July 2014 Entertainment Guide

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On the Cover: This retro crooner, Andrew Walesch, has been dubbed “the boy with the voice.” Catch him June 28 and July 19 at the Cannon River Winery in Cannon Falls. We regret our covers went to press with Andrew’s last name misspelled. Apologies, Andrew. Photo

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Eighth Annual Northfield Noontime Organ Recitals 2014

Wednesday, July 9: Jacob Fuhrman (Eastman School of Music) at St. John’s Lutheran Church Wednesday, July 16: Rev. Richard Collman and David K. Miller (Organ & Piano, “Basically Bach”) at Northfield United Methodist Church Wednesday, July 23: George Fergus (St. Olaf College Organ Graduate) at Studio A, Christiansen Hall of Music, St. Olaf College Wednesday, July 30: Dr. Stephen May (Organist & Choirmaster, Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour, Faribault, MN) at Skinner Chapel, Carleton College Wednesday, August 6: Rosalie Alcoser (Music Director and Organist, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Rochester, MN) at First United Church of Christ Wednesday, August 13: Dr. John Ferguson (Emeritus Professor of Organ and Church Music, St. Olaf College) at Boe Chapel, St. Olaf College All recitals are free and open to the public. (Free-will offering at some recitals.) For more information, contact Richard F. Collman, 507-645-1357, or email him at rkcollman@msn.com

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ceramics, drawings, paintings, sculpture and wearable art. Closing reception, Friday, July 25, 7-9pm.

The Up Gallery: Layl McDill The Archer House Gallery: Matthew Bunch

Arts & Heritage Center of Montgomery

206 1st St. N., Montgomery • www.artsandheritagecenter.org 507/364-5933 or 507/364-8110 • Th-F 2-5pm, Sa 9am-12pm Kolacky Royalty and Grand Marshall Memorabilia – July 3-Aug. 30 – Kolacky Days (July 27) Events include a Royalty Reception 10am-1pm, Songs of Hope performances 11am and 1pm. The gallery will be open until 3pm that day.

Ames Center

12600 Nicollet Ave, Burnsville • ames-center.com 952/895-4685 • M-F 9am-5pm, Sa 10am-2pm, Su 12-4pm Toward the Light: An Exhibition of The Lake Country Pastel Society Members – through July 9 Cultural Perspectives: Bringing Heritage Home – July 17-Aug. 24

Crossings at Carnegie

320 East Ave., Zumbrota • 507/732-7616 crossingsatcarnegie.com • M/T/W/F 10am-5pm, Th 10am8pm, Sa 10am-4pm Ann Tristani, Laura Weimert: Paintings – through June 30 Bobby Marines, James Smit: Paintings – July 1-Aug. 16 – Opening Reception: July 26, 5-7pm.

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

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

Lakeville Area Arts Center

20195 Holyoke Ave. • 952/985-4400 • ci.lakeville.mn.us M-F 8am-4:30pm Digital Impressionism Photography – through July 31 – Becqi Sherman will be featuring her newest collection of photos that represent what she calls Digital Impressionism, in which a photograph undergoes digital darkroom magic and emerges as a vibrant and saturated watercolor-like image.

Northfield Arts Guild

304 Division St. • 507/645-8877 • northfieldartsguild.org M-F 10am-5pm, visit website for weekend hours Shared Geographies: The Intersection of Emotional and Physical Landscapes – through June 29 – printmakers Joshua Bindewald and Jonas Crisco. Their work skillfully incorporates a variety of printmaking techniques and exhibition formats. As described by Bindewald, these works are “landscapes” loosely founded in reality that reference the emotional and physical geography of our shared environment. Fragments of memory combine with their associated feelings to inhabit the natural and manmade elements of landscape. Colorful, large and inventive.

Cycle-ology – July 5-27 – This exhibition will explore biking as ground for image and as metaphor for life. Kate Fisher, assistant professor at St. Olaf College and a cyclist, curates this invitational exhibition. Local artists featured include Susan Crow, Irve Dell, Jill Ewald, Ron Gallas, Bill Metz, Anders Nienstadt, Kip O’Krongly and Jennifer Wolcott. There will be

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Northfield Arts Guild at Allina Clinic

1440 Jefferson Rd. • M-T 7am-8pm, F 7am-7pm, Sa 9am-3pm Prints and Book Plates from Northfield book artists.

Northfield Historical Society

408 Division St. • 507/645-9268 • northfieldhistory.org M-Sa 10am-5:30pm, Su 1-5:30pm Northfield Wheels: An Automotive History – Learn about Northfield’s surprisingly rich automotive history over the last century – from car-building pioneers Fred Bates and the Fey brothers to the DeMann family and the countless businesses and organizations that proliferated in town with the advent of the automobile. Museum patrons also will be able to take in a car show sponsored by the Sundowners Car Club along Division Street on June 26. Opening Reception: June 26, 6:30pm.

Northfield Senior Center Gallery

1651 Jefferson Pkwy. • 507/664-3700 northfieldseniorcenter.org M-F 7am-8pm, Sa 7am-5pm, Sun 10am-5pm A Father/Son Duo: Steve and Noel Swanson – through July 27.

A writer and sculptor, Steve combines his fascination with creatures of nature and a skill for welding. Noel’s plasticine sculptures of transcendence, mysticism and mythology were created to be photographed and used as subject matter for oil painting. Artist Reception: July 1, 5-7pm

Owatonna Arts Center

435 Garden View Ln., Owatonna • 507/451-0533 oacarts.org • 1-5pm, closed Mondays

Easel: Experience Art in Southeastern Libraries – July 1-30 The Art of The Chair – July 6-27 – work from the collection

of Lynda Jacobsen – mid-century, designer and architectdesigned chairs.

Paradise Center for the Arts

321 Central Ave., Faribault • 507/332-7372 Tu/W/F/Sa 12-5pm, Th 12-8pm, Su/M closed Exhibit dates through Aug. 2

Carlander Family Gallery: Evelyn and Friends – Evelyn Unger,

Judy Saye-Willis, Andrea Costopoulos & Francie Ginocchio

Lois Vranesh Boardroom Gallery: Craig Challgren – Extended

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Corey Lyn Cregor Memorial Gallery: Bethlehem Academy

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Studio Elements

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Theater

Meet Me In St. Louis

The Boxcar Children

June 26-27; Th-F 7:30pm, Sa-Su 2pm Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Based on the books you loved as a child, the four Alden children face the world on their own and survive through their own ingenuity and love for each other. For tickets, call 507/332-7372 TuesdaySaturday, noon-5pm, Thursdays until 8.

The Jungle Book

June 27-28, 7pm and June 28-29, 2pm Lakeville Area Arts Center This comedic re-telling pits a Dr. Shere Khan (who believes that everyone has a tiger within) against the unruly forces of a wild wolf pack. Join Baloo, Bagheera, Mowgli, Kaa and the monkeys as the animal kingdoms of the jungle collide in sheer pandemonium.

Ideal for families, this production features humor for adults with all the characters that kids expect to see. Tickets: $10 adults, $8 seniors and children 12 and under at the door and available at lakevilleareaartscenter.com or by calling 952/985-4640.

July 25-27, 31, Aug. 1-3; Th-Sa 7:30pm, Su 2pm Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Songs by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, book by Hugh Wheeler, based on The Kensington Stories by Sally Benson and the MGM motion picture Meet Me in St. Louis. This is a rare treasure in musical theatre history, and is based on the heartwarming movie staring Judy Garland. Join the Smith family at the 1904 World’s Fair, and see how their love and respect for each other is tempered with the genuine humor that can only be generated by such a special family.

Memorable musical numbers include The Boy Next Door, A Raving Beauty, The Trolley Song, Whenever I’m with You and A Day in New York. Suddenly there’s a blackout. Imagine yourself standing with the family as the lights from the World’s Fair fill the stage; you’ve never seen such a spectacular panorama in your life.

Shrek: The Musical

July 18-20, 25-26; F/Sa 7:30pm, Su 2pm New Prague High School Presented by Curtain Call Theatre. Tickets: $15 and can be purchased in advance at showtix4u.com or at the door. More at curtaincalltheatre.net.

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HAPPE N I NG S MONDAYS: Bingo • 7pm

Carbone’s, Northfield TUESDAYS: Poetry & a Pint • 7-8:30pm

Contented Cow, Northfield Free Pool & Darts

The Club, Faribault WEDNESDAYS: Mooove It! • 10pm

Contented Cow, Northfield DJ dance party with Terry VanDeWalker.

THURSDAYS: DJ and Karaoke • 9pm-1am

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DJ Link • 9-11pm

9th Annual Golf-A-Palooza Northfield Area Chamber Golf Tournament • 11am registration

Karaoke • 9pm-1am

Willingers Golf Club, Northfield A day of networking and Golf. Registration, silent auction and lunch begin at 11, shotgun at 1, followed by social hour at 5. Dinner, program and awards to follow at 6pm. Early Bird pricing until May 30: $115 members, $175 non-members. After May 30 it’s $135 members, $195 non-members. Dinner, program, silent auction and cork auction only: $45 members, $65 non-members. More at northfieldchamber.com.

Rueb ‘N’ Stein, Northfield Boston’s, Faribault

SATURDAYS: Movie Matinee • 2:30pm

Contented Cow, Northfield DJ Link • 9pm-1am

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

The Club, Faribault

Free Jukebox Sat Night Froggy Bottoms, Northfield SUNDAYS: Conversation at the Cow 5:30-7:30pm

Contented Cow, Northfield Quiz Night • 8pm

Contented Cow, Northfield Teams compete for prizes.

Junebug Music Festival • 5pm on

The Contented Cow, Northfield Occasional Jazz, 5-6:30pm – Mainstream classic jazz of Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck and others in the same style.

Lori Williams & Ray Coudret, 7-8:30pm The Zillionaires, 9-11pm – A four-piece electric band with Wendy Smith (guitar, vocals, accordion), Peter Nelson (guitar and vocals), Dave Drentlaw (drums) and Steve Delwiche (bass). They play Smith’s originals along with covers from a variety of styles including blues, rock and roll, roots and country. One of Northfield’s most danceable bands. More at thezillionaires.com.

Exhibit Opening Reception: Northfield Wheels: An Automotive History • 6:30pm

Northfield Historical Society See exhibits page.

