January 2014 Entertainment Guide by The Entertainment Guide

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Sunday, Jan 12 • 2pm An intimate afternoon at the Opera with Victoria Vargas, mezzo-soprano and John Robert Lindsey, tenor. Price includes complimentary refreshments. Tickets: $15 Adult / $12 Senior & Student

Tarzan by Children’s Castle Theater

Jan 17-18 & 24-25 • 7pm & Jan 18-19 & 25-26 • 2pm Disney, Broadway and community theater collide with this upbeat musical. The well-known tale is of an infant raised by apes in the wild who faces his toughest challenge yet when discovered by explorers. Tickets: $10 Adults / $8 Seniors & Children

Neil Diamond Tribute by Philip Bauer

Saturday, Feb 1 • 7:30pm At Lakeville South High School Bauer’s dynamic stage presence and impressive vocals have been thrilling audiences for years. Tickets: $28 Preferred / $23 Balcony

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Exhibits ��2 Theater ��3 Happenings �� 5-20

The Incredible BULK Sale!

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12600 Nicollet Ave, Burnsville • burnsvillepac.com • 952/895-4685 • M-F 9am-5pm, Sa 10am-2pm, Su 12-4pm Best of Bonnie Featherstone & Friends – through Feb. 1 – More than 30 award-winning artists, selected by Bonnie Featherstone, who have studied with the best, painted with the best, worked to become the best and shown their best.

1651 Jefferson Pkwy. • 507/664-3700 northfieldseniorcenter.org M-F 7am-8pm, Sa 7am-5pm, Sun 10am-5pm NSC Gallery Exhibit 34 in the 4th – through Jan. 5 – Celebrating the 4th anniversary of the creation of this art gallery at the Senior Center, 34 artists are exhibiting. Exhibit includes pastels, watercolors, oil paintings, pottery, fiber art, jewelry, wood carvings, stained glass, sculpture and photographs. Joannie Johnson, Oil Paintings Jan. 6-Feb. 9. Opening Reception: Jan. 14, 4-6pm.

Crossings at Carnegie

320 East Ave., Zumbrota • 507/732-7616 crossingsatcarnegie.com • M/T/W/F 10am-5pm, Th 10am8pm, Sa 10am-4pm Randy Oas, Youngrhee Joen: Drawings, Paintings – Oriental paintings on paper. Opening Reception: Jan. 11, 5:30-7:30pm.

Eclectic Goat – 413 Division St. S. • 507/645-0301 • M-Sa

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Flaten Art Museum

1520 St. Olaf Ave. • stolaf.edu/collections/flaten • 507/7863556 • M/T/W/F 10am-5pm, Th 10am-8pm, Sa/Su 2-5pm Assemblance of a Whole – Jan. 10-Feb. 16 – New work by St. Olaf College art apprentices Anna Carlson, Gina Gaetz, Addie Rosenwinkel, Kara Sajeske and Noah Sanders. Opening Reception: Jan. 10, 6-8pm. Artist Talks: Jan. 15 and Jan. 22, 7pm.

Dittmann Center, Groot Gallery

Acquisitions from Dan & Nancy Schneider – Jan. 10-Feb. 16 – This exhibit celebrates the art collection of the College, especially the most recent works donated by the Schneiders. Interim Break (museum closed): Feb. 1-9.

Northfield Arts Guild

304 Division St. • 507/645-8877 • northfieldartsguild.org M-F 10am-5pm, visit website for weekend hours Exhibit dates Jan. 10-Feb. 8: Main Gallery: Justina Ny & Anda Tanaka: Oil Paintings Members’ Room: Glynnis Lessing Upstairs Gallery: Adair Soderholm Archer House: Holly & David Grimsrud

Northfield Arts Guild at Allina Clinic

1440 Jefferson Rd. • M-T 7am-8pm, F 7am-7pm, Sa 9am-3pm Richard Birger – Jan. 10-Feb 8

Northfield Historical Society

408 Division St. • 507/645-9268 • northfieldhistory.org M-Sa 10am-5:30pm, Su 1-5:30pm Northfield and the Civil War –”If war comes, I’m going!” – through Jan. 30.

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Owatonna Arts Center

435 Garden View Ln, Owatonna • 507/451-0533 oacarts.org • 1-5pm, closed Mondays On the Bus – Ryan Sweere Bus Painting Series and Ellie Kingbury Fruit and Vegetable Photos – Jan. 5-26. Opening Reception: Jan. 12, 1-4pm.

Paradise Center for the Arts

321 Central Ave., Faribault • 507/332-7372 Tu/W/F/Sa 12-5pm, Th 12-8pm, Su/M closed Exhibit dates through Jan. 7

Carlander Family Gallery:

Rose-Marie James: “Glass, Color, Passion” – through Jan. 7. Lois Vranesh Boardroom Gallery:

Adam McCauley: Paintings from the Pitt St. Series Exhibit dates Jan. 7-Feb. 22, Artist Reception: Jan. 10, 5-7pm Carlander Family Gallery:

Contemporary – Theresa Harsma, Marcia Haffmans, Mary Ruth Corey Lyn Creger Memorial Gallery

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200 State Ave., Faribault Featured artists: Barb Pendergrass, Evan Ishmael, Katrina Smith, Julie Schroeder, Xena Goldman, Jim Foreman and Harry Meyering Center Painting Club.

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Theater Junie B. in Jingle Bells, B atman Smells

Dec. 27-29, F/Sa 7:30pm, Su/M 2pm Lakeville Area Arts Center Junie B. thinks the holiday sing-along should be fun this year, but when it’s time for the Secret Santa drawing, Junie B. picks the one person she’d rather not have – tattletale May –in this The Play’s the Thing Productions. Tickets at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com. Church Basement Ladies: A Mighty Fortress is Our Basement

Jan. 9, 2pm and 7:30pm Burnsville Performing Arts Center This is the fourth installment of the Church Basement Ladies series of musical comedies, a popular series begun at the Plymouth Playhouse in Minneapolis. The year is 1960 and a reformation is underway. With a new crop of confirmands, Beverly, the youngest of the bunch, dons her first pair of high heels for her confirmation ceremony. Mrs. Snustad, the matriarch of the kitchen, wins top honors at the County Fair for her “Grand Champion” pickles. Mavis, the able-bodied farm wife, must find a way to deal with the new super highway, which cuts through her farm. Karin, the real homemaker of the kitchen, finds a new freedom behind the wheel of her husband’s pickup

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Jan. 17-19, 24-26; F/Sa 7pm, Sa/Su 2pm Lakeville Area Arts Center When a human infant is left orphaned in the jungle he is taken in by a caring mother ape. A boy among gorillas is bound to stand out and Tarzan must fight for acceptance from his tribe. When explorers are spotted in the jungle the ape-boy is forced to face his toughest challenge yet. Tickets: $10 adults, $8 seniors and children at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com or 952/985-4640.

