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THANK YOU! The Entertainment Guide staff would like to give a big thank you to all our readers for your patience as we navigate this new world. It was with great anxiety that we diverted our print resources and, for the first time since our inception in 2005, did not publish a printed Entertainment Guide in April or May. Those diverted resources, however, were put to great use. Tirelessly – at times with frustration, certainly with a financial hit, but always with a passion for promoting the amazing menu of arts and entertainment happenings south of the Cities – we greatly expanded our online platform. We published an archive of Susan Hvistendahl’s Historic Happenings columns going back years, we got many of the home and garden, real estate and body/ mind features that we’ve published over the years onto the website, we became the online repository for archived episodes of Some Good News Northfield, Musician Talk and a Pre-teen/Teen Radio Drama show, we published and promoted virtual events and virtual art opportunities and we were able to share news and messages from local business about how they are surviving these difficult times. Check it all out for yourself at entertainmentguidemn.com.

Since many of our dear readers did not make the transition from print issue to online issue, we are publishing some of those online features in this print issue. Check those out on pages 6, 10-11 and 20-22, and if you’re one of those readers who didn’t visit the online Entertainment Guide, please do so! We continue to add content and update happenings information every day, especially with so much up in the air right now.

Thank you so much for reading our magazine and for supporting the local advertisers who support this publication. We love Southern Minnesota and appreciate the opportunity to promote and celebrate the wonderful art, music, theater and culture that make this region such an amazing place to live.

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Northfield Arts Guild

304 Division St. | 507-645-8877 | northfieldartsguild.org A Whole Bunch of Art: Annual NHS Honors Art Show – Presented online through June 6 Annual spring exhibition of artworks by students in Katherine Norrie’s Northfield High School Honors Art class. Experience ONLINE the stellar artwork in a variety of media by: Maddi Anderson, Jack Duffy, Greta Foster, Marcus Hauck, Signe Hauck, Tatum Hauck, Emma Johnson, Jess Martin, Naomi McCabe, Grace McDonald, Chloe Mellgren, Ally Mikulecky, Abram Noble, Audrey Pagel, Clara Peterson, Kyra Price and Marta Sorenson. Visit northfieldartsguild.org. Virtual Reception: June 4, 6:30-7:30pm – Email heather@northfieldartsguild.org for a link to join the party.

Belonging – Presented online June 11-July 18 – Artworks in a variety of media by 13 regional artists who have never shown at the Guild before: Wyatt Baillif, Kali Breska, Pam Buschow, Sopia Davies, Ana Freeberg, Lillian Ingabire, Avagail Manneberg, Anne Rynearson, Emily Swanson, Wen-li Tesar, Johanna Torbenson, D. Helene Woods and Yifei Zhu. The artworks reference themes Rynearson around belonging including: connection, inclusion, value, acceptance and community. Three artworks will be selected to receive The Brown Family Awards in Memory of Galen A. Brown in the following amounts: 1st: $300, 2nd: $200, 3rd: $100. Virtual Reception: June 18, 6:30-7:30pm – Email heather@northfieldartsguild.org for the link to join the party.

Paradise Center for the Arts

321 Central Ave., Faribault | 507-332-7372 paradisecenterforthearts.org • Gallery will be limited to 10 people – check web for updates Exhibit Dates: June 8-July 25 Facebook Live Reception: June 12, 5-7pm Carlander Family Gallery: Lynette Yencho and Shawn Bagley

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320 3rd St. E, Northfield | 507-222-4469 go.carleton.edu/museum In Conclusion – Presented online through June 12 – This online exhibition highlights artwork made by this year’s 13 studio art majors as the culmination of their studies. During challenging times, we turn to art and artists for solace, insight and inspiration.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: ELVIS & JOHNNY CASH Paradise Center for the Arts is seeking submissions of artwork from visual artists that is inspired by Elvis and/or Johnny Cash for a pop-up exhibition opening reception Aug. 28. All artwork must be inspired by Elvis or Johnny Cash, or their music/ lyrics. Submissions will be accepted any time before July 1 and artists will be notified no later than July 10. Early submissions are encouraged. Exhibit dates July 27 – Sept. 12. Artists can submit up to four pieces. Paradise takes a 35% commission.

2D artwork must be ready to hang. To submit work for consideration, send a CD or email to the following: Paradise Center for the Arts 321 Central Avenue Faribault, MN 55021 info@paradisecenterforthearts.org paradisecenterforthearts.org/visual-arts/#call-for-artists

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June Radio Plays for Middle and High-Schoolers

Young People’s Theater Workshop It might look different, but Young People’s Theater Workshop Session I is still happening... virtually!

Session I – Mon-Fri, June 8-26 – 9:15am-2:45pm Start each day with the traditional YPTW morning meeting to kick things off, then enjoy a variety of classes in theater arts each hour. End each day by gathering in small groups by age to work with the fabulous directors to create, rehearse and perform original scripts.

Choose the option that works best for your schedule and budget: Backstage Pass includes: the morning meeting, one breakout class of your choosing and the play creation session. You will also be included in the performance and get a t-shirt.

All Access includes: the morning meeting, all breakout classes you’d like to attend and the play creation session. You will also be included in the performance and get a t-shirt.

Read more about the schedule at northfieldartsguild.org/ education/youth-theater/young-peoples-theater-workshop.

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Terrific opportunity for kid actors – starring in an exciting radio drama that will be broadcast on KYMN. Since May, several shows have been successfully rehearsed via Zoom over a two-week period, with local middle school and high school actors. The broadcast of these shows is a big hit and lots of fun.

Class 3A is the third episode of the sci-fi series called the Adventures of Stardust (fantastically written by local phenom author Kosmo Esplan). Class 3B will be a whodunit based on radio hits from the Golden Age of radio.

The kids will work on voices for radio acting, rehearse the show, write original commercials and an accompanying jingle, with the culmination of recording their performance the last day of the class.

Some acting experience needed. If interested or you would like more information, please email Pauline Jennings: eniluap. jennings@gmail.com.