Poster design by Doug Bratland “The Cedar Tree” print by Richard James Nelson This activity is made possible in part by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the State’s general fund and its arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on Nov. 4, 2008. Addition support was provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 27

HAPPENINGS Thursday, June 26, continued

Junebug Music Festival • 3-11pm

Evening on the Prairie • 6:30pm

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault This unique event will take place on the Nature Center prairie and feature hors d’oeurves, a cash bar and entertainment from Duke Addicks, legendary storyteller and flute player.

The Owatonna 11 @ 7 Summer Concert Series: Owatonna Community Band • 7-8pm

Central Park, Owatonna

Northfield Community Band Performance • 7-8pm

Bridge Square, Northfield Local talent fills the Square with good ol’ hometown sounds.

Theater: The Boxcar Children • 7:30pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See theater page.

Mark Mraz • 8pm

Chance Meetings

The Contented Cow, Northfield Luke Smith • 3-5pm Chance Meetings • 5-7pm – John Hiscox, Neil Rowley, Gail Moll and Rob Lampe play a mixed genre of music, which is not half-bad and a lot of fun.

Last Known Whereabouts • 7-9pm – Exciting, high-energy contemporary bluegrass music, blending traditional string band music with rock, folk, country and blues influences. Band includes: Jake Stroup (mandolin, vocals), Aaron Hagenson (guitar, vocals), Carl Haskins (bass) and Aaron Cross (fiddle).

Stone Soup • 9-11pm – A hearty broth of rock and blues from a time when it hit you in the chest and lifted you straight up.

Breathe the air, stir the pot, share the wine and start feeling fine.

History Mystery Pub Crawl • 6:30pm registration, 7pm tour

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

Meet at Bridge Square, Northfield Explore some of Northfield’s most historic buildings while enjoying your favorite drink. Learn the history behind the Ebel Block (now Froggy Bottoms), the Scofield Building (Rueb ‘N’ Stein), the Archer House (Upstairs Tavern) and the Old Northfield Fire Station (The Contented Cow). Tickets: $25 and available at 507/6459268. Part of Northfield History Month.

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Theater: The Jungle Book • 7pm

SATURDAY, JUNE 28

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page.

Celebrate Dundas

Theater: The Boxcar Children • 7:30pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See theater page.

Lonesome Dan Kase • 8pm

The Tavern Lounge, Northfield For the last 15 years Kase has been playing his unique brand of country-blues on stages throughout the U.S. His live performances showcase 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.

Dave and Paul Berget • 9pm

Downtown Dundas A family friendly event filled with activities for all ages. Dukes baseball and clinic, pancake breakfast, horse-drawn historic tours, mill stories, Scottish Highland Games, Magic Show, one-day museum, music, food vendors, children’s carnival and ArtOrg steamroller printmaking. Full schedule at cityofdundas.org.

Riverwalk Market Fair • 9am-1pm

Bridge Square, Northfield Local and organic farm produce, art and fine craft, artisan foods and Northfield’s favorite bread and pastries. Weekly mix of entertainment and youth activities ranges from hammer dulcimer music to breakdancing. New vendors welcome. Riverwalk: The Art of a Summer Saturday. More at RiverWalkMarketFair.org.

Garden Party • 10am-6pm

Froggy Bottoms, Northfield Big City • 9:30pm-close

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville Top 40 dance band.

Sell Out Stereo • 10pm

The Club, Faribault S.O.S. brings hits to the masses with a great attention to the detail of the original artists.

Big City • 9:30pm-close

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville Top 40 dance band.

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Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota Art for the garden, garden for the art! Metal and ceramic artists, master gardeners, beekeepers, bird/butterfly houses, cedar furniture and planters – a city block full of art and information for your garden. Shop for garden art, furniture, plants, chemical-free local honey and more, plus learn about native pollinators, composting and more. Also June 29. Free Andrew Walesch • 1-4pm

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HAPPENINGS Saturday, June 28, continued Theater: The Boxcar Children • 2pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See theater page.

Theater: The Jungle Book • 2 and 7pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page.

Junebug Music Festival • 3-11pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield The Frye, 3-4:30pm – An acoustic duo known for its lush harmonies and love of ’70s AM radio rock. Presenting original tunes along with favorites from Neil Young, Warren Zevon, Bobbie Gentry, Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen.

Ray Coudret and Fred the Bear, 5-6:30pm – An acoustic-electric guitar group covering a variety of genres. Their distinct original arrangements of harmonies, tempo changes and solos creates a unique listening experience and fresh energy every time they play.

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Why Not, 7-8:30pm – A three-piece band covering hits from the ’50s to today that gets everyone in the audience tapping their toes.

With their tenacious ability to string songs together, they’re often referred to as a “human jukebox.” Why Not brings great vocals and instrumentation – and a whole lot of fun – to every performance.

Eastside Collective, 9-11pm • An eclectic mix of energetic soul, gospel, R&B, funk and rock.

Gospel Gossip, 11pm • Voted Best Band by City Pages.

Jagged Ease • 5-8pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Regulars on the southern Minnesota music scene, Jagged Ease is an acoustic duo playing originals and covering many genres from easygoing lounge to blues-driven ballads. More at jaggedease.com.

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Andra Suchy & Special Guests • 8pm

The Tavern Lounge, Northfield A regular guest on A Prairie Home Companion since 2008, Suchy has performed around the world, singing with such artists as Brad Paisley, Mindy Smith, Emmylou Harris, Chris Thile and soprano Renée Fleming. She has recorded with a wide range of indie, rock, blues and folk acts including the Honeydogs, Jonny Lang, Peter Ostroushko and Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner.

Suchy’s 2011 release Little Heart (Red House Records) is full of infectious originals – a twang-tingled mix of country, rock, folk and blues – that has garnered much critical acclaim and media buzz. Suchy is poised to become the next big voice in country, Americana and roots music.

Michael Johnson and John Gorka • 8pm

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota Two folk music legends will take the stage, playing their own sets.

With a brand-new album out, Bright Side of Down, Gorka is widely regarded as “one of contemporary folk music’s leading talents” (Vintage Guitar). Johnson’s music is more varied than those who know him only from his pop music hits – Bluer than Blue and That’s That, for example – might guess. Tickets $25 advance, $28 day of show and available at crossingsatcarnegie.com or 507/732-7616.

Jesus Chrysler • 9pm-Close

Reggie’s Brewhouse, Owatonna SUNDAY, JUNE 29 Garden Party • 11am-5pm

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota See June 28 description.

Theater: The Jungle Book • 2pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page.

6th Street Trio • 2-5pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls MONDAY, JUNE 30 Northern Roots Session • 7:30-9pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield An informal weekly gathering of musicians to play acoustic music with roots in the north, particularly the Nordic countries. Participants and listeners of all ages and levels of experience are welcome.

TUESDAY, JULY 1 Cannon Valley Fair

Cannon Falls The first of a four-day event featuring a midway full of rides, Battle of the Bands (8pm) and more. Full schedule at cannonvalleyfair. org. Fair admission: $3.

Artist Reception: Steve and Noel Swanson • 5-7pm

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HAPPENINGS Tuesday, July 1, continued 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, JULY 2 Cannon Valley Fair

Cannon Falls The second of a four-day event featuring a midway full of rides, Cock-A-Doodle Zoo, Dave Carpenter “Contriband” (4-7pm), Truck and Tractor Pull (7pm) and more. Full schedule at cannonvalleyfair.org. Fair admission: $3.

Northfield Noontime Organ Recital: Dr. James Bobb • 12:15-12:45pm

Boe Chapel, St. Olaf, Northfield The assistant professor of organ and church music at St. Olaf College presents a program of patriotic music.

Books & Stars: Music of Ft. Snelling • 7pm

Bridge Square, Northfield When the U.S. Army arrived at the junction of the Mississippi and St. Peter (now Minnesota) rivers it began a rich tradition of music at Fort Snelling. Army musicians performed official calls on the fife and drums as well as military marches and popular music of the day. At this Northfield Historical Society, Northfield Public Library and Friends of the Library joint event, listen to costumed musicians discuss the role of music in the military and play selections that could have been heart at the fort while it was an active military post (1819-1946).

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, JULY 3 Cannon Valley Fair

Cannon Falls The third of a four-day event featuring a midway full of rides, Cock-A-Doodle Zoo, Demo Derby (7pm), Hitchville Band (9:30pm) and more. Full schedule at cannonvalleyfair.org. Fair admission: $3.

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11@7 Concert Series: Lehto & Wright • 7-9pm

Central Park, Owatonna Celtic folk rock.

Mark Grim • 8pm

The Tavern Lounge, Northfield “Some songs old, some songs new, some songs country, some songs blue” is how this singer/ guitarist 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.

FRIDAY, JULY 4

Vintage Baseball Game • 12pm

Below Old Main Hill, St. Olaf College, Northfield See baseball the way it was meant to be played when the Northfield Silver Stars take on the St. Croix Baseball Club. The rules of 1860 were different from today’s, including: no gloves allowed, the batter is out if the ball is caught on the first bounce, no balls or strikes are called by an umpire (although a batter can still strike out if he swings and misses three times), foul balls are not considered strikes, and base runners can be tagged out if they overrun first base.

Red Hot & Boom Celebration • 5:30pm

Vetter Stone Amphitheater, Riverside Park, Mankato An annual 4th of July celebration with live music (including Powerhouse), live radio broadcast and fireworks. Details at vetterstoneamphitheater.com.

Scottie Miller Band • 7pm

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Holyoke Avenue, downtown Lakeville A weeklong festival (July 4-12) with events including 4th of July fireworks, dances, parade, picnics, classic car show, talent contest, golf tournament, contests and more. Details at panoprog.org.

Cannon Valley Fair

Cannon Falls The fourth of a four-day event featuring a midway full of rides, Cock-A-Doodle Zoo, Grande Day Parade (11:30am), Ray Sands Band (6-9pm), fireworks (dusk) and more. Full schedule at cannonvalleyfair.org. Fair admission: $3.

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Northfield Fireworks • dusk

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Bernie King & the Guilty ­Pleasures • 8pm

Pan-O-Prog

Holyoke Avenue, downtown Lakeville A weeklong festival (July 4-12) with events including 4th of July fireworks, dances, parade, picnics, classic car show, talent contest, golf tournament, contests and more. Details at panoprog.org.