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While considering changes and actions in the coming new year, I have resolved not to refer to them as ‘resolutions’. I now call them ‘dreams and goals’. It has a better, more positive ring to it. Among the mix for me, besides the ever-present shrine to “Our Lady of Perpetual Diet, Physical Fitness and Weight Loss”, is a checklist of travel to Indonesia, going out on actual dates with actual men, following up on a promising book publishing lead, and spending more leisure time with friends and family. Wishing you good dreams and attainable goals in the new year! “There are now more overweight people in America than average-weight people. So overweight people are now average… which means, you have met your New Year's resolution.” – Jay Leno

HAPPE N I NG S WEDNESDAYS: Mooove It! • 10pm

Contented Cow, Northfield DJ dance party with Terry VanDeWalker. THURSDAYS: DJ and Karaoke • 9pm-1am

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Contented Cow, Northfield Quiz Night • 8pm

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Karaoke • 9pm-1am

Lonesome Dan Kase • 8pm

The Tavern Lounge, Northfield For the last 15 years Lonesome Dan Kase has been playing his unique brand of countryblues on stages throughout the U.S. His live performances showcase both his unique finger-picking style and warm vocals as well as his depth of knowledge in the history of the blues. More at lonesomedan.com. Greg Herriges & Tony Berg • 8pm

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Reggie’s Brewhouse, Owatonna A straight-ahead rock band from the St. Cloud/Minneapolis area that is filled with high energy, passion and soul. Strange Daze has played with many national acts and reached No. 9 on College Music Journal’s top 200 adds. Tim Howe • 9pm

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Froggy Bottoms River Pub, Northfield Silky vocals, melodic lines and acoustic guitar. Howe’s been compared to Jason Mraz, Gavin Degraw, Bruno Mars, John Mayer and Howie Day.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27

Recessive Traits • 9:30pm-close

Theater: Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells • 7:30pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page.

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville Cover band based in the Twin Cities area. Hicktown Mafia • 10pm

Spike’s, Faribault A five-piece, Southern Minnesota-based country and rock party band playing hits from the ’70s-’90s, from Johnny Cash to AC/DC. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28 Andrew Walesch • 1-4pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Blues and jazz by “the boy with the voice.” A great variety of classics and originals.

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Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Williams’ solo performance features a variety of classical, flamenco and jazz originals as well as some Americana/classic cover songs. Voted the winner of KARE 11’s “The Voice: Minnesota” contest in 2011. Theater: Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells • 7:30pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page.

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HAPPENINGS Saturday, December 28, continued BoDeans • 8pm

Burnsville Performing Arts Center Roots rock band blending blues, rock, country and soul. $45 orchestra or $40 balcony and available at the BPAC box office, 800/982-2787 or ticketmaster.com. Carey Langer • 8pm

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The Tavern Lounge, Northfield 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. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29 Andrew Walesch • 1-4pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Blues and jazz by “the boy with the voice.” A great variety of classics and originals. Theater: Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells • 2pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30 Northern Roots Session • 7:30-9pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield An informal weekly gathering of musicians to play acoustic music with roots in the north, particularly the Nordic countries. Participants and listeners of all ages and levels of experience are welcome. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31 Louie Anderson Live • 7pm and 10pm

Burnsville Performing Arts Center Two-time Emmy award winner Louie Anderson is one of the country’s most recognized and adored comics and was named by Comedy Central as “One of 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians of All Time.” Tickets at the BPAC box office, 800/982-2787 or ticketmaster.com. Acoustic Jam Session • 7:30-9pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Every Tuesday night show up with your unplugged instrument of choice and jam – or just show up and listen. Jake Hendrickson & Friends • 8pm

The Tavern Lounge, Northfield Celebrate New Year’s Eve at the Lounge with appetizer and drink specials – and a special performance from 80’s music aficionados, Jake Hendrickson & Friends. Bad Monkey • 8:30pm-close

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The Contented Cow, Northfield 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. Free bubbly and appetizers.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1

Bill & Kate Isles • 7:30pm

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota These singer/songwriters return for their 11th annual New Years Celebration concert at Crossings. Tickets: $16 advance at 507/7327616 or crossingsatcarnegie.com, $18 at the door.

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The Contented Cow, Northfield Country music by Michael Morris, Jordan Taylor, Tim Hollinger, Steve Delwiche, George Zuccolotto and Daniel Groll.

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Ben Aaron • 8pm

Rob Meany • 8pm

The Tavern Lounge, Northfield An award-winning singer-songwriter and pianist from Bloomington. Meany is best known as the singer/keyboardist for the pop-rock group Terramara. He is also a versatile solo artist performing both original and popular songs in the styles of Elton John, Billy Joel, Ben Folds and Harry Connick Jr. FRIDAY, JANUARY 3

The Tavern Lounge, Northfield Aaron returns to Northfield with his original folk, blues and Americana songs from the past and present along with selections from his recent CD release, Blue Winter. Find him at benaaronmusic.com. The Erverators • 8pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Rockfist • 9:30pm-close

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville A mix of party rock covers – superb harmonies/polished show. SATURDAY, JANUARY 4

Tony Williams • 5:30-8:30pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Williams’ solo performance features a variety of classical, flamenco and jazz originals as well as some Americana/classic cover songs. During the summer of 2011 he was voted the winner of KARE 11’s “The Voice: Minnesota” contest.

Wake-Robin • 12-1pm

Bittersweet, Northfield Wake-Robin is John Hanson and Brad Easterson, who play a range of traditional folk music, Celtic to American roots, featuring banjo, guitar and fiddle.

