a the rousing music and dance of Brazil, brought professional performance group and a community culture to life and on the stage by performers who are and education program. known far beyond the South American continent, and who may well become household For a contemporary beat, how about Tina Turner in Northnames in Northfield after this event. If all this field? Brazil’s answer to our soul icon is Dandara, and she isn’t a draw enough, the evening is a fundraiser, brings the same energy and style to Minnesota that she with proceeds going to the Rotary Club Youth Will Healy wowed audiences with at the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Exchange program. It’s one of the easiest ways this winter Switzerland. A gifted dancer as well as vocalist, the award-winning to do good for others while doing a great deal of good for yourself! Dandara gets people off their seats and on the floor with rhythms inspired by the Caribbean, Africa and Cuba. So where will “Brasil and Back” take its audience? Under the masterful direction of it emcee and Northfield’s own Will Healy, If the smooth swing of a jazz band extraordinaire is more your style, the journey promises to touch on traditional musical arts as well as another keynote performing group, Beria Mar Brazil featuring current trends, and will do so with both local musicians and Robert Everest, will be sure to please. Beria Mar Brazil has been a Brazilian favorites; there is even a rumor afoot regarding a favorite of the Twin Cities music scene since 1996, when it pervisit by Brazilian soccer legend Pele! formed under the name of Moot Brazil. They’ve graced the stages of As with all cultures, music and dance play an important part in the history of the Brazilian people, and nowhere is this demonstrated more poignantly than in the Pele art of Capoeira, one of the featured demonstrations of the evening. An Afro-Brazilian martial art, Capoeira, or “bushes,” originated more than 400 years ago when African slaves were fighting for their freedom from European kidnappers. The unique footwork in the dance is thought to have been the result of being shackled; the pure power of the dance is nothing less than a celebration of the human spirit. The OmuluGuanabara Partnership, based both in Sweden and San Francisco, Calif., takes great pride in its mission to promote Capoeira internationally as a cultural education as well; their accomplishments

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the Roadway Center for the Performing Arts, the Walker Art Center and the First Avenue Main Stage, where they were nominated for Best Latin Band in Minnesota in 1998. On his own, Robert Everest is becoming a name in the international metro music scene; his performance in “To Brasil and Back” will be one of 200 this coming year. Studying instruments as varied as classical guitar to percussion, his musical education has taken him from Spain and West Africa to Argentina and the Caribbean; the style he has developed from more than 25 years on this melodic journey is his own. So what follows two hours of foot tapping, hip swinging, battery charging fun? Why, dance, of course! The Carnival continues at 9 p.m. with a Dance Party that kicks off as soon as the performers leave the stage; this is an opportunity to take newfound skills, or at least some newfound inspiration, and shake the rafters. Bring your kids and bring your parents; this is a party for anyone who loves a beat.

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So, there it is: an evening of performance and culture, and a multisensory mid-winter getaway that is sure to leave Northfielders with the spirit of Carnaval. But the question might be asked, why Brazil? According to Rotary member Steve Wilmot, Brazil and Northfield have a special connection: kids. And here is the real reason for the evening. For more than 75 years, the Rotary Clubs of America have opened homes and hearts to kids from all over the world, with more than 8,000 students annually participating in the exchange. Northfield has been an active member in this program since 1969; both students outgoing and students incoming have been enthusiastic participants in an organization that prizes community service, keeps high ethical standards and values efforts by all toward peace and understanding in the world. “To Brasil and Back” is the second international celebration the Northfield Rotary Club has hosted; two years ago, a celebration of China was featured. Wilmot hopes there are many more of these celebrations to come; with more than 80 countries participating in the Rotary Youth Exchange, there is opportunity galore. Junte-nos! Join in! The celebration will kick off at 5:30 p.m. in the Northfield Middle School, with the Café Rio’s Taste of Brasil and a

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Left: professional Samba dancers, Edilson Lima and Vanessa Dos Santos Luiz and right: Robert Everest and Dandara.

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Night Market with T-shirts and handcrafted gifts. The show starts at 7 p.m. and the Dance Party runs from 9 until 10 p.m. Tickets are $20 (general admission seating) with proceeds going to the Northfield Rotary Club Youth Exchange (northfieldrotary.org/youth/). Tickets are available at: Present Perfect, 419 Division St., through Northfield Public Schools Community Services, 1651 Jefferson Parkway, 507/664-3649, or online at www.northfieldrotary.org. The memories you’ll make will last beyond the party; the rhythms and the joy of Brazil will keep you company and keep you warm, long after you journey back into the cold blue Minnesota night.

HAPPE N I NG S MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Nordic Jam • 7 p.m. • The Contented Cow

Listen, jam, enjoy. High School Chamber Orchestra Concert 7:30 p.m. • High School Auditorium TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Acoustic Jam Session • 7 p.m.

The Contented Cow Acoustic musicians of all levels gather to jam. Film: Crossing Borders • 7 p.m. • Boliou Auditorium, Carleton Directed by German filmmaker Arnd Wächter, this 2008 documentary follows four Americans and four Moroccans – thrown together for a week to travel Morocco. Nordic Jam

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Open Mic • 6-8 p.m. • Hogan Brothers Acoustic Café Lecture: Of Beauty and Relevance: The Place of Artists’ Books in the Liberal Arts Curriculum • 8 p.m.

Boliou Hall Auditorium, Carleton Ruth Rogers, special collections librarian, Wellesley College, highlights the importance of artists’ books in the liberal arts curriculum. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 New MC and Unicus of Kanser • 7-10 p.m. • The Key

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New MC and Unicus of Kanser have been rockin’ shows at the Key for years. They return with their band, More Than Lights, for some live, organic hip-hop. Their music, rooted in hip-hop and neo-soul, explores a range of musical genres including funk, reggae and blues. The band has been compared to Jamie Lydell, Jamiroquai, Sly and the Family Stone, Joss Stone and the early work of Black Eyed Peas. Their debut record “The Electric Prescription For All Your Funky Illz,” will be for sale. $3 at the door.

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Concert Hall, Carleton A short recital of music for bassoon (Jackson Bryce) and piano (John Jensen), featuring a new version of Professor Emeritus Phillip Rhodes’s “Phoenix Resurgens” for bassoon and piano, with pieces by Pierné, PDQ Bach and Elgar. The Twin Cities and St. Olaf pianist will also offer some jazz improvisations on the music. Barb Piper • 8-11 p.m. • The Tavern Lounge Karaoke • 9:30 p.m. • 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.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Convocation: E. Patrick Johnson • 10:50-11:50 a.m.

Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton Johnson is professor, chair and director of graduate studies in the Department of Performance Studies and a professor in African American Studies at Northwestern University. A scholar/artist, he has performed nationally and internationally and has published widely in the area of race, gender, sexuality and performance. His book, “Appropriating Blackness: Performance and the Politics of Authenticity,” has won several awards, including the Lilla A. Heston Award, the Errol Hill Book Award, and was a finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. The title of his presentation is “In Search of My Roots/Routes: Researching and Performing Sweet Tea.” A booksigning will follow the event. Carey Langer • 5:30 p.m. • The Contented Cow 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: High School One-Act Plays • 7 p.m.

High School Auditorium Adults $6, students $4. Goodsell Observatory Open House • 7-9 p.m. • Carleton

These open houses are the first Friday. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are cancelled if it is cloudy. Joe Meyer • 7-11 p.m. • The Tavern Lounge Theater: An Evening of One Acts • 7:30 p.m.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See page 5. Son of a Gun CD Release Party • 8:30 p.m.

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National Karaoke Contest • 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Jesse James Lanes One singer from Jesse James Lanes will receive airfare and three nights hotel in Las Vegas and a chance to win a cash prize and open for a major act. DJ Music • 9 p.m. • Rueb ‘N’ Stein Mark Mraz • The 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.

Karaoke • Castle Rock and Roll Bar & Grill, Castle Rock SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Bagels & Birds • 8:30-9:30 a.m.

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault Join a naturalist in the warmth of the building to observe visitors to our backyard habitat feeding area. Enjoy coffee and bagels in a relaxed atmosphere while watching the antics of wildlife. Wake-Robin

Wake-Robin • 12-1 p.m.

Bittersweet A local duo on strings playing Celtic and Civil War period tunes. Theater: High School One-Act Plays • 7 p.m.

High School Auditorium Adults $6, students $4. Jon Manners • 7-11 p.m. • The Tavern Lounge Playing guitar since 1957, Manners has been in bands including: The Stingrays, The Fabulous Intruders, The Critters, The Sticky Wickets, Yellow Fish, The Glass Eye, The Windjammers, No Dice, Rockaday Jonny, Diesel Goose, Zebra, Berceuse, Shriek, Neoneon, The Kitty Younger Band, Flight Time, The Great? Imposters. In the early ’70s, he associated with Andrew Loog Oldham, one-time producer for The Rolling Stones. Now playing solo, he says “it’s easier to call a rehearsal and it gives me complete control over the songlist.” Theater: An Evening of One Acts • 7:30 p.m.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See page 5. T.H.E. House Band • 8:30 p.m.

Castle Rock and Roll Bar and Grill, Castle Rock John Prine meets Johnny B. Good. Locals Tom Teorey, Jim Hautman and Mark Ekeren know how to rile up the crowd. DJ Music • 9 p.m. • Rueb ‘N’ Stein DJ Music • Froggy Bottoms Teresa Peterson • The Contented Cow SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Theater: An Evening of One Acts • 2 p.m.

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Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.

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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. 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! $4/team of four. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8 High School Band Concert • 7:30 p.m.

Middle School Auditorium Nordic Jam • 7 p.m. • Contented Cow Listen, jam, enjoy. Faculty/Guest Recital: A Soldier’s Tale 8:15 p.m. • Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf

Performed will be “L’histoire du Soldat, The Soldier’s Tale” by Igor Stravinsky. The performers are: Andrea Een, violin; Martin Hodel, trumpet; Mark Kelley, bassoon; Connie Matin, string bass; Fernando Meza, percussion; Jun Qian, clarinet; Larry Zimmerman, trombone; and Gary Gisselman, narrator.

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

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BioScience Opening a Window

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Karaoke • 9:30 p.m. • Froggy Bottoms Songs for Lovers…And Those Who Wish They Were • 12-1 p.m.