Faribault Area Swap Meet & Flea Market • 8am-5pm

Rice County Fairgrounds, Faribault This is the first weekend of what, July 26 on, will be a regular weekend event in Faribault. Arts, crafters, household, produce, plants/ garden, antiques/collectibles, tools, jewelry and more. Free parking.

Free admission. Fun for the whole family.

Riverwalk Market Fair • 9am-1pm

Bridge Square, Northfield Local and organic farm produce, art and fine craft, artisan foods and Northfield’s favorite bread and pastries. Weekly mix of entertainment and youth activities ranges from hammer dulcimer music to breakdancing. New vendors welcome. Riverwalk: The Art of a Summer Saturday. More at RiverWalkMarketFair.org.

6th Street Trio • 1-4pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Smooth ’70s, piano classics, party songs...a little bit of everything.

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

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

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The Tavern Lounge, Northfield This group returns in support of its fantastic sophomore release, Pretty Little Gal. A high-energy band that blends blues, rock and bluegrass into a sound that some have called “bluesgrass.” Bernie’s songs tell tales of worn souls traveling through a landscape of sin and redemption.

Live, the four-piece, acoustic group delivers its delightful tunes with a signature rhythmic swing.

Swinging Country • 9pm

Red Fox Tavern, Lakeville

Bad Monkey • 9pm-Close

Reggie’s Brewhouse, Owatonna Midi Men • 10pm-2am

Grampa Al’s, Faribault Top 40 dance, club and hip hot hits to keep the dance floor packed.

Jason Poulos (drums, vocals) and John Schmid (keys, guitars, vocals). Poulos has drummed for bands such as Power of Ten, Urban Myth, Bone Daddy, Bounce and Jezebel. Schmid has played for bands such as Power of Ten, Urban Myth and Joyride.

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TUESDAY, JULY 8

Faribault Area Swap Meet & Flea Market • 9am-4pm

Pan-O-Prog

Rice County Fairgrounds, Faribault This is the first weekend of what, July 26 on, will be a regular weekend event in Faribault.

Arts, crafters, household, produce, plants/ garden, antiques/collectibles, tools, jewelry and more. Free parking. Free admission. Fun for the whole family.

The Average Janes • 2-5pm

The Average Janes

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Music from the ’70s, ’80s and today – a little country without the twang.

MONDAY, JULY 7 Pan-O-Prog

Holyoke Avenue, downtown Lakeville A weeklong festival (July 4-12) with events including 4th of July fireworks, dances, parade, picnics, classic car show, talent contest, golf tournament, contests and more. Details at panoprog.org.

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.

Holyoke Avenue, downtown Lakeville A weeklong festival (July 4-12) with events including 4th of July fireworks, dances, parade, picnics, classic car show, talent contest, golf tournament, contests and more. Details at panoprog.org.

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, JULY 9 Pan-O-Prog

Holyoke Avenue, downtown Lakeville A weeklong festival (July 4-12) with events including 4th of July fireworks, dances, parade, picnics, classic car show, talent contest, golf tournament, contests and more. Details at panoprog.org.

Northfield Noontime Organ Recital: Jacob Fuhrman • 12:15-12:45pm

St. John’s Lutheran Church, Northfield Fuhrman is from the Eastman School of Music.

Books & Stars: Mixed Nuts • 7pm

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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.

Chance Meetings • 7:30-9:30pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield John Hiscox, Neil Rowley, Gail Moll and Rob Lampe play a mixed genre of music which is not half-bad and a lot of fun.

THURSDAY, JULY 10 Pan-O-Prog

Holyoke Avenue, downtown Lakeville A weeklong festival (July 4-12) with events including 4th of July fireworks, dances, parade, picnics, classic car show, talent contest, golf tournament, contests and more. Details at panoprog.org.

Key West Rejects • 4:30pm

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville Babe’s live music acoustic patio. 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.

The Owatonna 11 @ 7 Summer Concert Series: Owatonna Community Band • 7-8pm

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Mark Mraz • 8pm

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

More at mrazbrothers.com.

Pan-O-Prog Indoor Dance Party with Junk FM • 9:30pm

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville This is a 21+ event. Babe’s cover charge may apply.

FRIDAY, JULY 11 Pan-O-Prog

Holyoke Avenue, downtown Lakeville A weeklong festival (July 4-12) with events including 4th of July fireworks, dances, parade, picnics, classic car show, talent contest, golf tournament, contests and more. Details at panoprog.org.

Sweet Jazz • 5-7pm

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

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HAPPENINGS Friday, July 11, continued Jake Ilika • 7-8pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield A singer/songwriter from the Twin Cities. Through his solo work, his guitar/piano duo Tour Funk, his rock band The Heavy Set and a handful of other side projects, he covers the bases with a variety of sounds and styles. He plays finger-style acoustic, raging electric, lap steel, resonator, pedal steel and keys. Jake has opened for Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps, Chastity Brown, Erik Koskinen, 4onthefloor, Mark Mallman, General B & The Wiz, Teague Alexy and Chris Koza & Rogue Valley.

Alison Scott with Kevin Bowe • 8pm

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota Scott has a soulful, organic sound that completely ignores the rules of cool that define so much of today’s music. The singer/songwriter rips up the stage like a modern day Carole King, making an unforgettable impression with her piano and a strong, romantic voice.

The Tavern Lounge, Northfield A solo artist covering six decades and seven styles of music. From The Everly Brothers and Frank Sinatra, to Rick Springfield, Dave Matthews and Jimmy Eat World, plus original music.

The Federales • 8-10pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield A popular Twin Cities-based altcountry band that takes a classic formula and puts their own signature modern spin on it. The result? They sound like heartache. They sound like a rowdy bar. And their songs tell great stories. Their unique guitar-driven, pedal steel-soaked sound is cut with close harmonies and plenty of whiskey. Joe Evans on drums, James Gould (4onthefloor, The Goodbye Waves) on electric guitar, Ben Miller (Ekko Galaxie and The Rings of Saturn, The Flowers Brothers) on acoustic guitar, mandolin and vocals, Andy Schuster (Wild Colonial Bhoys, Cory Wong Quartet) on upright bass and Karl Wahoske (Minnesota Chorale, Wahoske Industries) on banjo, acoustic guitar and vocals. More at thefederales.com.

GB Leighton • 8pm

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville Dancing and mingling under the big tent at Babe’s. Ages 21+.

Through more than a decade and 11 studio albums, Brian Leighton and his six-piece band have been tearing up rock clubs, festivals and even a few fans’ living rooms with a slew of songs that connect with the heart and couples singing along on the dance floor.

Matthew Griswold • 9pm

Froggy Bottoms, Northfield Bone-shakin’ voodoo grooves that keep your toes tappin’ and hands clappin’ all night long. His brand of foot-stompin’ folk-rock pays 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.

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Mark Mraz • 9pm-12am

Pub 31, Faribault Everybody’s favorite piano man tickles the ivories and performs favorite sing-along songs, golden oldies and classic covers from the pop music archives.

Iron Horse • 10pm

The Club, Faribault Minnesota’s most sought out six-piece high energy modern country act.

SATURDAY, JULY 12 Pan-O-Prog

Holyoke Avenue, downtown Lakeville A weeklong festival (July 4-12) with events including 4th of July fireworks, dances, parade, picnics, classic car show, talent contest, golf tournament, contests and more. Details at panoprog.org.

Riverwalk Market Fair • 9am-1pm

Bridge Square, Northfield Local and organic farm produce, art and fine craft, artisan foods and Northfield’s favorite bread and pastries. Weekly mix of entertainment and youth activities ranges from hammer dulcimer music to breakdancing. New vendors welcome. Riverwalk: The Art of a Summer Saturday. More at RiverWalkMarketFair.org.

Northfield Garden Tour: Flowers and Fine Art • 10am-4pm

This is the first of a two-day event. Tour six private gardens. Each will include a resident artist showcasing their work with items for - gardens and at sale. Advance tickets at Knecht’s Nursery and eco the gardens. Tickets: $10. More at northfieldgardenclub.org. Also July 13.

40th Anniversary Family Festival • 10:30am-2:30pm

Owatonna Arts Center Forty years ago on this day the Owatonna Arts Center was born.

Celebrate at this free and fun family celebration of artistic proportions. Open to the public.

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.

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International Festival of Burnsville • 3-9pm

Nicollet Commons Park, Burnsville Burnsville is a city that truly values and celebrates cultural diversity.

During this event guests can peruse food and vendor tents and admire cultural displays. Dancers, musicians and other entertainers exhibit the city’s diverse population and traditions. More at intlfestburnsville.org.

Ashes for April • 5-8pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Four guys, six acoustic instruments and retro pop songs. Includes Lincoln Ashbury (acoustic guitar, mandolin, vocals), Chubby Ashton (upright bass, vocals), Rocco C’Ash (drums, percussion) and Mickey Mash (acoustic guitar, banjo, vocals).

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Prairie Pond Vineyards and Winery New Prague An acoustic duo known for lush harmonies and love of ’70s AM radio rock. Original tunes along with favorites from Neil Young, Warren Zevon, Bobbie Gentry, Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen.

Marty Anderson & the Goods • 7-11pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield One of Northfield’s favorite bands is back and they’re better than ever. Marty Anderson & the Goods present a fantastic mix of classic rock, alt country and Americana – everything from Bruce Springsteen, The Waterboys, and Bob Dylan to the Kinks, Bowie and The Beatles. More at martinandersonandthegoods.com.

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Signature Bar and Grill, Faribault Jeff Ray • 8pm

The Tavern Lounge, Northfield Ray performs regularly throughout North America and Europe and has shared the stage with the likes of Chris Smither, Justin Townes Earle, Spider John Koemer, Pat Donohue, Retribution Gospel Choir, Dawes, Charlie Parr and James Hunter. More at jeffraymusic.com.

Good For Gary • 9pm

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville Saturday night tent dance. This Twin Cities cover band plays current and past dance hits, focusing on the newest Top 40 songs. With a seven-piece lineup, there’s no hip-hop, pop or dance song they can’t cover including Lady Gaga, Eminem, Usher and Rihanna.

Jordan Taylor • 9pm-12am

Pub 31, Faribault This singer/songwriter/indie-folk artist brings his amazing gifts as a lyricist and a musician to Pub 31 for the very first time. Taylor’s songs are highly intelligent and thought provoking, and should make that craft beer you’ll be drinking that much more interesting.

