December 2014 Entertainment Guide

December 2014 FREE

Covering ­Cannon Falls, Faribault,­ Farmington, ­Lakeville, ­Northfield, ­Owatonna & ­Surrounding Areas

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Contents

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On the Cover:

The region’s foremost bluegrass band, Monroe Crossing, plays Dec 6 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Monroe Crossing is Derek Johnson (guitar), Matt Thompson (mandolin), David Robinson (banjo), Lisa Fuglie (fiddle ) and Mark Anderson (bass). Photo credit: Jamey Guy

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Theater

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

Dec. 5-8, 11-14, 18-21; F/Sa/M/Th 7:30pm, Su 2pm Ames Center, Burnsville Santa’s famous list has the final word on who’s good and who’s bad and determines the fate of children all over the world. So, what would you do if your name suddenly went missing from the list?

A mouse named Amos, an elf named Calliope and a determined little girl named Emily set off on Christmas Eve to retake control of their destinies and solve a crisis at the North Pole in this wry and adventurous holiday romp from the author of Lend Me a Tenor.

Written by Ken Ludwig, directed by Hannah Steblay. Tickets: $22 adults, $29 students, seniors, Fringe button holders and groups of eight or more, $16 for groups of 20 or more. Available at the Ames Center box office, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online through ticketmaster.com.

The Santa Diaries

Dec. 5-7, 11-14; Th-Sa 7:30pm, Su 2pm Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault This Merlin Players production was written by Mala Burt and Laura Ambler. Directed by Julianna Skluzacek. This is the Midwest premiere of this funny and charming musical play.

Will Hawes (played by Michael Lambert) has run away from his family history which includes five generations of Santas. He refuses to believe he has “the calling.”

So what happens when this successful and self-absorbed Hollywood actor is forced to return to his small hometown and direct the community holiday play? On his journey, Will rediscovers the joys of Christmas, a lost love and learns to embrace his inner Santa, accepting the gifts handed down through his family line. Also featuring Cynthia Paley, Jerry Fox, Sydney Place and Matt Drenth.

Tickets: $15 adult, $9 children 12 & under and available at the Faribault Daily News Box Office in the lobby of Paradise Center for the Arts or by phone at 507/332-7372.

A Christmas Carol

Dec. 12-14, 19-21, 26-28; F/Sa 7:30pm, Su 2pm Lakeville Area Arts Center Discover the true meaning of Christmas through this popular story of Victorian Christmas traditions. Tickets: $13, available by phone at 952/985-4640 or at lakevilleareaartscenter.com.

Ole & Lena’s Family Christmas

Dec. 17-18; 7pm; Ames Center, Burnsville Christmas has always been one of Lena’s favorite times of year even if, as Ole says, “it makes her more than a little bit crazy.” This year Lena has invited the whole family, even her snooty cousin Mildred from Edina. Ole really wants nothing to do with the whole thing. Especially the part where Lena has him dress up in the old Santa suit and hand out the presents. Can Sven help Ole from having to play the part of Santa? Will Lena be able to keep it all together while she prepares for the family Christmas? Find out in this hilarious show about family togetherness. Tickets: $20, available at the Ames Center box office, by phone at 800/982-2787 or at ticketmaster.com. This is an all ages performance. More at oleandlenalive.com.

Auditions: The Odd Couple

Dec. 16, 7pm • Cannon Falls High School Auditorium Presented by Cannon Community Theater. There are six male roles and two female roles. The show will be produced as a dinner theater production at the Cannon River Winery Event Center Feb. 13-15, 20-22.

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Inspecting Carol

Dec. 12-14, 19-21; F/Sa 7:30pm, Su 2pm Northfield Arts Guild Theater A holiday comedy. Written by Daniel Sullivan. It’s A Christmas Carol meets The Inspector General. Most non-profit theaters know the necessity of producing the annual holiday show to pay the bills for the rest of the season and the theater company in this raucous play is no different. While preparing simultaneously for their annual production of A Christmas Carol and a visit from the National Endowment for the Arts granting representative, hilarity ensues with set malfunctions, casting snafus and mistaken identities. Directed by Michelle Schwantes and featuring the acting talents of Kate Southwick, Frank Blomgren, Carney Gray, Jeff Dahlin, Dillon Davis, Leander Fried, Tom Johnson, Glynnis Lessing, Keila N. Ramos, Steven Jorstad and Mark DiPietro.

Tickets: $17 adults, $12 students and seniors, available online at northfieldartsguild.org or at the box office one hour prior to curtain.

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Ames Center

12600 Nicollet Ave, Burnsville • ames-center.com 952/895-4685 • M-F 9am-5pm, Sa 10am-2pm, Su 12-4pm Minnesota Watercolor Society – through Nov. 30 Minnesota Artists Association – Dec. 4-Jan. 11

Arts & Heritage Center of Montgomery

206 1st St. N., Montgomery • 507/364-5933 or 507/364-8110 artsandheritagecenter.org • Th-F 2-5pm, Sa 9am-12pm

Crossings at Carnegie

320 East Ave., Zumbrota • 507/732-7616 crossingsatcarnegie.com • M/T/W/F 10am-5pm, Th 10am8pm, Sa 10am-4pm Fabrications 11 – through Dec. 31 – a group show of fiber and textile art and handmade jewelry. Opening reception: Dec. 6, 2-4pm.

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

10am-5:30pm, Th until 7pm, Su Noon-4pm – Hip Handmade Goods!

Flaten Art Museum

Dittmann Center, St. Olaf • wp.stolaf.edu/flaten/ 507/786-3556 • M/T/W/F 10am-5pm, Th 10am-8pm, Sa/Su 2-5pm (closed Nov. 26-30.)

Art Works: Gifts from Dan ’69 and Nancy Schneider – through Dec 14 – Art speaks. Art questions. Art inspires. Art works. Over the past three decades alumnus Dan Schneider and his wife, Nancy, have generously contributed artworks to St. Olaf College. This exhibition brings together a selection of their gifts – some plucked from prominent places on campus, others never before shared publicly. Echoing the breadth of their collecting and donating interests, the exhibition features paintings, prints, ceramics and sculptures.

Hobgoblin Music/Stoney End Loft

920 MN Hwy 19, Red Wing • 651/388-8400 • stoneyend.com M-Sa 10am-5pm.

Mark Abrahamson Photography – this is the grand opening exhibit for Hobgoblin’s new art gallery located in the third floor event space.

Abrahamson, from the Pacific Northwest, recently moved to Red Wing and established a studio at the Anderson Center. He has more than 60 pieces on display, including works in mixed media collages and aerial landscapes, as well as samples of an ongoing series of photographs called American River Watersheds.

Lakeville Area Arts Center

20195 Holyoke Ave. • 952/985-4400 • ci.lakeville.mn.us M-F 8am-4:30pm Olesya Anderson: Oil Paintings – through Nov. 26 – Olesya was born in Russia into the third generation of renowned art-

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ists in her family. Inspired by her mother Tamara Geddes, a well-known portrait artist, she became interested in fine art.

Olesya studied drawing and painting in oil at Old Master’s Art School in Russia and took a number of workshops. She works in a variety of subjects such as still life, portraiture, seascape and landscape.

Holiday Art Sale & Empty Bowls Fundraiser – Dec. 5-21 – unique gifts handmade by instructors and students including pottery, fiber, mixed media, painting, jewelry and more. Art will be on display and for sale during business hours and events. The sale includes an Empty Bowls fundraiser for the local community food shelf: Dec. 5, 12-6pm and Dec. 6, 1-9pm.

Northfield Arts Guild

304 Division St. • 507/645-8877 • northfieldartsguild.org M-F 10am-5pm, visit website for weekend hours Fine Craft Collective – through Dec. 24 – a cooperative show of fine craft featuring talented local artists. Holiday Reception: Dec. 21, 10am-6pm.

The Up Gallery: Kim Gordon, oil painting – through Jan. 5.

The Archer House Gallery: Prints by James Bama – through Jan. 8.

Northfield Arts Guild at Allina Clinic

1440 Jefferson Rd. • M-T 7am-8pm, F 7am-7pm, Sa 9am-3pm Prints by Northfield Printmakers

Northfield Historical Society

408 Division St. • 507/645-9268 • northfieldhistory.org M-Sa 10am-5:30pm, Su 1-5:30pm In Their Own Words: Diaries from the Collections – through Dec. 31 – Explore Northfield’s past through first-person accounts. The exhibit includes diaries of nine Northfielders, written between 1865 and 1990.

Northfield Senior Center Gallery

1651 Jefferson Pkwy. • 507/664-3700 northfieldseniorcenter.org Paintings by Jeanne Miller and Nancy Rechtzigel – through Nov. 30.

5th Annual Senior Open – Dec. 1-Jan. 4 – Opening reception: Dec. 2, 4-6pm.

Owatonna Arts Center

435 Garden View Ln., Owatonna • 507/451-0533 oacarts.org • 1-5pm, closed Mondays Stories of the Holidays – Dec. 7-29 – featuring cards with personal and touching holiday messages. Nativity scenes of various styles will complete the holiday display.

Paradise Center for the Arts

Five Sisters

321 Central Ave., Faribault 507/332-7372 Tu/W/F/Sa 12-5pm, Th 12-8pm Su/M closed

Exhibit dates: through Jan. 6.

Carlander Family Gallery: Five Sisters – Diane Juvland, Randine Meehl, Barbara Wegner, Donna Ondler, Pat Sandman

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Lois Vranesh Boardroom Gallery: Katrina Smith – “Pushing

Perspective”

Corey Lyn Creger Memorial Gallery: Bethlehem Academy

“Holly Days” Art Sale – through Dec. 23 – The galleries will be decked out in boutique style and filled with the artistic wares of 20 regional artists.

Paradise Center Healing Arts ­Gallery at District One Hospital

200 State Ave., Faribault Featured artists: Michael Borg, Julie Bronson, Dan Ellefson, Epic Arts Learners, Kristin Peterson.

Studio Elements

16 Bridge Square • 507/786-9393 • studioelements.net Th 10am-5pm, F/Sa 10am-5pm, Su 12-4pm.

Fine art, unique gifts and fun junk.

K. Miller Watercolors 952.358.1030 kathy@kmillerwatercolors.com www.kmillerwatercolors.com

vvvv Paintings available for purchase and pleasure at the HideAway Coffeehouse and Wine Bar 421 Division St., Northfield

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Faribault Hometown Holidays!

Downtown Faribault brings Holiday Magic Home for the Holidays every Saturday, November 29-December 20 Different Attractions Every Week Live Reindeer • Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides • Carolers • More...

Vote for your Favorite Window Display through Dec. 18.

2014 Hometown Holiday Opening Day Saturday, November 29 First Saturday with Santa at the Village Theater

Downtown Open House Thursday, December 4 Tour our shoppes, sample holiday treats, vote for your favorite window displays.

Details at www.mainsteet.org

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FESLER-LAMPERT PERFORMING ART SERIES TU DANCE*

Thursday, December 4 7:30pm Adults $15, Students $9 Awe-inspiring choreography brings together dance styles including traditional, ballet, West African, modern and streetwise American dance.

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ACOUSTIC ROOTS MUSIC SERIES SIX MILE GROVE CHARLIE PARR

Thursday, January 8, 7:30pm Adults $15 Students $9 Parr’s heartfelt and plaintive original folk blues and traditional spirituals are the real thing.

*“This activity is funded, in part, by the Minnesota State Arts Board through the arts and cultural heritage fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the Legacy Amendment vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.”

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Thursday, January 22, 7:30pm Adults $15 Students $9 Americana music with a homegrown truthfulness that values songwriting and musicianship. This is honest, down-to-earth music.

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Thur. 12/4 4 –7p

Tue. 12/9 5-7p

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& Live Music

An evening to celebrate all our hard working volunteers and a chance to sign up for 2015 volunteer opportunities.