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The Tavern Lounge, Northfield A feisty folk-rocker who draws you in with her compelling and powerful vocal stylings. Lyrical, genre-bending, thoughtprovoking, inspiring, catchy, easy to relate to and easy to listen to. Her new album, Lucky, is wowing audiences and critics alike. Find her at sashamercedes.com.

Relativity • 1-4pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Voted one of Northfield’s best bands, Relativity presents music from popular artists such as Missy Higgins and the Avett Brothers as well as many classic rock tunes from bands like Fleetwood Mac and John Mellencamp to such varied artists as the Indigo Girls, Damien Rice and Sarah McLachlan. Enjoy power harmonies by twin sisters Linda Wilson and Sandy Jensen (who also adds mandolin, harmonica and percussion) and solid guitar and bluesy vocals by Toby Jensen. treVeld • 5-8pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls A group of string musicians producing a rare quality of acoustic music that blends gypsy, swing, old time, Celtic, bluegrass, blues, chamber and Nordic roots and appeals to all ages. Jivin’ Ivan and the Kings of Swing 7:30-11:30pm

Signature Bar and Grill, Faribault Classic acoustic swing with stellar vocals, hot licks, no cover and, of course, dancing.

Bernie King & the Guilty Pleasures • 8-11pm

Upstairs Rueb, Northfield A high-energy band, blending blues, rock and bluegrass into a sound that some have called “Bluesgrass.” Bernie’s songs tell tales of worn souls traveling through a landscape of sin and redemption. Live, the four-piece acoustic group aims to please as it plows through these tunes with a signature rhythmic swing. A popular band with a strong following throughout the Twin Cities. Their recent selftitled CD can be heard on Northfield’s KYMN “All-Wheel Drive.”

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Reggie’s Brewhouse, Owatonna This premier rock band based out of Mankato can take you from arena rock and hair metal of the ’80s, to down and dirty grunge of the ’90s, to the hot pop dance hits of today. Matthew Inkala & the Hostages • 9pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Ambient/folk rock/indie out of Minneapolis. SUNDAY, JANUARY 5 Lindsay Pedalty • 1-4pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Pedalty’s clear, unaffected voice is sophisticated and refreshing. She is comfortable singing a variety of music including pop, old and new rock, blues, jazz, standards and even a country tune or two. MONDAY, JANUARY 6 AAUW Talk: Caroline Nguyen Ticarro-Parker • 7pm

Village on the Cannon, Northfield Caroline Nguyen Ticarro-Parker founded the Catalyst Foundation to improve the lives of orphaned, abandoned and homeless children in Vietnam. She will talk about her work to stop human trafficking, the Foundation’s Cultural Camp for families with adopted Vietnamese children and a project to bring clean water to Vietnamese communities. Open to the public. Northern Roots Session • 7:30-9pm

Quiz Night • 8pm Northern Roots Jam Session • 7:30pm Acoustic Jam Session • 7:30pm Moove It! With DJ Terry V • 10pm Rice County Roosters • 8pm

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 7

Rice County Roosters • 8pm

Author Alison McGhee • 7pm

Northfield Public Library McGhee has published several picture books, books for children, and adult novels. She is a New York Times bestselling author, the winner of numerous awards, and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for her novel Shadow Baby.

The Contented Cow, Northfield Country music by Michael Morris, Jordan Taylor, Tim Hollinger, Steve Delwiche, George Zuccolotto and Daniel Groll. Mark Cameron Band • 8pm

Acoustic Jam Session • 7:30-10pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Every Tuesday night show up with your unplugged instrument of choice and jam – or just show up and listen.

Thunder Valley Bar & Grill, Burnsville The Mark Cameron Band is Mark Cameron (lead vocals,/songwriter guitar), Bill Keyes (harmonica, vocals), Scott Lundberg (bass guitar, vocals), John Benedict (drums, vocals) and Sheri Cameron (flute, percussion, vocals).

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8

Barefoot Wonder • 9pm

Traditional Irish Music Session • 7-9pm

Corner Room, Rueb ‘n’ Stein, Northfield A gathering of musicians and listeners in a relaxed, informal setting. Along with the music enjoy conversation, camaraderie and perhaps even a few Irish dance steps. THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 Theater: Church Basement Ladies: A Mighty Fortress is our Basement • 2pm and 7:30pm

Burnsville Performing Arts Center See theater page.

The Contented Cow, Northfield FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 Exhibit Opening Reception: Theresa Harsma, Marcia Haffmans, Mary Ruth, Brenda Manthe • 5-7pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See exhibits page.

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The Tavern Lounge, Northfield Everybody’s favorite piano man tickles the ivories and performs favorite sing-along songs, golden oldies and classic covers from the pop music archives.

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HAPPENINGS Friday, January 10, continued Andrew Walesch • 5:30-8:30pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Blues and jazz by “the boy with the voice.” A great variety of classics and originals. Exhibit Opening Reception: Assemblance of a Whole 6-8pm

Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf, Northfield See exhibits page.

Faculty/Guest Recital: Artaria Quartet • 7pm

Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf, Northfield The Artaria String Quartet returns to St. Olaf college to complete its Shostakovich String Quartet Cycle. Ray Shows (violin), Nancy Oliveros (violin), Annalee Wolf (viola) and Laura Sewell (cello). Quartets nos. 3, 7, 5, 11. Divas Through the Decades • 7:30pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Electrifying vocals, cutting edge choreography, great costume changes and a highenergy performance second to none. Divas through the Decades is a musical tribute to some of the most influential female vocalists in American pop music, featuring songs from the past seven decades made famous by divas including Tina Turner, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Celine Dion, Aretha Franklin, Gloria Estefan, Madonna, Beyoncé, Shania Twain, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood. Tickets: $15 members, $19 nonmembers, $10 students at 507/332-7372.