Great Hall, Carleton The Carleton College Singers and College Choir, under the direction of Lawrence E. Burnett, will present this program of love songs, from the bawdy to the sublime, from all periods of music. Gallery Opening Reception: Craig Perman and Monica Rudqust • 7-9 p.m.

Upcoming SSM Events: Winter Musical, Hello Dolly February 18, 19 & 20, 2010 7:30 p.m. Shattuck-St. Mary’s School Newhall Auditorium 1000 Shumway Ave, Faribault

Annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 3, 2010 10:30 a.m. Shattuck-St. Mary’s School Upper School Campus 1000 Shumway Ave, Faribault

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HAPPENINGS Thursday, February 11, continued Theater: An Evening of One Acts • 7:30 p.m.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See page 5. Mark Mraz • 8-11 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.

Lecture – The American Public’s Encounter with One Muslim and One Muslim’s Encounter with American Political • 4-6 p.m. • Great Hall, Carleton

Keith Ellison, representative for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District and the first Muslim elected to Congress, gives this talk followed by a question session and reception. Book Reading/Signing: Jane Jeong Trenka • 7 p.m.

U.S. Army TRADOC Woodwind Quintet • 8:15 p.m.

Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf This quintet is one of many small ensembles drawn from the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Band. They tour the United States actively recruiting civilian musicians interested in a career in music performance. Marty Anderson • The Contented Cow Acoustic, electric, classic rock and country alternative with a song list that spans the decades: Dylan, Young, Springsteen, Wilco, Beatles, Hiatt, Ryan Adams and Steve Earle.

Viking Theater, St. Olaf Trenka will read from and sign her latest memoir, “Fugitive Visions.” In this novel, Trenka explores complexities of living in Korea as a Korean adoptee. She is an internationally published author and advocate for issues surrounding Korean overseas adoption. The Norwegian Cowboy • 7-11 p.m. The 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. St. Olaf Band Concert • 7:30 p.m.

Skoglund Center Auditorium, St. Olaf Conducted by Tomothy Mahr. The St. Olaf Band returns from a concert tour in Japan. Theater: An Evening of One Acts 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See page 5.

Convocation: Todd Larson 10:50-11:50 a.m.

Theater: Chicago • 7:30 p.m.

Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton Larson is a senior counselor at the New York Coordinator Office of the World Intellectual Property Organization where he undertakes extensive outreach throughout North America on behalf of WIPO. Based out of the United Nations, where he has served for nearly two decades, he has been influential in the international community, including spearheading the recognition of civil unions for same-sex partners in the U.N. system.

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Theater: Brother Wolf • 7:30 p.m.

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DJ Music • Froggy Bottoms

Guest Artist Concert: Asteria “Un Tres Doulx Regard” – The Blossoming of the Burgundian Spirit in Song • 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13

Concert Hall, Carleton Late medieval vocal and instrumental music – passionate – emotional – timeless love songs from the age of chivalry. Asteria is: Sylvia Rhyne, soprano; and Eric Redlinger, tenor and lute. Asteria’s program, “A Most Sweet Glance,” is the result of extensive archival research during their sabbatical year in France in 2006/2007. Largely drawn from anonymous compositions from the last decade of the 14th century and very beginning of the 15th, this body of work reflects the little-known era of “Dufay’s teachers,” and contains many of the elements that would later be hallmarks of the mature Burgundian style that swept Europe during the middle of the 15th century. Rhyne is a 1978 music major graduate of Carleton. DJ Music • 9 p.m. • Rueb ‘N’ Stein National Karaoke Contest • 9 p.m.-1 a.m. • Jesse James Lanes One singer from Jesse James Lanes will receive airfare and three nights hotel in Las Vegas and a chance to win a cash prize and open for a major act. New Moon Trio • 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. Karaoke • Castle Rock and Roll Bar & Grill, Castle Rock

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Fly In! • 1-3 p.m. • Tostrud Center, St. Olaf The third annual Fifth Bridge Paper Airplane Fly In! Kids age 12 and under will play games, learn how to make paper airplanes and win prizes. Hosted by the St. Olaf Volunteer Network. Yoga Celebration Day • 1-4 p.m. • Heartwork Studio Free yoga classes, henna temporary tattoos, a trunk show with LeendaLoo’s shirts and local artists! More at www.heartworkyoga.com. Daddy Daughter Dance • 6-8:30 p.m. • Northfield Armory For girls ages 3-12 with a father or other male adult. With nothing more special or important in a young girl’s life than her dad. This is an opportunity for dads to show how important their little girl is to them. It’s an evening dedicated to this special relationship – a young girl’s prom night with strobe lights, dancing and cake. Cost is $20/couple, $5 additional child (members), $26/couple, $8 additional child (nonmembers). Area 51 • 7-11 p.m.

The Tavern Lounge Take eight from the fields of education, architecture, communications and medicine; mix in guitars, drums, saxophones, harmonicas, voices and cowbells and you’ve got “music from the heavens.”

Carnegie Centennial Concert: Hardanger Fiddle Ensemble • 7 p.m.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14

Northfield Public Library As part of commemorating and celebrating the 1910 dedication of the original Carnegie Library, this first in a series of events includes free dessert and beverages at 7 followed by this Andrea Een-led performance at 7:30.

See page 5.

Theater: Vagina Monologues 7:30-9:30 p.m. Andrea Een

Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton See page 5.

Theater: An Evening of One Acts • 7:30 p.m.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See page 5. Northfield Arts Guild Theater See page 5. Theater: Brother Wolf • 7:30 p.m.

Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf See page 5. DJ Music • 9 p.m. • Rueb ‘N’ Stein DJ Music • Froggy Bottoms

See page 5. Walking in a Winter Wonderland • 2-4 p.m.

Cowling Arboretum, Carleton A snowshoeing and animal-tracking field trip. Call 507/222-4543 or email nbraker@carleton.edu for reservations. St. Olaf Choir Concert • 3:30 p.m.

Boe Memorial Chapel, St. Olaf Conducted by Anton Armstrong. The St. Olaf Choir returns from their 2010 national tour. Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.

Sing We and Chant It! • 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Chicago Photo: Tanya Legvold The Contented Cow The Rice County All-Stars are Aaron Hagenson, Peter Lynn, Terry VanDeWalker and Aaron Anderson – that would be a dose of Last Known Whereabouts, a dash of Deputies, and smidgen of Big Wu and Mr. Sticky to taste – the all-stars.

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Theater: Brother Wolf • 2 p.m. • Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf

The Contented Cow Join discussions on local issues at this “lightly moderated” open forum. For topics, go to www.contentedcow.com. Armstrong Northern Roots Session • 7 p.m. • The Contented Cow Acoustic music with roots particularly the Nordic countries.

Theater: Chicago • 7:30 p.m.

Trevor Marty and the RCAs

Theater: Chicago • 2 p.m. • Northfield Arts Guild Theater

Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton The Carleton College Singers, under the direction of Lawrence E. Burnett, will present this program of Medieval and Renaissance sacred and secular music. Featured will be the “Missa Pange Lingua” by Josquin des Prez. Not handicap accessible.

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HAPPENINGS Sunday, February 14, continued Quiz Night • 8 p.m. • The Contented Cow

Acoustic Jam Session • 7 p.m. • The Contented Cow Acoustic musicians of all levels gather to jam.

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! $4/four-person team.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18

Philosophy Colloquium • 3:30 p.m. • Holland 516, St. Olaf

Lecture – Stalin and His Team: A New Look at Soviet High Politics • 5-6 p.m. • Leighton 305, Carleton

Professor Daniel Groll’s talk will offer a conceptual framework for making sense of disagreements in clinical medicine between patients and health care providers. He will use this framework to offer (tentative) normative conclusions for how the state should act in cases where parents refuse treatment for their children. Guest Recital: Violin and Piano • 7 p.m.

Kevin Lawrence

Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf Kevin Lawrence (violin) is the chair of the string department at the North Carolina School of the Arts. Tim Lovelace accompanies on piano. Nordic Jam • 7 p.m. • The Contented Cow This weekly open acoustic jam session plays from the Nordic countries and their immigrant communities in North America.

Caleb Solomon • 7 p.m. • The Contented Cow

Lecturer Sheila Fitzpatrick, University of Chicago, Department of History, specializes in: Soviet social, political and cultural history; social identity; social mobility; the international left; and Australian history. She is a historian primarily of modern Russia. She has written and edited several books on these topics. Her recent work focuses on Soviet social and cultural history in the Stalin period, particularly everyday practices and social identity. In 2002, she received a Mellon Foundation Distinguished Achievement Award. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Australian Academy of the Humanities, and is a past President of the American Association for Slavic and East European Studies. High School Orchestra Concert • 6:30 p.m.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Guest Artist Recital: Bernhard Scully • 7 p.m.

Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf Scully is the principal horn of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.

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Study Hall • The Contented Cow

Book Reading/Signing: David Oppegaard • 7 p.m.

This includes Peter Lynn and Terry VanDeWalker and these guys really rock the house – digging deep into obscure covers and original tunes.

Viking Theater, St. Olaf Oppegaard will read from and discuss his latest book, “Wormwood, Nevada.” In this follow-up to his Bram Stokernominated “The Suicide Collectors,” a young Midwestern couple, Tyler and Anna Mayfield, are tested when they move to Wormwood, a small town in central Nevada filled with out-school cowboys, alien cultists, meth dealers, doomsday prophets and the broken-hearted. Loneliness and desperation pervade Wormwood. However, when a meteorite lands in the center of town, the impact is dramatic. The town’s fragile existence begins to unravel as many people believe the end of the world is near, while others simply seek a reason to believe in something, anything at all. David will answer questions about the book and his writing career. A book signing will follow. Theater: Brother Wolf • 7:30 p.m. • Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf See page 5. Theater: Hello Dolly • 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Convocation: Rudolph Byrd • 10:50-11:50 a.m.

Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton Byrd is professor of African American studies at Emory University. He began his academic career at Carleton where he was a member of the English Department and chair of the Program of African and African American Studies. At Emory he is the founding director of the James Weldon Johnson Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, established in 2007. The institute is one of the premiere sites in the nation for the study of the modern civil rights movement, and home to the Alice Walker Literary Society, of which Byrd is the founding co-chair. An engaged scholar committed to service and scholarship at the local and national levels, Byrd is also a consultant to the United Negro College Fund/Andrew W. Mellon programs. The title of his presentation is “Regarding James Weldon Johnson.” A booksigning follows the event.