Class 3A (12-14 yrs old) MISTery of Mars sequel: Mon-Fri, June 15-26 – 9:30-10:45am Class 3B (14-17 yrs old) Whodunit shows: Mon-Fri, June 15-26 – 11am-12:15pm

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St. Olaf Music Department Finishes the Year Strong with Sounds from St. Olaf Digital Concert Series

by Connor Boritzke Smith | Assistant Director of Music Organizations, St. Olaf College

Olaf Orchestra and St. Olaf Philharmonia, exciting contemporary works from Norseman Band and the St. Olaf Band, beloved choral works with messages of comfort and renewal from the St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Cantorei, St. Olaf Chapel Choir, Viking Chorus, Manitou Singers, and Chamber Singers, and engaging selections from Collegium Musicum, the St. Olaf Handbell Choir, and St. Olaf Jazz I. “St. Olaf has always shown, through the extraordinary depth of its music program, that music is powerful and vital to the human condition,” says Director of College Relations for Music Organizations Jean Parish. “Our new digital concert series offers students, alumni, friends of the college, and music enthusiasts the chance to experience concerts at The sounds of the St. Olaf campus in spring are usually alive with music made by students rehearsing and performing their final concerts of the year. While the Hill was quiet this spring, the St. Olaf Music Organizations team was excited to bring the music of St. Olaf ensembles to your homes through a new digital concert series: Sounds from St. Olaf.

Each week, a curated program drawn from the extensive video archive of choral and instrumental performances centered on a unique theme that presented St. Olaf music in a fresh perspective. Various ensemble conductors also made appearances to lend viewers their insights into the music selected for that week’s concert.

Weekly episodes premiered on the St. Olaf YouTube channel on Sunday afternoons at 3:30pm, offering viewers an opportunity to comment and connect in real time with others. Even while audiences remained physically distant, Sounds from St. Olaf invited us to join in experiencing the power and passion of the St. Olaf ensembles together.

In the first episode, which premiered Sunday, May 3, we celebrated the excellent music made by this year’s ensembles before their concert season on campus came to an early end.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 4 Virtual Family Storytime • 10am

Facebook Live for Northfield Public Library

Books, songs and rhymes that build early literacy skills while having fun. Geared to kids 2-5 years old and their caregivers.

Virtual Exhibit Reception: A Whole Bunch of Art: Annual NHS Honors Art Show • 6:30-7:30pm

Email heather@northfieldartsguild.org for a link to join the party

See exhibits page.

Virtual Book Club: The Big Marsh: The Story of a Lost Landscape • 7-8pm

Singer, pianist, guitarist and songwriter Joyann Parker is an exciting new voice on the contemporary blues music scene and is frequently associated with descriptors like passion, power and genuine soul. She sings from the gut with an authenticity seldom found in today’s vocalists. Her vocal prowess and control allow her to move freely from one genre to another, from Patsy Cline to Etta James and right over to Janis Joplin with the greatest of ease. Check for schedule changes online at vintageescapeswinery.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 6 Faribault Farmers Market • 7am-12pm Central Park, Faribault

Register at RBNC.org to receive the meeting link

Thursdays in June. Do you enjoy diving into a good read? River Bend Nature Center’s Book Club will meet to discuss the book virtually through google meet. Any valid email can join the meet, but you must register to receive the meeting links.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 5 Artists on Main Street 2020 Informational Webinar 11:30am-1:30pm NDDC’s Facebook page will announce further details

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Virtual Catch a Chapter for Kids • 12-1pm Facebook Live via Northfield Public Library

Listen as Librarian Emily reads the first few chapters of great kids’ books you can check out on Libby or read at EbooksMN. Geared toward elementary-aged kids.

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Open Air Vendor Market • 12-4pm Keepsake Cidery, Dundas

Open air (but covered – rain or shine) local vendor market every Saturday with a wide variety of essential local products direct from vendors including eggs (duck and chicken), cheeses, meats (chicken, beef, jerky), Alaskan salmon, fresh greens, wool products, jams, sauces, maple syrup, honey, hard cider, lotions and soaps, ferments and more. The Cidery itself is also open for takeaway bottle sales. There will be space and encouragement for appropriate social distancing and hand washing. Social-distancing picnics on the farm. Hours and availability subject to change pending public health restrictions.

SUNDAY, JUNE 7 Yoga on Tap: Virtual Edition • 10:30-11:30am Zoom Meeting

Gratitude to Sarah and Michelle for taking Yoga on Tap online. Class is $10. If you feel you want the “on Tap” part of the experience, beer and kombucha is still available to-go from Imminent. Register in advance at facebook.com/ events/581582495810286/.

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Books & Stars Virtual Performance Series: Justin Roberts • 6pm

HAPPENINGS Sunday, June 7, continued Virtual Coffee Concert No. 4: Chamber Music Society of Minnesota • 2-4pm facebook.com/LakevilleAreaArtsCenter

The Coffee Concert series features a wide array of chamber music, general admission seating and complimentary coffee and treats. June’s concert features The Chamber Music Society of Minnesota, performing Dvorak and Mozart quintets, and described as “a jewel in the state’s cultural crown.” This concert is now a virtual event via Facebook Live, so tune in at 2pm on the Lakeville Area Arts Center facebook page.

Todd Thompson Band • 4-6pm

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Help reopen the Cow with some great live, acoustic music outdoors. Todd Thompson is joined by Nick Weaver and Bruce Jensen. More details are at tiddley.com.

Quiz Night: Virtual Edition • 6-8pm Imminent’s Facebook page facebook.com/sundaytrivia

Quiz Night is going Virtual, and is now EVERY SUNDAY. The live feed will be on the event page (click on the Discussion tab if you don’t see it). Gather your team (up to six people for now) via Zoom, Google Meet or whatever works best for you. Ready, set, quiz! For now, winners get bragging rights only.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 9 Northfield Farmers Market 11:45am-1pm

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Enjoy a free, diverse, all-ages performance from your home or backyard, live streamed to Northfield Public Library’s Facebook page. Listen, dance and feel connected to the community.

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Songs of My Life on Facebook Live • 7-8pm

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Todd Thompson leads this gathering to share music, readings and personal life experiences. Songs, readings and questions are presented to provoke thought about a topic.