Strange Daze • 10pm

Grampa Al’s, Faribault Rock out of the St. Cloud/Minneapolis area filled with high energy, passion and soul. Has played with many national acts and reached No. 9 on College Music Journal’s top 200 adds.

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Northfield Garden Tour: Flowers and Fine Art • 11am-4pm

Rice County Fair

This is the second of a two-day event. Tour six private gardens.

Each will include a resident artist showcasing their work with items - gardens and for sale. Advance tickets at Knecht’s Nursery and eco at the gardens. Tickets: $10. More at northfieldgardenclub.org. Also July 12.

Jagged Ease • 2-5pm

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

Charlie Parr • 8pm

Ed’s No Name Bar, Winona Parr is an American country blues musician, born in Austin, Minn. His influences include Charlie Patton, Bukka White, Reverend Gary Davis, Dave Van Ronk and Mississippi John Hurt. He plays a National resonator 12-string guitar in the Piedmont blues style.

MONDAY, JULY 14 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.

Rice County Fairgrounds, Faribault This is the first of a six-day event. See the inside back cover for more.

Jivin’ Ivan and the Kings of Swing • 7-9pm

Heritage Stage, Rice County Fair Classic acoustic swing with hot licks and stellar vocals.

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, JULY 16 Rice County Fair

Rice County Fairgrounds, Faribault This is the second of a six-day event. See the inside back cover for more.

Northfield Noontime Organ R ­ ecital: Rev. Richard Collman and David K. Miller • 12:15-12:45pm

Northfield United Methodist Church Organ and piano are presented in this program titled Basically Bach.

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The Whiskies • 4:30pm

HAPPENINGS Wednesday, July 16, continued Books & Stars: The Castaways • 7pm

Old Memorial Pool, Northfield Their fast-paced and versatile songs range from pop and album artists, classic rock, mood-setting ballads and the best of ’50s and ’60s favorites including their 1965 hit song Liar, Liar.

Includes free admission to the pool 6-8pm.

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, JULY 17 Rice County Fair

Rice County Fairgrounds, Faribault This is the third of a six-day event. See the inside back cover for more.

Spare Room Underground Shoppe’s July Sale • 3-7pm

Spare Room Underground Shoppe, Northfield New and repurposed accents for the home. Sale also July 19-20, 10am-6pm.

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville A Twin Cities acoustic fronted band. Whether it be the two-man show, trio or full band, the acoustic guitars lead the charge. The Whiskies play everything from rock and blues to pop and current country. Along with this pure sound, they bring two-, three- and four-part harmonies and acoustic leads you will not hear in any other acoustic driven show. The Whiskies are: Scott Anderson (lead guitar, vocals), Dave Phipps (rhythm guitar, vocals), and when a full band: Scott Maleska (bass, fiddle and saxophone) and Mark Prior (percussion, vocals). Their sound falls somewhere between Dave Matthews, Mumford & Sons and the Gear Daddies.

Songs of Hope • 7pm

United Redeemer Church, Zumbrota With more than 50 performers on stage, 2014 promises to be an especially high-energy show for Songs of Hope, the concert tour resulting from a six-week camp for children from around the world performing the music of their countries.

The Owatonna 11 @ 7 Summer Concert Series: Enablers 7-8:30pm

Central Park, Owatonna Classic rock.

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Faith Boblett • 8-9:30pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield This is the first local appearance of singer/ songwriter Faith Boblett, touring in support of her acclaimed debut CD, Oil & Water. The album was recorded in collaboration with renowned producer Brent Sigmeth at Littlebig Studios in Cannon Falls (Haley Bonar, The Cactus Blossoms, Jus Post Bellum). The album showcases Boblett’s stunning vocals and compelling lyrics, pulling inspiration from singers like Brandi Carlile, Stevie Wonder, Lissie and Ryan Adams.

Car Cruise Nights • 6-9pm

Main Street, Faribault The third Friday of each month through August a block is closed off to host a myriad of classic, historic, high performance, special interest and tuner cars plus motorcycles and trucks. Classic rock is played throughout by Power 96 and drawings are held every 30 minutes for great prizes for gearheads and gearhead wannabes alike.

Thea Ennen & Dave Ja Vue • 6-9pm

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Theater: Shrek: The Musical • 7:30pm

New Prague High School See theater page.

The Girl Singers: Broadway’s Best Musical Hits • 7:30pm

The Frye • 8pm

The Tavern Lounge, Northfield An acoustic duo known for their lush harmonies and love of ’70s AM radio rock.

Presenting original tunes along with favorites from Neil Young, Warren Zevon, Bobbie Gentry, Patti Smith and Bruce Springstein.

FRIDAY, JULY 18 Rice County Fair

Rice County Fairgrounds, Faribault This is the fourth of a six-day event. See the inside back cover for more.

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Americana Concert • 7:30-9:30pm

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The Zillionaires • 9-11pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield A four-piece electric band with Wendy Smith (guitar, vocals, accordion), Peter Nelson (guitar and vocals), Dave Drentlaw (drums) and Steve Delwiche (bass). They play Smith’s originals along with covers from a variety of styles including blues, rock and roll, roots and country. One of Northfield’s most danceable bands. More at thezillionaires.com.

Accordion-O-Rama • 8pm

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota An annual event that never fails to delight a sold-out audience, Accordion-O-Rama returns with Dan “Daddy Squeeze” Newton, McKnight winner Dee Langley and Jerry Minar, maker of Hengel concertinas. They’ll perform in round robin and together.

Billy Johnson • 8pm

Room For Gray • 9pm

The 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.”

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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.

Froggy Bottoms, Northfield Hailing from Minneapolis, James Gray (lead vocals, bass), David Roo (guitar, vocals) and Kris Godfrey (drums/percussion) have endured eight years together electrifying audiences across the Midwest. Fueled with pop-rock energy and claiming influences such as Bon Jovi, Matchbox 20 and Daughtry, Room For Gray continues to expand its fan base through the power of grassroots support.

Carey Langer • 9pm-12am

Pub 31, Faribault 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.

Andy Tackett • 9pm-12am

Signature Bar and Grill, Faribault 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.

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HAPPENINGS Friday, July 18, continued Wicked Sensation • 9:30pm-close

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville Remember that perfect kegger you went to, the night when everything seemed to fall right into place? Wicked Sensation is the soundtrack to that night. Playing all the great rock party tunes from the ’70s to today, they will keep the party going all night long.

Bridge Square, Northfield Local and organic farm produce, art and fine craft, artisan foods and Northfield’s favorite bread and pastries. Weekly mix of entertainment and youth activities ranges from hammer dulcimer music to breakdancing. New vendors welcome. Riverwalk: The Art of a Summer Saturday. More at RiverWalkMarketFair.org.

Cannon Falls Wine & Art Festival • 10am-5pm

Hannah’s Bend Park, Cannon Falls The first of a two-day event. Sip Minnesota wine and shop for art along the banks of the Cannon River. More at cannonfallswineandartfestival.com. Also July 20.

Jonah and the Whales • 10pm

The Club, Faribault A solid mix of classic ’60s and early ’70s.

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Boxers Bar and Grill, Faribault A combination of newgrass and folk with rich vocal harmonies inspired by a variety of arists and genres.

SATURDAY, JULY 19

Long Time Gone Bluegrass Band • 12-5pm

Midway/Sellner Stage, Rice County Fair Classic bluegrass with soulful vocals, hot licks, a dash of swing and good humor.

Andrew Walesch • 1-4pm

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Eat Local Farm Tour • times vary

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Visit some or all of the participating farms on this self-guided tour.

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

Ageless • 5-7pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Ageless is a pop rock band made up of teens and preteens from the greater Minneapolis area. The band performs cover songs from today and decades past, plus mixes in original music.

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Tony Williams • 5-8pm

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

Songs of Hope: A Concert by Young Artists from Countries Worldwide • 7pm

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault Free admission, singing, dancing and more.

Matthew Griswold • 9pm-12am

Pub 31, Faribault Bone-shakin’ voodoo grooves that keep your toes tappin’ and hands clappin’ all night long. His brand of foot-stompin’ folk-rock pays 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.

Audio Circus • 9pm-Close

Reggie’s Brewhouse, Owatonna The hottest party rock band in the Twin Cities. They dare play combination genres like you’ve never heard, bringing to the stage Lady Gaga and Social Distortion, Hot Chelle Ray and Korn, Michael Jackson and Jason Aldean.

Theater: Shrek: The Musical • 7:30pm

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Relativity • 8pm

Rice County Fairgrounds, Faribault This is the sixth of a six-day event. See the inside back cover for more.

New Prague High School See theater page.

The Tavern Lounge, Northfield 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.

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.

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Cannon Falls Wine & Art Festival • 10am-5pm

Hannah’s Bend Park, Cannon Falls The second of a two-day event. Sip Minnesota wine and shop for art along the banks of the Cannon River. More at cannonfallswineandartfestival.com. Also July 19.

Secret Garden Tour • 10am-4pm

Owatonna The Owatonna Arts Center presents self-guided tours of several beautiful gardens. Tickets: $12 advance, $15 day of.

Theater: Shrek: The Musical • 2pm

New Prague High School See theater page. treVeld • 2-5pm

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HAPPENINGS Sunday, July 20, continued George Thorogood and the Destroyers • 7pm

Vetter Stone Amphitheater, Riverside Park, Mankato With special guest Joe Ely. Details at vetterstoneamphitheater.com.

MONDAY, JULY 21 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, JULY 22 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, JULY 23 Northfield Noontime Organ Recital: George Fergus 12:15-12:45pm

Studio A, Christiansen Hall of Music, St. Olaf, Northfield Fergus is a St. Olaf College organ graduate.

Books & Stars: Xibaba • 7pm

Way Park, Northfield Time to dance to the sound of Brazilian jazz. This band blends the tropical sounds of bossa nova, samba, baião, forro, frevo, chorinho and partido alto.

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.

Chance Meetings • 7:30-9:30pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield John Hiscox, Neil Rowley, Gail Moll and Rob Lampe play a mixed genre of music which is not half-bad and a lot of fun.

You Knew Me When • 8:30-11pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield A Nashville-based husband and wife duo, their music parades between a fusion of progressive indie-rock and folky piano driven compositions, all infused with a myriad of pulsing and stirring beats. You Knew Me When is “a must if you’re a fan of groups like Matt Costa, The Shins, The Postal Service, The Decemberists, Coldplay and Norah Jones.” More at youknewmewhen.com.