A community concert featuring traditional carols & other festive holiday songs FREE

Sat. 12/13 2-4p

Fri. 12/19 7:30p

Sat. 12/20 2-4p

SANTA CLAUS Horse Drawn Wagon Rides

ROCK THE TREE TOP

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Lois Vranesh Board Room Gallery Part of Faribault Main Street Hometown Holidays

Part of Faribault Main Street Hometown Holidays

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Featuring Mark Allen, The Over & Bank Band & Friends

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2014 Music Season *M = Member, NM = Non Member, A = Adults, S = Student, K = Kids 12 and under

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HAPPE N I NG S MONDAYS: Bingo • 7pm

FRIDAYS: Bar Bingo • 7pm

Cribbage Tourney • 7pm

Northfield VFW

Texas Holdem Tourney 8pm

TUESDAYS: Free Pool & Darts

DJ Nov. 28 • 8:30pm

The last days of November…

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 Northfield Social • 5pm-12am

The Club, Faribault

Northfield VFW

The Contented Cow, Northfield Multe (5-7pm) – Great traditional Nordic music.

Jordan (7-9pm) RCAs (9pm-12am) – The Rice County All-Stars are Aaron Hagenson, Peter Lynn, Terry VanDeWalker and Aaron Anderson - that would be a dose of Last Known Whereabouts, a dash of Deputies, a smidgen of Big Wu and Mr. Sticky to taste - the All-Stars.

WEDNESDAYS: DJTV • 10pm

DJ Link • 9-11pm

Carey Langer • 7-10pm

Carbone’s, Northfield

Contented Cow, Northfield DJ Terry VanDeWalker.

THURSDAYS: Commanders Coffee • 10am

Northfield VFW Have coffee with some of the bravest veterans of foreign wars.

Public welcome.

L&M Bar & Grill, Dundas Northfield VFW

Rueb ‘N’ Stein, Northfield SATURDAYS: Bar Bingo • 3pm

Northfield VFW

DJ Link • 9pm-1am

Rueb ‘N’ Stein, Northfield Club Music/Dancing • 10pm

The Club, Faribault

Bar Bingo • 6pm

Free Jukebox Sat Night Froggy Bottoms, Northfield

DJ and Karaoke • 9pm-1am

SUNDAYS: Quiz Night • 8pm

Northfield VFW

Froggy Bottoms, Northfield

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Contented Cow, Northfield Teams compete for prizes.

Prairie Pond Winery, New Prague 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.

Chad Johnson • 8pm

Rueb ‘N’ Stein, Northfield Carey Langer Acoustic alternative. His influences range from Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Bob Seger to Johnny Reznik and Travis Trill. Covers and originals. KYMN Radio will be onhand to simulcast the 8-9pm portion at KYMNRadio.net and 1080AM. Mad Pipes • 8pm

Tavern Lounge, Northfield Mad Pipes is Barb Piper and Doug Madow. Expect an evening of jazz, pop, folk, country, swing and rock. Everything in the “great American songbook,” ranging from sweet and smooth to raunchy fun. Barb says, “Think ‘lounge music’ with a flair!”

Mark Allen • 8:30pm

Pub 31, Faribault Hometown hero Mark Allen (of the Key West Rejects) plays songs you love. Some you know by heart and some you haven’t heard yet, but you’ll love his country-rock. You may want to stick around to hear him play a little harmonica, too.

The Sartennes • 8:30pm

Northfield VFW

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1st Monday of Month 8:00am-4:00pm Tue-Fri 8:00am-5:30pm • Sat 8:00am-12:00pm

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Appointments available, walk-ins welcome.

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HAPPENINGS Wednesday, November 26, continued Lost Highway • 10pm

The Club, Faribault One of the Upper Midwest’s top country bands. Have opened for national acts such as Hank Williams Jr., Clay Walker and Josh Thompson, and played outdoor festivals for capacity crowds. Jesse Steberg (lead vocals), Matthew Schwake (rhythm guitar/vocals), Bronson Bergeson (lead guitar and vocals), Jake Galzki (banjo, guitar, harmonica, keys and vocals), Tim Paulson (bass/vocals) and Aaron Seevers (drums).

’Tis the Season ...

The holidays are all about friends and family, and so are we!

Northfield Retirement Community is a vibrant place full of laughter, energy and activity – especially this time of year!

From the giggle of visiting grandchildren to the holiday songs we all know, NRC is filled with the sounds of joy. Come visit our NRC family! We’re confident that this is the community for your family, too.

Visit northfieldretirement.org or call 507-664-3466 to learn more.

Resident Joyce Schrader with staff member Erica Minnehan’s children, Zaria and Silas.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 – HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Northfield Rotary Club Annual Turkey Trot 5k Run/Walk 8am registration, 9am race

Weitz Center, Carleton, Northfield Everyone is encouraged to bring a nonperishable food shelf donation. Register online at northfieldrotary.org. $15 before Nov. 15, $20 after Nov. 15. Free long-sleeved T-shirt to everyone registered before Nov. 15.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Christmas in the Country • 12-4:30pm

Thorn Crest Farm, Dundas Enjoy the season with holiday music and hot cider while you holiday shop for U-cut Trees, gifts, dried flowers and fresh evergreen wreaths – through Dec. 7. Tree cutting through Dec. 21.

Lonesome Dan Kase • 8pm

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.

Chad Johnson • 8:30pm

Pub 31, Faribault Acoustic alternative. His influences range from Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Bob Seger to Johnny Reznik and Travis Trill. Covers and originals.

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River Mill Band • 9pm

Froggy Bottoms River Pub, Northfield A combination of newgrass and folk with rich vocal harmonies inspired by a variety of artists and genres.

Rhino • 9:30pm-close

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville A high-energy Twin Cities band playing a wide variety of modern, alternative, ’80s and classic rock with twists of country and other surprises splashed in.

Long Time Gone Bluegrass Band • 7pm

Hobgoblin Music Loft, Red Wing An annual holiday show.

Classic bluegrass with hot licks, soulful vocals, a dash of swing and a generous helping of good humor. In the barn upstairs. $15 cover. More at longtimegoneband.com.

Michael Johnson • 7:30pm

Black Friday Black Light Party

The Club, Faribault Free food 9pm-midnight. Free drink to first 100 people. Light show on dance floor with great dance music. No cover charge.

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota Best known for his 1978 hit, Bluer than Blue, Johnson’s music career has moved forward with a 2012 album, Moonlit Déjà vu. Tickets $22 at 507/732-7616 or $25 at the door.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29

Kirk & Low • 8pm

2014 Hometown Holiday Opening Day

Downtown Faribault The first of several days (including every Saturday through Dec. 20) when downtown Faribault celebrates the season with holiday magic. Different attractions every week (including every Saturday). Vote for your favorite retail window display Nov. 20-Dec. 18.

Details at mainstreet.org.

Christmas in the Country • 10:30am-4:30pm

Thorn Crest Farm, Dundas Enjoy the season with holiday music and hot cider while you holiday shop for U-cut Trees, gifts, dried flowers and fresh evergreen wreaths – through Dec. 7. Tree cutting through Dec. 21.

Andy Tackett • 1-4pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Playing popular cover songs from many genres, Tackett’s performances are sure to hit your nostalgia button. Expect everything from the Little River Band, England Dan and John Ford Coley to Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell.

David Allen Studio Open House & Art Sale • 1-5pm

306 E Woodley St., Northfield Allen is known for capturing the essence and charm of community in his nostalgic paintings.

His scenes cut across Northfield, Faribault, Farmington and Rice County. Just in time for the holidays! More at davidallenart.com. Also November 30.

S a It’s ’T MIS December N DO 5 SimpleGifts with Billy McLaughlin

13 A Winter’s Tale with Jon Vezner, Sally Barris and Don Henry 19 Songs for a Winter’s Solstice Ann Reed with Joan Griffith 20 Holiday Extravaganza (Dan Chouinard and Simone Perrin) 22&23 George Winston

Photo by Larry Marcus Tavern Lounge, Northfield Musical barnstormers Jim Kirkendall and Stevie Low. One is folk, the other is quite a bit of rock and roll. Each presents his own solo set and each draws from a deeper reservoir of experience. Kirkendall spent time as a full-time musician, playing coffeehouses and folk clubs across the US and Canada. Low worked his way across the US and Canada performing in clubs and on concert stages. In 2011 he was inducted into the Iowa Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Buzzards. Both of them offer original material as well as covers.

Andy Tackett • 8:30pm

Pub 31, Faribault Tackett’s performances of popular cover songs from many genres are sure to hit your nostalgia button. Expect everything from the Little River Band, England Dan and John Ford Coley to Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell.

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Reggie’s Brewhouse, Owatonna Rock cover band out of Minneapolis.

Chris Brooks & the Silver City Boys • 10pm

The Club, Faribault A premier Minnesota-based country rock band. This high-energy and dynamic five-piece group with great harmonies mixes current hits with Texas and Red Dirt Country and their spin on the classics to keep the dance floor packed. You can expect songs by artists such as Dwight Yoakam, Eric Church, Blake Shelton, Johnny Cash, The Zac Brown Band.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Christmas in the Country • 10:30am-4:30pm

Thorn Crest Farm, Dundas Enjoy the season with holiday music and hot cider while you holiday shop for U-cut Trees, gifts, dried flowers and fresh evergreen wreaths – through Dec. 7. Tree cutting through Dec. 21.

Lingua Luna • 1-4pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls A Minneapolis-based contemporary folk trio who began their musical collaboration after years of friendship. Their music stems from their classical training as well as improvisation, and often includes beautiful acoustic harmonies.

David Allen Studio Open House & Art Sale • 1-5pm

306 E Woodley St., Northfield Allen is known for capturing the essence and charm of community in his nostalgic paintings. His scenes cut across Northfield, Faribault, Farmington and Rice County. Just in time for the holidays!

More at davidallenart.com. Also November 29.

Marilyn Sellars and Steven C in Concert • 2pm

Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Faribault Marilyn Sellars and Steven C (aka Steven C. Anderson) team up for a special musical afternoon. Free will offering will benefit Ruth’s House, emergency and transitional housing for women and children, in Faribault. Sellars’ hit One Day at a Time topped the charts in 1974 and this versatile Dundas/ Northfield native is still thrilling audiences today (see marilynsellars.com). The talented composer and pianist Steven C. Anderson

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A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols • 7:30pm

Skinner Chapel, Carleton, Northfield An annual I Cantanti Chamber Choirs performance modeled after the annual Christmas Eve performance at Kings College in Cambridge, England. The concert features nine Biblical readings recounting the Christmas story, each followed by choral selections or carols which elaborate on the reading. Directed by Wayne Kivell.

Also Dec. 14.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 1 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 2 Exhibit Opening Reception: 5th Annual Senior Open 4-6pm

Northfield Senior Center See exhibits page.

Acoustic Jam Session • 7:30-10pm

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Holiday Downtown Stroll • 4pm

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 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.

Girl Singers of the Hit Parade Christmas Show • 7pm

Ames Center, Burnsville Christmas is a time we all want to hear those cherished songs that bring a wave of nostalgia. Most of the popular Christmas songs were made famous in the 1950s and this show brings them back. The Lennon Sisters, Andrews Sisters, McGuire Sisters and the King Family were a part of every family’s holiday and still are in many cases. The Girl Singers of the Hit Parade encompass this warm family feeling in their Christmas show. Tickets: $19, available at the John & Betty Adamich box office at the Ames Center, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster.com. This is an all-ages performance. More at girlsingersllc.com.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 Shops on Main: Mother Daughter Day • 3-9pm

New Prague Enjoy an evening out with mom and stop into your favorite shops on main, including Prairie Pond Vineyard & Winery.

Ice Bar • 4-7pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Live music and discounted beverages. Part of Faribault Main Street Hometown Holidays.

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Downtown Faribault Paradise Ice Bar (4-8pm), live music (4-7pm), carolers (5-7pm), hot cocoa stand, window treats contest and voting, live reindeer and youth crafts and gym events at the Buckingham Library and Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive on a fire truck with the mayor at 5:30pm.

Author Event: Brian Freeman and Benjamin Percy 5:30-7:30pm

St. Olaf Bookstore, Northfield One of four Christmas Festival author events Dec. 4-7. See their ad on page 35 for details.

Holiday Wine Tasting • 6-9pm

Faribault Golf & Country Club Bacchus Wine Society of Faribault hosts this evening with more than 200 wines and hors d’oeuvres. Members $12, nonmembers $15. RSVP 507/332-7173 or mferrise@haskells.com Holidays in Czech Republic and Slovakia • 6:30-7:30pm

Lonsdale Library Brought to you by the Arts & Heritage Center of Montgomery. A presentation by Daniela Mahoney, Prague-born, egg artist and cultural educator. Celebrations, customs, food, crafts, Masopust, Easter, Night of the Witches, Ride of the Kings, Celebration of the Souls, Svaty Mikulas and New Year. More at czechheritageclub.com.