Alison Rae • 8pm

The Tavern Lounge, Northfield Alison Rae is known for her mesmerizing vocals and insightful lyrics. This talented and critically acclaimed artist delivers songs that touch on the simple beauty of the world around us. Her recently released EP, I Wrote You a Love Letter, has been featured regularly on 89.3 The Current’s “Local Show” and on KYMN’s “All-Wheel Drive.” Samples of her original music can be found at alisonrae.bandcamp.com/album/birds. Tumbling Dice • 8:30pm

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Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville Two of the best tribute bands in town. SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 History Day Hullabaloo • 10am-1pm

Northfield Public Library Part of National History Day 2014. A History Hullabaloo is a research open house for enthusiastic 6th grade History Day students to conduct primary and secondary research with the guidance of library and St. Olaf and Carleton college staffs. It is a chance for prizes and one-on-one help from a History Day staff member or mentor.

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Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Blues and jazz by “the boy with the voice.” A great variety of classics and originals. Ashes for April • 5-8pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Four guys, six acoustic instruments and retro pop songs. Includes Lincoln Ashbury (acoustic guitar, mandolin, vocals), Chubby Ashton (upright bass, vocals), Rocco C’Ash (drums, percussion) and Mickey Mash (acoustic guitar, banjo, vocals). Exhibit Opening Reception: Randy Oas, Youngrhee Joen • 5:30-7:30pm

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Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota Fans of that early Nashville sound won’t want to miss this tribute concert, back by popular demand. The show features Cassie and the Bobs performing Cline’s music with impressive authenticity. Hear Crazy, Walkin’ After Midnight, I Fall To Pieces, and many more of the songs that made Patsy Cline famous and admired. Tickets: $18 advance at 507/732-7616 or crossingsatcarnegie.com, $20 at the door.

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Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Regulars on the southern Minnesota music scene, Jagged Ease is an acoustic duo playing originals and covering many genres from easy-going lounge to blues-driven ballads. More at jaggedease.com. Gallery Reception: On the Bus • 1-4pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Every Tuesday night show up with your unplugged instrument of choice and jam – or just show up and listen. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 Artist Talks: Assemblance of a Whole • 7pm

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An Intimate Afternoon at the Opera: Coffee Concert 1 • 2pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center Minnesota Opera Resident Artist Victoria Vargas, mezzosoprano, and John Robert Lindsey, tenor, will perform. Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors and students. Tickets price includes refreshments and can be gotten at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com or 952/985-4640. Faculty/Guest Recital: Artaria Quartet • 3:15pm

Traditional Irish Music Session • 7-9pm

Corner Room, Rueb ‘n’ Stein, Northfield A gathering of musicians and listeners in a relaxed, informal setting. Along with the music enjoy conversation, camaraderie and perhaps even a few Irish dance steps. THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 Northfield Living Treasure Presentation • 7-9pm

The Grand Event Center, Northfield This year’s Living Treasure recipient is Patsy Dew. Celebrate her contributions to the Arts and Culture of Northfield with hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, a presentation and camaraderie. Acoustic Roots Music Series: Chastity Brown & Barbara Jean • 7:30pm

Northern Roots Session • 7:30-9pm

Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Faribault Critics have dubbed Minneapolis-based singer/songwriter Chastity Brown “a banjo-playing soul-singer” and “a rocking, rolling encyclopedia of roots music.” She is joined by Barbara Jean, an Americana-folk singer/ songwriter from Grand Marais who plays banjo, fiddle and viola. Tickets: $15 adults, $9 students. Reservations at 507/333-1620.

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The Contented Cow, Northfield An informal weekly gathering of musicians to play acoustic music with roots in the north, particularly the Nordic countries. Participants and listeners of all ages and levels of experience are welcome. Opening Gallery Reception: Joannie Johnson • 4-6pm

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HAPPENINGS Thursday, January 16, continued Billy Johnson • 8pm

The Tavern Lounge, Northfield “Commitment-free rock ‘n’ roll. Moonlighting with George Scot McKelvey in the B-Team, former Hillcats singer Billy Johnson confirms he belongs on the A-list alongside G.B. Leighton as one of the Twin Cities’ best feel-good, blue-collar, barroomrousing tunesmiths with his first solo album, tellingly titled It’s a Good Life.” – Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune. Johnson has opened for the BoDeans, Five For Fighting, Train, Poco, Paul Thorn, Van Hunt, Lowen and Navarro, Old 97s and many more. More at billyjohnsonmusic.com. FRIDAY, JANUARY 17 Jason Weismann • 5:30-8:30pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls With traditional vocal crooning and original arrangements of instrumental work, Weismann brings years of traditional jazz studies and years as a featured soloist to the band stand. Theater: Tarzan • 7pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page.

Kenny Ahern: Kids Comedy • 7pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault With his hilarious physical comedy, fun audience play and amazing comedy antics, Kenny Ahren has steadily built his reputation as a world-class family entertainer. His heartwarming wit and spectacular artistry mixed with a whole lot of side-splitting, knock-your-socks-off laughter make for an unforgettable, hilarious escapade for the entire family. Tickets: $7 members kids, $12 members adults, $10 nonmembers kids, $15 nonmembers adults at 507/332-7372.

10th Anniversary Arts for Martin: Gathering Community, Creating Art, Celebrating Martin Luther King • 7pm

Arcadia Charter School, Northfield Join Northfield’s performing artists – from all disciplines, all ages and all levels, novice to professional – for this tenth annual evening of reflection on the life and work of Martin Luther King. The arts are the evening’s unifying factor in this event. Music, dance, spoken word, poetry and visual arts meld together into a performance that thoughtfully and intentionally speaks to the legacy Dr. King left us. Guest presenter is Cherif Keita, professor of French and Francophone studies at Carleton College, speaking on Nelson Mandela’s Challenge to Me, and linking Mandela’s work to that of Dr. King. Admission is free.