THURSDAY, JULY 24 Crazy Daze Sidewalk Sale • 7am-7pm

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Key West Rejects • 4:30pm

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville 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.

Jivin’ Ivan and the Kings of Swing 7-8:30pm

Central Park, Faribault Classic acoustic swing, hot licks and stellar vocals.

The Owatonna 11 @ 7 Summer Concert Series: Owatonna Community Band • 7-8pm

Central Park, Owatonna Mark Mraz • 8pm

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

Miss Becky Kapell • 8-10pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Original folk and Americana singer/songwriter making her Northfield debut in support of her critically acclaimed CD, For Now. Her country-twinged songs are sometimes plaintive and spare, sometimes humorous and lively and capture the frustration and heartache of unrealized dreams. Kapell continues to write songs and has recently joined forces with power-punker Chris Lunceford on guitar and mandolin. More at missbeckykapell.bandcamp.com.

Ile du Berceau • 8-11pm

Ed’s No Name Bar, Winona Join Ile du Berceau on the banks of the Mississippi river. Guitarist Sam Miltich and cellist/vocalist Martha Larson share their signature sound of gypsy jazz, bistro swing and Croatian crooning. Paired with Ed’s bohemian atmosphere and select array of craft beers and wines, you just may think you’ve stumbled into a 1920’s European cafe. More at ileduberceau.com.

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Theater: Meet Me In St. Louis • 7:30pm

FRIDAY, JULY 25 80th Annual Kolacky Days

Montgomery This is the first of a three-day event. Take in exhibits, food, live music, tournaments and competitions, beer garden/food stands, kids activities and more. Details at montgomerymn.org.

Seth Hanson • 5-6pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Key West Rejects • 7-9pm

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.

Jack Winders • 7-10pm

Prairie Pond Vineyards and Winery, New Prague Winders is a young, acoustic rock musician who plays a variety of genres from an array of time periods. His playlist includes both covers and his own original songs. Winders draws influence from Bob Dylan, The Band, The Lumineers, Oasis and Jack Johnson.

Exhibit Closing Reception: Cycle-ology • 7-9pm

Northfield Arts Guild See exhibits page.

Theater: Shrek: The Musical • 7:30pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See theater page.

Lonesome Dan Kase • 8pm

The Tavern Lounge, Northfield For the last 15 years 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.

Rhythmic Circus: Feet Don’t Fail Me Now • 8pm

The Ames Center, Burnsville Home-grown hoofers from Minneapolis hit the road with a trunk full of tap shoes, funky costumes and a big brass band, ready to burst onto the stage with this show. “Heatbox,” the human beatbox, joins the swingin’ seven-piece funk band to accompany each tap, shuffle and stomp with a clang, riff and refrain. It’s easy to see why this troupe was a 2012 winner of the Edinburgh Festival “Spirit of the Fringe” Award. In this joyous parade of genre-hopping music and hard-hitting percussive dance, you’ll be jumping out of your seat and dancing to the beat. Tickets: $30-40 at ames-center.com or 952/895-4680. Also July 26.

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Mark Cameron • 9pm-12am

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Jaybone Bell Trio • 9-11pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Discovered in one of the now legendary late-night song circles at Boats and Bluegrass Festival in Winona, Jason Ziebell (aka Jaybone Bell) soon found locals offering stage time to hear his song-craft.

Ziebell tapped into his friends, all WSU music students, to form the rough and tumble Americana band that accents his originals and helps to take them soaring into the jubilant territory that fills the dance floor. Jaybone Bell & Restless Light has shared the stage with Horseshoes and Handgrenades, Charlie Parr, Caroline Smith, and Farewell Milwaukee.

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Dave Hudson • 9pm

Froggy Bottoms, Northfield After cutting his teeth with various college bands and acoustic duos, Hudson made his way through the Minneapolis music scene by writing and singing his own blend of melodic acoustic-rock music. His style has been compared to the likes of the Gin Blossoms, U2 and the Counting Crows. His selfstyled mix of cover songs ranging from the ’80s to today, blended with his own recorded and nationally released music, is what has kept crowds coming back for more.

Younger Brother • 9:30pm-close

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville Younger Brother was formed in the spring of 2007 by a couple of brothers with a little extra time on their hands. Their vision is to entertain fans with a night full of energy and great music, and to never let them down.

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The Club, Faribault One of Minnesota’s hottest cover bands, comprised of members of the original Twin Cities hard rock act MatchPoint.

SATURDAY, JULY 26 80th Annual Kolacky Days

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HAPPENINGS Saturday, July 26, continued Faribault Area Swap Meet & Flea Market • 8am-5pm

Rice County Fairgrounds, Faribault A recurring weekend event. Arts, crafters, household, produce, plants/garden, antiques/collectibles, tools, jewelry and more. Free parking. Free admission. Fun for the whole family.

Riverwalk Market Fair • 9am-1pm

Bridge Square, Northfield Local and organic farm produce, art and fine craft, artisan foods and Northfield’s favorite bread and pastries. Weekly mix of entertainment and youth activities ranges from hammer dulcimer music to breakdancing. New vendors welcome. Riverwalk: The Art of a Summer Saturday. More at RiverWalkMarketFair.org.

Owatonna Festival of the Arts • 9am-5pm

Central Park, Owatonna This is the first of a two-day event. Fine artists showing and selling their creations, live music from Tree Party, Paul Imholte, Dave Williams and Mare Lennon, children’s activities, food vendors and more. Featured artist Joan Herzog will have works displayed in the Louis Sullivan Bank (Wells Fargo). Free. More at oacarts.org.

Cannon River Roots Festival • 12-11pm

Bridge Square, Northfield What could be better than a day down by the river listening to great Americana-Roots music? A day full of bluegrass, blues, folk-grass, gypsy jazz, Scottish, Irish and Nordic music. The main stage on Bridge Square will offer a lineup of talented national, regional and local musicians including:

The Powdermilk Biscuit Band – Bob Douglas, Adam Granger and Mary DuShane reunite.

Clay Hess – A Grammy-winning bluegrass picker, formerly with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, appearing here with Assisted Picking, his favorite picking buddies.

Ross & MacKenzie – Scottish and Irish music with voices, guitar, flutes, pipes, concertina, whistles, bodhran and step dancing.

Ile du Berceau – Martha Larson, founder/cellist/vocalist for this Midwest gypsy jazz ensemble.

Jon Manners – Blues-edged roots-rock with intricate and percussive guitar-work. Manner sounds like John Hiatt, without that dose of country. Do you like Eric Bibb, John Martyn and Tom Waits? This is the vein that Manners mines.

Alabaster Falls – This folkgrass band will bring its instrumental expertise and crystal clear harmonies down from the Minnesota north woods.

Hütenänny – Primarily old-time dance music from the Nordic countries. A typical set includes waltzes, polkas, schottisches, hambos, polskas and marches.

Chance Meetings – John Hiscox, Neil Rowley, Gail Moll and Rob Lampe play a mixed genre of music which is not half-bad and a lot of fun.

Robert Meany • 1-4pm

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

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HAPPENINGS Saturday, July 26, continued Northfield Zumbathon Charity Event • 2-4:30pm

Central Park, Northfield This event benefits the Northfield Youth Sports Collaborative.

The Collaborative was founded after local sports organizations realized that low-income students were not participating in their programs. Their motto is: “there is a way for every child to play.”

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Exhibit Opening Reception: Bobby Marines, James Smit: Paintings • 5-7pm

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota See exhibits page.

D’Sievers • 5-8pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls A group of musicians from Rochester and surrounding Southeast Minnesota communities.

The core sextet consists of Steve Sawyer (bass), Eric Straubmuller (piano), Lee Krueger (drums), John Sievers (trombone), Curt Shellum (trumpet) and Dick Rohrbaugh (saxophone). Together they play a variety of music with a focus on improvisation.

Theater: Shrek: The Musical • 7:30pm

New Prague High School See theater page.

Theater: Meet Me In St. Louis • 7:30pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See theater page.

The Ames Center, Burnsville See July 25 description.

Billy McLaughlin and Mystery Guests • 8pm

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota An innovative and versatile performer and composer, McLaughlin astounds audiences with the breadth of sound he draws from an acoustic guitar. Enjoy a night of Billy’s signature solo acoustic masterpieces accented by a few cameo special guest appearances.

Joe Fahey & The Bottom 40 • 8pm

The Tavern Lounge, Northfield As a solo artist and with his bands Carp 18 and The Bottom 40, Fahey has been a favorite on the Twin Cities blues and folkrock scene for decades. An award-winning and critically acclaimed singer/songwriter, Fahey’s latest release, Bushnell’s Turtle, has been featured on 89.3 The Current’s Local Show. Of particular note to fans of artists like Neil Young, Jonathan Richman, Vic Chesnutt, Wilco and Josh Ritter.

Sasha Mercedes • 9pm-12am

Pub 31, Faribault A feisty folk-rocker that draws you in with her compelling and powerful vocal stylings. Lyrical, genre-bending, thought-provoking, inspiring, catchy, easy to relate to and easy to listen to. Her new album, Lucky, is wowing audiences and critics alike and has been featured on KYMN Radio’s All-Wheel Drive. Find her at sashamercedes.com.

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Cannon River Roots Jam • 10:30pm-12am

The Contented Cow, Northfield A Cannon River Roots Festival afterglow. See 12-11pm description.

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Faribault Area Swap Meet & Flea Market • 9am-4pm

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Kolacky Royalty Reception • 10am-1pm

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HAPPENINGS Sunday, July 27, continued Theater: Meet Me In St. Louis • 2pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See theater page.

MONDAY, JULY 28 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, JULY 29 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, JULY 30 Dr. Stephen May • 12:15-12:45pm

Skinner Chapel, Carleton, Northfield May is the organist and choirmaster at Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour in Faribault.

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.

Books & Stars: Roe Family Singers • 7pm

Central Park, Northfield Good-time, old-time, hillbilly band from the Mississippi headwaters. The band blends characteristic old-time sound with rock & roll, featuring banjo, auto harp, guitar and washboard.