The topic for June is “Dreams.” To join, go to the Songs Of My Life facebook page.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11 Virtual Family Storytime • 10am

Facebook Live for Northfield Public Library

Books, songs and rhymes that build early literacy skills while having fun. Geared to kids 2-5 years old and their caregivers.

Virtual Book Club: The Big Marsh: The Story of a Lost Landscape • 7-8pm Register at RBNC.org to receive the meeting link

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FRIDAY, JUNE 12 Virtual Learning: All About Plants • 10-11am Register at RBNC.org to receive the meeting link

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Tuesday, Fridays and Saturdays through October.

Learn about plant needs and life cycles by observing and comparing plants at different stages of their life cycle on a virtual walk through River Bend Nature Center’s forest. For ages 5-14. $5/person, free for members.

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Northfield Farmers Market • 11:45am-1pm

Bilingual Family Storytime/Cuentacuentos • 10am

Tuesday, Fridays and Saturdays through October.

Facebook Live for Northfield Public Library

Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to enjoy songs, rhymes and stories in both English and Spanish.

Niñas y niños de todas las edades están invitados a participar en cuentos y canciones en inglés y español.

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Virtual Exhibit Reception: Lynette Yencho/ Shawn Bagley, Elizabeth Wright & Janell Hammer • 5-7pm

SUNDAY, JUNE 14

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SATURDAY, JUNE 13 Faribault Farmers Market • 7am-12pm Central Park, Faribault

Wednesdays and Saturdays June-October.

Northfield Farmers Market • 9-11am Riverside Park, Northfield

Tuesday, Fridays and Saturdays through October.

Virtual Summer Story Adventures: Pond Life • 10-11am River Bend Nature Center Facebook Live

Join River Bend Nature Center for a story read by one of the staff or volunteers. The adventure continues with a fun activity and exploration. This is a great family activity for all ages. Explore what is beneath the pond’s surface. Open to all ages. Free with suggested donation.

Open Air Vendor Market • 12-4pm Keepsake Cidery, Dundas

Open air (but covered – rain or shine) local vendor market every Saturday with a wide variety of essential local products direct from vendors. The Cidery itself is also open for takeaway bottle sales. There will be space and encouragement for appropriate social distancing and hand washing.

Social-distancing picnics on the farm. Hours and availability subject to change pending public health restrictions.

Yoga on Tap: Virtual Edition • 10:45-11:45am Gratitude to Sarah and Michelle for taking Yoga on Tap online. Class is $10. If you feel you want the “on Tap” part of the experience, beer and kombucha is still available to-go from Imminent. Register in advance at facebook.com/events/2225457544370461/.

Quiz Night: Virtual Edition • 6-8pm Imminent’s Facebook page facebook.com/sundaytrivia

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Some Good News Northfield is a production of wunderkind Kosmo Esplan, who took the idea from John Krasinski’s new web series Some Good News. Krasinski created his web series to uplift people who are isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic. His series was instantly a hit and spawned countless spin-offs around the world. Northfield’s own whiz kid, Kosmo Esplan, had the idea to create a YouTube channel to feature good deeds and acts of kindness by local residents. He sent out a call for content and had a tremendous response! He has released six episodes to date.

Subscribe to this pint-size prodigy’s YouTube Channel to see all episodes of Some Good News Northfield or visit entertainmentguidemn.com.

Kosmo Esplan is a homeschooled sixth-grader who has always loved anything to do with theater or film, especially the Star Wars, MCU and Pixar franchises. Given the current situation, Kosmo brainstormed some ideas on how to help the community. After some trial and error, he created Some Good News Northfield, something that he hopes will lift the spirits of others during this uncertain time. Special thanks to Kosmo’s mom, dad and the many others who supported Kosmo in this journey and helped SGNN come to life!

Virtual Classes, Free Art Videos & Art Kits To-Go from Lakeville Area Arts Center lakevilleareaartscenter.com facebook.com/LakevilleAreaArtsCenter

The Lakeville Area Arts Center is working to make art accessible to you in your home by offering new virtual classes and Art Kits To-Go. Register (at lakevilleareaartscenter.com) for Art Journaling: Watercolor Doodles and receive an online video tutorial and information packet.

Place an order for Art Kits To-Go and pick up your customized kit with all of the supplies needed to complete the project of your choice.

Check out the free online videos featuring a variety of art projects you can do at home on their Facebook page.

Virtual Art Classes and Virtual Concerts from Paradise Center for the Arts paradisecenterforthearts.org facebook.com/paradisecenterforthearts Blooming since 2010

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Vintage Radio Drama Show Performed by Pre-teen and Teen Youth Actors Musician Talk with Pauline Jennings entertainmentguidemn.com/musician-talk entertainmentguidemn.com/radio-drama

Hit radio shows starring local youth actors. Pauline Shuster Jennings leads classes of teens and pre-teens in the creation of vintage and vintage-inspired radio dramas. They rehearse via Zoom, and the final performance is aired on KYMN Radio, then archived on entertainmentguidemn.com. The first two episodes were episodes of the 1930’s radio drama Challenge of the Yukon – Breakup and The Black Husky. The students and Jennings reworked the episodes to remove sexist and racist content that was considered normal at the time, but offensive today. Jennings reports that the students were very surprised by the casual racism and sexism that pervaded the show, not realizing that it was commonplace at the time.

Episode three, The MISTery of Mars, was written by Jennings and Kosmo Esplan, one of the pre-teen actors. The show includes original, hilarious fake commercials and a jingle, no less – all written by the cast members.

Musician Talk is an exciting new show on KYMN Radio, airing Wednesdays at 6:30pm. It is an interview show with musicians you know, you’ve heard, or perhaps just heard about. When you tune in, you’ll hear host Pauline Shuster Jennings conduct casual, candid and lively conversations with local area musicians about how music matters in their lives, our community and beyond. Interviews include a few of their favorite songs – occasionally played live for the show.

Tune in each week to hear up and comers and those that have been performing for years…and for a lot of fun. Don’t worry if you miss an on-air episode, archived episodes will appear on entertainmentguidemn.com.