St. Olaf Christmas Festival • 7:30pm

Skoglund Center Auditorium, St. Olaf, Northfield Performances and simulcasts Dec. 4-7. Details at wp.stolaf.edu/christmasfest/.

Dolce • 7:30-9pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield A favorite classical music quintet.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5

Fesler-Lampert Performing Arts Series: TU Dance • 7:30pm

Holiday Art Sale & Empty Bowls Fundraiser • 12-6pm

Newhall Auditorium, Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Faribault Founded by Toni Pierce-Sands and Uri Sands, both former dancers with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, TU Dance is celebrating their 10th year by bringing their dance works of “buoyant energy and amazing grace” (Dance Magazine) to the Newhall Auditorium stage.

Uri Sands’ awe-inspiring choreography brings together a variety of dance styles including traditional, ballet, West African, modern and streetwise American dance. Tickets: $15 adults, $9 students. SSM box office can be reached at 507/333-1620. More at tudance.org.

Lakeville Area Arts Center See exhibits page.

Billy Johnson • 8pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Hosted by a band, to be announced.

Tavern Lounge, Northfield “Commitment-free rock ‘n’ roll. While he’s been 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, barroom-rousing 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.

Spa Open House • 4-8pm

Blue Sage Day Spa, Northfield Dr. Balgolbin will be onsite performing demonstrations and answering questions. There will be drawings for free botox and mini treatments (performed during the open house). More at bluesagenorthfield.com. RSVP online and you’ll be entered into select drawings.

Norseman Band • 5pm

Boe Chapel, St. Olaf, Northfield Mini concert featuring holiday music. Paul Niemisto, conductor.

Schmaltzy Christmas Sing-Along • 5-7pm

Author Event: Erin Soderberg and Holly Harden • 5:30-7:30pm

St. Olaf Bookstore, Northfield One of four Christmas Festival author events Dec. 4-7. See their ad on page 35 for details.

St. Olaf Christmas Festival • 7:30pm

Skoglund Center Auditorium, St. Olaf, Northfield Performances and simulcasts Dec. 4-7. Details at wp.stolaf.edu/christmasfest/.

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Ben Aaron • 8pm

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. More at benaaronmusic.com.

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota Violin, Celtic whistle, piano, acoustic guitar and percussion combine with angelic three-part female vocals for a “modern old world” sound in Christmas carols and hymns. Tickets $25 advance, $28 at the door. Call 507/732-7616 to reserve.

Mark Kreitzer • 8-10pm

Theater: The Santa Diaries • 7:30pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See theater page.

Lorie Line • 7:30pm

Ames Center, Burnsville Pianist Lorie Line is celebrating a big year.

This season marks her 25th anniversary of touring and she is making the year’s show special in every way. Line will showcase the best of the best of her holiday music spanning her career. She will feature her Fab 5 and this year she is bringing a special vocalist to the stage.

Tickets: $49, $44 groups of 10 or more, available at the John & Betty Adamich box office, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster.com. This is an all-ages performance. More at lorieline.com. Also Dec. 6.

Theater: ’Twas the Night Before Christmas • 7:30pm

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page.

The Contented Cow, Northfield This multi-instrumentalist, award-winning songwriter and Minnesota Rock and Country Hall of Famer presents an array of original and cover tunes. Kreitzer has toured extensively around the Midwest and the world, including appearances at folk and bluegrass festivals and concerts and on television and radio, including A Prairie Home Companion. He brings his bluegrass chops to the world of modern folk and Americana music, combining smart and thoughtful lyrics with tight vocals and expert picking. More at markkreitzer.com.

Alli & Michael (of River Mill) • 8:30pm

Pub 31, Faribault A combination of newgrass and folk with rich vocal harmonies inspired by many different artists and genres. Alli and Michael take a break from their band River Mill to play an acoustic set.

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Froggy Bottoms River Pub, Northfield This acoustic trio plays all your favorites from Bruce Springsteen to Elton John to Hank Williams to Alison Krauss. This is a band made up of purebred musicians who bring a great night with them wherever they go.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6

Brother Sun Sister Moon • 9pm

Bagels & Birds • 9:30-10:30am

Wings Tavern, Owatonna Blues and Americana from St. Paul featuring Dave Lambert (resonators, guitars and vocals) and Donna Dahl (drums and vocals).

Cherrygun • 9:30pm-close

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville Non-stop rock, country and dance pop hits. Professional and fun.

Maiden Dixie • 10pm

The Club, Faribault Energetic. Passionate. Exuberant. This country rock septet has played every A-list club in Minnesota, opened for several national acts and are suited for bigger outdoor fairs or festivals.

Maiden Dixie consists of two Iraq War vets, six music/composition majors and a division one basketball player. An inimitable blending of the country, rock, blues and folk genres that is sure to get the audience up on their feet dancing.

Hennepin County Millionaires Club • 10:30pm-12am

The Contented Cow, Northfield Tony Beaderstadt (trombone), Johnny Becker (bass, piano, vocals), Tom Fristad (drums), Dan Groth (guitar), Matty Harris (bari sax, tenor sax, flute, clarinet), Bryan Highhill (trumpet, organ, accordion, vocals), Nate Knutson (guitar), David Mulrennan (guitar) and Cole Pulice (bari sax, tenor sax).

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault Join a naturalist in the comfort of the building to observe the birds and other visitors to the nature center’s backyard habitat feeding area. Help with identification, fun facts, binoculars, guide books and conversation will make this a great way to start the day. Enjoy coffee and bagels in a relaxed atmosphere while watching the antics of wildlife at this free program.

Holiday Celebration of the Arts • 11am-5pm

Anderson Center, Red Wing Art and gifts from around the world, food and cash bar, live music, poetry readings and artist studio tours and demonstrations.

Admission: $3 adults, $1 students, members and children under 10 are free. 651/388-2009 or andersoncenter.org for more info.

Holiday Art Sale & Empty Bowls Fundraiser • 1-9pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See exhibits page.

Relativity • 1-4pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Voted one of the best bands in Northfield, Relativity is a duo that combines vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica and percussion to create a fun evening of music. They pack a request list of a couple hundred songs – from covers of current music like the Avett Brothers and the Lumineers, to classic and folk rock such as Fleetwood Mac and the Indigo Girls.

Santa Appearance • 2-4pm

Village Theater Lobby, Faribault Carolers, hot cocoa stand and Santa. Bring your camera.

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Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota See exhibits page.

First Annual Fundraiser of the Montgomery Arts & Heritage Center • 7pm

Next Chapter Winery, New Prague An evening of entertainment. Wine and beer cash bar, raffles and silent auction, holiday stories and original vignettes by local author Betti Traxler. Free will tax-deductible cash donation to the Arts and Heritage Center, accepted at the door. 507/364-6933 or 507/364-8110 for more.

Lorie Line • 7:30pm

Monroe Crossing • 2 and 7:30pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center Ever-popular bluegrass and gospel holiday show. Tickets: $23 advance, $25 at the door.

Available at lakevilleareartscenter.com or 952/985-4640.

TubaChristmas • 3pm

Boe Chapel, St. Olaf, Northfield Merry TubaChristmas is celebrating its 41st anniversary. Created by Harvey Phillips, Merry TubaChristmas 2014 concerts will be presented in more than 250 cities throughout the United States and in several foreign countries. TubaChristmas at St. Olaf can see up to 100 participants from ages 10-80. The warm, rich, organ-like sound of the tuba-euphonium choir has won the ears and hearts of every audience. It is no wonder that TubaChristmas has become an established Christmas tradition in cities throughout the world.

Ames Center, Burnsville Pianist Lorie Line is celebrating a big year.

This season marks her 25th anniversary of touring and she is making the year’s show special in every way. Line will showcase the best of the best of her holiday music spanning her career. She will feature her Fab 5 and this year she is bringing a special vocalist to the stage. Tickets: $49, $44 groups of 10 or more, available at the John & Betty Adamich box office, by phone at 800/9822787 or online at ticketmaster.com. This is an all ages performance. More at lorieline. com. Also Dec. 5.

St. Olaf Christmas Festival • 7:30pm

Skoglund Center, St. Olaf, Northfield Performances and simulcasts Dec. 4-7.

Details at wp.stolaf.edu/christmasfest/.

Theater: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas • 7:30pm

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page.

Theater: The Santa Diaries • 7:30pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See theater page.

Sasha Mercedes • 8pm

Tavern Lounge, Northfield A feisty folk-rocker that 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. More at sashamercedes.com.

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Author Event: Jessica Lourey and Lin Enger • 5:30-7:30pm

St. Olaf Bookstore, Northfield One of four Christmas Festival author events Dec. 4-7. See their ad on page 35 for details.

Mark Grim • 7-9pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield “Some songs old, some songs new, some songs country, some songs blue” is how singer/guitarist Mark Grim describes what he sings. With a voice that brings to mind Gordon Lightfoot, he artfully picks and strums through songs ranging from The Beatles to Warren Zevon. His own songs will give you cause to reflect, as well as laugh, at the real life characters that are portrayed. More at markgrimmusic.com.

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HAPPENINGS Saturday, December 6, continued Dave Lambert & the Motivators • 8pm

Owatonna American Legion Post #77 Electric blues, Delta blues, blues rock, jam and roots featuring Donna Dahl (drums, guitar, vocals), Dan Mansu (bass, vocals), Mike Nadeau (B-3, keys, vocals) and Dave Lambert (electric, acoustic and slide guitars, vocals).

Mad Pipes • 8:30pm

Pub 31, Faribault Playing Pub 31 the first Saturday of every month, Mad Pipes brings lounge music with a flair. Longtime Faribault favorites Doug Madow and Barbara Piper bring a little something for everyone to their performances – jazz, pop, folk, country, swing and rock. It’s all in there. This duo can range from sweet and smooth to raunchy fun.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7 Fifth Annual European Christmas • 11am-4:30pm

Park Ballroom, New Prague Artisans, crafters, European specialties, demonstrations, stage entertainment, jr. royalty coronation, food, kids’ activities. Hosted

by Czech Heritage Club. More at czechheritageclub.com.

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, both old and new rock, blues, jazz, standards and even a country tune or two.

Author Event: Penelope Duffy and Lori Evert • 1-2:30pm

St. Olaf Bookstore, Northfield One of four Christmas Festival author events Dec. 4-7. See their ad on page 35 for details.

Burrbillies • 9pm

Reggie’s Brewhouse, Owatonna

Theater: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas • 2pm

Stagecoach • 9pm

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page.

Red Fox Tavern, Lakeville The Forest Rangers • 9:30-11:30pm

Theater: The Santa Diaries 2pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Dirt Road Prophets • 10pm

The Club, Faribault Everybody plays, everybody sings, everybody wins. A three-piece band made up of some of the finest and most seasoned musicians and vocalists in the business. Specializing in country from the golden era through current top 40 country as well as rock songs you always want to hear.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See theater page.

NSC Gallery Exhibit December 1-January 4

5th Annual Senior Open Happy Holidays!

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Dakota Valley Symphony and Chorus: Handel’s Messiah 2pm (traditional) and 7pm (sing-along)

Ames Center, Burnsville Come and celebrate the season with this truly inspirational work performed by the Dakota Valley Symphony Chorus and soloists along with the full orchestra. Scores will be available for purchase at the door for the sing-along performance. Tickets: $20 adults, $15 seniors, $5 students, available at the Ames Center box office, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster.com.

St. Olaf Christmas Festival • 3pm

Skoglund Center Auditorium, St. Olaf, Northfield Performances and simulcasts Dec. 4-7. Details at wp.stolaf.edu/christmasfest/.

Simple Gifts with Billy McLaughlin • 3pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center Holiday celebration featuring acoustic and vocal music. Tickets: $29 advance, $34 at the door. Available at lakevilleareartscenter.com or 952/985-4640.

Owatonna Carolers • 4pm

Owatonna Arts Center Free.

Volunteer Appreciation • 5-7pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault An evening to celebrate all the hard-working volunteers at Paradise and a chance to sign up for 2015 volunteer opportunities.