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The Tavern Lounge, Northfield Katy Vernon (ukulele, vocals), Clay Williams (guitar), Simon Husbands (keyboard). The Trio was honored to be the first musical guests invited to perform on Garrison Keillor’s new live show, Rhubarb, at the Fitzgerald Theater and also enjoyed a month-long residency at the popular Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St. Paul. A native of London, Katy is the mastermind behind the Twin Cities’ annual “Uke-Fest.” Faculty Recital: Patricia Kent, Soprano • 8pm

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History Players: Teenage Civil War Soldier Charley Goddard • 11am

Northfield Public Library What was it like to be a teenage soldier during the Civil War? Learn about Goddard’s childhood in the frontier town of Winona, Minn., tensions leading to the start of the Civil War in 1861, and Goddard’s experiences on and off the battlefield as told through his many letters home. Learn, too, about the impact of the Civil War, nationally and in Minnesota, and examine items from the Northfield Historical Society’s Civil War collection. Robert Meany • 1-4pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls An award-winning singer-songwriter and pianist from Bloomington. Meany is best known as the singer/keyboardist for the poprock group Terramara. He is also a versatile solo artist performing both original and popular songs in the styles of Elton John, Billy Joel, Ben Folds and Harry Connick, Jr. Theater: Tarzan • 2pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page. Hope is Alive: An Elvis Tribute & Silent Auction for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital • 5pm

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Burnsville Performing Arts Center Award-winning tribute artists Steve and Tommy Marcio will perform all eras of the King’s greatest hits. Start the evening off at 5pm with a silent auction and then take yourself back to the time with the Elvis tribute in the Main Hall at 7pm. Tickets: $25.

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Northfield Area Summit on Climate Change with Meteorologist Paul Douglas • 9am-4pm

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Signature Bar and Grill, Faribault Classic soulful bluegrass with a dash of swing, lots of hot licks and good humor. No cover. Accordion-O-Rama • 7:30pm

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota Four local/global greats: Dan “Daddy Squeeze” Newton; Bob Barnes, German bandoneon player of Mandrágora Tango; McKnight fellowship winner Dee Langley; and Eric Ray, who plays a Russian accorDan “Daddy dion called the bayan. They’ll perSqueeze” Newton form in round-robin and together. Tickets: $18 advance at 507/732-7616 or crossingsatcarnegie.com, $20 at the door. Art Vandalay • 8pm

The Tavern Lounge, Northfield Renowned “kick-ass Americana band” (Hindsight Harmonies), this Twin Cities ensemble makes its way back to Northfield in support of its latest release, Heaven’s Operahouse. The group’s popular laid-back roots rock draws on influences ranging from Neil Young, Gram Parsons and John Prine to The Eels and Tom Petty – lending its own unique brand of roots music that melds smart lyricism with pop-infused melodies. More at artvandalaytunes.wordpress.com.

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The Contented Cow, Northfield A jazz quintet based in the Twin Cities. Their repertoire spans jazz classics from the ’30s to the ’50s and contemporary jazz and originals. Band members include Ira Adelman (alto and tenor saxophones), Garth Anderson (drums), Jeff Gurney (acoustic and electric bass), Steve Hillson (trumpet and flugelhorn) and Tim McNamara (guitar). More at optimum-trajectory-jazz.com. Loose Cannon • 8:30pm

Reggie’s Brewhouse, Owatonna Songs from the ’80s, ’90s and today from bands including Guns N’ Roses, Prince, Lady Gaga, Bon Jovi, Journey, Green Day, Neon Trees, Pink and Poison. SUNDAY, JANUARY 19 Ashes for April • 1-4pm

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Rice County Roosters • 8pm

Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf, Northfield Northern Roots Session • 7:30-9pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Every Tuesday night show up with your unplugged instrument of choice and jam – or just show up and listen.

The Contented Cow, Northfield Country music by Michael Morris, Jordan Taylor, Tim Hollinger, Steve Delwiche, George Zuccolotto and Daniel Groll. Mark Mraz • 8pm

The Tavern Lounge, Northfield Everybody’s favorite piano man tickles the ivories and performs favorite singalong songs, golden oldies and classic covers from the pop music archives. FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 Bob Rapp & Michael James • 5:30-8:30pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Theater: Tarzan • 7pm

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22 Artist Talks: Assemblance of a Whole • 7pm

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Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page. Friday Night Lights • 7:30pm

Dittmann Center, St. Olaf, Northfield A short dance is performed – a student moderator poses a question – audience, choreographer and dancers begin a conversation. Beguine Brothers • 8pm

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Concert Hall, Carleton, Northfield Western swing, rockabilly, country and gypsy jazz. The musicians are Mark Kreitzer (guitar and vocals), Chuck Kreitzer (bass and vocals), Anthony Ihrig (percussion), Tom Schaefer (fiddle) and Jed Germond, pedal steel and mandolin. Lonesome Dan Kase • 8pm

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Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Classic rock, covers, folk and Jimmy Buffett. Theater: Tarzan • 2pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page. Timothy Howe • 5-8pm

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

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Froggy Bottoms River Pub, Northfield The mastermind behind the musical collaborative, Love Songs for Angry Men, also the title of his first solo release. After fronting the critically-acclaimed rock ensemble, The District, Hensley shared the stage with bands like The Hold Steady, Widespread Panic, The Gear Daddies, Trampled by Turtles, The Samples and Big Head Todd and the Monsters. Hensley’s music has received four-star ratings from Paste magazine, City Pages and AltCountry.com. Smokescreen • 9:30pm-close

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Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota The Whitesidewalls Rock ‘n’ Roll Revue and Michael Patrick “Records” Ryan (as himself) perform in this musical celebrating the golden age of rock ‘n’ roll through the eyes and ears of the popular local AM radio disc jockey. The story lends itself to the doo-wop, rockabilly and rock ‘n’ roll gold of the ’50s and ’60s while offering plenty of comedy, intrigue and romance. Audiences will hear Rock Around the Clock, popularized by Billy Haley and the Comets, Great Balls of Fire, made a hit by Jerry Lee Lewis and Chantilly Lace, co-written and sung by The Big Bopper. There’s plenty more where those came from. Tickets: $24 advance at 507/732-7616 or crossingsatcarnegie.com, $27 at the door.