Pauline Jennings has been on stages as an actor and/ or singer for almost 40 years. She’s worked in theater as producer, educator, director, writer, stage manager and (primarily) an actress. She also spent 15 plus years as singer in a number of pop/country/rock bands that performed throughout the region. She is married to drummer Steve Jennings, has two grown children, Chris and Sam, and lives in Northfield.

David Allen Paints and Tells Stories entertainmentguidemn.com/david-f-allen-artist facebook.com/davidallenart

During this difficult time of social isolation, local artist David Allen has been painting and telling stories in Facebook videos. We collected some of his delightful videos on our website and included a link to all of his facebook videos. You can also take a look at his website to see a gallery of his art.

David Allen is a prolific artist who specializes in watercolor and acrylic media. He has taught art for more than thirty years to high school students and adults. His paintings and sculptures are included in many public and private collections. Allen earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education at the University of Minnesota at Mankato. Currently, he resides in Northfield, Minnesota.

“I love to paint small towns especially those that take a unique interest in their community,” he says. “I try to capture the feelings of timelessness and tradition that these towns offer, attempting to invoke the kind of nostalgia that we all feel for the places we grew up in. It is a responsibility and a pleasure to paint something that represents the pride, history, and sense of community that these communities display. Paintings of college campuses are also a favorite of mine because they bring back the same kind of nostalgia.

“I also enjoy painting family homes, farms, and businesses. I am often commissioned to create these heirloom paintings. I am very honored that they entrust me with something so important. “I’ve always felt art should be accessible to everyone.

That’s why I sell the prints, which allows everyone to own paintings of their hometown or college.”

See the Historic Happenings column about David Allen on pages 27-31.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 Bilingual Family Storytime/Cuentacuentos • 10am Facebook Live for Northfield Public Library

Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to enjoy songs, rhymes and stories in both English and Spanish.

Niñas y niños de todas las edades están invitados a participar en cuentos y canciones en inglés y español.

Virtual Lunch & Learn: Woodland Restoration • 12-2pm Register at RBNC.org to receive the meeting link

Have you noticed a big change in the woods at River Bend Nature Center? RBNC Naturalists and volunteers are hard at work with woodland restoration. Naturalist Brittany will talk about what is being done to restore and preserve the Big Woods at River Bend, and what other changes are in store. This will be a virtual presentation using Google Meet.

Any valid email address can join the presentation. Open to adults. $5/person, free for members.

Books & Stars Virtual Performance Series: Salsa del Soul • 6pm

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Enjoy a free, diverse, all-ages performance from your home or backyard, live streamed to Northfield Public Library’s Facebook page. Listen, dance and feel connected to the community. Wednesdays through July 22.

THURSDAY, JUNE 18 Virtual Family Storytime • 10am

Facebook Live for Northfield Public Library

Books, songs and rhymes that build early literacy skills while having fun. Geared to kids 2-5 years old and their caregivers.

Paint & Sip • 6-8pm

Vintage Escapes Winery, Kilkenny

Get ready to celebrate the 4th of July by painting a flag design on a wood canvas. Painting instruction by The Upper East Side. Cost: $37/person, includes a glass of wine of your choice. Register at vintageescapeswinery.com/music-events.

This event is limited to 10 people.

Virtual Exhibit Reception: Belonging • 6:30-7:30pm

Email heather@northfieldartsguild.org for the link to join the party

See exhibits page.

Virtual Book Club: The Big Marsh: The Story of a Lost Landscape • 7-8pm

Register at RBNC.org to receive the meeting link

Thursdays in June. Do you enjoy diving into a good read?

River Bend Nature Center’s Book Club will meet to discuss the book virtually through google meet. Any valid email can join the meet, but you must register to receive the meeting links. Free.

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GUIDE

A guide to eating and drinking – Southern Minnesota style

Stir Confections

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400 5th St. W #2, Northfield 507/649-2150 stirconfections@gmail.com Northfield’s new confectioner featuring gourmet popcorn, cookies, and a variety of desserts, including gelato made fresh daily. Family- and locallyowned.

Quality Bakery and Coffee Shop

410 Division St., Northfield 507/645-8392 Custom cakes, homemade breads, donuts, pies, cookies, espresso, lunch and more.

The HideAway

Coffeehouse & Wine Bar 421 Division St., Northfield thehideawaynorthfield.com 507/664-0400 Bistro atmosphere serving unique appetizers and sandwiches. Coffee drinks, wine and beer specialties.

Cafe Shawn

at the Armory Lawn 519 Division St. S, Northfield facebook.com/cafeshawn Chef-driven menu issuing fresh, local & seasonal foods. Open for outdoor dining Wednesday-Saturday 5-8pm & Sunday 9:30am-1pm.

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Dairy Queen

900 Hwy. 3, Northfield dairyqueenofnorthfield.com 507/645-8912 Menu features soft-serve ice cream, signature shakes, hot dogs, BBQ and Royal Treats. DQ is the Home of the Blizzard.

Just Food Co-op

516 Water St. S, Northfield 507/650-0106 • justfood.coop Community-owned grocery store proudly offering locally sourced foods daily in the deli.

Kahlo

306 Division St. S, Northfield 507/321-1884 kahloandmariascatering@gmail.com A new restaurant in downtown Northfield offering modern Mexican cuisine from Maria’s Catering & Taco Hut Concessions. Maria’s still offers full-service catering for any event.

Quarterback Club

116 3rd St. W., Northfield 507/645-7886 House specialties include broasted chicken, BBQ ribs and flame-broiled hamburgers.

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28 4th St. NE, Faribault 10000drops.com New craft distillery dedicated to distilling and aging the highest quality whiskeys and rums, with the goal of crafting the highest quality American spirits, in the spirit of the American craftsman.

103 Water St. N., Northfield tanzenwald.com Where beer takes a non-stylistic, flavor-based approach and the taproom menu is globally influenced and locally sourced. Up-to-date info and other fun facts on the website.

Craft Distillers

Northfield Liquor Store 116 5th St. W., Northfield 507/645-5153 Friendly and knowledgeable staff.

Great selection of wines and spirits.