Paradise Community Band • 7pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault A community concert featuring traditional carols and other festive holiday songs. Free.

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.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10 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.

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 8 Theater: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas • 7:30pm

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page.

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.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9

Winter Walk • 5-9pm

Downtown Northfield Experience downtown Northfield by candlelight. Stroll through unique shops, dine at fine restaurants and enjoy caroling, horse and reindeer-drawn wagon rides, luminarias, decorated storefronts and more. Check out the schedule on pages 28-29.

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HAPPENINGS Thursday, December 11, continued Wake-Robin • 5-9pm

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Cocoa Bean Toys and Sweets Discover the holiday shopping store you’ve been dreaming of – fine chocolates, retro candies, and classic and imagination-driven toys along with holiday, Celtic and Civil War music by Wake-Robin.

Theater: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas • 7:30pm

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page.

Theater: Santa Diaries • 7:30pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See theater page.

Senior Dance Concert • 7:30pm

Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf, Northfield Senior dance majors present their senior capstone projects. Free and open to the public. There are no tickets. Doors at 7pm. Also Dec. 12.

Mark Mraz • 8pm

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. More at mrazbrothers.com.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 Schmaltzy Christmas Sing-Along • 5-7pm

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Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah with the Hallelujah Chorus • 7pm

Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour, Faribault Handel’s Messiah: Christmas Edition with the famous Hallelujah Chorus featuring Linh Kauffman (soprano), Gary Ruschman (tenor), Tim Takach (bass) and Deesa Staats (mezzo). $15 suggested donation.

The Nutcracker Ballet • 7pm

Ames Center, Burnsville Twin Cities Ballet performs its flagship traditional, full-length professional production of Denise Vogt’s The Nutcracker Ballet to full houses each year. The cast of approximately 120 consists of TCB’s core company of professional dancers and apprentices, dancers from other local and national professional dance companies, students from area dance schools and community residents.

Tickets available at the John & Betty Adamich box office at the Ames Center, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster. com. This is an all-ages performance. More at twincitiesballet.org.

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Theater: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas • 7:30pm

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page.

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Theater: Inspecting Carol • 7:30pm

Doug Collins and Billy Dankert • 8pm

Northfield Arts Guild Theater See theater page.

Tavern Lounge, Northfield Pop rocker Doug Collins is renowned for his music both acoustically and with his band, The Receptionists. His original song Davenport Iowa was recently voted “Best of the Year” in the MinneapoDoug Collins lis Star Tribune and his most recent EP by the same name is available on iTunes, Spotify and bandcamp.com. Journalist and fellow musician Jim Walsh calls Collins “the Pope of Open Mic Village.” Joining Collins as he makes his Tavern debut is Billy Dankert, singer/songwriter and drummer for The Gear Daddies.

Theater: A Christmas Carol • 7:30pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page.

Theater: The Santa Diaries • 7:30pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See theater page.

Senior Dance Concert • 7:30pm

Kelsey Theater, St. Olaf, Northfield Senior dance majors present their senior capstone projects. Free and open to the public. There are no tickets. Doors at 7pm. Also Dec. 11.

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13th Annual Jingle Bell Run • 9am start

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville A Twin Cities-based band playing the best modern alternative rock around.

Northfield Armory 5K run and 2K family run/walk. Registration 8-8:45am. Free T-shirt, jingle bells, holiday stockings, photos with Santa and coffee, cider and treats after the race.

Registration Saturday, Dec 13, 2014 before Dec. 9: $8 ages 10 and under, $15 ages 11+.

After 9:00 amDec. 9: $10 ages 10 and under, $20 ages 11+. $50 family maximum. Register at northfieldymca.org northfieldymca.org.

Dirty Word • 10pm

Cookies and Carols with the Clauses • 10-11:30am

Jason Paulson • 9pm

Froggy Bottoms River Pub, Northfield Jason Paulson is not your average country artist. He trades the glitz and gloss of contemporary country radio for an honest storytelling. You may know him from his regionally popular band Grayson.

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Owatonna Arts Center Bring the whole family for a cup of cocoa and cookies and tell Santa your wishes for the holiday. Mrs. Claus will be at the piano playing all those old familiar carols. The kids will want to gather round to hear a story. Don’t forget your camera.

The Club, Faribault Dirty Word’s playlist is a virtual library of hits that leaves no genre untouched including top 40 pop, soulful funk grooves, rockin’ country and classic rock and pop hits that span five decades.

Girls Day Away • 10am-5pm

A Trashy Little Christmas • 8:30pm (doors at 7)

Grand Event Center, Northfield An annual holiday show with plenty of dancing featuring Trailer Trash. Tickets $15/$20 at KYMN Radio, thegrandnorthfield.com or trailertrashmusic.com.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 6th Annual Breakfast with Santa • 8:30am

Bethel Lutheran Church, Northfield Santa and his elves will be on site while kids play reindeer games, make holiday ornaments and crafts, write and mail letters to Santa, get their faces painted and listen to wonderful holiday music performed by local children. Reservations are available for 8:30am, 10am and 11:30am seating. Tickets: $8 adults, $4 ages 4-12, free for children under 3. Email Amy at amyandbrent90@gmail.com or call 507/645-1331. Proceeds benefit the student scholarship funds of Little Lambs Preschool, Northfield Nursery School, Open Door Preschool and the Preschool of St. Dominic.

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Finish up any last minute shopping (or buy a well-deserved gift for yourself) while local vendors showcase and sell their unique products. Bring your moms, grannies, aunts, sisters and girlfriends to enjoy a glass of award-winning wine while strolling through vendors and sampling some tasty local food. Free and open to the public.

The Nutcracker Ballet • 2pm and 7pm

Ames Center, Burnsville Twin Cities Ballet performs its flagship traditional, full-length professional production of Denise Vogt’s The Nutcracker Ballet to full houses each year. The cast of approximately 120 consists of TCB’s core company of professional dancers and apprentices, dancers from other local and national professional dance companies, students from area dance schools and community residents.

Tickets available at the John & Betty Adamich box office at the Ames Center, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster. com. This is an all ages performance. More at twincitiesballet.org.

Also Dec. 12 and 14.

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Festive Holiday Fun in Downtown Northfield • Dec. 11, 5-9pm Experience downtown Northfield by candlelight! Stroll through unique shops, dine at fine restaurants and enjoy caroling, sleigh rides, storytelling, luminarias, decorated storefronts and much more!

3-8pm – The Magic of Model Trains at the Northfield Public Library, 210 Washington St. Warm up indoors and enjoy a Winter Walk tradition viewing model train layouts large and small, old and new.

5-6pm – Caroling by Northfield Middle School Choirs on Bridge Square in the historic downtown area with tree lighting ceremony sponsored by Xcel Energy 5pm – Horse-drawn Wagon Rides along historic Division Street sponsored by Apple Chev Buick Northfield and Edina Realty.

5pm – Santa’s Helpers in the downtown area throughout the evening.

5pm – Create a Christmas memory by taking your own family photo while you enjoy a reindeer sleigh ride in front of the Archer House. Our historic river inn will be providing courtesy rides in Santa’s sleigh with the pearl of Northfield as your family photo backdrop.

5-9pm – We Bake and Serve Krumkake, Paper Petalum, 212 Division St. 4:30-5:30pm – Live Snowmen Serving Hot Cider and Donut Holes at Drive Thru of Millstream Commons, 210 West 8th St. 5-6pm – Northfield Troubadours Men’s Chorus, Northfield VFW, 516 Division St. A variety of music for the holidays.

5-7pm – Strolling Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer and other holiday characters 5-7pm – Chili Feed and Interactive Live Nativity (performances at 5:30, 6, 6:30 by St Olaf volunteers) at Moravian Church, 713 Division St. 5-7pm – Serving Cookies and Hot Cocoa and Offering Subscription Specials at the Northfield News, 115 5th St. W. 5-7:30pm – Petting Zoo and more, Community Resource Bank, 618 Division St., also see Santa and receive free special gift. Cider and cookies available.

5-7:30pm – Spread Warmth Overseas! Hot dogs, brats, fries and cocoa sale at VFW, 516 Division St. Proceeds to benefit veterans.

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5-8pm – Dance Performances in Studio and Out Front (weather permitting) Division Street Dance, 311 Division St.: 5 Tap, 5:30 Irish, 6 Tap, 6:30 Irish, 7 Jazz, 7:30 Jazz.

5-8pm – Hot Apple Cider served by Edina Realty at 425 Division St. along with a Christmas treat.

5-9pm – The Northfield High School Band Ensembles performing Christmas favorites at Quality Bakery and Coffee Shop, 410 Division St. 5-9pm – Christmas Jam with Neil Rowley featuring local musicians and singers. Northfield Library, 210 Washington St. Audience participation encouraged!

5-9pm – Gorgeous Christmas Flower Arrangements to Stop in and See, Warm Up and Browse. Check out 20th Anniversary Seasonal Specials at Forget Me Not Florist, 501 Water St. S. 5-9pm – Cannon Valley Friends Meeting (Quaker), 512 Washington St. Decorate and enjoy peace dove cookies, warm up with hot cider, create origami cranes and participate in a folk dance starting at 8pm.

5-9pm – Holiday music by Wake-Robin at Cocoa Bean Toys and Sweets – Come discover our holiday-worthy collection of fine chocolates, retro candies and imagination-driven toys – sweet gifts from stocking stuffers to the best under the tree. 515 Division St. S. 5-9pm – Riverwalk Market Fair Winter Market at the Northfield Armory, 519 Division St. Enjoy local food and wonderful fine arts and crafts from the farmers and artists of Riverwalk Market Fair.

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5-8pm – Artist Pat Britt: felting demonstration and Artist Joe Gentry personalizing his folk art ornaments and small toys at Eclectic Goat and Glass Garden Beads, 413 Division St. 5-9pm – Come upstairs for Warm Drinks, Christmas Goodies, Free Gifts including Bibles, hats and gloves and a “Prayer Blessing” for the Coming Year. Northfield Prayer Room, 315 ½ Division St. (right above Keller Williams Realty) 5-9pm – Tandem Bagels, 317 Division St. Enjoy a warm fire, coffee and hot chocolate outside the store.

5-9pm – Join Us for Warm Cider and information on the luxurious Crossing Condos at the G&H Sales display in Bridge Square. Follow luminaries to the Crossing Condos and enjoy a brief tour of the finished models. Visit all three models and be entered into a grand prize drawing.

5-9pm – Free Treat (while supplies last) and $2 Cupcakes (while supplies last) at Cake Walk, 303 Division St. 5-9pm – Holiday Mug Giveaway at Larson’s Printing, 207 Water St. S. – Must have coupon from Northfield News or THE Entertainment Guide – valid during Winter Walk hours only.

5-9pm – KYMN Radio – Enjoy Christmas music outside the studio, 200 Division St. 5-9pm – 20% Discount storewide and Enter to Win Drawing ~ Monarch Gift Shop, 405 Division St. 5-9pm – Chocolate tastings, food samples, discounts, plus Enter to Win Drawing – The Measuring Cup, 320 Division St. 5-9pm – Christmas Ball Contest Display, Northfield Yarn, 314 Division St. 5-9pm – Stop By And Check Out Our In-Store Winter Walk Specials! A Bag Lady, Archer House, Division St. 5-9pm – Visit the twinkle-lit pergolas of Switzer’s Nursery and Landscapers for unique Christmas plants and arrangements, gifts and decor – in front of the Museum on Bridge Square.

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5:30-7:30pm – Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus for the Enjoyment of Customers and Clients at Coldwell Banker South Metro, 419 Division St.

5:30-8pm – Pictures with Santa at First National Bank, 329 Division St. 6-9pm – Get yer pictures taken with the James-Younger Gang at the Northfield Historical Society, sponsored by the Defeat of Jesse James Days Committee. Susan Hvistendahl’s new book, Historic Happenings, will be available for purchase, with book signing by the author 6-8 pm, 408 Division St. 6:30-8:30pm – Classical Guitar Music by Randall Ferguson at the Rare Pair, 401 Division St. And a Special THANK YOU for event donations from: Forget Me Not Florist • Quarterback Club Reese, Winter and Associates, Ltd • Echo DVDs and Games!