Jason Isbell • 7pm

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HISTORIC

HAPPENINGS

By Susan Hvistendahl

Faribault’s Tilt-A-Whirl What memories do you have of the TiltA-Whirl? I think almost everyone has a memory of the first spinning, dipping, dizzying, dazzling ride on that familiar staple of amusement parks, state and county fairs and carnivals. If you live in Faribault, you can also lay claim to being where the Tilt-AWhirl was invented and you may have had personal associations with Sellner Manufacturing Company, which produced the ride from its inception in 1926 until 2011.

According to Sellner family lore, Herbert Sellner came up with the idea for the Tilt-A-Whirl at his kitchen table. He put casters on a dining room chair, put the chair with Arthur on it on top of the table and then lifted one side of the table and then the other, causing the chair to roll back and forth. A possible name “Tiltalator” was considered for the model he constructed in early 1926 but the name was changed to “TiltA-Whirl” in the course of patenting.

used his son Arthur in advertising for the Joymobile car for kids. This business closed in May of 1919.

Herbert Sellner experimented on early entertainment devices in a shop in the back yard of the family home at 124 3rd Ave. E. He began to produce beach equipment, including diving platforms, huge wooden water toboggan slides and water wheels designed to propel people into the water. His inventions found immediate success. A Dec. 17, 1923, promotional brochure touted the “Patented water toboggan slide that is quite the rage at summer resorts. Its business last year, while introducing the slide, ran to $40,000 and will be more the coming summer.” There were pictures of people frolicking on and around the slide in Seattle, New York, Jamaica, Switzerland, France and Denmark with the caption “Just picture the profit!” At 50 cents per hour per toboggan, 12 toboggans would turn in $6 every hour, for an “inexpensive investment, way under a thousand dollars.”

One invention did not work out so well but may have helped spark the idea for the Tilt-A-Whirl, along with rolling his son on a table. Sellner tested a water merry-go-round in nearby Roberd’s Lake. A string of motor boats chained together went around in a circle, each boat rocked by the wake of the other boats. This invention was destroyed when a storm wrecked it in 1925.

The first Tilt-A-Whirl was built in his back yard and a neighbor’s barn and may have been completely erected on land on Mott Avenue near Teepee Tonka Park. Construction of a factory began at 515 Fowler St. in September of 1926 to ramp The Sellner family saga in America up production for this and started with Herbert’s parents, Friedother inventions. On March 26, Herbert W. Sellner (1887-1930) developed the first Tilt-A-Whirl rich Heinrich Sellner and his wife, 1927, Sellner Mfg. Co. was inamusement ride in Faribault in 1926 and founded Sellner Charlotte Lueck Sellner, who imManufacturing Co., which produced the iconic ride and many corporated. (Herbert’s brother migrated to the U.S. from Germany others until 2011. Courtesy of the Rice County Historical Society.

Martin Sellner was general in 1881. The 24-year-old Friedrich manager until his retirement in found his woodcrafting skills in demand for making cabinets and 1961.) It is said that over the next year the first 14 Tilt-A-Whirls carving furniture designs at a furniture and lumber business in were built in Herbert’s basement and yard.

Wabasha (Luger Brothers). Within a few years the couple moved Although it has been printed that the Tilt-A-Whirl was first run to Faribault. where he worked at what became the Faribault Furniture Factory and where Herbert Walter Sellner was born Feb. 5, at the Rice County Fair and at the Minnesota State Fair of 1926, that is hard to verify. The Rice County Fair which was held in 1887, one of nine children.

Northfield lists only a Ferris wheel and merry-go-round in its Young Herbert Sellner inherited his father’s skills and expanded ads. Some sources say the ride made its debut at the Minnesota on them. According to a history prepared for the 70th anState Fair of 1927, but the Rice County Historical Society has a niversary of Sellner Mfg. Co. in 1996, Sellner founded Ideal flier from the Wildwood Amusement Park of White Bear Lake Lamp Mfg. on June 1, 1914, producing mission style lamps with touting its “Mysterious Sensation Tilt-A-Wheel” (sic), dated colorful stained glass shades, along with tables, chairs and then May 25, 1927. And a Sellner Co. 1938 brochure says the original wooden toys during the shortages of lead during World War Tilt-A-Whirl was built by Herbert Sellner for Wildwood Park I. Herbert produced a three-wheeled sled called a Coaster and near St. Paul.

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Company. (The park, which closed in 1932, also had a Sellner water toboggan slide.)

In 1928, Sellner Mfg. produced the Swooper ride and 45,000 square feet in the factory was devoted to making both the Tilt-A-Whirl and the Swooper. The “perfected and remedied” Swooper was shown in a 1930 brochure which described the action: “glide back, swoop upward, glide forward, swoop downward. Swoop into the air at about three times the speed of the straight-away.” There were four speed changes every round.

Company founder Herbert Sellner died of anemia at the young age of 43 on April 22, 1930, but Herbert’s sons Walter and Arthur and brother Martin were continuing the family tradition.

(Martin was general manager until his retirement in 1961.) The company made it through the steel shortage of World War II by securing government contracts to make parts for munitions and toolkits for the Navy, according to the paper prepared for the 70th anniversary of the company in 1996. Arthur succeeded his uncle Martin as general manager and when Arthur retired in 1976, Arthur’s son Bruce became president.

Herbert Sellner’s Ideal Lamp Mfg. business produced missionstyle lamps and then wooden toys during World War I. Sellner used his son Arthur in this ad for the Joymobile car for kids. ­Courtesy of the Rice County Historical Society.

What excitement this “mysterious sensation” must have brought to the 20-acre Wildwood Park on the south shore of White Bear Lake in 1927! The Twin Cities Rapid Transit Co. acquired the streetcar line to this park in 1889 and soon Twin Cities residents were flocking to the park, paying the 10 to 15 cent fare for the 45-minute trip to its many attractions. A 500-foot roller coaster and a roller rink were added in 1892. There was a dance pavilion (featuring names such as Guy Lombardo), swimming, boating and picnic areas, amusement rides and carnival games. As many as a thousand people a day visited the park on weekends and tried out this new ride from Faribault’s Sellner

Bruce Sellner (born Aug. 30, 1951) was as inventive as his grandfather Herbert. One morning, around three a.m., he woke up his wife Tovah and daughter Erin to show them a notebook full of doodles which would turn into a line of Spin Rides. The first was Spin-the-Apple in 1987. Berry-Go-Round, Barrel-ofFun and Bear Affair followed and the company went on to produce many more. Rides such as these provided more affordable equipment options for customers and variety in the offerings.

On Sept. 10, 1994, Bruce Sellner cut the ribbon on a new addition which expanded Sellner Mfg. Co. by about 40 percent in anticipation of producing a sailboat ride called Anchors Away. On June 16, 1995, the Faribault Area Chamber of Commerce named Sellner Mfg. Co. with its 40 employees as Business of the Year.

But much sadness followed when Arthur died just two weeks later on June 30 at the age of 80. Then, just a couple months after that, his son Bruce died Sept. 4 at the age of 44 while waiting for a heart/lung transplant after years of battling two auto-immune diseases. His newly designed hang glider ride, the Windjammer, was about to make its debut in Florida.

A 1923 promotional brochure declared: “The ‘old swimming hole’ with its rustic and commonplace diving board is a pleasure of yesterday.” Modern aquatic fans desire “mechanical playthings such as the Sellner Water Toboggan Slide.” After sliding down, riders could glide up to 100 feet across the water. The water toboggan slide (at left) and water wheel with diving platform (at right) were installed in beaches around the world. Photos courtesy of Rice County Historical Society.

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Carolyn Heskett, the company sales manager, said in his obituary in the Faribault Daily News of Sept. 6, 1995, that “Bruce was most proud of the growth in the company he helped orchestrate these past ten years, resulting in the recent expansion of the manufacturing area.” She also said, “He always had time for people…

Everyone who knew him loved him.”

Bruce’s wife, Tovah, became majority owner of the company and chair of the company’s board of directors and their daughter Erin, at age 24, became president of the company she had worked for since the age of 14 when she started in the electrical shop. Through high school she moved to the parts department and eventually into the office for customer service as she learned the business from the ground up.

Just before the New York 9/11 terrorist attack, an Aug. 31, 2001, story in the Star Tribune was titled, “It’s Been a Tilting, Whirling Ride for 75 Years.” It reported that Sellner Mfg. had produced more

than 1,000 Tilt-A-Whirls with more than 600 still operating, including some from the 1940s and 1950s.

Tilt-A-Whirls were so durable that the company provided mostly parts and maintenance repairs to its signature ride, selling only a few each year. As an example of its durability, the Tilt-A-Whirl at the Steele County Fair, owned by three generations of the Merriam family, was built by Sellner in 1947.

In the wake of 9/11, times got more difficult, with the economic slump, higher fuel prices and increase in the cost of materials affecting the amusement industry. After another tragedy, Hurricane Katrina in 2007, Sellner Mfg. sent out a Mardi Gras themed Tilt-A-Whirl to New Orleans when their ride was destroyed in New Orleans City Park. Also in 2007, the company was diversifying to screenprinted and embroidered apparel and accessories of the Sellner Sign Factory. They had also started making portable stages.

In March of 2007, 52 kindergarten students from Jefferson Elementary School in Faribault wrote a letter to the legislators asking that the Tilt-A-Whirl be made the state’s official amusement ride. Minnesota has a state muffin (blueberry) and a state butterfly (monarch), but the bill which State Rep. Patti Fritz introduced was not given a hearing and so did not progress.

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employees, down from a peak of 60 in 1996. When it became evident that the business would have to be sold, the Sellners were hoping to keep the manufacturing in the United States.

That was successful when Larson International of Plainview, Texas, purchased Sellner Mfg. in January of 2011. The Larson International president Jeff Novotny said, “Out of respect for the long history of this company and the family, and because of wide industry recognition of the Sellner product, I intend to keep and use the Sellner name.”

What has made the Tilt-A-Whirl so popular? Orders came pouring in for it from the beginning. Perhaps it is because one ride in it is never like another, unlike the Ferris wheel and merry-go-round which both go round and round and the roller coaster which has a set course. Mathematicians would call the unpredictability in the Tilt-A-Whirl “chaotic motion,” where even the weight of the passengers can affect what happens. Herbert Sellner himself pegged its attraction in his patent text: “A further object is to provide amusement apparatus wherein the riders will be moved in general through an orbit and will unexpectedly swing, snap from side to side or rotate without in any way being able to figure what movement may next take place

Tilt-A-Whirl Car Has Star Turn on History Channel

Tami Schluter, co-owner of the Historic Hutchinson House Bed and Breakfast at 305 2nd St. N.W. in Faribault, has a strong feeling that the Tilt-A-Whirl should be as iconic a representation of Faribault as Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox are for Bemidji, Spam is for Austin or, for that matter, the World’s Largest Twine Ball is for Darwin, Minn. After all, if you ask anyone from out of town if they have heard of the Tilt-A-Whirl, the answer most likely is yes. However, few outsiders know that the ride was invented and made in Faribault by Sellner Mfg. Co. from 1926-2011.