Wine club open to the public.

Keepsake Cidery 4609 135th St. E., Dundas keepsakecidery.com 413/552-8872

100% craft cider. Local apples.

Orchard-based. Minnesota made.

Visit us on Facebook for current hours and events.

Contented Cow Pub & Patio

302B Division St. S., Northfield contentedcow.com British-style pub with a variety of light meals and appetizers to share. 13 taps of craft beer, wine and spirits. Live music and more. Open daily at 4pm.

Brewing Company

MGM Wine & Spirits

420 Schilling Dr. N., Dundas 507/366-6460 mgmwineandspirits.com A locally owned and operated franchise, hosting the largest beer cooler in town, and committed to offering a great selection at a reasonable price.

Imminent Brewing

519 Division St., Unit 2, Northfield 507/646-2327 • imminentbrewing.com Neighborhood brewery and taproom that uses local produce and ingredients for seasonal brews. Regular food trucks, live music and community activities.

Voted best local beer by SoMinn Scene Readers in 2019!

Corks & Pints

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FRIDAY, JUNE 19

Open Air Vendor Market • 12-4pm

Northfield Farmers Market • 11:45am-1pm

Open air (but covered – rain or shine) local vendor market every Saturday with a wide variety of essential local products direct from vendors including eggs (duck and chicken), cheeses, meats (chicken, beef, jerky), Alaskan salmon, fresh greens, wool products, jams, sauces, maple syrup, honey, hard cider, lotions and soaps, ferments and more. The Cidery itself is also open for takeaway bottle sales.

There will be space and encouragement for appropriate social distancing and hand washing. Social-distancing picnics on the farm. Hours and availability subject to change pending public health restrictions.

Riverside Park, Northfield

Tuesday, Fridays and Saturdays through October.

Virtual Catch a Chapter for Kids • 12-1pm Facebook Live via Northfield Public Library

Listen as Emily reads the first few chapters of great kids’ books you can check out on Libby or read at EbooksMN. Geared toward elementary-aged kids.

Bruce Burniece • 5:30-8:30pm Vintage Escapes Winery, Kilkenny

With more than 35 years of performance experience, Bruce Burniece presents classic pop rock favorites accompanied by piano and guitar.

Keepsake Cidery, Dundas

Brady Lillie • 2-5pm

Vintage Escapes Winery, Kilkenny

A singer/songwriter based in Minneapolis. He plays in the original band, Step Rockets, performs as a solo artist and composes music for visual media. More at bradylillie.com.

Ron Stafford and the Seldom Herd • 7-10pm Tanzenwald Brewing Co., Northfield

SATURDAY, JUNE 20 Faribault Farmers Market 7am-12pm Central Park, Faribault

Wednesdays and Saturdays June-October.

Northfield Farmers Market • 9-11am

Riverside Park, Northfield

Tuesday, Fridays and Saturdays through October.

SUNDAY, JUNE 21 Yoga on Tap: Virtual Edition • 10:45-11:45am Zoom Meeting

Gratitude to Sarah and Michelle for taking Yoga on Tap online. Class is $10. If you feel you want the “on Tap” part of the experience, beer and kombucha is still available to-go from Imminent. Register in advance at facebook.com/ events/2286418091607739/.

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Quiz Night: Virtual Edition • 6-8pm

THURSDAY, JUNE 25

Imminent’s Facebook page facebook.com/sundaytrivia

Quiz Night is going Virtual, and is now EVERY SUNDAY. The live feed will be on the event page (click on the Discussion tab if you don’t see it). Gather your team (up to six people for now) via Zoom, Google Meet or whatever works best for you. Ready, set, quiz! For now, winners get bragging rights only.

Virtual Family Storytime • 10am

Facebook Live for Northfield Public Library

Books, songs and rhymes that build early literacy skills while having fun. Geared to kids 2-5 years old and their caregivers.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26 JuneBug Music Festival

The Contented Cow, Northfield

MONDAY, JUNE 22 Monday, Monday, can’t trust that day...

Outdoor music featuring The Jugsluggers at 7pm. June 26-27.

TUESDAY, JUNE 23

Virtual Learning: Talking With Trees • 10-11am

Northfield Farmers Market • 11:45am-1pm

Take a virtual walk through the “Big Woods” at River Bend Nature Center and learn how to identify trees, how humans use trees and what animals use trees as homes. For ages 5-14. $5/person, free for members.

Register at RBNC.org to receive the meeting link

Riverside Park, Northfield

Tuesday, Fridays and Saturdays through October.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24

Northfield Farmers Market 11:45am-1pm

Bilingual Family Storytime/Cuentacuentos • 10am Facebook Live for Northfield Public Library

Riverside Park, Northfield

Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to enjoy songs, rhymes and stories in both English and Spanish.

Niñas y niños de todas las edades están invitados a participar en cuentos y canciones en inglés y español.

Tuesday, Fridays and Saturdays through October.

Virtual Catch a Chapter for Kids • 12-1pm

Books & Stars Virtual Performance Series: Six Still Standing • 6pm facebook.com/northfieldpubliclibrary

Enjoy a free, diverse, all-ages performance from your home or backyard, live streamed to Northfield Public Library’s Facebook page. Listen, dance and feel connected to the community. Wednesdays through July 22.

Facebook Live via Northfield Public Library

Listen as Emily reads the first few chapters of great kids’ books you can check out on Libby or read at EbooksMN. Geared toward elementary-aged kids.

SATURDAY, JUNE 27 JuneBug Music Festival

The Contented Cow, Northfield

Outdoor music featuring Mama No No and the Yes Men at 5pm. June 26-27.

Faribault Farmers Market 7am-12pm Central Park, Faribault

Wednesdays and Saturdays June-October.

Picnic farm at Keepsake

Spread out, stay safe, eat and drink local.

FRIDAY NIGHT COOKOUTS

SATURDAY TOASTIES & MORE

4-9pm • RAIN or SHINE RAIN or SHINE 6/5: Scotty’s BBQ - Whole hog, 12-8pm: “Toastie Truck” for ramped chicken, veg option, sides up Toasties & picnic sides 6/12: The Local Plate - Paella 12-4pm: Local Vendor Market: local producers/farmers 6/19: Farmer Nate - Sausage & for picnic additions and Cider Night off-sale eggs, chickens, 6/26: Irons in the Fire - Grilled breads, jams, meat cuts Chicken Dinner & sides and more!