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HAPPENINGS Saturday, Dec. 13, continued from page 22 Santa Claus Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides • 2-4pm

Downtown Faribault Carolers, hot cocoa stand and Santa riding a horse and wagon through downtown. Climb aboard at Chappuis Jewelry, Erickson’s Furniture, Alexander’s Supper Club or Paradise Center for the Arts.

Santa will also be making an appearance at Jody Hanscom Studios 5-8pm.

Shout for Joy: Northfield Youth Choirs Winter Concert • 3pm

Skinner Chapel, Carleton, Northfield More at northfieldyouthchoirs.org.

Northfield Area Fire & Rescue Spaghetti Dinner • 5-7:30pm

Northfield VFW Adults $8.5, kids under 10 $4. Free admission for two with a new, unwrapped toy valued at $20 or more. Special appearances by Santa and the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders. Proceeds benefit the Northfield Community Action Center Christmas Sharing Program.

Patty Kark • 7pm

Emmaus Church, Northfield A Christmas concert to celebrate and benefit Whispers of Hope.

Limited tickets available at Emmaus Church, Canvas Church, Bethlehem Baptist, Our Saviors, Coldwell Banker, Professional Pride Realty and at tammyfilzen@whispersofhopemn.org. Free with a free will offering. Catch a preview at pattykark.com.

Tumeni Brothers • 7-10pm

Prairie Pond Vineyard & Winery, New Prague Rich Preiner and Mike Pattison aren’t really brothers, but they offer great tunes for any occasion.

A Winter’s Tale • 7:30pm

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota A gathering of friends ringing in the season with songs both old and new. Performed by singers/songwriters Jon Vezner, Sally Barris and Don Henry. Tickets $22, $25 at the door. Call 507/732-7616 to reserve.

Bonnie & the Clydes • 6-9pm

Curtis & Loretta • 7:30pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Take a step back and resurrect songs of love, peace and flower power from the late ’60s and early ’70s. The Bonnie is Bonnie Jean Flom. The Clydes are Bill McGrath and Scott McMillan.

Hobgoblin Music, Red Wing Heartfelt original acoustic songs, plus traditional music from the British Isles, America and beyond. $15 entry.

At Home with the Lowe’s – An Acoustic Christmas • 7pm

Little Theater of Owatonna The Lowe Family brings this evening of Christmas music and more all the way from Nashville, TN. Tickets $25, $15 students and available at Owatonna Community Ed., Tri M Graphics and the Steele County History Center.

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HAPPENINGS Saturday, December 13, continued Theater: Inspecting Carol • 7:30pm

Northfield Arts Guild Theater See theater page.

Changing Times • 9pm

Red Fox Tavern, Lakeville Marty Anderson & the Goods • 9-11:30pm

Theater: The Santa Diaries • 7:30pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See theater page.

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.

Theater: A Christmas Carol • 7:30pm

Sinister • 9pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page.

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Jivin’ Ivan and the Kings of Swing 7:30-11:30pm

Signature Bar & Grill, Faribault Classic acoustic swing with hot licks, stellar vocals and dancing. No cover.

Mark Grim • 8pm

Tavern Lounge, Northfield With a voice that brings to mind Gordon Lightfoot, Grim artfully picks and strums through songs ranging from The Beatles to Warren Zevon. His own songs will give you cause to reflect, as well as laugh, at the real life characters that are portrayed. More at markgrimmusic.com.

Jon Manners • 8:30pm

Pub 31, Faribault The dean of the Southern Minnesota music scene, Manners combines the bounce of funk, the passion of soul, the thoughtfulness of jazz, the storytelling of folk and the joy of rock and roll, he is the very model of a great folk troubadour.

Bad Girlfriends • 10pm

The Club, Faribault Minnesota’s premier Girls Night Out party band performing current and classic rock, a little country and favorite dance hits.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 The Nutcracker Ballet • 1pm and 4:30pm

Ames Center, Burnsville Twin Cities Ballet performs Denise Vogt’s The Nutcracker Ballet with a cast of approximately 120. Tickets available at the John & Betty Adamich box office at the Ames Center, by phone at 800/9822787 or at ticketmaster.com. An all-ages performance. More at twincitiesballet.org. Also Dec. 12-13.

Theater: Inspecting Carol • 2pm

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Theater: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas • 2pm

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page.

The Merlin Players Present The Santa Diaries

written by Mala Burt and Laura Ambler Directed by Julianna Skluzacek December 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 - 7:30P Sundays December 7, 14 - 2:00P Featuring Michael Lambert as Will Hawes in the story of a man’s search for the true joy of Christmas. Also starring Jerry Fox, Cynthia Paley, Sydney Place and Matt Drenth.A Midwest premiere that celebrates the Santa in all of us. A holiday treat for the family.

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Theater: The Santa Diaries • 2pm

Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience • 7:30pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See theater page.

Theater: A Christmas Carol • 2pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page.

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 4:30pm

First English Lutheran Church, Cannon Falls An annual I Cantanti Chamber Choirs performance modeled after the annual Christmas Eve performance at Kings College in Cambridge, England. The concert features nine Biblical readings recounting the Christmas story, each followed by choral selections or carols which elaborate on the reading.

Directed by Wayne Kivell. Also Nov. 30.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 15 Happy Birthday, Just Food!

Just Food Co-op, Northfield Sample food from local vendors throughout the store and eat birthday cake. Free lunch in the Community Room 11am-1pm, music and more. Plus, join in 6-8pm for Spa Night in the Community Room. Free.

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.

Ames Center, Burnsville Suits. Edge. Colorful socks. Contemporary songs with big band punch. This is the only group taking big band music, fusing it with modern day mixes of all genres and making the act of giving “cool.” The band says, “Wanna levitate off your chair with the pulse of pop? Done. Just don’t ask that we hold back the edge because THAT is what makes us who we are. Big band was born out of rebellion, and we owe it to Sinatra to keep the evolution alive.”

Tickets: $26 in advance, $31 day of, available at the John & Betty Adamich box office at the Ames Center, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster.com. This is an all ages performance.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16 Tonic Sol-Fa • 7:30pm

Ames Center, Burnsville Although they are simply four voices and a tambourine, Tonic Solfa is one of the nation’s top vocal groups. They’ve crafted awardwinning songs and albums in pop, gospel and holiday genres, appeared on NBC’s Today Show and in the pages of Newsweek magazine and are members of the Midwest Music Hall of Fame.

The quartet won their first Emmy Award in the “Musical Composition/Arrangement” category for a song performed in a Toys for Tots PSA. The New York Times calls their sound “A vocal kaleidoscope...unique to the human voice.” Tickets: $30 advance, $35 day of show, available at the John & Betty Adamich box office at the Ames Center, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster. com. This is an all ages performance. More at tonicsolfa.com.

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Brian Freeman is an international bestselling author of psychological thrillers, including the Jonathan Stride series set in Duluth, MN. His books have sold in 46 countries and in 20 languages. A Carleton grad, he is also a three-time finalist for the Minnesota Book Award, including his most recent novel, The Cold Nowhere.

Erin Soderberg Downing has written more than 25 books for kids and young adults, including the recent Quirks series for middle-grade readers. Before becoming an author she was a children’s book editor, a cookie inventor, and worked for Nickelodeon.

She lives in Minneapolis with her family and a very fluffy dog.

Penelope Duffy was born in China but grew up in the United States, where she earned a PhD from the University of Minnesota. She lives in Rochester and writes in the neurosciences for the Mayo Clinic, but found time to complete her first novel, The Cartographer of No Man’s Land.

Benjamin Percy is the Writer-InResidence at St. Olaf College. He is the author of two novels, The Wilding, and Red Moon, as well as a recent 2 issue Batman storyline for Detective Comics. He is currently adapting Red Moon for TV and The Wilding for the big screen. His next novel, The Dead Lands, hits stores in April 2015.

St. Olaf graduate Holly Harden started writing at the age of 9 in the back seat of her grandmother’s car on the way to a funeral. Since then her writing has appeared in Utne and in Fourth Genre, and she has successfully been writing for A Prairie Home Companion and teaching writing classes in Minnesota.

Jessica Lourey is best known for her critically-acclaimed Murder-By-Month mysteries set in Battle Lake, MN. She is a tenured professor of creative writing and sociology at a Minnesota college, and when not reading, traveling, and raising 2 kids she can be found writing. Her next mystery, February Fever, is scheduled for release in January 2015.

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Lori Evert is the author of the Lin Enger is the New York Times author of two novBestseller The els, Undiscovered Christmas Wish.

Country and the She works as a recently released prop, set and wardrobe stylist for The High Divide, editorial and advertising photography as well as numerous short stories. but loves writing. Anja, heroine of He is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ The Christmas Wish, enjoys reading, Workshop, and a winner of the James horseback riding, and playing with Michener, Minnesota State Arts her friends and dog.

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Sister LIVE: The More, The Merrier • 7pm

HAPPENINGS Tuesday, December 16, continued

Grand Event Center, Northfield The Christmas show that makes your season bright, featuring Sister classics like The Aunts, The Girls, and Gurden and Grandpa’s Lefse.

Sweeter with time and yet shiny and new, Sister bubbles over with the contagious spirit of Christmas. Share it with the people you love. Shows are Dec. 17, Dec. 18 (sold out), Dec. 20, Dec. 21. More details and tickets at sisterproductions.com or call 952/200-1948.

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.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17 Theater: Ole & Lena’s Family Christmas • 7pm

Theater: Ole & Lena’s Family Christmas • 7pm

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page.

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page.

Sister LIVE: The More, The Merrier • 7pm

Grand Event Center, Northfield The Christmas show that makes your season bright, featuring Sister classics like The Aunts, The Girls, and Gurden and Grandpa’s Lefse.

Sweeter with time and yet shiny and new, Sister bubbles over with the contagious spirit of Christmas. Share it with the people you love. Shows are Dec. 17, Dec. 18 (sold out), Dec. 20, Dec. 21. More details and tickets at sisterproductions.com or call 952/200-1948.

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, DECEMBER 18 Spare Room Underground Shoppe’s November Sale 3-7pm

Spare Room Underground Shoppe, Northfield New and repurposed accents for the home. Also Dec. 19-21

Theater: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas • 7:30pm

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page.

Alison Rae • 8pm

Tavern Lounge, Northfield Northfield’s own 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. Samples of her original music can be found at alisonrae.bandcamp.com/album/birds.

Martin Devaney • 8-10pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Devaney is an accomplished singer/songwriter with five albums to his name, each garnering more praise and attention from the press and fans. Martin has quickly become known for his poetic, yet unpretentious songs and inspired live performances. More at martindevaney.com.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 Schmaltzy Christmas Sing-Along • 5-7pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Hosted by Sweet Jazz. Christina Schwietz (vocals), Peter Webb (keyboard), David Miller (drums, flugelhorn, melodica) and Bruce Jensen (bass). Their name says it all.

Turkey Bingo • 6pm

Northfield VFW

Songs for the Winter Solstice • 7:30pm

Theater: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas • 7:30pm

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page.

Theater: Inspecting Carol • 7:30pm

Northfield Arts Guild Theater See theater page.

Theater: A Christmas Carol • 7:30pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page.

Old Soul • 8pm

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota Ann Reed takes you through a dark night with songs to brighten the soul, joined by Joan Griffith. Reed is a singer/songwriter and guitarist and Griffith plays bass and other instruments. Both are veteran performers of songs that find a permanent place in the heart. Tickets $16, $18 at the door. Call 507/732-7616 to reserve.

Rock the Tree Top • 7:30pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Featuring Mark Allen and the Over and Back Band and Friends.

You’ll hear a combination of Christmas and seasonal tunes with some fine singing and playing from the boys and their talented friends, done up in the jazzy, spontaneous, joyous and unique way that has been the signature of the Over and Back Band for more than 20 years. This show is a wild sleigh ride all about peace, joy and rock and roll. Tickets: $15 members, $19 nonmembers, $10 students. 507/332-7372 for more.

Tavern Lounge, Northfield Old Soul is Savanna D’Amico (vocals), Peter Berge (guitar, backing vocals) and Ron Alvarado (congas and other small percussion). The three met playing in the R&B band The Midnight Mo Experience.

Old Soul is a stripped down, acoustic take on their music making for an eclectic mix – everything from Judy Garland to Lady Gaga. More at http://oldsoul.us/.