Whirl cars in the back lot from the Sellner company. Schluter stopped by one day and, undeterred by high weeds, checked out the three cars, which were prototypes with missing covers or hoods (called bonnets).

Pettipiece told her that his late father had always wanted to refurbish one of the cars for his children. He was willing to give the cars up on the conditions that they would be refurbished, placed in downtown Faribault and never sold for profit. Schluter agreed.

That evening, Schluter and her husband, Doug, were watching American Restoration Tami Schluter But that is about to change, due to Schluter’s on the History Channel and she jokingly initiative with the History Channel’s American Restoration said, “Wouldn’t it be cool if we could get American Restoration show and community support of her efforts. Unless there is interested in this project?” Doug encouraged her to do so, and a schedule change, on July 3 at 9:30 pm, Rick Dale and his she sent off an e-mail to the show’s producer that night. The crew of self-described “loose screws” at Rick’s Restoration in next morning, Nov. 22, 2013, she found a voice mail from the Las Vegas will unveil a refurbished Tilt-A-Whirl car, which is program, asking her to call back and within days heard “We destined to become a tourist attraction in downtown Faribault. want this project.”

How did this come about? Schluter told me there has been talk for years about branding Faribault, a town which can be identified with such things as the woolen mill, cheese cave, even a Heisman trophy winner – and the Tilt-A-Whirl. This ride, Schluter said, conjures up memories for almost everyone, including “Oh, yeah, I got my first kiss on it!” or even “That’s the first ride I got sick on!”

Schluter heard from Peggy Keilen (co-owner of Faribo Air Conditioning and Heating) that her scrap dealer, Gary Pettipiece of Harley’s Auto Salvage and Recycling, had some Tilt-A-

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There was a catch: They had to get a Tilt-A-Whirl car to Las Vegas and pay for the restoration. The only payback is publicity, the chance to let a national audience know about Faribault and its historic Tilt-A-Whirl business. Fortunately, Schluter was able to get a “fabulous deal” from Faribault’s McDonough Truck Line to ship the car out to Las Vegas on a truck en route to San Diego. The Schluters then flew to Las Vegas on Jan. 24 for the reality show.

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in the car.” Then there is the family appeal: A brochure from 1928 declared “It’s as safe as Grandma’s Rocker.” And, indeed, grandparents continue to share their affinity for the ride with grandchildren today, though there have been some changes.

The early wood Tilt-A-Whirls, powered by gas motors, had nine cars and today there are seven cars made of steel, aluminum and fiberglass. powered by electric motors.

The Tilt-A-Whirl is certainly an iconic part of American culture. Just look at some of the Tilt-A-Whirl references I came up with: Bluesmaster Jimmie Vaughn and the Tilt-A-Whirl band played at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis on March 24 of this year; Insane Clown Posse hip hop duo has donned face paint in a video and sings, “Think about your every sin as our tilta-a-whirly spins;” the book Tilt-A-Whirl by Chris Graberstein features a billionaire real estate tycoon who is found murdered on a Tilt-A-Whirl at a seedy amusement park in New Jersey; in a 1985 science-fiction fantasy, Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix build a homemade spacecraft out of an old Tilt-A-Whirl car before “embarking on an adventure into space in search of alien life where they discover that things are not always as they seem;” last month, a model of a Tilt-A-Whirl made

This “Swooper” of 1929 was built at the new 515 Fowler St. factory and was said to be “perfected and remedied” but only 15 were sold, due to the size. Courtesy of the Rice County Historical Society.

could get caught in the mesh, people were getting their fingers cut or broken grabbing for the mesh and it was not easy to clean if someone “lost his or her lunch” riding in the car.)

a forklift and the estimate for restoration was given as $8500. It would be necessary to raise half the money before refurbishment would even start, if they accepted that option.

Schluter and Keilen quickly started fundraising at home, getting needed publicity with a story in the Faribault Daily News by Managing Editor Jaci Smith on Feb. 18. A donor stepped up right away with an offer of $3000, if that sum could be matched by March 1, which it was, with checks of all sizes.

Lowell and Flavia Berg sent in a check for $2250 because of their fondness for fairs and for having been volunteers at state fairs over the years. The Faribault Foundation agreed to take the funds in so it would be tax-deductible. The check was sent out on March 2 and work began right away. The Schluters and Peggy and Bill Keilen flew to Las Vegas for “the reveal” on April 21.

The colors of the car will also be the familiar red and blue with a yellow seat, which former Sellner Mfg. employees recommended to Schluter.

And former employee Karen Bussert of Design Specialties provided an original graphic of a clown for the car.

Schluter says the restored car, which is in Faribault in a secret location until after the program, is now valued at $18,000.

Karen Bussert provided an original graphic of a clown for the Tilt-A-Whirl car which was refurbished for the American Restoration show. Photo courtesy of Karen Bussert of Design

Schluter signed a confidentiality Specialties in Faribault. agreement so can’t say much more but she did know the restored car would not have the solid bonnet, which would be too expensive to fabricate. Instead, Gold Star’s Mike Featherston (in the former Sellner building at 515 Fowler Street) found an original mesh bonnet, gave her yet another “fabulous deal” and, Schluter said, “shipped it out to Las Vegas on his own dime” in March.

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Mill City Restaurant and Sports Bar (formerly Boston’s), at 125 1st Ave. N.E. in Faribault, is hosting a premiere party during the airing of the show 9-10 pm on July 3, with all televisions turned to the History Channel. Drink specials called “The Tilt-A-Whirl” will be offered.

On May 27, the Faribault City Council’s joint committee approved the placement of this restored Tilt-A-Whirl on the corner of 128 Central Ave. N., in front of Burkhartzmeyer Shoes. The installation date has not yet been determined.

There are two more cars to be restored. Tax-deductible donations may be sent payable to the Faribault Foundation at Reliance Bank, 2300 N.W. 30th St., Faribault, Mn. 55021, with Tilt-A-Whirl notation on checks.

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of Legos was on display at the Denver Comic Con Convention.

And on Ebay, you can buy a “vintage promotional 1950s TiltA-Whirl booklet” for only $114.99 (the Rice County Historical Society passed on this one).

And you can purchase a Tilt-A-Whirl, if you have the money, say $250,000. Self-made millionaire Jerry Rich did so with the Sellner company in the mid-1990s. Rich, who got rich making software to help computerize stock markets, has a private golf course and country club near Sugar Grove, Illinois. He also has a collection of 90 rare and antique autos, along with the Tilt-AWhirl he bought for his wife Betty.

Erin Sellner provided me with the following statement, which seems to be a fitting way to conclude this “Historic Happenings” column: “It can be a source of local pride that for 84 years the Tilt-A-

Whirl, and the replacement parts to keep them all going, were manufactured here in Faribault. It is also a salute to American ingenuity, starting with my great-grandfather Herbert Sellner, who devised the first one in 1926. Over the years Sellner Manufacturing Company employed hundreds of very talented people in our community. Their hands shaped metal, wood and eventually fiberglass into wonderful contraptions that delighted decades of families.”

Thanks to the Sellner family and Susan Garwood, Executive Director of the Rice County Historical Society, for photos and information.

The mural below, completed in 2010, was funded by the Mural Society of Faribault. Dave Correll designed and painted the mural, along with Adam Scholljegerdes. It can be viewed on the back wall of Jim’s Auto and Tire, 119 4th St. NW, Faribault. Mural photo courtesy of Dave Correll of Brushwork Signs.

Bruce Sellner (at desk and by truck) took over Sellner Mfg. Co. when his father Arthur retired in 1976. Bruce created a popular line of spin rides before his death at the age of 44 in 1995, just months after his father’s death at 80. “The average employee at Sellner had worked for the company more than 15 years. Every department, welders, painters, fiberglass, electrical, tech support and office staff, felt a great pride in building ‘America’s Favorite Family Amusement rides’ – right here where it all began in Faribault, Minn., USA.” Erin Sellner in Faribault Daily News, Jan. 8, 2011. The Tilt-A-Whirl crew is shown here on Oct. 25, 2007, with Erin Sellner second from left on top row and Tovah Sellner in white next to pole at the top right.

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Clubs, Classes and More…

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls –

cannonriverwinery.com, 507/263-7400 Wine & Yoga in the Vineyard – A relaxing evening with a Green Lotus Healing and Yoga instructor leading a one-hour yoga class in Cannon River’s beautiful vineyard. July 10, 17, 24 and 31, 6-8 p.m. OR Aug. 7, 14, 21 and 28 , 6-8 p.m. $20/class and includes yoga class, healthy snacks and glass of wine (nonrefundable). Pre-registration required – 507/263-7400.

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota – crossingsatcarnegie.com, 507/732-7616 Classes in the arts for preschoolers through adults.

Crossings Art Camps – through Aug. 15 – Worlds of arts experiences await children and youth ages 3-18. Sculpting, painting, drawing, textile arts, creative writing, robotics, performance magic, drama and musical theatre, movie making and more. Call or email publicity@crossingsatcarnegie.com to request a full-color brochure or look online for details.

So You Wanna Write Children’s Books – July 12, 9am-12pm – Northfield resident Mary Bleckwehl will share her author journey with students, including the decision to self-publish.

Topics covered include goals and expectations including the joy of telling “your story,” categories of children’s books, finding an illustrator, researching the market, marketing a self-published book, writing resources, tips for writing and submitting a manuscript and more.

Eclectic Goat/Glass Garden Beads, Northfield – glassgardenbeads.com / eclecticgoatatnorthfield.com 1st and 3rd Mondays: Open Beading, 6-9pm – A good starting point to learn beginning beading techniques.

Make’n Take – July 17, 5-7pm –Bring a friend, create a funky ring, bracelet or necklace in just a few easy steps. $15/project.