Long-aged Natural Ciders, 100% Local Apples, No Preservatives.

Reservations recommended and accepted by phone, email or on arrival.

Limited patio table seating. Bring blankets and/or chairs and picnic supplies for orchard picnic sites.

MN Stay Safe Plan Followed.

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Local Understanding Title Company Services Helps Home Buyers Choose Wisely

by Teri Menard

of ownership from someone other than the person selling the property, for instance an ex-wife or a co-inheritor.

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Buying or selling a home involves the transfer of large sums of money. It is imperative the transfer of these funds and related documents from one party to another be handled in a neutral, secure and knowledgeable manner – one of the core services a title company provides.

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Before selecting any of these important service providers, prospective home buyers should do their homework to find a service provider that meets their needs. When it comes to choosing a title company, buyers are sometimes unfamiliar with the services that the title company offers.

A title company handles three important aspects of the real estate transaction for its customers: title insurance, escrow and closings.

TITLE INSURANCE

Before a lender is willing to provide a mortgage to a home buyer, it wants to ensure that the property has a marketable title, meaning that all existing judgments, liens and mortgages can be cleared from the property before passing title to the new home buyer.

The title company conducts a search of all public records and prepares a report for the lender – or for the home buyer if cash is being paid – to let them know what obligations need to be paid at the close of the transaction so that they emerge with clear title to the property.

When all those obligations are met at closing, the title company issues a title insurance policy to the lender and to the home buyer. This title insurance policy offers protection against claims resulting from various defects, as set out in the policy, that may exist in the title, effective on the issue date of the policy. An example of a defect would be a prior claim

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And finally, the title company staff works with the real estate agent, lender, home buyer and seller to gather all of the information and documents together and oversees the signing of the documents, disburses all funds held in escrow, and ensures all pertinent documents are recorded at the county recorders office.

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equipment, gardening supplies, paint, unwanted household items, holiday decor and unused boxes or bags. Work on one category at a time – pull out all the items, make decisions and place them in the zones.

CREATE HOMES FOR YOUR STUFF The items in your

KEEP pile are the things you use, need and want in the garage. Organize those items in boxes or bins that can be labeled and easily accessed by anyone who uses the garage.

CLEAR OUT THE EXTRAS Wrap up your project by

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You aren’t the only one with this project on your mind now that it is spring! Garages are often the last place given any attention over the winter. Garage floors become full of dirt and salt and clutter tends to collect when items are left out instead of placed back where they belong, due to our hurry to get out of the cold.

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GIVE YOURSELF ROOM TO SPREAD OUT Move the car,

taking out the recycling and trash and placing your donation items in your car. Don’t forget - paints, motor oil, harsh cleaners, and electronics need to be disposed of at a hazardous waste facility. Check the hours of the facility near you.

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lawnmower and any other big items out of the garage to offer yourself the space to sort and clear. Set up a table or use sawhorses and leftover boards as a makeshift sorting station to avoid straining your body as you work.

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HAPPENINGS

Saturday, June 27, continued

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Northfield Farmers Market 9-11am Riverside Park, Northfield

Tuesday, Fridays and Saturdays through October.

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Join River Bend Nature Center for a story read by one of the staff or volunteers. The adventure continues with a fun activity and exploration.

This is a great family activity for all ages. What if you woke up one morning to discover that you shared a characteristic with an animal? From teeth to feet, explore what makes each animal unique. Open to all ages. Free with suggested donation.

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Open air (but covered – rain or shine) local vendor market every Saturday with a wide variety of essential local products direct from vendors including eggs (duck and chicken), cheeses, meats (chicken, beef, jerky), Alaskan salmon, fresh greens, wool products, jams, sauces, maple syrup, honey, hard cider, lotions and soaps, ferments and more. The Cidery itself is also open for takeaway bottle sales. There will be space and encouragement for appropriate social distancing and hand washing. Social-distancing picnics on the farm. Hours and availability subject to change pending public health restrictions.

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By Julie Buchwald Haley I grew up listening to a wide range of music from classical to country, to folk and jazz, to bluegrass and contemporary. My parents are both pretty musical, and played an extensive music collection at home on Sundays. We had family sing-alongs of mostly Hootenanny, and I can carry a tune outside of a bucket – but just barely. So, for me, finding Northfield’s music scene during COVID-19 has been both a surprise and a comfort.

I’ve known about the music scene in Northfield since moving back to the area several years ago, but I didn’t experience it much. I’m not much of a bar-goer, and visit the patios only a few times a year, but I have found myself at my Bluetooth speakers frequently in the last few months watching online concerts. It started with a virtual concert by The Border Hookups where they included You Are My Sunshine, an all-time favorite song of mine and one my mom sang to me growing up, especially when I wasn’t feeling well. It raised my spirits that dreary day in March and has done so many times since. They play an eclectic range of country, rock and folk music, most of which I can sing along to.

Seeing The Border Hookups in Visit Northfield’s Quarantine Concert Series led me to Randall Ferguson, a local (retired) music teacher who skillfully plays historic string instruments from early guitars to ukulele, banjo and mandolin. He also lays down some pretty cool knowledge between songs about the instruments, compositions and composers. His instruments are fascinating and his music easily transports

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I also found live concerts by Ray Coudret and Curt Johnson, on guitar and keyboard, covering classic rock and great music by some artists you may not have heard of. Mark Ross with both his wife Vanessa and his band The Three-Nineteen, cover rock, alternative country and Americana.

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Some of my favorite virtual shows are by kids. Kyra singing Rise Up (youtube.com/watch?v=Ozy5ZA1vvtc) and encouraging us to hang in there and get through this. She has an amazing, strong voice and an impressive vocal range. And though it isn’t music, SGNN needs to be included in my great finds. Kosmo Esplan, a local actor, has a weekly show, Some Good News Northfield, a spinoff of SGN with actor John Krazinski, “exploring good deeds people in/around Northfield have been performing.” What a wonderful way to keep our spirits up, encourage kindness, and highlight positivity in these challenging times. His good news is entertaining and absolutely heartening.