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Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Dance off the winter blues with an evening filled with unbelievable live music from the premiere tribute band to the music of Chicago. Tickets: $15 members, $20 nonmembers at 507/332-7372. Joe Carey • 8pm

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Northfield Eagles Club A benefit for the Prairie’s Edge Humane Society. Tickets: $6, available at Cannon Valley Veterinary Clinic, Countryside Animal Hospital, In The Dog House, Canine Design, Prairie’s Edge Humane Society shelter and at the door. Winterfest • 12-4pm

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault A day of winter family fun for everyone. Activities include horsedrawn sleigh rides, blizzard mini golf, snowdown obstacle course, snowshoe and kick sled races, live animals, storytelling and nature crafts. Hot food will be served. $5 per person, $35 family cap. Free for members. Food and sleigh rides for a nominal fee. Lingua Luna • 1-4pm

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Weitz Center for Creativity, Carleton, Northfield A community-led panel discussion about Minnesota’s 2013 immigration laws and what they mean for Northfield-area students, families and employers. A reception with light refreshments will follow. Free and open to the public. Supervised on-site childcare, pre-registration required. For more information, email Suzienakasian@gmail.com or vraney@stolaf.edu. Northern Roots Session • 7:30-9pm

Boe Memorial Chapel, St. Olaf, Northfield The Glee Club was established in 1966 and is composed of college students studying music in various universities in the Seoul metropolitan area. Hoon Cha Chai, conductor. TUESDAY, JANUARY 28 10th Anniversary Celebration • 3-7pm

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The Tavern Lounge, Northfield Touring in support of his critically acclaimed CD release, Born on the Day of the Dead, Ian Thomas Alexy returns to Northfield. This singer/songwriter/guitarist offers deft finger-picking, jazzy melodies and heartwarming tales of a well-traveled 20-somethingyear-old. Known for his work as a solo artist and with the nationaltouring Americana roots duo Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank. More at ianalexy.com. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 Mark Allen & The Key West Rejects • 8pm

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HAPPENINGS By Susan Hvistendahl

Dean Margaret Evans of Carleton “Married, Happy, Going to Honolulu.” This was the telegram that Margaret Evans, age 72, sent to her niece in Minneapolis following her unexpected marriage in Tacoma, Washington, on Nov. 7, 1914, to George Huntington, who had just turned 79.

when they discovered she was then only 14 years old, she was asked not to tell anyone her age. (When a Northfield News reporter asked her in 1923 what her girlhood ambition had been, Evans replied, “To grow up.”) The Evans family moved to a farm near St. Charles in 1858 and ended up in Faribault, where they attended the Plymouth Congregational Church. Daniel was active in starting and maintaining seven Sunday schools in the outlying areas. The 1895 Welsh history book said Daniel “taught the tailoring trade” for many years at the “Deaf and Dumb Institute” (as it was known then) in Faribault and died in December of 1878. In 1865, Margaret Evans enrolled at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., because the study of Greek was available to women there. She majored in the classics, earning a B.A. in 1869. After earning an M.A. at Lawrence, she was hired in 1872 to work as instructor and preceptress, supervising women students there. Meanwhile, the Rev. James W. Strong, president of Carleton College, had a problem. The young school (founded in 1866) needed a preceptress and, in the spring of 1874, he was determined to woo the capable Miss Evans away from her alma mater for the position in Northfield.

The wedding of these two retired Carleton professors was revealed in the Minneapolis Journal and led to front-page headlines in both the Northfield Independent (“Notable Wedding Surprises Northfield”) and the On April 25, 1874, Strong wrote her about the Northfield News. Evans was a revered pro“delightful spirit of harmony and cooperation in the fessor of English literature and women’s faculty” and spoke of Carleton’s growing impordean at Carleton College from 1874 to tance and good reputation in the state, “both as to 1908. The Journal account said, “There scholarship and religious influence.” On May 5, he is perhaps no better known Minnesota stressed the opportunity she would have to mold the woman than the silver-haired bride. She character of the young institution, told of the enrollMargaret Evans served Carleton College has been president of the Minnesota ment from five states and 26 Minnesota counties from 1874 to 1908. A friend described Federation of Women’s clubs, chairman (two-thirds “regard themselves as Christian”) and her as being a “tall, slender, dark-eyed of the Minnesota state public library assured her “God’s blessing attends this enterprise.” woman whose keen eyes seemed to see thru one’s barriers and read one’s very commission, president of the Women’s He concluded, “The work and its associations are in by A.F. Burnham, Faribault Board of Foreign Missions and a member soul.” Photo harmony with your aims and your religious preferartist and photographer, 1878. Courtesy of the Minnesota state art commission. ences. It need not be temporary work. Minnesota Carleton College Archives. She is vice president for life of the General is your home. This is your field in a sense in which Federation of Women’s clubs and is a speaker and writer of note Wisconsin cannot be. Are not all these strong reasons for your givon missionary and educational topics. Her reputation is countrying an affirmative response?” wide.” About Huntington, professor of rhetoric and logic, the Indeed they were, and when Evans was asked by the Northfield Journal wrote, “There are few Minnesota educators better known News (July 13, 1923) why she came to Northfield, she replied, than the venerable bridegroom. He is the author of novels, books of “President Strong’s urgency. Proximity to family home at that time. history and criticism and a contributor to leading magazines.” Carleton’s record. Opportunity for Christian work.” Evans was a A late-in-life romance! How long would happily ever after last for the beloved couple whose union was so widely celebrated? Read on.

Daniel Morris Evans and Sarah James Evans had emigrated from Western Wales to New York in 1835. Margaret was born in Utica on Jan. 9, 1842, the sixth of their ten children. According to a history of the Welsh in Minnesota published in 1895, Daniel (a tailor) took his family westward to Winona, Minn., in 1855, helping to organize a Congregational Church there. Barely in her teens, Margaret Evans applied to teach in a rural Winona County school. The board was said to be impressed with her test scores and “tall dignified presence” and hired her, though