Ben Cook-Feltz • 8-10pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Best known to Northfield audiences as a member of the popular Twin Cities band Art Vandalay. A talented singer/songwriter and keyboardist, Cook-Feltz’s music is reminiscent of “Paul Simon singing piano ballads about broken hearts, and pants, to thunderous percussion.” A native of Cedar Falls, IA, Cook-Feltz has spent the past decade living in Minneapolis, performing throughout the state and metro area with a variety of backing ensembles.

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Chad Johnson • 8:30pm

Pub 31, Faribault Rice county country rocker and acoustic alternative. His influences range from Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Bob Seger to Johnny Reznik and Travis Trill. Covers and originals.

American Pleasure Dome • 9pm

Froggy Bottoms River Pub, Northfield An Indie Rock band from Minneapolis with an edgy rock vibe. You can hear influences from bands such as The Cars, Guided by Voices and the Pixies. They play a unique blend including originals by songwriter Hans Schumacher and a few well-chosen cover tunes.

American Pleasure Dome is: Schumacher (guitar/lead vocals) Park Evans (lead guitar) and Brenda Shepherd (bass/vocals).

Flashmob • 9:30pm-close

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville Fast-paced, high-energy pop/rock blitz featuring a diverse and unexpected set list.

Blue Ringers • 10pm

The Club, Faribault A regional cover band.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 Holiday Reception: Fine Craft Collective • 10am-6pm

Northfield Arts Guild See exhibits page.

Pool Tournament • 12pm

Northfield VFW $10 entry fee, 100% payback, max 32 shooters. Registration at 11am, start shooting at noon.

Great Northern Union Men’s Chorus: Christmas Stories • 2 and 7:30pm

Ames Center, Burnsville Also Dec. 21.

Last Minute Shopping • 2-4pm

Downtown Faribault Carolers, hot cocoa stand and pictures with Santa at the Paradise Center for the Arts.

Mark Allen & the Key West Rejects • 5-7pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Mark Allen and a cast of talented musicians performing favorites from the likes of Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Foo Fighters and Buck Cherry, along with a repertoire of original tunes. More at thekeywestrejects.com.

Sister LIVE: The More, The Merrier • 7pm

Grand Event Center, Northfield The Christmas show that makes your season bright, featuring Sister classics like The Aunts, The Girls, and Gurden and Grandpa’s Lefse. Sweeter with time and yet shiny and new, Sister bubbles over with the contagious spirit of Christmas. Share it with the people you love. Shows are Dec. 17, Dec. 18 (sold out), Dec. 20, Dec. 21. More details and tickets at sisterproductions.com or call 952/200-1948.

Don’t Forget The Animals This Holiday Season Go to prairiesedgehs.org to find items from our wish list to put under our tree.

Animal Supplies Shelter Cleaning Supplies Clumping Kitty Litter Dog & Cat Treats Cat Toys Simply drop your donation off at the shelter. Gift cards from Kmart, Target, Menards, Econofoods and cash donations are greatly appreciated.

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HAPPENINGS Saturday, December 20, continued Holiday Extravaganza: Our Hometown Show • 7:30pm

State Theatre, Zumbrota Dan Chouinard returns with Simone Perrin to headline a show featuring lots of local talent, stories and sing-alongs at the State Theatre next door to Crossings. Tickets $15, $18 at the door. $5 for 18 and under. Call 507/732-7616 to reserve.

Theater: Inspecting Carol • 7:30pm

Northfield Arts Guild Theater See theater page.

Theater: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas 7:30pm

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page.

Dan Chouinard and Simone Perrin

Theater: A Christmas Carol • 7:30pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page.

Rich Prenier • 8pm

Tavern Lounge, Northfield Rich Prenier is one-half of the popular duo, The Tumeni Brothers, covering a wide and eclectic range of music from artists like Matchbox 20, Eric Clapton, Incubus, The Beatles, Alice Cooper and, yes, even Lady Gaga.

Optimum Trajectory • 8-10pm

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.

Matthew Griswold • 8:30pm

Pub 31, Faribault Bone-shakin’ voodoo grooves that will keep your toes tappin’ and hands clappin’ all night long. Singer/songwriter Matthew Griswold has a style that can be reminiscent of a howling Tom Waits at times and an introspective Bruce Springsteen at others.

His brand of foot stompin’ folk-rock pays a tribute to the Delta Blues with a side order of thistle and shamrock. Expect a repertoire of classic covers, reinvented traditionals and well-crafted originals.

More at matthewgriswold.net.

CPR • 9pm

Red Fox Tavern Ugly Sweater Party/8th Street Band • 9pm-1am

Carbone’s Pizza and Sports Bar, Northfield Northfield natives and local favorites Chad Johnson and Russell Franek are known for their spot-on harmonies and diverse acoustic style and have been playing together since junior high.

Their music is at the crossroads between rock and country with a touch of modern folk. Influenced by the likes of Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Bob Seger, CCR, Rolling Stones, Lynrd Skynrd, Zac Brown and Tom Petty.

Copperhead Creek • 10pm

The Club, Faribault A rockin’ country band, playing current top 40 country including some of the old school hits. Hear the likes of Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Justin Moore, Dierks Bentley, Josh Thompson, Big & Rich, Randy Houser, Waylon, Cash and Charlie Daniels and more.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 Holiday Reception: Fine Craft Collective • 10am-6pm

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Advent Service of Comfort and Hope • 3:30pm

HAPPENINGS Sunday, December 21, continued Sister LIVE: The More, The Merrier • 2pm

Grand Event Center, Northfield The Christmas show that makes your season bright, featuring Sister classics like The Aunts, The Girls, and Gurden and Grandpa’s Lefse.

Sweeter with time and yet shiny and new, Sister bubbles over with the contagious spirit of Christmas. Share it with the people you love. Shows are Dec. 17, Dec. 18 (sold out), Dec. 20, Dec. 21. More details and tickets at sisterproductions.com or call 952/200-1948.

Theater: Inspecting Carol • 2pm

Northfield Arts Guild Theater See theater page.

Theater: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas • 2pm

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page.

Northfield United Methodist Church Beautiful music, candles, poetry, help for those with hard memories at Christmas, all welcome. Soup and sandwich supper following service.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 22 George Winston • 7pm

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota Solo pianist George Winston, best known for his seasonally themed recordings including December, Autumn, Winter into Spring, and Summer, will perform his “Winter Show” concert. Tickets $42, $45 at the door. Call 507/732-7616 to reserve.

Also Dec. 23.

Northern Roots Session • 7:30-9pm

Theater: A Christmas Carol • 2pm

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.

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page. treVeld • 2-5pm

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.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23 George Winston • 7pm

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota Solo pianist George Winston, best known for his seasonally themed recordings including December, Autumn, Winter into Spring, and Summer, will perform his “Winter Show” concert. Tickets $42, $45 at the door. Call 507/732-7616 to reserve. Also Dec. 22.

Great Northern Union Men’s Chorus: Christmas Stories 2pm

Ames Center, Burnsville Also Dec. 21.

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Handel’s Messiah

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Hallelujah Chorus Friday, December 12 • 7pm Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour 515 NW 2nd Avenue, Faribault $15 Suggested Donation

Orchestra • Festival Chorus • Soloists • Sing Along

Linh Kauffman Gary Ruschman Soprano Tenor

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (Legacy Amendment) and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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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.

DECEMBER 24/25 – MERRY CHRISTMAS! FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26 Theater: A Christmas Carol • 7:30pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page.

Jim Brickman • 7:30pm

Ames Center, Burnsville Brickman, the best-selling solo pianist of our time, wows audiences from coast to coast with On a Winter’s Night.

He will showcase new music, holiday favorites and hits that made him the most charted (30) Billboard Adult Contemporary artist, earning him two Grammy nods and four gold albums. Musical guests Anne Cochran and Tracy Silverman. Tickets: $36-71, available at the John & Betty Adamich box office at the Ames Center, by phone at 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster.com. This is an all-ages performance. More at jimbrickman.com.

Dan Israel • 8pm

Tavern Lounge, Northfield Dan Israel is a multiple Minnesota Music Academy Award-winner with 12 CD albums under his belt. His latest releases, Live On and the limited edition vinyl-only retrospective Danthology (a collection of 25 songs from 12 albums), have garnered praise all around the globe. No Depression calls Israel one of Minnesota’s most “notable folk rock bards” and American Songwriter magazine in Nashville recently featured the first video release from Live On, calling Israel a “hometown hero who can pack a local venue to the gills,” describing his sound as “combining pop hooks with the rootsy orchestration of Neil Young’s slower material.” More at danisraelmusic.com.

Arlo Cristafaro, Jonathan Young and Special Guest ­Savannah Stuckmeyer • 8:30pm

Pub 31, Faribault A homecoming of sorts. Northfield’s Arlo Cristafaro graduated from High School and headed off for the East Arlo Cristafaro Coast, taking with him a catalogue of songs filled with wit, wisdom and spark that belies his youth. He is joined by cohort, musician and local producer Jonathan Young for the kind of intimate show for which the Pub 31 stage was designed.

As a bonus late-Christmas gift, golden-voiced Savannah Stuckmeyer, herself a Rice County expatriate, will join the boys for a few songs.

Wishing you and your family a very Happy Holiday season!

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HAPPENINGS Friday, December 26, continued Mark Allen • 9pm

Froggy Bottoms River Pub, Northfield Mark Allen (of the Key West Rejects) brings his usual mix of acoustic country and rock, mixing in the occasional original song, too.

Mark’s good time charm and perfect song selection always make for a really fun night.

Georgia Clay • 9:30pm-close

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville The ultimate country/rock party band playing the likes of Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown Band, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Gretchen Wilson, Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean, Johnny Cash and Sugarland.

Hitchville • 10pm

The Club, Faribault Heidi Owens and Matt Kneefe (lead vocals), Martial Besombes (keyboards), Kris Stauffer (bass/primary backup vocals), Marv Gohman (fiddle/mandolin/guitars/vocals), Jeremy Harvey (drums/vocals) and Kirk Humbert (lead guitar/vocals).

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27 Bank Raid Records Showcase • 7pm-12am

The Contented Cow, Northfield The Basements, Favourite Child, Charley Markson and the Cutters.

Tavern Lounge, Northfield Mary Cutrufello is hailed as a Texas honkytonk heroine, a fiery Midwestern roots rocker and a powerhouse acoustic performer.

Connecticut-raised and Yale-educated, she’s made records showcasing all facets of her identity as her musical journey has taken her from the East Coast to Houston and now to Minnesota. More at marycutrufello.com.

Mark Allen • 8:30pm

Pub 31, Faribault Faribault favorite Mark Allen (of the Key West Rejects) brings his usual mix of acoustic country and rock, mixing in the occasional original song, too. Mark’s good time charm and perfect song selection always make for a really fun night.

Ramblin River • 9pm

Red Fox Tavern New and classic country with a bit of rock and roll.

Rowdy Cowboy Show • 10pm

The Club, Faribault Dance show, shot girls, DJ Kid George, host and MC Shayne Michael. 60 percent country, 40 percent variety and current.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28 Andrew Walesch • 2-5pm

Theater: A Christmas Carol • 7:30pm

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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audiences while reducing them to helpless fits of laughter. Tickets: $32.95-$102.95, available at the John & Betty Adamich box office at the Ames Center, by the phone 800/982-2787 or online at ticketmaster.com. This is an all-ages performance. More at louieanderson.com.

Northern Roots Session • 7:30-9pm

Drive South • 8:30pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page.

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 30 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.

Pub 31, Faribault This acoustic trio plays all your favorites from Bruce Springsteen to Elton John to Hank Williams to Alison Krauss. This is a band made up of purebred musicians who bring a great night with them wherever they go.

Ramblin River • 9pm

Red Fox Tavern New and classic country with a bit of rock and roll.

New Year’s Eve Party at the Tavern • 9pm-12:00am

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31

The Tavern Lounge, Northfield Drink specials and live music by Jacob Hendrickson & Friends.

Long Time Gone Bluegrass Band and Monroe Crossing 7pm

New Year’s Eve Party with Marty Anderson & the Goods 9pm-12:30am

Historic Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing End the cold year on a high note with some hot bluegrass. Call the Sheldon for ticket info or go to longtimegoneband.com.