I encourage you to spend some of your daily screen time checking out Northfield’s amazing online entertainment scene. Visit Northfield has a virtual concert series, YouTube has a lot of these artists and many of them are featured on entertainmentguidemn.com. It’s a fun way to #staysafe and learn about our talented locals.

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David Allen – Northfield Nostalgia and More I have two David Allen paintings in my two-bedroom condo. Both are winter scenes showing Northfield’s Bridge Square from different angles. In one, the iconic red 1918 popcorn wagon can be seen braving the elements near the Scriver Building. Northfielders know the popcorn wagon is put away after Defeat of Jesse James Days in September until our long winter finally releases its grip sometime in May. What’s up with that?

When I visited Northfield artist David Allen at his studio behind his house on Woodley Street East, he gave me the answer: artistic license. He wanted to include “a splash of red color in the winter,” so he put in this iconic feature of Bridge Square.

In truth, since Allen is known for painting places imbued with history and nostalgia, he does not take a lot of liberties with such scenes. Mostly, he told me, he will just put in shadows or light reflections and may move a tree or add a lamp post or a flag pole as it suits his artistic vision. Allen is not an en plein air painter, finding that too time-consuming. He prefers to work from photographs and memory.

Memories! That is Allen’s stock in trade, providing art that brings back memories of familiar places and events of Northfield, his home since 1976. Have you ever fished on Bridge Square? Shopped during a snowy Winter Walk in De-

cember? Paused to admire window displays at Quality Bakery or at the Northfield Historical Society museum? Attended one of Northfield’s schools or belonged to one of its churches? Slid down Old Main hill at St. Olaf or at Bell Field at Carleton as a child or with your own children? Do you remember the Ideal Café and Jacobsen’s store, no longer on Division Street? Or St. Olaf’s 1900 dormitory Ytterboe Hall? Allen has captured these memories, among many others, including scenes from Farmington and other nearby communities. But his major focus has been on Northfield, St. Olaf and Carleton colleges.

Allen told me he has always been interested in history and is pleased, as an artist, to be able to help preserve local history. He said, “I could paint another 50 years in this town and probably never run out of subject matter. I like to paint things that bring nostalgia to people.” His favorite subject is Bridge Square, in all seasons, “the center of the community,” where people tend to gather. Allen said, “Anyone who ever comes to this town is almost mesmerized by Bridge Square, they just love it,” and he always takes his visitors there, just to “wander around.”

Another favorite topic is train depots, and he has painted ones from Northfield, Montgomery, Farmington, Faribault, New Prague, New Ulm, Rosemount, Kenyon, Rochester, Lakeville, Waseca and Hudson, Wisconsin. His ancestors came from Ireland, arriving in Minnesota by train, and “If it wasn’t for the railroad, it would have been a lot tougher to settle out here.” Allen started painting depots in about 1970 and he said that many depots are disappearing. His wife, Pat, helped the effort to save Northfield’s 1888 depot.

Christmas on Bridge Square (2000) – David Allen: “I liked the way the light reflected off of the snow on a quiet winter evening on Bridge Square.”

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Allen, who grew up in Mankato, was the second of 14 children. His father Richard Allen, from Mineota, had gone to art school at what is now known as the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. After serving in the Pacific with the army during World War II, Richard Allen found work painting murals on the sides of houses and stores. David Allen told me you

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can still see some of the signs his father painted in southern Minnesota and eastern South Dakota, signs such as “Five cents. Drink Coke” for the Coca Cola Company.

Allen inherited his interest in art from his father. Allen said, “We just always took art for granted. He would let us play with art, paint, do whatever we wanted, so it was just part of the routine…It was the way you grew up.” But with 14 kids and Allen’s grandmother and aunt also living with them, there wasn’t much space for a studio in their house in Mankato, just part of a front porch cordoned off. Richard Allen did commissioned paintings in oil and also became a liturgical art decorator.

There was “a lot of scaffolding work, painting pictures of saints and angels, doing filigree work,” with help from David and his older brother, Dick. Among David’s siblings, brother Dick became a novelist and two of his sisters, Mary and Katie, were professional singers. Only David Allen became a visual artist.

Skinner Chapel (2000) – David Allen: “The chapel is the first thing you see as you approach Carleton College. It presents a warm and welcoming sight.”

David Allen graduated from Loyola High School in Mankato in 1961, and served in the U.S. Army in Germany from 1961 to 1964. He then worked for a couple years in a steel mill in Detroit until “I decided that wasn’t my calling,” and he returned to Mankato. There he got a B.S. degree in art and special education in 1970 from Mankato State University and married his high school sweetheart, Pat Reedy, in 1967.

After college, Allen started teaching special education and then art at Rosemount High School and also established a work program for at-risk kids. As Allen explained it, “Kids would have to take a class on how to be able to work, how to get jobs, how to keep jobs,” learning life skills. The students would be released from school to work and “Then we as teachers would monitor their work so that they would be successful.”

Allen said it was a very rewarding program, watching kids blossom and “get a sense of who they are” as they then went on to careers.

Allen was commuting to his work in Rosemount from St. Paul, but when their son, Sean, reached school age, the Allens, with two younger daughters, decided they wanted to move to a better environment and a smaller community. Allen had been participating in the Northfield Arts Guild Arts Festival during Defeat of Jesse James Days since 1970 and when they found their 1899 home on Woodley Avenue East, they became Northfield residents in 1976. Allen said that he noticed “right off the bat” that “everybody was friendly and welcoming, and it’s just a beautiful place” which has been kept that way, with a “taste of the old homestead, the old prairie towns that I really liked and still do.”

In 1986, Allen and four other teachers started a new school under district guidelines, the Rosemount Alternative Learning Center, with Allen as the art teacher. It was “for kids that were dropouts, or having trouble, or just didn’t want to be in school in Rosemount,” Allen said. This was his work for 26 years.