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resident of Northfield from September of 1874 until the end of her life, devoting 34 years to Carleton. In 1889, she was given the title “Lady Principal” and took the name “Dean of the Women’s Department” in 1898. Evans began her career at Carleton living with the women students in what had been known as the American House, a hotel built by town founder John North. This building had been converted into the college’s primary building until Willis Hall was constructed on campus in 1872. In June of 1916, Evans was asked to tell about “things to be remembered” from her eight years at the “Old Hall” and 26 years (1882-1908) at Gridley Hall. She spoke of the lack of water and

matron ran to American House. The matron said, “Keep the girls off the street!” and fell down in a faint. Evans said, “We expected the robbers to come up and attack the college the next thing. I hastily prepared for them. Every girl was to take an axe and we went all of us to the third floor determined to make a good resistance.” The robbers avoided Carleton and fled south. During December of 1882, there was much rejoicing when the women students moved into the long-awaited Gridley Hall. Carleton: The First Century by Leal A. Headley and Merrill E. Jarchow (1966) gives a vivid portrait of Evans in her domain: “Thrice daily, with stately tread, she swept down the 200 feet of hallway from her apartment to the Gridley dining room where she presided majestically over senior tables at which a sprinkling of intrepid male students joined the ladies for meals.” At one of the meals, Evans offered a prize to the “member of In 1874, Carleton President James W. Strong offered Evans a position of “Preceptress” for $600 a her table guessing the author of the largest year, including “board, room, lights and fuel.” Tuition averaged $8 per term. Willis Hall (pictured) was number of quotations.” Also commemorated completed in 1872 and gutted by fire on Dec. 23, 1879. Courtesy Carleton College Archives. is “Miss Evans’ famous ‘two-foot rule,’ the fire danger in the old building. And she recounted what happened distance which should always separate the there on Sept. 7, 1876. After the James-Younger Gang had tried to sexes.” The book gave a remembrance from 1903 from a woman rob the First National Bank, the wife of one of the trustees and a who participated in the frequent chats around Evans’ hearth:

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fields where our influence may count for true womanhood. It is like a vision to us.” Evans gave weekly lectures in Gridley’s chapel and was a popular speaker in Northfield and beyond. In class and out, she shared her wealth of knowledge acquired from studies at home and abroad, at a time when travel to other countries was unusual for women. She spent six months studying at Oxford and had many stays in France and Germany. The Faribault Republican of May 23, 1891, commented that her lecture before the Ladies’ Literary Society in Faribault on the French Revolution and English literature was “of high literary merit, and evidently the fruit of careful and exhaustive study and mature reflection.”

Northfield photographer Ira Sumner took the undated photo (left) of Carleton’s Dean of Women Margaret Evans. At Gridley Hall, Dean Evans “presided majestically over senior tables at which a sprinkling of intrepid male students joined the ladies for meals. Around her hearth were frequent chats.” From Carleton: The First Century. Images courtesy Carleton College Archives.

“There is a Genius in this room which makes a girl’s life seem nobler, more worth living; which gives higher ideals, and worthier purposes; which makes us dissatisfied with our narrowness and selfishness, and teaches us to look with a purer vision into broad

Evans’ reputation was such that she was invited to become the dean of prestigious Wellesley College in Massachusetts, with the potential to become president. But she said, “There are many who will accept a deanship at the new and rich Wellesley but not so many to stay by our young and poor western colleges. I am building my brain and heart into Carleton College and cannot desert her.” Evans provided “town and gown” receptions at Gridley during the college year for all ages. For example: In October of 1895, she held a party at Gridley for 40 youngsters, ages 1-3 years, chaperoned by their mothers. And William Schilling wrote in the Northfield Independent of July 16, 1953, about monthly events Evans held where “men were expected to wear tails for the occasion” and “If the invited did not show up for two months with sufficient excuse in writing he was dropped from the society rolls of that function. Several of the business men of the town purposely did not attend,

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as they did not have or did not want to doll up for these occasions.” In the fall of 1876, Evans had invited women of the community to meet in the old Ladies’ Hall to read, study and converse with her about art, literature and drama twice a month on Monday afternoons. Originally called the Reading Circle, the Monday Club was formally organized in 1894 and renamed the Margaret Evans Huntington Club in 1925. The club continues today (see accompanying story). Among Evans’ greatest accomplishments was her involvement with the burgeoning women’s club movement, even beyond Northfield. The In full academic gown, Dean Margaret Evans (whose interests extended to landscaping) attends national General Federation of Women’s Clubs the planting of 24 white elms on campus after the inauguration of Carleton’s second president, Wilwas formed in 1890 to help unite clubs to work liam H. Sallmon (with shovel), on May 6, 1903. Courtesy Carleton College Archives. together and when the Minnesota Federation News of Oct. 17 said such interest “will make Northfield the banner was organized in Minneapolis in April of 1895, Evans was unanitown in the Northwest for organizations of this character”). The mously elected its first president and went on to become chairman next year, Evans was in a whirlwind of activity: meeting in the Twin of the educational department of the national group. Cities with senators to urge passage of a bill to establish a State reformatory for women; addressing the American Missionary AsEvans encouraged women’s clubs to work with town improvesociation in Minneapolis; presiding over the 3rd annual meeting of ment associations on beautification projects, as had been done in the Minnesota Federation of Women’s Clubs in St. Paul (the origiNorthfield. But perhaps her most notable address was on “The nal 17 charter member clubs had grown to 81); hosting a reception Public Schools A Moral Factor in the Nation,” given at the General and joint session at Gridley Hall for the six federated women’s clubs Federation of Women’s Clubs convention in Louisville, Kentucky, of Northfield and the women’s clubs of Faribault, Owatonna and on May 28, 1896. She had sent out questionnaires to businessmen Farmington. In 1898, Evans was elected the first woman member and principals of schools about their perceptions of honesty in of the American Board of Foreign Missions, in Grand Rapids, their workplaces. In her speech, she quoted a grocer who had said, Michigan, and in 1899, she was the first woman member of the “I fear that 15 percent of honest men is a higher estimate than my Northfield Board of Education. experience warrants,” a percentage that got her a lot of publicity, locally and nationally. After her retirement from Carleton in 1908, Evans traveled for a Schilling, in his 1953 story about Evans, wrote, “The Twin City dai- year to Spain, Italy and Egypt. (Characteristically, she gave a lecture course on Egypt at the Baptist Church in lies gave her plenty of unwanted advertising Owatonna upon her return.) The Pioneer on this, and quite naturally the Northfield Press of Jan. 15, 1910, reported that she merchants gave her plenty more. Undoubtis “reaping the reward of a long life spent edly, what she was getting at was that in for others in educational, missionary and shopping she always found the largest philanthropic labor, and has now retired apples in the top of the barrel, etc.” to a charming little home built for her In actuality, Evans had not minced words. near the campus at Northfield where she In her address, she said that the “average keeps open house for her many friends business man – not your friend or mine, whose name is legion.” of course – lies and cheats when it is sufIn August of 1914, Evans welcomed a ficiently to his pecuniary advantage to do suffragist committee from the Twin Citso.” She proclaimed, “The real battle for ies at a luncheon at Northfield’s Congrehonesty in the business world, and for mogational Church, put on by the women’s rality in every sphere, must be fought in the organizations of Northfield. A vocal schools” and she concluded, “What greater soloist sang a suffrage song composed by work awaits this host of women than the George Huntington, to the tune of “Diuplifting of the public schools to still higher xie.” Huntington was by now a widower, glory, as the gymnasium not only of mind with his first wife Caroline having died and muscle, but also of morals?” on Jan. 1, 1912. In October of 1896, Evans welcomed the That fall, Evans went to visit at her brothpresident of the National Federation of Evans’ marriage in 1914 to retired professor of rhetoer William Evans’ home in Washington. It Women’s Clubs to Gridley, with 125 North- ric and logic George Huntington, along with their was there her surprise marriage to HunHawaiian honeymoon, came as a surprise to almost field club members present (the Northfield everyone. Courtesy Carleton College Archives.