Newhall Auditorium, Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Faribault See page 5. Trevor Marty • 8-11 p.m. • The Tavern Lounge Karaoke • 9:30 p.m. • Froggy Bottoms

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Northfield Winter Stomp • 7-10:30 p.m. • Northfield Armory

Contra is a New England tradition of community dance with roots in Irish “set” and Scottish country dances. If you can walk to music, you can dance contra; no previous dance experience necessary. Dances consist of a sequence of simple moves taught by a dance “caller” before each dance, and “called” out when the music gets underway. The Stomp! will feature the live music of Contratopia, one of the top country dance bands from Decorah to Missoula, and “caller” Robin Nelson. Dance instruction 7-7:30. $9 adults, $6 students, $25 family cap. Whim, Po & Emili • 7-11 p.m. • The Tavern Lounge Theater: Brother Wolf • 7:30 p.m.

Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf See page 5.

Theater: Angels in America – Part One: Millennium Approaches • 8 p.m. • Arena Theater, Carleton

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

The Carleton Symphony Band performs under the direction of Ronald Rodman. DJ Music • 9 p.m. • Rueb ‘N’ Stein National Karaoke Contest • 9 p.m.-1 a.m. • Jesse James Lanes One singer from Jesse James Lanes will receive airfare and three nights hotel in Las Vegas and a chance to win a cash prize and open for a major act. Karaoke • Castle Rock and Roll Bar & Grill, Castle Rock Area 51 • The Contented Cow Take eight from the fields of education, architecture, communications and medicine; mix in guitars, drums, saxophones, harmonicas, voices and cowbells and you’ve got “music from the heavens.” SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20

Theater: Hello Dolly • 7:30 p.m.

Newhall Auditorium, Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Faribault See page 5. Theater: Chicago • 7:30 p.m. Chicago Photo: Tanya Legvold

Northfield Arts Guild Theater See page 5.

Saturday Strolls • 9-10 a.m.

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault Each session will explore a different area and have a different theme. Dress for the weather and wear comfortable winter boots. This program is free and open to all ages. Big Screen at the Bend! • 1:30 p.m.

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault Watch movies on the big screen. It’s a fun and free activity for Saturday afternoons! Call or email RBNC for titles.

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Theater: Hello Dolly • 7:30 p.m.

Northern Roots Session • 7 p.m.

Newhall Auditorium, Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Faribault See page 5. Theater: Chicago • 7:30 p.m. • Northfield Arts Guild Theater See page 5.

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Theater: Angels in America – Part One: Millennium Approaches • 8 p.m. • Arena Theater, Carleton

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Stop in anytime to sign up. Foursomes compete for prizes and the chance to drink from the “Winner’s Mug.” $4/four-person team. Northern Roots

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22

Lecture: Giorgio Vasari’s Life of Filippo Lippi: A Renaissance Tale of Captivity and Creativity on the Barbary Coast 5-6:30 p.m. • Boliou 104, Carleton

DJ Music • 9 p.m. • Rueb ‘N’ Stein DJ Music • Froggy Bottoms Art Vandalay • The Contented Cow

Americana/roots music. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 3rd Annual Cabin Fever Library Mini-Golf 1-3 p.m. • Northfield Library

Nine-hole mini-golf indoors in the library! Fun for all ages. $5 greens fee/person, $15/foursome. Fourperson limit per hole. There is also a driving range where you can buy balls and hit for prizes! Theater: Angels in America – Part One: Millennium Approaches • 2 p.m. • Arena Theater, Carleton

See page 5. Theater: Chicago • 2 p.m. • Northfield Arts Guild Theater

See page 5.

David Singley

Quiz Night • 8 p.m. • The Contented Cow

Cristelle Baskins puts Giorgio Vasari’s fictional anecdote about the young Filippo Lippi’s capture and enslavement by Moorish pirates in the context of North Africa’s significance for Renaissance Italy. Baskins is a distinguished scholar of Italian art, author of “Cassone painting, humanism, and gender in early modern Italy” (1998), a book on medieval marriage (2005), a book on early modern visual allegory (2007), and numerous articles. She is a professor of art history at Tufts University. Nordic Jam • 7 p.m. • The Contented Cow This weekly open acoustic jam session plays from the Nordic countries and their immigrant communities in North America. Guest Recital: Luna Nova • 8:15 p.m. • Skifter Hall, St. Olaf Luna Nova is a group of artists devoted to the music of the 20th and 21st centuries with a repertoire consisting of recognized masterworks as well as works by emerging composers. Masterclass at 3 p.m., open to the public.

Jazz Ensemble Concert • 3-4 p.m. • Concert Hall, Carleton The Carleton Jazz Ensemble’s winter concert, under the direction of David Singley, will feature music old and new and include the Carleton Jazz Combos.

Acoustic Jam Session • 7 p.m. • The Contented Cow Acoustic musicians of all levels gather to jam.

Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.

Guest Concert: Cellist Jeffery Lestrapes • 8:15 p.m.

The Contented Cow Join discussions on local issues at this “lightly moderated” open forum. For topics, go to www.contentedcow.com.

Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf Lestrapes is a member of the music faculty at Texas Tech.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Caleb Solomon • 7 p.m. • The Contented Cow Happenings continued on page 34

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Saturdays: Teresa Peterson (6th) Trevor Marty & RCA (13th) Art Vandelay (20th) • Beguine Bros (27th) Always eager to hear from local musical talent, established and emerging. Times are approximate. CHECK THE LISTINGS IN THIS FEBRUARY EDITION OF THE NORTHFIELD ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE.

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Acoustic Jam Session 7 p.m. • The Contented Cow Film: Crossing Borders 7 p.m.

Open Mic • 6-8 p.m. • Hogan

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High School Auditorium

Brothers Acoustic Café Lecture: Of Beauty and Relevance • 8 p.m.

Theater: An Evening of One Acts • 2 p.m. • Paradise

Nordic Jam • 7 p.m.

Acoustic Jam Session 7 p.m. • The Contented Cow

Caleb Solomon • 7 p.m.

Center for the Arts, Faribault

High School Band Concert 7:30 p.m. • Middle School Faculty/Guest Recital: A Soldier’s Tale • 8:15 p.m.

Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.

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

The Contented Cow

Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf

The Contented Cow

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FRIDAY

SATURDAY

New MC and Unicus of Kanser 7-10 p.m. • The Key Faculty Recital: Bassoon and Piano 8-9 p.m. • Concert Hall, Carleton Barb Piper • 8-11 p.m.

Convocation: E. Patrick Johnson 10:50-11:50 a.m.

Bagels & Birds • 8:30-9:30 a.m.

The Tavern Lounge

Theater: High School One-Act Plays 7 p.m. • High School Auditorium Goodsell Observatory Open House 7-9 p.m. • Carleton

Karaoke • 9:30 p.m. • Froggy Bottoms Study Hall • The Contented Cow

Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton Carey Langer • 5:30 p.m.

The Contented Cow

Joe Meyer • 7-11 p.m. • Tavern Lounge Theater: An Evening of One Acts 7:30 p.m. • Paradise Center, Faribault Son of a Gun CD Release Party 8:30 p.m. • Contented Cow National Karaoke Contest 9 p.m.-1 a.m. • Jesse James Lanes

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault Wake-Robin • 12-1 p.m. • Bittersweet Theater: High School One-Act Plays 7 p.m. • High School Auditorium Jon Manners • 7-11 p.m.

The Tavern Lounge Theater: An Evening of One Acts 7:30 p.m. • Paradise Center, Faribault T.H.E. House Band • 8:30 p.m.

Castle Rock and Roll, Castle Rock DJ Music • 9 p.m. • Rueb ‘N’ Stein DJ Music • Froggy Bottoms Teresa Peterson • The Contented Cow

DJ Music • 9 p.m. • Rueb ‘N’ Stein Karaoke • Castle Rock and Roll Mark Mraz • Froggy Bottoms

Karaoke • 9:30 p.m. • Froggy Bottoms Songs for Lovers…And Those Who Wish They Were • 12-1 p.m.

Convocation: Todd Larson • 10:5011:50 a.m. • Skinner Chapel, Carleton Lecture – The American Public’s Encounter with One Muslim and One Muslim’s Encounter with American Political • 4-6 p.m. • Great Hall, Carleton Book Reading/Signing: Jane Jeong Trenka • 7 p.m. • Viking Theater, St. Olaf The Norwegian Cowboy • 7-11 p.m.

Fly In! • 1-3 p.m.

Great Hall, Carleton Gallery Opening Reception: Craig Perman and Monica Rudqust 7-9 p.m. • Northfield Arts Guild Theater: An Evening of One Acts 7:30 p.m. • Paradise Center, Faribault Mark Mraz • 8-11 p.m. • Tavern Lounge U.S. Army TRADOC Woodwind Quintet • 8:15 p.m.

Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf Marty Anderson • The Contented Cow

The Tavern Lounge St. Olaf Band Concert • 7:30 p.m.

Skoglund Center Auditorium, St. Olaf Theater: An Evening of One Acts 7:30 p.m. • Paradise Center, Faribault Theater: Chicago • 7:30 p.m.

Northfield Arts Guild Theater Theater: Brother Wolf • 7:30 p.m.

Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf

Tostrud Center, St. Olaf Yoga Celebration Day • 1-4 p.m.

Heartwork Studio Daddy Daughter Dance • 6-8:30 p.m.

Northfield Armory Area 51 • 7-11 p.m. • The Tavern Lounge Carnegie Centennial Concert: Hardanger Fiddle Ensemble 7 p.m. • Northfield Public Library Theater: Vagina Monologues • 7:309:30 p.m. • Skinner Chapel, Carleton Theater: An Evening of One Acts 7:30 p.m. • Paradise Center, Faribault Theater: Chicago • 7:30 p.m.

Northfield Arts Guild Theater Theater: Brother Wolf • 7:30 p.m.

Guest Artist Concert: Asteria “Un Tres Doulx Regard” – The Blossoming of the Burgundian Spirit in Song • 8 p.m.

Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf DJ Music • 9 p.m. • Rueb ‘N’ Stein DJ Music • Froggy Bottoms

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

Trevor Marty and the RCAs

The Contented Cow

National Karaoke Contest 9 p.m.-1 a.m. • Jesse James Lanes Karaoke • Castle Rock and Roll DJ Music • Froggy Bottoms New Moon Trio • The Contented Cow

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MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Theater: Chicago • 2 p.m.

Philosophy Colloquium 3:30 p.m.

Guest Artist Recital: Bernhard Scully • 7 p.m.

The Contented Cow

Holland 516, St. Olaf

Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf

Guest Recital: Violin and Piano • 7 p.m.

Acoustic Jam Session 7 p.m. • The Contented Cow

NAG Theater Theater: Brother Wolf 2 p.m.

Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf Walking in the Winter Wonderland • 2-4 p.m.

Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf

Cowling Arboretum, Carleton

The Contented Cow

Caleb Solomon •7 p.m.

Nordic Jam • 7 p.m.

St. Olaf Choir Concert 3:30 p.m.

Boe Chapel, St. Olaf Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.

The Contented Cow Northern Roots Session 7 p.m. • The Contented Cow Sing We and Chant It! 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Skinner Chapel, Carleton Quiz Night • 8 p.m.

The Contented Cow

3rd Annual Cabin Fever Library Mini-Golf • 1-3 p.m.

Lecture: Giorgio Vasari’s Life of Filippo Lippi: A Renaissance Tale of Captivity and Creativity on the Barbary Coast • 5-6:30 p.m.

Acoustic Jam Session • 7 p.m.

Northfield Library Theater: Angels in America – Part One: Millennium Approaches • 2 p.m.

Boliou 104, Carleton

Arena Theater, Carleton

Nordic Jam • 7 p.m.

Theater: Chicago • 2 p.m.

The Contented Cow

NAG Theater

Guest Recital: Luna Nova 8:15 p.m. • Skifter Hall, St. Olaf

Jazz Ensemble Concert 3-4 p.m.

The Contented Cow

Caleb Solomon •7 p.m.

The Contented Cow

Guest Concert: Cellist Jeffery Lestrapes • 8:15 p.m.

Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf

Concert Hall, Carleton Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.

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

The Contented Cow

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NAG Theater Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.

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

The Contented Cow

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FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Lecture – Stalin and His Team: A New Look at Soviet High Politics • 5-6 p.m.

Convocation: Rudolph Byrd 10:50-11:50 a.m.

Saturday Strolls • 9-10 a.m.

Leighton 305, Carleton

Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton

Big Screen at the Bend! • 1:30 p.m.

High School Orchestra Concert 6:30 p.m. • High School Auditorium Northfield Wine Club • 7-9 p.m.

Northfield Winter Stomp 7-10:30 p.m. • Northfield Armory Whim, Po & Emili • 7-11 p.m.

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault

The Grand Event Center

The Tavern Lounge

Tuition Daddies • 7-9 p.m.

Book Reading/Signing: David Oppegaard • 7 p.m.

Theater: Brother Wolf • 7:30 p.m.

Hogan Brothers Acoustic Café

Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf

Viking Theater, St. Olaf

Theater: Hello Dolly • 7:30 p.m.

Theater: Brother Wolf • 7:30 p.m.

Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Faribault

To Brasil and Back Carnaval! 7-10 p.m. • Northfield Middle School Todd Thompson Trio • 7-11 p.m.

Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf

Theater: Chicago • 7:30 p.m.

The Tavern Lounge

Theater: Hello Dolly • 7:30 p.m.

Northfield Arts Guild Theater

Theater: Brother Wolf • 7:30 p.m.

Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Faribault Trevor Marty • 8-11 p.m.

Theater: Angels in America – Part One: Millennium Approaches • 8 p.m.

Theater: Hello Dolly • 7:30 p.m.

The Tavern Lounge

Arena Theater, Carleton

Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Faribault

Karaoke • 9:30 p.m. • Froggy Bottoms

Symphony Band Concert • 8-9 p.m.

Theater: Chicago • 7:30 p.m.

Study Hall • The Contented Cow

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

Northfield Arts Guild Theater

National Karaoke Contest 9 p.m.-1 a.m. • Jesse James Lanes

Arena Theater, Carleton DJ Music • 9 p.m. • Rueb ‘N’ Stein DJ Music • Froggy Bottoms Art Vandalay • The Contented Cow

Karaoke • Castle Rock and Roll Area 51 • The Contented Cow

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault

Theater: Brother Wolf • 2 p.m.

Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf

Theater: Angels in America – Part One: Millennium Approaches • 8 p.m.

Post-Katrina Symposium – New Orleans, Katrina and the Road to Recovery: Three Perspectives • 5-6:45 p.m. Destination Vancouver Olympics Party 6:30-11 p.m. • Beef O’Bradys Art Exhibit Discussion: Onofrio/ Onofrio Fornes • 7 p.m.

Convocation: Patrice Gaines • 10:5011:50 a.m. • Skinner Chapel, Carleton Lecture: Immigration, Citizenship and Exclusion • 3:30 p.m. • St. Olaf Gallery Exhibit Opening Reception: “Kindrid Spirits” • 6-8 p.m., St. Olaf Art Exhibit Opening Reception: Onofrio/Onofrio Fornes • 6-8 p.m.

Lecture: Incorporating Immigrants into American Civic and Political Life 9 a.m. • Buntrock Ballroom, St. Olaf Panel: Immigrant Activism and Empowerment • 11:30 a.m.

Dittmann Center, St. Olaf

Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf

Kidzsing Choral Festival • 2:30 p.m.

Film: Harvest Documentary Premiere 7 p.m.

Night Hike • 6:30 p.m.

Bridgewater School

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault

Northfield High School Auditorium

February Frolic • 7-10 p.m.

Musical Migrations • 7 p.m.

Write About 50 • 7:30 p.m.

Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf

Northfield Arts Guild Dance Studio

Marty Anderson and the Goods 7-11 p.m. • The Tavern Lounge Theater: The Deportee’s Wife • 7:30 p.m.

Northfield Senior Center Jeff Ray • 7-11 p.m. • Tavern Lounge

Boliou Auditorium, Carleton

Great Horned Owls • 7:30-9 p.m.

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault Mark Mraz • 8-11 p.m. • Tavern Lounge Karaoke • 9:30 p.m. • Froggy Bottoms

The Lion’s Pause, St. Olaf Theater: Chicago • 7:30 p.m.

Northfield Arts Guild Theater Theater: Angels in America • 8 p.m.

Arena Theater, Carleton We Speak • 8 p.m. • Carleton DJ Music • 9 p.m. • Rueb ‘N’ Stein National Karaoke Contest 9 p.m.-1 a.m. • Jesse James Lanes DJ Music • Froggy Bottoms Karaoke • Castle Rock and Roll Dime-Store Watch • The Contented Cow

Lion’s Pause, St. Olaf Documentary Day • 12 and 2 p.m.

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault

Theater: Chicago • 7:30 p.m.

Northfield Arts Guild Theater Theater: Angels in America – Part One: Millennium Approaches • 8 p.m.

Arena Theater, Carleton Vocal Performance • 8-9:30 p.m.

Concert Hall, Carleton DJ Music • 9 p.m. • Rueb ‘N’ Stein Karaoke • Castle Rock and Roll Beguine Brothers • Contented Cow

Here it is, loyal Entertainment Guide readers, the long-awaited results to Northfield’s Best of 2009! Our dedicated team of vote counters was wowed by the number of responses we received, but not surprised by the varieties of winners you found for each category. It confirms our belief that Northfield is a talent-filled town with delights to be found around each and every corner. Though

Mr. Sticky • Relativity

MUSICIAN

Dan Andreasen Jon Manners Photo: Dan Iverson, Anthologie, LLC

Music Venue The Tavern Lounge The Grand Event Center

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Visual Artist April Ripka Nick Sinclair

ARTgallery Northfield Arts Guild ArtOnWater Gallery

BARtenders

Christian BRUMM

ACTO R

BAND

some categories were close, a winner shone through in each and we present them here, with the steady runners-up in italics just behind. Looking at the field of choices, one thing became quite clear to us: the true winner in this poll is the town of Northfield. Congratulations to everyone involved, and here’s to another year!

Brendon Etter

Christina Schweitz

Happy hour Froggy Bottoms River Pub The Tavern Lounge Grundy’s Rueb ‘N’ Stein

The Tavern Lounge

Non-Alcoholic Offerings

Terry VanDeWalker The Contented Cow Jake Hvistendahl Froggy Bottoms River Pub Tanner Running Northfield Golf Club

Tiny’s Dogs All Day Hogan Brothers Acoustic Café

sports team Family Attraction

Defeat of Jesse James Days

Minnesota TWINS Minnesota VIKINGS

Performance

Cowling Arboretum Downtown Northfield

Visitor Attraction

Teenage Attraction

TheKEY Under 30 Crowd Attraction

Downtown Northfield

Dance Macabre

EVENTS

Defeat of Jesse James Days

Defeat of Jesse James Days Northfield Historical Society

Froggy Bottoms River Pub The Rueb ‘N’ Stein

Place for People Watching Downtown Northfield

Winter Walk The Beaux Arts Ball

Festival

Defeat of Jesse James Days JuneBug

FEBRUARY 2010

Outdoor Activity

Goodbye Blue Monday Coffee House

Indoor Activity

Walking, Biking & Cowling Arboretum

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Reading Live Music

Continued

Gifts Present Perfect

Women’s Clothing Anna’s Closet • Sisters Ugly

Men’s Clothing Larson’s Printing Ragstock • Target

Window Display

Groceries

Cub Foods • EconoFoods

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Salon/ Barbershop Salon Synergy

Hidden Gem Sosa’s Market and Restaurant

Best Value

Tavern Restaurant BREAKFAST Sketchy Artist

Auto Shop FOOD&Drink CarTime Auto Center Churchill Tire Valley Autohaus

Source for Local Info KYMN Northfield.org Northfield News locallygrownnorthfield.org

With so many positive responses, we realized Northfielders feel very strongly about their eating and drinking establishments, and quite rightly. The fresh-made sushi delivered daily to Just Food, the French fries at Butler’s and the Tavern breakfasts provide the quintessential apples-oranges comparison; they’re all great, and greatly different from each other. So we’ve created a chart with the best and the rest. You’ll find your favorites, and perhaps see a few new places, too. Our advice: try them all. We guarantee, they all come highly recommended!