Besides teaching art, he taught shop, English and some auto mechanics, “whatever they wanted me to teach, I would teach it. And it was a blast, I enjoyed it.” In total, he taught 43 years in Rosemount and retired in 2013.

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4th of July in Farmington (2001) – David Allen: “A small town celebration draws crowds in this 1920’s depiction of downtown Farmington which appears much the same today.”

Christmas Eve at Valley Grove (2006) – David Allen: “A very old tradition is reenacted every Christmas Eve at Valley Grove church. I wanted to record this picturesque event with a painting.”

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Left: Sunday Afternoon on Old Main Hill (2006) – David Allen: “Many Sunday afternoons my children and I would spend all day sliding down Old Main hill. A tradition still practiced by many Northfielders.” Right: Evening Stroll at Shattuck (2007) “Strolling across the open field, a couple heads for the old and stately buildings of their school.”

Could Allen have made a living just as an artist? He replied, with another laugh, “If I wasn’t teaching, I’d be a lot skinnier than I am now.” But he had a family to support, and he loved teaching. For several Septembers since retirement he has been artist-in-residence at the Rosemount Middle School, doing such things as demonstrating watercolor and acrylic techniques and helping with clay classes. Allen said, “I like kids, so it’s perfect.”

As a visiting artist, “I don’t have to discipline them anymore.”

Of course, retirement means more time for his art, but Allen told me that over the years, “I would try to every day do something with art, an hour, two hours.” Allen’s father always told him, “Inspiration comes from work, work does not come from inspiration,” and he adheres to that. A ­ llen said, “So the more you work, the more inspired you become, so that’s why I always emphasized you have to keep working.” Artists feel compelled to work anyway: “It’s just part of you, you have to

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do it.” And Allen feels lucky that, as an artist, he still has this artistic calling to keep him busy.

When the Allens first moved to Northfield, their house came with a chicken coop in the back that he tried to retrofit for a studio. Even after adding a woodstove, “I’d come out in the morning and all my paints would be frozen.” So he painted in a corner of the family room for many years, then in a studio addition built onto the house. Needing more room, in 2012 he replaced the coop with a big garage which serves a variety of purposes, besides sheltering cars. (“My kids call it the Garage-Majal,” Allen said.) There is a greenhouse, with ten-foottall windows, with Allen’s studio on the second floor. Near the cars is a space for welding.

son when he was in the Peace Corps in Paraguay and noticed elderly women and men feeding birds in the village square.

“That was their entertainment, all day long,” a scene Allen saw repeated in other countries such as Italy. Allen liked the “communication between human beings and animals,” and made sculptures of people feeding pigeons, ducks, chickens

Welding? Yes. Though he mostly does metal sculptures in the spring and summer, and paints acrylics and watercolors during the winter, Allen can now weld year round. This aspect of Allen’s art is not as well-known as his painting, but he has actually worked with welding since starting in a college shop.

It was not a class; he said, “I kind of taught myself.” And his work was abstract, which was “all the rage in the ’60s.”

Allen’s welding found a focal point in the mid-1970s. Allen’s interest had been piqued in college when he had read Cervantes’ immortal tale about Don Quixote fighting those windmills which he had mistaken for giants, along with his sidekick Sancho Panza. Allen considers Quixote to be “just a timeless figure of people having their dreams and visions and following them – crazy as he was, he followed them.” Allen began painting this Quixote theme in 1970, with welding taking over by the mid-1970s. He has produced Quixotic works ranging from eight inches tall to seven feet tall. Allen estimates each takes about eight to ten hours to complete.

Left: Don Quixote Attacking the Windmill (2013) Brass and copper sculpture mounted on walnut base. Right: Surreal “Don Quixote Battle of the Windmill Giants” (2013) – acrylic

In 2014 Allen added a surrealistic painting of Don Quixote to his oeuvre. Allen said this has come out of his love of doodling shapes, which has in turn led to a series of boldly colorful paintings. Allen’s surrealistic works are inspired by the mustachioed Spanish artist Salvador Dalí, whose images of melting pocket watches in The Persistence of Memory (1931) are widely recognized. Whenever Allen is in Florida, he makes a stop at the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg which has the largest collection of Dalí’s work outside of Spain. Allen said that Dalí is “my absolute hero,” another “crazy guy” like Quixote, but “just so talented.”

Another sculptural theme was born when David and Pat Allen visited their

Left to right: Sitting Bird Lady sculpture (2009). Timeless Don Quixote sculpture (2010) – Brass and copper sculpture made of antique clock parts mounted on a walnut pedestal base. Wire Mesh Bird Lady sculpture (2011).

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Left: Fishing on Bridge Square (2014) – David Allen: “On a spring day I noticed several kids fishing on Bridge Square. It brought me back to the days when I would fish there with my children.” Right: Grand Event Center (2014) “Creating a personalized print of the Grand was an idea I had after my two daughters had their wedding receptions there and I made a painting for them.” (Allen will provide “your name here” on the marquee.)

and seagulls, sometimes softening the iron of the work by incorporating ceramic creatures.

He has also made a bird lady of shiny mesh which originally was to be covered by clay but which he decided gave a “nice airy feeling.” So now he will start doing other sculptures in this way.

Allen does commissioned paintings of homes, businesses, farms and other locales which are often given as Christmas and birthday presents. If it is to be a surprise, Allen will make stealthy forays to take pictures or use pictures provided. Such works become family heirlooms. He has started to market personalized paintings of the Grand Event Center, with “your name here” on the marquee. (He first did this for his own daughters after their wedding receptions were held at the

Grand.) Allen also sells greeting cards and is currently selling 25 different scenes from Northfield, Carleton and St. Olaf colleges, New Prague and Montgomery.

Allen told me, “I like painting the pictures, but I like people to have them,” so he makes sure his work is affordable. He has set a $75 charge for all his prints, with acrylics and watercolors ranging from $150 to $350. Allen’s art can be seen at davidallenart.com and facebook.com/davidallenart. He may also be reached at 507/645-9298.

Thanks to artist (and 1966 St. Olaf graduate) L.K. Hanson for his illustration of David Allen.

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