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tington took place in November of 1914. Huntington wrote back to the Northfield News that they had rented rooms for the winter in Hawaii “overlooking the ocean and on a most beautiful drive.” He said that the natives shiver when the thermometer is in the 60s and added, “We enjoy it very much for a change and do not greatly miss sleighing and skating.” The couple returned to Northfield in April and Huntington died on Jan. 2, 1916, at the age of 80. That same year Margaret Evans Huntington was honored with an L.H.D. degree during celebrations of Carleton’s 50th anniversary and in 1923 it was announced that the new dormitory for women would be called Margaret Evans Hall. It was the first building on campus to be named after a staff member and was

completed in 1927. She died on March 17, 1926, at her home on Winona Street at the age of 84. Margaret Evans Huntington was asked by the Northfield News of July 13, 1923, “If you were counseling a young woman about to start out in life for herself, what would be your advice?” Her response was simply: “Choose the highest possible goal and never lower the aim.”

Margaret Evans Hall, a residence for women, was named in 1923 and completed in 1927. It is still in use today for both sexes. Courtesy Carleton College Archives.

It is obvious she followed her own advice.

Thanks to Eric Hillemann at the Carleton College Archives, the Northfield Historical Society and the Northfield Public Library for access to information on Margaret Evans.

Margaret Evans Huntington Book Club Continues Today Northfield is known for a certain bank raid in September of 1876, but this month and year is also when one of the state’s oldest book clubs was established. Margaret Evans of Carleton College invited a group of women to read and study art, literature and drama with her, first at a former hotel converted for the young college’s use and then in Evans’ new quarters at Gridley Hall. It was called the Reading Circle until 1894 when it was renamed the Monday Club for the day of its meetings.

the club since 1957, she said she considered it a “pleasure and a privilege” to be part of this “college caliber” organization, with its emphasis on learning. It had given her a “deep respect for writing that is graceful, beautiful and really affects one’s view of life, of other cultures.” She said that the members “all grew up loving books,” and she commented on the wide range of yearly topics, including Africa, 19th century Russian novels, women in literature, Indians in North America, Jane Austen, satire and humor. She also Margaret Evans founded a book club in 1876 and was president from The Monday Club was one of recalled the 100th anniversary of 1894-1924 when it was called the Monday Club. This picture was taken six women’s clubs in Northfield. at her home on Winona Street after she stepped down as president. the club in 1976 when members One prominent gathering was The club was renamed for her in 1925 and continues today as the had a formal tea at Carleton’s held in December of 1897 at Margaret Evans Huntington Book Club. Courtesy Carleton College Nutting House “wearing long Archives. Gridley Hall with clubs from skirts, fancy blouses and hats” Northfield, Faribault, Owatonna her married name. The current club meets of days gone by, as a tribute to the club’s and Farmington. Here the Monday Club the first Monday afternoon of each month founding. reported that in past months they had during the school year. The constitution been studying the dramas of Euripides limits active membership to 32. A commit- Current club president Patricia Lewis and other Greek dramatists and Greek values being a member because “It leads tee chooses the topic for the year and this legends as an element in the literature of me to read things I wouldn’t necessarily year’s theme is “The Marriage Plot.” Two other nations. Evans presided in her role read on my own.” She said the presentamembers present their views of the chosen as president of the Minnesota Federation tions and discussions help her to greatly book before opening the meeting up for of Women’s Clubs. appreciate what has been read. discussion. Evans was president of the Monday Club from 1894 until 1924. The club honored her in 1925 by renaming itself the Margaret Evans Huntington Club, using

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317 Division St., Northfield • tandembagels.com • 507/786-9977 Mon-Fri 7am-5:30pm, Sat 7am-5pm, Sun 7:30am-4pm. Genuine kettle-boiled and hearth-baked bagels. Made-from-scratch baked goods. Breakfast and lunch bagel sandwiches. Hot toasted specialty sandwiches. Fresh, seasonal, local and organic ingredients. Quality, soulful food in an inviting setting, leaving a small carbon footprint with eco-friendly serving materials. The Tavern of Northfield – 212 Division St., Northfield • 507/663-

0342 • tavernofnorthfield.com • Sun-Thu 6:30am-10pm, Fri-Sat 6:30am-11pm, lounge open daily 3pm-midnight. Located in the historic Archer House since 1984, The Tavern offers 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. Winjum’s Shady Acres Restaurant

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17759 177th St W, Faribault, on Roberds Lake winjumsbarandgrill.com – Tue-Sun 11am, Fri and Sat open until 1am. Kitchen open until 10pm. – This bar and grill restaurant at Winjum’s Shady Acres Resort has a great view of Roberds Lake near Faribault and is open for lunch and dinner year round. Burgers, salads, sandwiches and pastas. Featuring fish, ribs and steaks. Friday fish fry and Saturday prime rib special.

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116 3rd St. W., Northfield • 507/645-7886 • Mon-Sat 6am-9pm, Sun 10:30am-8pm – Family friendly dining in Northfield for 37 years. House specialties include broasted chicken, BBQ ribs and flame-broiled hamburgers.

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