BEST of the BEST

Advertising Campaign Beaux Arts Ball NDDC’s Be Local Rare Pair

Applebee’s B&L Pizza Basil’s Pizza Brick Oven Bakery Butlers Steak and Ale Chapati Cocoa Bean Contented Cow Dairy Queen Fermentations Froggy Bottoms George’s Pizza Goodbye Blue Monday Hogan Brothers James Gang Coffeehouse The HideAway Just Food Co-op Kurry Kabob Mandarin Garden Ole Café Quality Bakery Quarterback Club Grundy’s Rueb ‘N’ Stein Sosa's Market and Rest. Tavern Restaurant Tiny’s Dogs All Day

Beer Wine Cookie

Still a darn good choice, so sayeth the readers:

Breakfast Lunch Dinner Appetizers Burger Pizza Soup Coffee

The Reader’s favorite:

Ice Cream

Healthy Vegetarian Family Romantic Take Out

And this is just to make it easier to read:

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26

HAPPENINGS continued from page 23

Convocation: Patrice Gaines • 10:50-11:50 a.m. • Skinner

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Post-Katrina Symposium – New Orleans, Katrina and the Road to Recovery: Three Perspectives • 5-6:45 p.m.

Boliou Hall Auditorium, Carleton Rosanne Adderley, associate professor of history, Tulane University; John Bardes, teacher, Arthur Ashe Charter School, New Orleans; and Kimberly Smith, associate professor, political science and environmental studies, Carleton – reflect on the impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans and the city’s road to recovery. Michael Hemesath, professor of economics and organizer of two post-Katrina Carleton service trips to the Gulf Coast, will moderate. Refreshments and a reception start at 4:30 in the lobby of Boliou. The event is free and open to the public. Destination Vancouver Olympics Party • 6:30-11 p.m.

Beef O’Bradys This Northfield Skating School-sponsored event has food, fun and trivia – all while watching skating finals on the big screen! Art Exhibit Discussion: Onofrio/Onofrio Fornes • 7 p.m.

Dittmann Center, St. Olaf See page 5. Write About 50 • 7:30 p.m.

Memorial Chapel, Carleton Gaines is an award-winning journalist and former Washington Post reporter. She grew up a self-hating young woman, entering one abusive relationship after another, became a heroin user, went to prison for possession and was raped and beaten before she began her long contemplative journey to change. During her 16 years with the Washington Post she carved a niche for herself focusing on human-interest stories that reflected current issues. She spent six years researching a notorious Washington, D.C. murder for which eight young men remain incarcerated. Her work on the story raised serious doubts about the guilt of the youths. This story plus her own experience with the judicial and penal systems sparked her to begin speaking on the high rate of incarceration among minorities and the poor, questionable police practices, prosecutors with too much power, and the weeding out of bad lawyers. She also offers an engaging look at the power of the press. The title of her presentation is “How We Can All Be Free: Prison Reform in the 21st Century.” A booksigning follows the event. Lecture: Immigration, Citizenship and Exclusion: LatinAmerican Immigrants and the Contemporary Immigration Regime • 3:30 p.m. • Buntrock Ballroom, St. Olaf

Northfield Arts Guild Dance Studio Local writers read work relating to the theme “Fifty” to celebrate the Guild’s 50th anniversary. Free and open to the public.

Cecilia Menjivar, Arizona State University, examines the social worlds of individuals who live in hostile and violent environments. Part of a Globilization and Social Responsibility Conference.

Film: Harvest Documentary Premiere • 7 p.m.

Gallery Exhibit Opening Reception: “Kindrid Spirits” 6-8 p.m. • Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf

Northfield High School Auditorium See article pages 47-48. Great Horned Owls • 7:30-9 p.m.

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault Great horned owls are nesting. Discover the natural history of our earliest nesting bird and spend some time trying to call for and listen to these fascinating nocturnal predators. If the owls aren’t hooting, there will be a hike. The program will start indoors and then be outside so dress for the weather. Free and open to all ages. Mark Mraz • 8-11 p.m. • The Tavern Lounge He’s the piano man! Karaoke • 9:30 p.m. • Froggy Bottoms

See page 6. Art Exhibit Opening Reception: Onofrio/Onofrio Fornes 6-8 p.m. • Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf

See page 5. Night Hike • 6:30 p.m. • River Bend Nature Center, Faribault

Enjoy winter at night. Take a moon-lit excursion around the trails. Be sure to dress for the weather. Snowshoe rentals available. Musical Migrations • 7 p.m. • Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf St. Olaf student pianists present an evening of musical migrations from Brahms to Bolcom (with many other stops along the way).

Shake the snow off your boots at the 4th Annual

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

February 19, 7-10:30 pm Northﬁeld Armory 519 Division Street, downtown Northﬁeld All are welcome. Dance participation recommended for those 10 years and up.

$9 adults, $6 students (family cap $25) Dance instruction at 7 p.m. No prior contra dance experience or dance partners required. Comfortable shoes recommended; festive (swing-ready) dance attire encouraged! Sponsored by the Northﬁeld Community Contra Dance Association (northﬁeldcontradance@gmail.com).

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Marty Anderson and the Goods • 7-11 p.m.

The Tavern Lounge 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. Theater: The Deportee’s Wife • 7:30 p.m.

The Lion’s Pause, St. Olaf See page 5. Theater: Chicago • 7:30 p.m. • Northfield Arts Guild Theater See page 5.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Lecture: Incorporating Immigrants into American Civic and Political Life • 9 a.m. • Buntrock Ballroom, St. Olaf

Kristi Anderson, Maxwell School of Syracuse University, specializes in immigration, women and politics. She also studies U.S. cities that have experienced recent immigration and how institutions are making efforts to incorporate immigrant groups into civic and political life. Part of a Globilization and Social Responsibility Conference. Panel: Immigrant Activism and Empowerment • 11:30 a.m.

Theater: Angels in America – Part One: Millennium Approaches • 8 p.m. • Arena Theater, Carleton

Lion’s Pause, St. Olaf Beth Berry, Tackling Obstacles Raising College Hopes; Reginald Haslett-Marroquin, Rural Enterprise Center; Janet Lewis Muth, Rice County Growing Up Healthy.

See page 5.

Documentary Day • 12 and 2 p.m.

We Speak • 8 p.m. • Concert Hall, Carleton

The spoken word and other creative student performances related to the African American experience. DJ Music • 9 p.m. • Rueb ‘N’ Stein National Karaoke Contest • 9 p.m.-1 a.m. • Jesse James Lanes One singer from Jesse James Lanes will receive airfare and three nights hotel in Las Vegas and a chance to win a cash prize and open for a major act. DJ Music • Froggy Bottoms Karaoke • Castle Rock and Roll Bar & Grill, Castle Rock Dime-Store Watch • The Contented Cow Jerry Johnson, Inga Johnson and Joel Cooper.

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9-Hole Mini-Golf in the Library! $5/person green fee $15/foursome. (four-person limit/hole)

Driving range with prizes! Created and sponsored by TAB (Teen Advisory Board) of the Northfield Public Library.

Fun for all ages! Northfield Public Library Sunday, February 21, 2010 1:00-3:00 pm

210 Washington St. • 645-6606 www.northfieldmn.info or npl-info.blogspot.com

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River Bend Nature Center, Faribault Two different nature/conservation-themed documentaries will be shown throughout the day on the big screen. Attend one or both. Call or email RBNC for titles. Free and open to all ages. Some documentaries contain material of a sensitive nature, so be sure children in attendance can handle it. Kidzsing Choral Festival • 2:30 p.m. • Bridgewater School The Northfield Youth Choirs Junior Singers and Treble Choirs perform. February Frolic • 7-10 p.m. • Northfield Senior Center Dance to the Zillionaires (Dave Drentlaw, Peter Nelson, Wendy Smith and Wendy Wiegand). Good food. Good music. Good time! Tickets: $10 and available at the Senior Center reception counter and at the door. Jeff Ray • 7-11 p.m. • The Tavern Lounge Mighty fine guitar and harp. Theater: Chicago • 7:30 p.m. • Northfield Arts Guild Theater See page 5. Theater: Angels in America – Part One: Millennium Approaches • 8 p.m. • Arena Theater, Carleton

See page 5. Vocal Performance • 8-9:30 p.m. • Concert Hall, Carleton

Prior to their Washington, D.C. tour, Carleton’s College Singers and College Choir will perform “An American Mosaic II” under the direction of Lawrence E. Burnett. DJ Music • 9 p.m. • Rueb ‘N’ Stein Karaoke • Castle Rock and Roll Bar & Grill, Castle Rock Beguine Brothers • The Contented Cow SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Theater: Chicago • 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” the week following their triumph! $4/four-person team.

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

Northfield Arts Guild – 507/645-8877 – Find classes for kids

Glass Garden Beads Beading Class – 507/645-0301

and adults at www.northfieldartsguild.org KidsARTS for ages 4-6 now offers two class time options: Tuesday 9:30-11:30 a.m. or Thursday 11 a.m.-noon. Two hours of fun and learning in the arts, especially designed for preschoolers, kindergartners and home-schoolers. $64 (nonmembers)/$58 (members)/four-week session. Start anytime. Intro to Circus Arts – four Saturdays starting Feb. 27 from 12-2 p.m. The class will focus heavily on comedy, individual comedic sketches, group sketches and will also include instruction on basic circus makeup.