Louie Anderson • 7pm

Ames Center, Burnsville Comedian Louie Anderson has battled his weight his entire life and it took jumping off a diving board on TV to inspire him to change his life and improve his health. Sharing the ups and downs of his childhood experiences as one of 11 children in Minnesota, Anderson crafted comedy routines that rang true for his early club

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.

New Year’s Eve Party

Northfield VFW Free party favors, taco bar, juke box and Jell-O shots. Free champaigne and food at midnight.

December Events Friday, December 12

Trailer Trash Brings A Trashy Little Christmas Show

Sister LIVE: A Holiday Mixed Bag Production December 17, 18, 20, 7pm December 21, 2pm

More details and tickets on sale at SisterProductions.com or call 952-200-1948.

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HISTORIC

HAPPENINGS

By Susan Hvistendahl

Malt-O-Meal – Thriving in Northfield Since 1927 You won’t find too many interviews with John S. Campbell, who founded a company to produce the cereal known as Malt-O-Meal in Owatonna in 1919 and moved it to Northfield’s historic Ames Mill in 1927.

War I, he returned to Owatonna with $800 in amassed poker earnings, which he gambled on a “very unscientific development”: the blending of toasted malt with wheat farina to produce a new hot breakfast cereal. Campbell said, “My idea was to make a cereal that tasted better and cooked quicker than the top-selling wheat farina product, Cream of Wheat, which then took about 30 minutes to cook. Malt gave me the flavor I wanted and toasting reduced the cooking time of my finished product to two or three minutes.” He used an iron cylinder with a gas burner under it for equipment. He had once said that wheat farina was “flat tasting, like paper hanger paste,” and adding malt flakes to that breakfast staple was the key to what grew into his multimillion dollar enterprise.

Campbell was born in Austin, Minnesota, Oct. 20, 1888, and was a graduate of Blooming Prairie schools and Macalester College in St. Paul. His obituary in the Nov. 4, 1971, Northfield News, said that he had been commissioned in the infantry at Ft. Snelling in August of 1917 and served in Canal Zone, returning as a lieutenant to Owatonna in May of 1919. It was this year that he founded the Campbell Cereal Company to develop Malt-O-Meal, using an old creamery at 128 North Street as his first plant.

Campbell’s father, Lawrence G. (L.G.) Campbell, was equally as retiring when it came to personal exposure. The elder Campbell had been president and manager of milling companies in Blooming Prairie and Owatonna when he purchased Ames Mill in February of 1917 from the Ames family who had owned the mill since 1869. (The Ames Mill flour had received the “highest marking of any straight flour” at the International exposition in Philadelphia in September of 1876, at the very same time the James-Younger Gang was attempting to rob the First National Bank in Northfield.)

Northfield’s historic Ames Mill on the Cannon L.G. Campbell’s aim was to use the mill for his River has been home to Malt-O-Meal cereal since 1927. Note awnings and sign on top of the mill trade name “Golden Palace” flour and cereal When Malt-O-Meal was in this photo from the early 1980s. Courtesy of and he set about making a modern mill. The celebrating its 75th anniverDonavon Pautzke.

Northfield News of Nov. 30, 1917, said the old sary in 1994, Campbell’s wife dam was being repaired and raised two feet, equipment had Isabel (who was then 97 years old) was asked by Northfield been ordered to double the capacity of the mill to 800 barrels News writer Maggie Lee whether she had helped her husband and “wheels are whirring and sacks are being filled with the cel- “in his struggles to develop the then-revolutionary cereal.” Her ebrated ‘Golden Palace’ flour and shipped out to feed a hungry response was, “Oh, no. He worked in a hole in the wall that he world.” paid $11 a month for. He didn’t talk about the cereal. He wanted silence at breakfast so he could think. He didn’t even want the The article then described L.G. Campbell as “the type of execuradio on.” tive who gets results without raising much of a fuss about it and is modest to the extent that it has been impossible for the News John S. Campbell told the Minneapolis Tribune in 1969, “At first man to find a photograph of him in existence or get him to take I did everything myself. I did the processing, packaging and one in order to introduce him to our readers.” selling. I peddled the stuff to grocers in southern Minnesota. I soon found that any damn fool can make something but that it Like father, like son? Perhaps. So it isn’t a surprise that I came takes brains to sell it.” Donavon Pautzke, who started at Malt-Oacross just one first-hand account of John S. Campbell to help Meal in 1967 and retired as senior vice president and director introduce him to you. The story appeared in the Minneapolis of manufacturing at the company in 1992, told me Campbell Tribune of Sept. 21, 1969, when Campbell was 80 years old and would arrange for young people to pass out samples door-totalked to reporter Charles B. McFadden. Campbell was still door to build up demand. While sales increased to southern chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Malt-OMinnesota and northern Iowa, it was still a slow go until 1922 Meal at this time, with his son-in-law Glenn Brooks serving when Parrot and Co. of San Francisco paid for a train carload as president since 1966. (Campbell retained his titles until his to distribute to its own customers in the West. Pautzke also has death at age 83 on Oct. 31, 1971.) heard that a boxcar carrying Malt-O-Meal to Texas went down Campbell explained that after serving in the Army in World

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Left: Capt. Jesse Ames built the Ames Mill in 1869, producing prize-winning flour. This photo was taken by Lincoln Fey in the early 1900s. Top center: Lawrence (L.G.) Campbell owned the Ames Mill from 1917-1919 to produce Golden Palace flour and cereal and was active in milling in Austin, Owatonna and Blooming Prairie. Bottom center: L.G. Campbell’s son, John S. Campbell, founded Campbell Cereal Co. in Owatonna in 1919 to manufacture his invention, Malt-O-Meal cereal. Photos courtesy of the Northfield Historical Society. Right: John S. Campbell took over Owatonna’s Simpson Mill in 1925 as his cereal business expanded. Courtesy of Jeff Jarvis, cannonvalleymills.com.

off a washed-out rail trestle but the contents were able to be salvaged, saving the day for the company.

Then in 1925, Campbell ran ads for a planned two-week trial on WLS radio in Chicago. The Tribune story said, “The gimmick was to have listeners send in jokes with Malt-O-Meal box tops to ‘Steamboat Bill.’ If ‘Steamboat Bill’ read a joke on the air, the sender was given a toy steamboat. Malt-O-Meal already contained a toy steamboat whistle as a premium.”

According to Campbell, “Kids went wild. They would go to stores looking for Malt-O-Meal. The stores didn’t have it, but the pressure was on and they began ordering it.” The promotion went on for a year on WLS and in the Midwest, Southwest, far west and as far east as Pittsburgh, taking the company “right into the stratosphere,” said Campbell. Other successful radio promotions followed.

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Residents may remember that for decades there was a giant neon sign on top of Ames Mill. Pautzke said the leased sign would flash “Malt” then “O” then “Meal” and then the complete name would light up and repeat throughout the evening. It became a landmark and could be seen as far away as Dundas. But the sign did not comply with a city size ordinance for signs and Pautzke said he did not ask for a waiver. The sign was starting to deteriorate and, in Pautzke’s opinion, looked like it belonged on top of a brewery, not a wholesome cereal company. The sign was taken down in the early 1980s. (This month Northfielders can look forward to a lit-up Christmas tree design atop the mill.)

Campbell Cereal Company began advertising in print and on radio, with successful promotions.

Courtesy of the Northfield Historical Society. Donavon

Pautzke (top) worked at Malt-O-Meal from 1967 to 1992 and was succeeded as senior vice president of manufacturing by John Stull (bottom), who was employed at the company from 1970 to 2002.

land, Ohio, but which had gone into bankruptcy just a couple years later.

The Northfield News announced “Breakfast Food to Be Made Here” on April 22, 1927, saying that operations of the Campbell Cereal Company “will be centered in the mill property that has been operated for the past year by L.G. Campbell.” Inducements to use Ames Mill were said to be trackage facilities and availability of water power. Automatic weighing, packing and sealing machines were being installed, “making possible a large volume production with a small force of employees.” John S. Campbell and his family came to live in Northfield that May, moving to Edina when corporate headquarters relocated to the Foshay Tower in Minneapolis at the end of 1935. (Headquarters are now in Lakeville.) Campbell engaged Joe Lucius as a millwright to install equipment and production lines and Lucius stayed on to run the manufacturing plant.

In 1932, a service station opened at the northwest corner of Ames Mill, run by Campbell’s Owatonna friend, Harold Starks.

John Stull, who succeeded Pautzke as senior vice president of manufacturing, told me that one of the service bays inside was a parking spot for Campbell’s Packard, for which he had a driver employed by Malt-O-Meal. There were two bachelor farmers, called Dirty Dick and Filthy Frank (for obvious reasons), who paid their station bill once a year when they sold their crop. (“Not a good business model,” said Stull.) The station lasted until 1981.

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After World War II, sales nearly doubled for the company from 1948 to 1958. John S. Campbell introduced retirement profit sharing to the firm in the 1950s and in 1953 Campbell Cereal Company was renamed Malt-O-Meal, after its signature product. An April 22, 1954, Northfield Independent story said that 30 tons of breakfast food were made each day in Northfield, sometimes up to 42 tons, with machines making 165 boxes a minute. By 1961, chocolate flavored Malt-OMeal had debuted.

And more good news: A front-page story of the Northfield News on Dec. 12, 1963, heralded the Malt-O-Meal purchase of the former plant of the Northfield Milk Products Company on West 5th Street (Highway 19) to “expand its operations into the ready-to-eat cereal field.” The story said Malt-OMeal sales now covered 75 per cent of the country.

For a few years in the 1940s, the company had experimented with Campbell’s Corn Flakes, billed as a “summer cereal” counterpart to Malt-O-Meal, but World War II created a shortage of quality corn. Now Malt-O-Meal was ready to satisfy the public’s growing interest in convenience foods. By 1966, grain was being shot from guns inside cast iron cylinders to produce puffed wheat and puffed rice under the State Fair brand label.

(Both Pautzke and Stull remember there was even an unsuccessful try at puffing pickles, but not for breakfast.) In 1967, the year Pautzke came from Del Monte to work at Malt-O-Meal, the company diversified to sell Soy Town snacks of roasted and salted soybeans in health food stores, Soy Ahoy in grocery stores and bought Profile Extrusion Company.

From 1969-1973, the company produced Malt-O-Meal Plus, a hot cereal with 100 per cent of the daily minimum requirements and, in 1970, acquired a competitor, Pophitt Cereal Co., with plants in Stockton, Ca., St. Louis and Minneapolis. The popcorn products of Pophitt’s Minneapolis plant were brought to the Campbell Mill when that plant closed a couple years later, so for a while Malt-O-Meal produced popcorn balls, some in the shape of bunnies at Easter time. Pautzke said the seasonal nature allowed the company to screen temporary workers for full-time employment. (The popcorn operation was sold in 1982.) In September of 1971, a month before John S. Campbell’s death, Malt-O-Meal was named Northfield’s Industry of the Year. The staff was now up to 70, with annual sales of more than five million dollars. But much greater fortune was on the way.

The acquisition of Pophitt had some fortuitous consequences

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Left: Aerial view of Malt-O-Meal’s Ames Mill facility and Bridge Square, 1982 or 1983. Courtesy of Donavon Pautzke. Right: Construction of Malt-O-Meal’s multimillion dollar expansion took place on 5th Street West (Highway 19) in the 1990s. The company was producing a wide variety of cereals and covering 75 per cent of the country, with sales of $210 million in 1993. Courtesy of Donavon Pautzke.

for Malt-O-Meal, besides having taken over the bagged puffed wheat and rice cereals of a competitor. Pautzke said Pophitt “did some private labeling for grocery companies” and this gave Malt-O-Meal a toehold in the 1970s in that market. Soon MaltO-Meal was making boxed cereal for chains including Super Valu, Kroger, Safeway, IGA, Waldbaums and Pantry Pride.

Toasty O’s (think cheaper Cheerios) in polyethylene bags was introduced in 1975 and Sugar Puffs (sweetened puffed wheat) in 1980, contributing to a doubling of revenues between 1975 and 1980. (Pautzke said after making syrup for the popcorn operation, “It didn’t take a rocket scientist to think we could

make sugar-coated wheat.”) Before Sugar Puffs was marketed nationwide in 1981, the company had consulted researchers at the Univ. of Minn. dental school who concluded that “if the cereal is consumed with milk for breakfast, the sugar-coated cereals do not increase the likelihood of cavities.” Pautzke said this testing was done to “satisfy our employees” as well as concerned customers.