Just Food Co-op, Northfield – 507/650-0106 Mondays: Knitting Night, 7-9pm, 507/645-6331 Lakeville Area Arts Center – 952/985-4640 Find art-related classes at lakevilleareaartscenter.com Northfield Arts Guild – 507/645-8877 Youth Dance Camp – Aug. 18-21, 1:30-3:30 pm. Ages 7-12.

At the Northfield Arts Guild. Explore ballet, modern, tap and jazz. For more information, go to northfieldartsguild.org.

Northfield Buddhist Meditation Center – Children’s Circle Class (ages 3-9), Sundays, 3-4pm. Children and their parents

meditate, do yoga and learn about Buddhism in a fun, peaceful atmosphere of exploration. Everyone welcome.

Northfield Community Services • nfld.k12.mn.us, follow the Community Services link • 507/664-3750 1st Annual Sports Special – donations accepted through July 25, sale Aug. 1, 11am-6pm, Northfield High School, Lower Cafeteria – Community Services is accepting new or lightly used athletic gear, equipment, apparel and bikes to sell at a low cost, with proceeds going to support the youth scholarship fund. Donations can be dropped off at the Community Services Office in the NCRC, Longfellow School, Northfield Middle School and the Northfield Outdoor Pool.

Northfield Dance Academy – Northfielddance.com, 507/6454068.

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Northfield Public Library – 507/645-6606

First Steps Early Literacy Center, Mon, Fri, Sat, 10-12pm Patty Cake Infant Lapsit, Tue, 10-11am Toddler Rhyme Time, Wed, 9:30 and 10:30am Walk-In eReader Assistance – Wed, 2:30-4:30pm Literary KIDS Club – Sat, 1-3pm Northfield Senior Center – northfieldseniorcenter.org 507/664-3700. Programs for active older adults in a premier fitness facility with an indoor pool and certified fitness instructors.

Bike club, hiking trips, ping pong, nutrition talks, art classes, writing classes, card groups, dining center, fitness classes and more.

Northfield Yarn – 507/645-1330 – Northfield Yarn – 507/6451330 – Open Stitching, Thursdays, 5-7pm at the Contented Cow. Bring a project and share in the fun. Free.

Owatonna Arts Center – 435 Garden view Ln • 507/451-0533 oacarts.org Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault – 507/332-7372 Find art-related classes for kids and adults at paradisecenterforthearts.org Kids Hand Building – M-Th, July 21-24, 9:30-10:30am – ages 4-7. Children (must be accompanied by an adult helper) will be guided by their imagination to create using slab and coil techniques. Whether creatures, dishes, signs or game pieces, their pieces will all have color added through the use of foodsafe underglazes (safe for mealtime). Instructed by Dianne Lockerby. $51 members, $62 nonmembers.

Rice County Historical Society • 507/332-2121 • rchistory.org Cannon Valley Civil War Roundtable – third Thursday, 7-9pm River Bend Nature Center, Faribault, 507/332-7151 – Classes and activities at rbnc.org.

Gardening with River Bend – Mondays, 8-10am Weekly Naturalist Walks – Tuesdays, 5-6pm Basic Slacklining – July 7 Free Animal Feed – July 7 Women in Nature: Campfires and Cooking – July 10, 5-7pm Candle Making in the Wild – July 12 O.W.L.S.: Older, Wiser, Livelier Seniors Luncheon Series – July 16, 12-2pm – July topic: rain gardens with Dustin Demmer Nature at Night Youth Lock-in – July 18-19 The Way of the Worm: Composting 101 – July 19 DIY Natural Health & Body Care Series: Homemade Personal Care Items – July 29, 5-7pm

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El Tequila – 1010 Hwy. 3 S. • 664-9139 • 11 a.m. -10 p.m.,

DINING Carbone’s Pizza & Sports Bar – 620 So. Water St, Northfield, MN

55057, 507/645-2300, carbonesnorthfield.com, Mon-Sat 11-1am, Sun 11am to midnight. Family friendly sports bar. Monthly and daily food and beverage specials. 2-for-1 happy hour daily, 11am-7pm, 10pm12am. Half-price appetizers Mon-Fri 3-7pm.

Chapati

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214 Division St., Northfield • 507/645-2462 • chapati.us, closed Mondays – Cuisine of India. Variety of curry and Tandoori entrees including a large selection of vegetarian items. Wine and beer.

The Club

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1525 Division St. W, Faribault • 507/331-1511, Tue-Wed 4pm-1 am, Thu-Fri 4pm-2am, Sat 11-2am • theClubfbo.com – Good food, great price. Featuring appetizers, burgers, homemade pizza, sandwiches and wraps.

Contented Cow

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302 Division St. S., Northfield • contentedcow.com • 3pm-close British-style pub with authentic British specialties and a variety of soups, salads and sandwiches. Extensive patio overlooking the Cannon River.

Great selection of imported and domestic draft beer and a full selection of wine and spirits.

Dairy Queen – 900 N Highway 3, Northfield • dairyqueenofnorth-

field.com • 507/645-8912 • Feb-Apr: 10am-9pm, May-Aug: 10am10pm, Sept-Oct: 10am-9pm – Dairy Queen treats and cake, homemade or southern style BBQ brisket sandwiches and famous juicy Polish hotdogs. Home of the Blizzard.

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­ orthfield – ­Family restaurant offering authentic Mexican cuisine as N well as wonderful margaritas and more.

Fireside Lounge and Supper Club – 37540 Goodhue Ave., Dennison

507/645-9992 • firesidelounge.net – Tu-Su 10am-close, closed Mon. A menu to satisfy all tastes, from burgers and sandwiches to steaks and shrimp dinners. Friday night fish special, Saturday night prime rib special and Sat/Sun breakfast specials. Like FiresideLoungeSupperClub on Facebook and receive a coupon for a free appetizer – limited time offer.

Froggy Bottoms River Pub

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

The HideAway Coffeehouse & Wine Bar – 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.

Hogan Brothers – 415 Division St., Northfield • 645-6653 • Sun-

Tue 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri and Sat 9 a.m.-10 p.m. – Hot hoagies since 1991.

Also soup, sandwiches, Espresso, gourmet coffee and ice cream.

J. Grundy’s Rueb ‘N’ Stein

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Johnny Angel’s Eatery & Pub

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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.

37592 Goodhue Ave., Dennison 507/645-6666 • Tue-Thu 4pm-2am, Fri-Sun 12pm-2am – American (Traditional), Italian, Pizza, Sandwiches. Nightly specials include Wednesday-Baby Back Ribs; ThursdaySpecialty Pasta; Friday-Fish Fry; Saturday-King Cut Prime Rib. Nest Midwest ����������������������������37 Northfield Arts Guild ����������������35 Northfield ArtsTown ����������������� 11 Northfield Dance Academy ������16 Northfield Garden Club ������������32 Northfield Hospital & Clinics ��30 Northfield Library: Books & Stars ������������������������19 Northfield Lines ������������������������10 Northfield Liquor Store �������������� 6 Northfield Noontime Organ Recitals ������������������������� 1 Northfield Olive Oils & Vinegars �����������������������������29 Northfield Retirement Community ����������������������������17 Northfield Yarn �������������������������37 Northfield YMCA ���������������������18 Owatonna Festival of the Arts ���� 3 Paper Petalum ���������������������������38 Paradise Center for the Arts ������� 8 Prairie Pond Winery ������������������� 11 Professional Pride Realty ���������27 Quality Bakery ��������������������������10 Quarterback Club ���������������������13

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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 – ­MandarinGardenNorthfield.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.

Quality Bakery and Coffee Shop

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Quarterback Club

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410 Division St., Northfield • 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

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632 2nd St., Kenyon • schweichhotel.com • 507/789-5800 • 11am11pm 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.

Tandem Bagels

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317 Division St., Northfield • tandembagels.com • 507/786-9977 Mon-Fri 7am-5:30pm, Sat 7am-5pm, Sun 7:30am-4pm. Genuine kettle-boiled and hearth-baked bagels. Made-from-scratch baked goods.

Breakfast and lunch bagel sandwiches. Hot toasted specialty sandwiches.

Fresh, seasonal, local and organic ingredients. Quality, soulful food in an inviting setting, leaving a small carbon footprint with eco-friendly serving materials.

The Tavern of Northfield – 212 Division St., Northfield • 507/663-

0342 • ­tavernofnorthfield.com • Sun-Thu 6:30am-10pm, Fri-Sat 6:30am-11pm, lounge open daily 3pm-midnight. Located in the historic Archer House since 1984, The Tavern offers casual dining with a wide variety of homemade menu items and specials daily featuring fresh fish on Fridays and prime rib on Saturdays. The Tavern Lounge sports a deck overlooking the Cannon River, appetizers and a full bar with live music Thur-Sat. Winjum’s Shady Acres Restaurant – 7759 177th St W, Faribault,

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

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Just Me Geralyn and Glass

Salt & water delivery, Commercial & Residential softeners, drinking water.

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Gift Boxes Original Fused Glass Plates & Vases Alone Or With Olive Oil, Soap, Cheese, Chocolate, Dips Weddings, Moms, House Warming, Thank You, Business Gifts, Any Occasion

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July 15-20, 2014 Faribault • Free Fair Admission • Daily Parking $5

THE GRANDSTAND Wednesday, July 16 • 7:30pm Enduro Races

Thursday, July 17 • 7pm

Minnesota Lawn Mower Racing Adults $10, 6-11 $3, 5 & under Free

Friday, July 18 • 7pm

ADULTS $15 AGES 6-11 $5 5  FREE

Professional Bull Riding 1 Free Child admission with every adult admission

Saturday, July 19 • 6:30pm

NTPA Truck & Tractor Pull ed

unless otherwise not

Sunday, July 20 • 6:30pm Demolition Derby

Ticket office opens 90 minutes before each scheduled event

THE MIDWAY STAGE

Tuesday, July 15 • 7pm

Friday, July 18 • 6:30pm

Rice County Fair Queen Coronation Dan Perry & Ice Cream Band

Wednesday, July 16 • 8pm

Saturday, July 19 • 7pm

Brad Boice Elvis Tribute Show

Breakthrough, Christian Rock Band

Thursday, July 17 • 6-10pm

Sunday, July 20 • 4pm

4-H Parade of Champions FREE EVENTS The Whitesidewalls Go to ricecountyfairmn.com for a lot more FREE music, entertainment and fun at the fair

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