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. Vegetable Plots for Beginning Gardeners – Sat., Feb. 13, 1-2 p.m., $12/$10 owners. Register/pre-pay by phone or with cashier. This class for very beginning gardeners will cover space, soil preparation, what seeds or plants to choose, and garden care. Taught by Sara Morrison, owner of The Backyard Grocery, an urban vegetable garden consulting company in Bayport, Minn. Seeds, sprouts, seedlings, plants! – Sat., Feb. 13, 2:30-3:30 p.m., $12/$10 owners. Register/pre-pay by phone or with cashier. For intermediate gardeners or those who took Vegetable Plots for Beginners. A hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to navigate the seed catalog, choose varieties and start seeds indoors. Taught by Sara Morrison (see above). Socially Responsible Investing in These Tough Economic Times – Wed., Feb. 17, 7-8p.m. Free, register by phone or with cashier. What should you do in tough economic times in terms of financial stability and green investing? Jim Larson will discuss points to consider, green investing and lessons from the recent markets. Jim has provided financial planning since 1992. The Key

Mondays: Book Club, 5 p.m. Unicycle Club, 7 p.m. Tuesdays: Photo Club, 5:30 p.m. – developing and learning. Family Game Night, 7 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. Thursdays: Art Night, 5 p.m. Saturdays: Cooking Class, 6 p.m., Emmaus basement Photo Club, 11 a.m. – shooting. Hip Hop Night, 7 p.m. Sundays: Writing Workshop, 3-5 p.m. – for details, call 507/6630715.

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Northfield Buddhist Meditation Center – Children’s Circle

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

First Steps Early Literacy Center: Monday, Friday and Saturdays, 10-11 a.m. Infant Lapsit: Tuesdays, 10 a.m. Toddler Rhyme Time: Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Pre-School Story Time: Thursdays, 10 a.m. Carleton ACT Book Buddies: Saturdays, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Paradise Center for the Arts – 612/216-1206 POTTERY is the focus with these beginner to experienced classes. More classes and open studio information at www.paradisecenterforthearts.org. Open Pottery Studio – Wednesdays, 10 a.m. through March – Experienced members who have ten previous clay classes join together and work without a teacher. Clay problems are solved by sharing of knowledge – a time of give and take. Participants are required to purchase clay from PCA to cover glazing/firing fees. Studio time is free. Beginning Throwing on the Wheel – four-week class beginning Feb. 14, 3-4:30 p.m. – Introduction to the processes of forming and trimming pieces made on the wheel. If you like the first class, pay for the it and return for three more. $45/members, $60/nonmembers. Class may be extended with additional sessions as interest dictates. Beginning Hand-Building – four-week class beginning Feb. 14, 12:30 p.m. – Covers basic slab and hand-building, forming pieces using basic molds and glazing methods. If you like the first class, pay for it and return for three more. $45/members, $60/nonmembers. Class may be extended with additional sessions as interest dictates. PJ’s Fabric and Crafts, 507/332-7151 – Classes include crocheting,

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only full-time teacher, teaching band, choir and general music. I can’t give students the time they need to succeed in music. BZ: I know you play the piano. When did you begin this passion? Mraz: I started taking piano lessons in first grade, and I was a terrible student. I was a rough-and-tumble boy and preferred to be out playing sports with my friends. It wasn’t until later in junior high when I made a discovery…girls liked boys with musical talent! It gave me a whole new motivation! I was still taking lessons, but started working on music that I liked to play. I began playing drums in school band. By high school, I was playing in four different school bands, and I played a different instrument in each group. I also started composing a little. I could not get enough of it. By this time, I was not into it for impressing the girls, I just loved to play! BZ: Do you have any technical training in piano playing? How did you learn to play? Mraz: I took piano lessons for 10 years from a family friend. I was blessed with a good ear, which led me to become a “lazy” reader, and I regret that today. I would be a much better player today if I had worked harder on the basics, such as scales, arpeggios, etudes, etc.

As the official piano man for many a Northfield bars, Mark Mraz is well known. He also uses this gift as a full-time music teacher in the Burnsville school district and in various bands throughout the Twin Cities area. Though not a Northfield resident, through his many local gigs, Mraz has experienced the community and come to appreciate the town. Most of all, he likes making Northfielders happy with his music. BZ: How would you describe your day-to-day job? Mraz: By day I’m a schoolteacher in the Burnsville schools. I have been teaching there since 1982! I love teaching music to kids. Since the early 1990s, I’ve been teaching band, choir and general music at a junior high there. BZ: What inspired you to start teaching? Mraz: I ignorantly started college as a music performance major on piano. I quickly figured out that I did not have the chops, the repertoire, or the interest in practicing piano two to six hours a day (which is pretty much what performance majors do). I had been a percussionist in school band, so I switched to education and made percussion my main instrument. BZ: Were there any influential teachers in your past? Mraz: Teaching was a natural fit for me, because my father was a career teacher. It was in my blood. I had many influential teachers throughout school and college. I also knew I liked working with kids. BZ: What is your favorite thing about teaching music? Mraz: Watching kids improve on a daily basis and watching them grow intellectually. Kids are so funny and truthful. The vast majority are good and want to succeed, regardless of what we read about in the papers. BZ: You said that you teach junior high. That is a challenging age. What is the most difficult part of your teaching job? Mraz: The most difficult thing involves bureaucracy and funding. The teaching part is fun and rewarding. The frustrations involve cuts in staffing and lack of funding for materials and instruments. For instance, when I started at this school in 1993, there were four fulltime music teachers in the music department. Currently, I am the

BZ: You mentioned that you played other instruments throughout high school? Do you perform while playing any of these now? Mraz: Band teachers need to learn all the instruments a little bit, but I’m really only proficient on piano and percussion. I regularly play saxophone when I’m rehearsing jazz bands. BZ: How did you learn to play other instruments? Are you mostly self-taught? Mraz: I had friends teach me the other instruments I played in high school. But being a piano player, it is much easier to pick up a new instrument. BZ: Are you in any bands now? Mraz: Currently, I play in three groups. The Mraz Brothers band is one I’ve been playing with since the early 1980s. We play weddings, corporate events and resorts. This group still plays about 10-20 gigs a year. For the past four or five years, I’ve also been playing with an established bar band out of St. Paul called Raggs. They play about a dozen jobs a year. Since 2005 or so, I’ve been playing with a group of Twin Cities musicians in a band called The Mill City Players, whose primary gig is to play in the VIP tent at the Metrodome before all Vikings home games. I enjoy playing with different players; it helps me grow as a musician. BZ: Since you’re not a Northfield resident, what brings you to Northfield to perform? Mraz: A friend of my in-laws was a part-owner of the Tavern at the time they were opening up the upstairs lounge (early 1990s). I had played in different bands for years, but I had not really done a lot of solo work before then. I kind of became their “piano man.” I have been playing regularly at the Tavern ever since. From my relationships made there, I have played at numerous venues in town, such as the Contented Cow, Northfield Golf Club, the Grand, the Rueb, and Froggys. I continue to play regularly at Froggys. BZ: What have you come to appreciate about Northfield? Mraz: Northfield is a great town. It’s got a small town feel, but it is very diverse and metropolitan in so many ways. The colleges bring worldliness and a great deal of high-quality culture, yet it still has a Mraz continued on next page

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small town feel with hard-working farmers, business people and laborers in the mix. Overall, the people I’ve met and befriended in town are well educated and compassionate. They also certainly appreciate good music. BZ: How has the Tavern changed or stayed the same since it first opened? Mraz: The Tavern Restaurant (in the lower level under the Archer House) has been there for decades. They opened the lounge on the lobby level in the early 1990s. It hasn’t changed too much. They added on to the deck when the smoking ban came. They’ve always had a very old, beat-up piano in there, donated by a local person. I’d still rather play a lousy real piano than a digital one any day. BZ: What did it feel like to perform solo for the first time? Mraz: It was scary at first, because it requires a lot of coordination to sing and to play decent accompaniment at the same time. Secondly, playing piano bars and small clubs imply that you play requests. I’ve been forced to learn hundreds of songs. That’s the beauty of it. There’s always another new song to learn, or an old one to make your own. BZ: Do you like being a “piano man”? Mraz: Yes! I’ve come to learn that it’s a skill that many people wish they had. It is a wonderful gift to be able to play a random song that someone has requested. It makes people happy to hear a song that means something to them. It gives me joy to give others joy. BZ: Do you have kids or a partner? Mraz: My wife, Patty, and I have been married for 25 years. We have three kids (two girls and a boy), all out of high school now. They’re talented, smart, beautiful, funny and the pride of my life.

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“It wasn’t until later in junior high when I made a discovery…girls liked boys with musical talent!“ BZ: Are you from Minnesota originally? Mraz: Yes, I was born in Little Falls. I moved to Bloomington during pre-school and then moved to Burnsville when I was in kindergarten. I graduated from Burnsville High School (The same district I teach in now)! BZ: Were there any memorable experiences in music that you had in high school? Mraz: When I was in high school, I was involved in a touring variety show that performed at prisons throughout the Midwest. I know, this couldn’t possibly happen today. But sure enough, we put on live shows in over 40 prisons. I gained invaluable experience in this endeavor from dozens of opportunities to play and sing in front of people and improve your skills. It took hours of rehearsals and preparation. In addition, lots of non-musical life experiences were gained through this show, as you might imagine. BZ: What advice do you give students who are aspiring to play an instrument? Mraz: Play and play and play. And listen, listen, listen to every kind of music you can get your hands on. Also, be PATIENT. If you’d like to catch a Mark Mraz show, you can get his schedule or contact him at www.mrazbrothers.com/mark.htm. This month you can catch him Feb. 5 at Froggy Bottoms and Feb. 11 and 25 at the Tavern Lounge.