The cascade of other cereal varieties which followed in the early 1980s included Raisin Bran, Corn Flakes, Crisp ’n Crackling Rice, Sugar Frosted Flakes and Honey & Nuts Toasty O’s,

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Malt-O-Meal celebrated its 75th anniversary on July 23, 1994, with a breakfast for more than 5,000 people on Bridge Square. Courtesy of the Northfield Historical Society and Northfield News.

boosting revenues in 1985 to $50 million, with ready-to-eat accounting for two-thirds of sales, according to the International Directory of Company Histories. John Lettmann had become the third president and CEO of the company, the first executive not connected to the Campbell family. Tootie Fruities and Marshmallow Mateys debuted and a new 95,000 square foot distribution center opened in 1987.

Stull told me that when the company reached the $100 million milestone in 1990, the company paid for a day at Valley Fair Amusement Park for all employees. Then, in 1994, the company celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding. According to a March 28, 1994, story by Dave Beal in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the company now had 625 employees and a sales of $210 million in 1993 and 75 per cent of the bagged cereal market.

Groundbreaking would take place for a three-year expansion which would more than double the plant size, bringing it to 860,000 square feet under one roof. The Ryt-Way property next to Campbell Mill had been acquired in 1989.

non-profits that afternoon.

On July 23, 1994, Malt-O-Meal treated more than 5,000 people to breakfast on Bridge Square. Employees served hot and cold cereal, coffee, milk, fruit and Malt-O-Meal muffins made by Quality Bakery.

The Troubadours, Community Band, Northfield Youth Choir and dancers provided entertainment. Mayor Marv Grundhoefer presented specially engraved cereal bowls to the Campbell family. The family, led by John S. Campbell’s 97-year-old wife, Isabel, thanked the community for its support and John Stull, in his capacity as vice president of manufacturing and emcee said, “We have the world’s most wholesome group of people assembled, right here in River City.” Excess foods were donated to the Laura Baker School and other

Also during this period, the Ames Mill was getting a facelift.

Stull recalled that the asbestos siding had to be removed, as well as awnings which had “turned out to be a good roosting place for pigeons” and that were not appropriate to the history of the structure. The company elected to install redwood siding rather than less expensive vinyl and put in new Thermopane windows with “wood mullions in the style that showed in earlier photos of the mill building.”

In the late 1990s came another flurry of cereal offerings, including Berry Colossal Crunch, Honey Buzzers and Frosted Mini Spooners, Apple Zings and Cocoa Dyno-Bites and Fruity Dyno-Bites. Instant oatmeals, Toasted Cinnamon Twists and Honey Graham Squares were added in 2000, with a Malt-OMeal original Balance with Berries (wheat flakes and freezedried strawberries) debuting in 2003. (Are you getting hungry for breakfast, at this point?).

Left: East Entrance to the Campbell Plant on W. 5th Street today. Right: Malt-O-Meal sponsored the casting of “Harvest” sculpture by Ray Jacobson which was dedicated in 2008 in the Sesquicentennial Legacy Plaza. The City of Northfield and the Northfield Historical Society co-sponsored the project to honor Northfield’s milling heritage. Photos by Susan Hvistendahl.

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One cereal you might have missed was introduced in 2007.

Malt-O-Meal took part in a marketing campaign for The Simpsons Movie, making a limited run of Tootie Fruities sold in boxes marked KrustyO’s, which was sold in 7-Eleven stores (recast as Kwik-E-Marts) in a dozen cities, but none in Minnesota.

Chris Neugent, who became the fourth CEO in 2008, presided over further company progress. Malt-O-Meal with its readyto-eat cereals was named “one of America’s hottest brands” of 2011 by Advertising Age Magazine which praised the company for passing on savings on advertising to the consumer and for reducing packaging and aiding the environment by bagging instead of bagging within a box. Stull told me that using bags to save money for families was the “basis for the success of the company,” even though Malt-O-Meal does make boxed cereal, as well.

In February of 2012, the Malt-O-Meal Company took the name MOM Brands to indicate the range of its products, while keeping its historic abbreviation. A Star Tribune story on June 13, 2012, reported that between 2001 and 2011 annual sales had climbed from about $300 million to about $750 million and about $100 million had been spent in the past decade “boosting production capacity and efficiency” in Northfield. Ready-to-eat cereals were dominant, with hot cereal only 10 per cent of total sales now and private label cereals at 20 per cent.

Northfield has the largest of manufacturing plants which are located also in Tremonton, Utah, Asheboro, North Carolina and St. Ansgar, Iowa. The company is second only to St. Olaf

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College as Northfield’s largest employer (MOM Brands has 716 employees here, including the distribution center, and St. Olaf has 890 full and part-time employees).

Stull said, “Malt-O-Meal’s niche in the marketplace was to make very good cereals just like the big companies did, but to keep the overhead low in the company,” including doing less marketing. The company’s website, mombrands.com, has videos in which Second City improvisational theater members stage real focus groups to try to convince them a cartoon character like Sally the Squirrel or hoopla (a consumer is pelted with confetti as he samples a cereal) can make a cereal taste better. (Spoiler alert: The consumers don’t fall for it.)

Stull told me that Donavon Pautzke and the late company president Glenn Brooks led by example, providing “enlightened leadership” that was “not dictatorial.” A concept of cross training was developed where employees got to know the whole production line and shared responsibilities, “getting people involved all the way around,” in Pautzke’s words. Stull said it was better to have people who were part of a team, sharing responsibilities, “taking the raw materials, cooking it, forming it, shaping it, packaging it and shipping it out the door” so that “it was their product and they owned it.” The company would pay for any classes taken by employees. (Pautzke remembered bringing in a St. Olaf professor to teach statistical analysis and Stull recalled an accounting class on St. Olaf ’s campus held for Malt-O-Meal employees.)

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was a new production line needing 50 employees, and 1,500 people showed up to apply. Stull, who started out loading boxcars here in 1970 after being laid off as a pilot and rose through the ranks, credits the “good strong work ethic” of the employees of what is billed as the largest family-owned cereal company.

Pautzke told me, “People are the most important resource we had. You can buy equipment, that’s easy. You can buy a million dollars worth of building, but you can’t really make it run unless you have competent people doing it.”

There is a story that when John S. Campbell was learning to throw a curve ball while throwing a baseball at a target, his grandfather protested, “That’s not fair to the batter!” Such principles were said to have inspired Campbell. At any rate, Campbell very much valued the company he founded. At the end of the rare interview he gave in 1969, Campbell told the reporter he had had offers to sell his company but was not interested. Gesturing to a painting of the Malt-O-Meal plant in Northfield, he said, “I’d rather have a living thing like that than a piece of paper.”

When the wind blows whiffs of one of the fragrant cereals being produced here through the town, Northfield residents are indeed grateful that Campbell moved here from Owatonna in 1927.

Thanks to the Northfield Historical Society and the Steele County Historical Society for research assistance.

Malt-O-Meal renamed its Mill Number One Ames Mill for historic reasons. Mill Number Two on West 5th Street is named Campbell Mill for the founder of the company.

Malt-O-Meal was renamed Mom Brands in 2012 to reflect its many other products, with sales having reaching about $750 million the previous year.

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By All Means Graphics �����������56 Cannon River Winery ���������������52 Cannon Valley Veterinary Clinic ���������������55-56 Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra ����������������42 Carbone’s Pizza & Sports Bar ��22 Carriage Cleaning Service ���55-56 Champion Sports ����������������������30 Clothes Closet ���������������������������32 The Club ������������������������������������� 1 Club Tiki �����������������������������������30 Cocoa Bean Toys & Sweets ��������������������������17, 30 Coldwell Banker South Metro ��� 3 College City Beverage, Inc. �����38 Community Resource Bank 28-29 Con • Tent �������������32, inside back

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Northfield Youth Choirs ������������ 38 Paper Petalum ���������������������������� 31 Paradise Center for the Arts ��������� 8 Pawn Minnesota ��������������������������� 8 Prairie’s Edge Humane Society � 39 Prairie Pond Winery ������������������� 34 Professional Pride Realty ���������23 Pub 31 ���������������������������������������49 Quality Bakery and Coffee Shop ��������������������21 Quarterback Club ���������������������33 Ragstock �����������������������������������26 The Rare Pair ����������������������14, 26 Red Wing Olive Oils & Vinegars �����������������������������32 The Reiland Team �������inside front Riverwalk Market Fair �������������27 St. Olaf Bookstore ��������������19, 35 Salon Synergy ���������������������������18 Schmidt Homes Remodeling ���43 The Secret Attic ������������������������27 Shattuck St. Mary’s �������������������� 6 Sister Productions ���������������������12 The Sketchy Artist ��������������������30 Specialized Floor Coverings ����53 Studio Elements ������������������������26 Tagg 2 ���������������������������������������25 Tandem Bagels �����������inside front Geralyn Thelen, artist ����������������� 5 Vohs Floors ��������������������������������� 7 Welcome Services ��������������������55 Witt Bros., Service, Inc ������������40

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The HideAway Coffeehouse & Wine Bar

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307 S. Water St., Northfield • 507/301-3611 • Tue-Wed 11am-10pm, Thu-Sat 11-1am, Sun 11am-9pm. Closed Mondays. – Upper-class bar food including appetizers, salads, burgers and more. Open for lunch and dinner. Entrees starting at 5pm.

421 Division St., Northfield • 507/664-0400 Mon-Fri, 6am-10pm, Sat-Sun 7am-10pm – Cozy bistro atmosphere serving unique appetizers and sandwiches. Coffee drinks, wine and beer specialties.

J. Grundy’s Rueb ‘N’ Stein

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503 Division St., Northfield • ruebnstein.com • 507/645-6691 11am-close – Great burgers and famous Ruebens. Casual relaxing atmosphere. Huge selection of imported and domestic beers, fine spirits and wines. Game room, happy hour 3:30-6pm, Karaoke on Fridays at 9pm.

L&M Bar & Grill

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224 Railway St. N, Dundas • 507/645-8987 – Great burgers, cold beer, pizza, breakfast cooked to order and daily lunch & dinner specials. The friendly place to go in Dundas.

Mandarin Garden Restaurant – 107 East 4th St., Northfield

507/645-7101 – M ­ andarinGardenNorthfield.com, Lunch: Wed-Fri 11:30am-2pm, Dinner: Tue-Thu 4:30-9pm. Fri/Sat, 4:30-10pm.

Authentic Peking and Szechuan cuisine, freshly prepared, dine-in or takeout, since 1981.

The Ole Store Restaurant – 1011 St. Olaf Ave., Northfield • olestorerestaurant.com • 507/786-9400 – Mon-Th 11am-9pm, Fri/ Sat 11am-10pm (breakfast: Sat 7am-12pm, Sun 7am-1pm) – Contemporary dining with neighborhood charm. Relax at a table with linens and fresh flowers or sit in our cozy lounge. A full menu including appetizers, rustic flatbread pizzas, salads, soups, entrees, steaks, fresh seafood, sandwiches and gourmet desserts. Reservations available.

Prairie Pond Winery

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105 E Main St., New Prague • prairiepondwinery.com • 952/7587850 – Tue-Thu 3-9pm, Fri/Sat 11am-10pm – Gourmet appetizers, stone-fired flat breads, salads, sandwiches, paninis, wraps and desserts and, of course, a wide variety of fine wines for every palate.

Quality Bakery and Coffee Shop

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Quarterback Club

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410 Division St., Northfield 507/645-8392 – Opens 6 a.m. Tue-Sat – Owned and operated by the Klinkhammer family since 1949. Quality baking from scratch using delicious family recipes with no preservatives. Custom cakes, homemade breads, donuts, pies, cookies, espresso, lunch and more.

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.

Schweich Bar & Hotel – 632 2nd St., Kenyon • schweichhotel.com 507/789-5800 • 11am-11pm with kitchen hours 11am-9pm, daily.

Grease-free cooking, signature 30-mile Reuben, pulled pork/turkey sandwiches with creamy coleslaw & baked beans. Take their party shuttle bus to a destination worth traveling to; you’ll enjoy yourself, they’ll drive.

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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-

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