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February Gigs Acoustic Jam Session ....................Tuesdays – Cow Marty Anderson.......................................11 – Cow Area 51 ................................13 – Tavern, 19 – Cow Beguine Brothers .....................................27 – Cow Brasil and Back........................20 – Middle School Carleton Choir ............................11, 27 – Carleton Carleton College Singers......11, 14, 27 – Carleton Carleton Jazz Ensemble ...................21 – Carleton Carleton Symphony Band ...............19 – Carleton Contratopia ........................................19 – Armory Dime-Store Watch ...................................26 – Cow Hardanger Fiddle Ensemble.. 13 – Public Library T.H.E. House Band ........................6 – Castle Rock Carey Langer ..............................................5 – Cow Kevin Lawrence................................... 15 – St. Olaf

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Jeffery Lestrapes .................................. 23 – St. Olaf Tim Lovelace ....................................... 15 – St. Olaf Jon Manners ........................................... 6 – Tavern Marty Anderson & the Goods ........... 26 – Tavern Trevor Marty ........................................ 18 – Tavern Trevor Marty and the RCAs ...................13 – Cow Joe Meyer ................................................ 5 – Tavern Mark Mraz.......................5 –Frog, 11, 25 – Tavern New MC and Unicus of Kanser .................4 – Key New Moon Trio .......................................12 – Cow Northfield Youth Choirs ............27 – Bridgewater Nordic Jam ...................................Mondays – Cow Norwegian Cowboy ............................ 12 – Tavern Northern Roots Session ................Sundays – Cow Luna Nova ........................................... 22 – St. Olaf Teresa Peterson...........................................6 – Cow Barb Piper............................................... 4 – Tavern

Jeff Ray .................................................. 27 – Tavern Eric Redlinger....................................12 – Carleton Sylvia Rhyne ......................................12 – Carleton St. Olaf Band ....................................... 12 – St. Olaf St. Olaf Choir ...................................... 14 – St. Olaf Bernhard Scully................................... 16 – St. Olaf Caleb Solomon .......................Wednesdays – Cow Son of a Gun CD Release..........................5 – Cow Study Hall .............................................4, 18 – Cow Todd Thompson Trio.......................... 20 – Tavern Treble Choirs ...............................27 – Bridgewater Tuition Daddies ...................................20 – Hogan U.S. Army Woodwind Quintet ......... 11 – St. Olaf Art Vandalay .............................................20 – Cow Wake-Robin ....................................6 – Bittersweet Whim, Po & Emili ............................... 19 – Tavern The Zillionaires .....27 – Northfield Senior Center

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620 Water St. • www.butlerssteakandale.com 786-9797 – 3-9 p.m. Mon-Thurs; 3-midnight Fri & Sat; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun. Steaks, fish, chops and much more. Fine wines, signature cocktails, and Irish coffees. Happy hour 3-5 Mon-Thurs and 10 p.m.-midnight Fri & Sat.

503 Division St. • www.ruebnstein.com 645-6691 • 11 a.m.-close – Great burgers and famous Ruebens. Casual relaxing atmosphere. Huge selection of imported and domestic beers, fine spirits and wines. Game room, happy hour 3:30-6 p.m., Karaoke on Fridays at 9 p.m.

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

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.

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302 Division St. S. • www.contentedcow.com 3 p.m.-close – British-style pub with authentic British specialties and a variety of soups, salads and sandwiches. Extensive patio overlooking the Cannon River. Great selection of imported and domestic draft beer and a full selection of wine and spirits. El Tequila

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1010 Hwy. 3 S. • 664-9139 • 11 a.m. -10 p.m. – Family restaurant offering authentic Mexican cuisine as well as wonderful margaritas and more. Froggy Bottoms River Pub

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305 S. Water St. • www.froggybottoms.com 664-0260 • Mon-Sat 11 a.m.-close. Closed Dec. 24-27, open Dec. 31 until 10 – Steaks, salads, pasta and more. Wide selection of beers and wines. Non-smoking restaurant with cozy atmosphere, thousands of frogs and a beautiful outdoor patio overlooking the Cannon River. Hogan Brothers’ Acoustic Cafe

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415 Division St. • 645-6653 • Sun-Tue 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri and Sat 9 a.m.-10 p.m. – Hot hoagies since 1991. Also soup, sandwiches, Espresso, gourmet coffee and ice cream. The HideAway – 421 Division St. • 645-0400

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2018 Jefferson Rd. • 663-6060 • Mon-Fri 6 a.m. -8 p.m., Sat- Sun 7 a.m.-5 p.m. – Voted Best Coffeehouse in southern Minnesota. Fresh daily roasted coffee. Wraps, soup, sandwiches, salads, desserts, ice cream and non-espresso drinks. Free wireless internet and business catering available.

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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

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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 – 6900 Canby Trail, Northfield • 952/652-2500, Sun-Thurs • 11 a.m. -9 p.m.; Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-10 p.m. – High above the course, with views of Willingers Golf Club’s fairways, greens, lakes, wetlands, ponds and trees, this venue offers dining with casual, upscale cuisine. Enjoy dinner or simply a beverage at the bar. Also available for wedding receptions, banquets, meetings or small gatherings.

Support Our Advertisers Ameriprise Financial .................................. 8 Aquatic Pets .................................................. 4 Bridge Square Barbers............................... 8 Budget Blinds ............................................ 22 Butler’s Steak & Ale ..........................25, 44 Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra....... 7 Carleton College ...................... inside front Chapati .................................................24, 44 College City Beverage ............................21 Community Resource Bank. inside back The Contented Cow .........................24, 44 Culligan Water .......................................... 20 Detjen Counseling ...................................... 3 Eclectic Goat .............................................. 22 El Tequila .................................................3, 44 Freeman’s Formal Wear ........................... 3 Froggy Bottoms River Pub ..............21, 44 Pam Gillespie, Realtor® ...........................11 H&R Block ................................... front cover Harvest Documentary Premiere ..........16 Heartworks Yoga Studio ........................... 6 Hogan Brothers Acoustic Café.........5, 44 The HideAway ........................................... 44 James Gang Coffeehouse .............23, 44 Michael Jordon, Realtor®....................... 20 Jesse James Lanes ...................................... 7 Just Food Co-op .........................................10 KYMN 1080 Radio....................................18 Dianne Kyte, Realtor®............................. 26 Left Field ......................................................... 2 Northfield Arts Guild .................................. 12 Northfield Arts School ............................... 14 Nfld Downtown Develop Corp.............10 Northfield Lines, Inc. .................................. 4 Northfield Liquor Store........................... 46 Northfield Public Library .............................35 Northfield Retirement Community..39-42 Northfield Senior Center ............................ 28 Northfield Urgent Care............................15 Northfield Winter Stomp.............................34 Oolala........................................................... 38 Paradise Center for the Arts .................. 17 Present Perfect ...........................................19 Quarterback Club ...............................17, 44 Rocky Top Printing ...................................15 Rueb ‘N’ Stein ..................................... 19, 44 Schmidt Homes......................................... 43 Shanti Tattoo ............................................. 26 Shattuck-St. Mary’s ...................................13 Sisters Ugly ..................................................12 The Sketchy Artist .................................... 38 St. Olaf College......................... inside front Studio Elements ........................................... 5 The Tavern ................................................. 44 Tiny’s Dogs All Day ................................. 23 To Brasil and Back Carnaval ................... 1 Vintage Band Festival............. back cover Willinger’s Bar & Restaurant ................ 44

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Carleton’s Fabulous (Fictitious?) Joe Fabeetz It isn’t often that Minneapolis’ major newspaper, the Associated Press and the CBS Morning News carry the results of a campaign for a college senate position. In fact, it is hard to imagine it ever happened. But that is exactly what transpired when Joe Fabeetz was elected a senator at Carleton College in May of 1977 in a landslide victory. Joe started his unlikely climb to prominence in the Carleton Daily of Feb. 10, 1977, where he predicted the outcome of an intramural basketball game. On Feb. 18, Joe wrote a letter to the editor of the Daily opposing an “increase in availability of cars on the Carleton campus. Our society is so dependent on the automobile, it’s depressing and ridiculous.” Car use should be restricted, Joe argued, due to “environmental and social concerns.” Otherwise, “mass transportation, bicycles and walking will never become popular means of getting from point to point.” “Carls Should Set Example” was the title of a lead editorial in the Feb. 24, 1977, Northfield News. Joe and another Carleton letterwriter were commended: “It is heartening to learn that many young people at Carleton College oppose liberalization of the college’s car policy and for some very sound reasons.” The letters “gave thoughtful support to the continuing of current policy” of restricting cars. The editorial approvingly quoted what Joe had said in conclusion: “We must realize that the overall effect of Carleton’s car policy on society may not be large, but it can be a starting point and can set an example.”

suspiciously like an Albrecht Dürer engraving of Dürer’s good friend, Willibald Pirckheimer, from the year 1524 (I am not making this up). Joe’s platform is best not repeated here, but his plaintive concluding sentences still resonate through time: “We are taught to grovel in the dust of ages, worshipping the earth once walked upon. As for myself, I’m not just running for CSA senate; I’m running for my life…for my reality.” Unfortunately for Joe, his “reality” became the major issue of his campaign. His name was removed from the ballot by the CSA vice president on the grounds that Joe did not, in fact, exist. A letter to the editor in the May 27, 1977, Daily pointed out that “the student handbook does not require that a candidate be an actual person.” Mark Horst (Northfield High Class of 1973 and Carleton Class of 1977) admits that he assisted Joe Fabeetz with his campaign but says he can “hardly take credit for his campaign or his election or much of what he has said and continues (much to my astonishment) to say.” After graduation, Horst went on to earn a Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School in 1981 and a Ph.D. in religious studies from Yale in 1985. He is now a minister at the First United Methodist Church Fabeetz supporter, Mark Horst, of Stillwater, with a son who is a in 1977 2006 St. Olaf graduate. Rev. Horst was kind enough to replied to an e-mail of inquiry I sent to him last December and provided a description of what happened that May. Here it is: “Of course the election officials (whoever they were) refused to include his name on the ballot because, they claimed, he was only imaginary. This set off a furor among those of us who believed Historic Happenings continued on next page

Joe next put a classified ad in the April 28, 1977, Carleton Daily, which read: “Administrators can be a nuisance as well as a joy sometimes. If any administrator is bothering you, file a complaint with Joe Fabeetz, via Campus Mail.” What was Joe up to now? It was hard to tell. But a letter to the editor from Hoyt Boswell on May 3 announced that Joe had published the results of a two-year study in which he determined that an average of 23 percent of each radish goes to waste when the greens are cut off. Two days later, Joe made an intramural volleyball pick in the Daily. Finally, Joe got his own byline on the sports page on May 12, writing about the men’s tennis team. One sentence stood out: “Hamline, according to one source close to the team, ‘resembled high school kids’ as they forfeited two matches because of lack of players and hemorrhoids.” In May of 1977, Joe was ready to put his growing popularity on the line. He registered to run for CSA senator. His picture and platform appeared in the May 26, 1977, Daily. The picture looked

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Historic Happenings continued from previous page that this kind of judgment raised more philosophical issues than it resolved. We believed that if we could see ‘eternity in a grain of sand’ that surely Joe Fabeetz was something true and possibly beautiful and certainly worth electing. “We saw no alternative but to mount a massive write-in campaign for Joe Fabeetz – which included using a megaphone we appropriated from the drama department and staging spontaneous rallies around the campus. These included lengthy quotations from Jimi Hendrix (well I stand up next to a mountain, chop it down with the edge of my hand…pick up the pretty pieces, and make an island in the sand…) and Ubi Roi (as I recall). “Of course Joe was elected. Unless I’m imagining the whole thing.” The May 31, 1977, Carleton Daily reported that Joe Fabeetz received 1,012 votes, double the total of the candidate with the second highest vote. Classified ads announced that Joe Fabeetz T-shirts were now on sale. CSA President Ada Posey protested, “We can’t seat an imaginary person.” (Tempered by this experience, she went on to become director of administration for the Clinton White House in the 1990s.) National media took note of Joe’s triumph, including the Minneapolis Tribune, the Associated Press and the CBS Morning News. Alas, an opinion column by Hoyt Boswell in the Daily gave the alarming news that Joe had been shot in the back with a crossbow in the Arboretum. (Reportedly, as he lost consciousness, Joe murmured, “What a shaft.”) Boswell wrote that the conspiracy against Joe’s life was “far deeper than a run of the mill attempted assassination of a CSA candidate; it was a desperate cry of fear of an unknown expanse.” Joe recovered over the summer, however, and the Sept. 23, 1977, Carletonian said that he was “providing the intellectual inspiration” for an intramural football team. By spring term of 1978, Joe had his own radio show (“Joe Fabeetz Sings the Blues”) on KRLX-AM on Saturday mornings. Then, on Nov. 3, 1978, Joe announced in a letter to the editor that he intended to claim his Senate seat. Better late than never, perhaps, but he was not heard from again until the Carletonian of Jan. 7, 1979. At this time, he was a member of an intramural basketball team called “The Nads” (their cheer: “Go, Nads!”). Joe is quoted as saying, “Hell, the only reason we’re losing

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is because they have more points than us.” (Joe was not an English major.) A potential blow to Joe’s viability was eliminated when Joe was specifically exempted from a new policy for Letters to the Editor announced in the Carletonian of April 20, 1979. Henceforth, all letters were to be signed and actual names published, except for “Carleton’s mythical favorites, like Schiller or Joe Fabeetz.” A Joe Fabeetz Sports Quiz was inaugurated in the paper that spring. A year later, Joe surfaced once more as a sportswriter for the Carletonian and in the fall of 1980, unable to resist the lure of politics, Joe endorsed the candidacy of John Anderson for U.S. President in a letter to the editor. Joe emerged yet again in the Carletonian of Jan. 15, 1982, with the declaration that “The reports of my graduation have been greatly exaggerated.” Joe said he was “alive, well and still dropping classes.” His last letter to the editor came in the March 4, 1983, Carletonian. Now an alum, he protested against the ending of the Rotblatt baseball leagues. So, was that the end of Joe Fabeetz? Of course not! Joe and I are now Facebook friends. I am part of an elite group of 41 friends, including Friedrich Schiller and Thorstein Veblen. Joe is still using the picture of Pirckheimer and prominently displays the words from his 1977 campaign platform on Facebook: “I did not just run for Carleton Student Association (CSA) senate; I ran for my life…for my reality.” Among his entries since Joe joined Facebook in the fall of 2008 (all expressed in third person): “Joe Fabeetz wishes Schopenhauer wasn’t such a killjoy,” “Joe Fabeetz is taking a Leonid meteor shower,” “Joe Fabeetz wonders if it’s time to get back into politics,” “Joe Fabeetz is having an acid flashback,” “Joe Fabeetz is playing the harpsichord” and “Joe Fabeetz is pondering the Love that moves the sun and the other stars.” I am still puzzling over his latest entry last Dec. 28: “Joe Fabeetz agrees time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana.” Whoever and wherever Joe is, I wish him a happy reality. Thanks to Carleton archivist Eric Hillemann, Fabeetz supporter Rev. Mark Horst and, of course, to Joe Fabeetz himself.

2005 – Northfield celebrates its sesquicentennial. Funding is to approve for local artisan Ray (Jake) Jacobson’s sculpture, “Harvest,” as a legacy to the history of this community. Nov. 16, 2007 – “Harvest,” a 10-foot, 3,000-pound reality, finds a home, albeit temporary, in front of Malt-O-Meal’s plant on Highway 19. Oct. 16, 2008 – Firmly in place as the centerpiece of the Riverwalk’s Sesquicentennial Legacy Plaza, the sculpture is the focus of a multi-generational dedication celebration. Feb. 25, 2010 – We gather once again for the premiere of the documentary film, “Harvest.” By Rob Schanilec

Community. Trust. Jake. Those three words, according to filmmaker, Paul Krause, are the essence of his documentary film, “Harvest,” premiering Thursday, Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m., at the Northfield High School Auditorium. His work captures the nearly four-year path and process of perhaps Northfield’s most prominent piece of public art, the “Harvest” sculpture by Ray Jacobson in Northfield’s Sesquicentennial Legacy Plaza. It captures community. From its celebration of Northfield’s roots as a farming community, to the community of today that so enthusiastically supported the project from concept to conclusion. It captures trust as the City and other supporters gave their resources out of trust for Ray’s vision. It captures Ray’s trust as he transfers his intricately made molds to the foundry to be cast into 3,000 pounds of bronze. It captures the community’s trust as it gathers finally to celebrate and embrace the end result – a piece of public art that will be part of the fabric of the community for generations to come.

And it captures Jake. “It wasn’t Jake’s wish to become a central focus in the documentary,” says Paul, “but that was impossible to avoid. In some respects,” he explains, “the sculpture we see now in downtown Northfield has been in the making throughout Jake’s 89 years.” Ray grew up on farm in Oak City, Utah, where as a boy he and his family tilled the soils and nurtured the grains. “Part of his memory banks,” says Krause, “were images that brought forth this sculpture.” From those fertile beginnings through his tenure as a professor of art at Carleton College and as a community sculptor here in Northfield, there were memories within that were only awaiting an opportunity to bloom. Ray had seen Paul’s work. He was particularly impressed by a now nationally circulating documentary of Paul’s on Carleton’s Japanese garden, “In Full Circle – The Japanese Style Garden as a Work in Progress.” That, he thought, was how his project ought to be documented. Paul came on the scene in June 2006, just in time to join Ray as he transported the life-size, intricately fashioned cardboard cutouts of Harvest to the foundry in Howard Lake, Minn., for initial consultations. This is the same cardboard model that for a short time found Harvest continued on next page

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“The sculpture we see now in downtown Northfield has been in the making throughout Jake’s 89 years.”

Harvest continued on next page a home on Bridge Square and then in Community Resource Bank’s downtown lobby.

Today’s filmmakers have the luxury of digital media – a luxury that is a blessing and a curse. Being able to avoid the high costs of purchasing and processing film allows you to shoot to your heart’s content. But it comes back to bite you in the editing room. “The challenge is there is so much you could include – you have to shoot everything and then try to figure out what it’s about.” That meant three years and nearly 80 hours of content to sift through. There were many tempting sidebars, “but one has to know where to focus. So much is left out, but to do otherwise would’ve added too much to the length. The trick is to know what to keep.” Paul is completely self-taught when it comes to videography and composing music. Ten years ago his only exposure to video was in shooting a couple friends’ weddings. Prior to that, however, he spent four years, 1982-1986, volunteering at then St. Olaf’s WCAL radio as a producer and announcer. From ’86 to 2000 he moved into administration taking on the titles of business manager and development director.

“We got to know each other fairly well,” says Paul, “taking several trips together to Casting Creations in Howard Lake. We had such wonderful conversations driving back and forth.” It’s about a 100mile drive. Casting Creations is an art foundry – they only work on pieces of art. Their reputation and that particular concentration was needed for Jake to be able to hand his vision off to them. Paul was there to record the conversations.

In 2000 he left WCAL and co-founded the Northfield Community Video Project with Dennis Wilcox and over the next year or two produced 13 Northfield community videos as part of a series. In 2005 he produced “In Full Circle – The Japanese Style Garden as a Work of Art in Progress,” for which he wrote and composed the score.

As a documentarist, Paul shoots constantly. He concentrates on getting the good shots and recording the salient points. “Unlike traditional film, you don’t get to plan anything. You just get what you get.” And what Paul got of these initial foundry conversations came to 53 minutes of coverage. He ultimately whittled it down to fewer than three.

His one-room studio sports a keyboard synthesizer, an audio mixer, cassette decks and digital recorders, cameras, several monitors and both Macintosh and PC CPUs. He uses the Final Cut Pro editing package and his latest upgrades will allow him to move into high-definition production. He also designs web sites, produces a variety of videos and provides fundraising consultation and materials for local and Twin Cities-based organizations.

“Ray shed light not only on the process of creating Harvest, but also on how sculpture works, what it means to be a sculptor.” – Paul Krause

“To me this is all about storytelling. I just happen to do it with video and music. Even with fundraising or capital campaign videos – it’s about telling their stories – making it interesting, engaging and fun for the viewer.”

But that was just the beginning. Paul was there to capture the process of going from cardboard to clay. From clay to wax. From wax to ceramic. From ceramic to bronze. And from there to installation (there were two) and finally, celebration. But in the mix he was also exposed to Ray. “Ray shed light not only on the process of creating Harvest, but also on how sculpture works, what it means to be a sculptor.” Ray has spoken often of how a sculpture is an ever-changing piece of art, re-cast by the eyes of its beholder, by the position of the sun, by a hint of moisture. In his words: “The open spaces in between its solid forms are as significant as the forms themselves. As visitors, we have the unique, temporal experience of noting the continual changing of reflected light and shadow as seen from different angles at different times of day.” “A job of a documentarist,” explains Paul, “is to capture the story and be able to present it in an understandable way to the layperson. Can your viewer follow a complicated process? I think I’ve got a pretty good take on it.”

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The documentary premiere Feb. 25 at the Northfield High School Auditorium will feature introductions and acknowledgements prior to the showing, followed by a reception. Doors open at 7, the movie will be shown at 7:30. For more on Paul and samples of his work, go to www.DancingSun.biz.

“The open spaces in between its solid forms are as significant as the forms themselves. As visitors, we have the unique, temporal experience of noting the continual changing of reflected light and shadow as seen from different angles at different times of day.”

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