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Welcome

ContentsContents

Welcometo the NORTHFIELD ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE™

Here you’ll find what’s going on in Northfield – music, food and fun.

This issue of the Northfield Entertainment Guide kicksoff our new entertaining feature – “Left Field” onpage 5. Meet two new characters to Northfield –Constance and Conrad – bovine of the mosteducated variety. A well-travelled couple that havebeen in search of a town offering contentmentyet a collegiate lifestyle, these two cows have madetheir way to Northfield to entertain our readers.

Constance has a bright mind, discerning taste anda grand sense of adventure, while Conradbegrudgingly enjoys the new adventures and experi-ences brought to him by Constance. Of course, in thetown of cows, colleges and contentment, Constance and Conrad fit right in! Our

thanks to Sherri Faye who is the creative mind behindthe duo that will make you smile. Find their new adven-tures in each issue.

We welcome input from our readers and advertisersoffering ideas for the adventures of this merry duo. Sendyour thoughts to [email protected] [email protected].

Art Exhibits ......................................................................3

Local Focus: Patsy Dew............................................4

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

Left Field Cartoon .........................................................5

HAPPENINGS – Up Close ......................6-19, 24-27

A Month at a Glance..........................................20-23

Sports..............................................................................29

Historic Happenings: Susan Hvistendahl....30-32

Clubs, Classes and More..........................................32

Family Friendly Fun ...................................................33

Just Curious: Rachel Haider.........................34-36

Eats & Drinks ...............................................................36

The Pajama Game – the Northfield Arts Guild’s newest play – opensApril 4. This production is a hilarious workplace romance set in a pajamafactory. Featured on the cover are Liz Braaten, playing “Babe,” and DavidFlynn who plays “Sid.” –Photos courtesy of Tania Legvold.

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After Prom Party ..........................................8Anna’s Closet ..................................................7ArtOnWater Fine Art Gallery..................3Beef O’Brady’s.........................................6, 36Bridge Square Barbers...............................8Carleton College .....................Inside FrontChampion Sports........................................11Chapati.....................................................19, 36China Buffet .................................................36Cocoa Bean ....................................................11College City Beverage .................................8Community Resource Bank ..................37The Contented Cow............................18, 36digs ....................................................................12Fashion Fair .....................................................9First National Bank ................Back CoverFreeman’s Formal Wear ............................9Froggy Bottoms River Pub..............10, 36Pam Gillespie, Realtor®............................13Girls’ Night Out............................................14Great Northfield Book Raid.....................9Grezzo Gallery ...............................................4HideAway ..............................................10, 36Hogan Brothers’ Acoustic Cafe .....13, 36James Gang Coffeehouse ..............29, 36Jesse James Lanes ................................8, 12The Jordan Home Team ..........................17Judy’s Floral Design ..................................15Just Food Co-op...........................................16Merlin Players.............................................30KYMN 1080 Radio .....................................20Nancy McGregor, Realtor® .....................24NDDC ...............................................................20Northfield Construction Company ....15Northfield Liquor Store ..........................24Northfield New Home Tour ..................28Northfield Youth Choirs..........................24Paper Petalum.............................................11Paradise Center for the Arts .................16A Peaceful Touch........................................25Perkins............................................................36Present Perfect............................................18Quarterback Club ......................................36The Rare Pair ...............................................19Rueb ‘n’ Stein ........................................27, 36St. Olaf College ........................Inside FrontSisters Ugly ...................................................27The Sketchy Artist .....................................29SNAP Fitness ................................................15Sweet Pea’s Loft .........................................30The Tavern of Northfield .......................36Three Links Care Center .........................33Tiny’s Dogs All Day ....................................17Wild West Roundup .................................30Willingers Golf Club .............................1, 36Women & Kids on Division....................31

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Vol. 4, Issue 4April 200817 Bridge SquareNorthfield, MN 55057507/[email protected]

Publisher:Rob SchanilecBy All Means Graphics

Managing Editor:Christine Bernier

Visual Arts Guy:Nick Sinclair

Advertising Guru:Abby Erickson

Writers:Susan HvistendahlBreanna Zarmbinski

Online:Go to northfieldguide.comfor your month of happen-ings, downloadable PDF ofthis publication, and a sub-mit-an-event form. Be sureto send us photos anddescriptions of what we’remissing and/or what’s com-ing up!

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ArtOnWater 217 S. Water St. • 786-9700artonwater.com

New works by Jill EnestvedtApril 3-26

ArtOrg Moving Walls Gallery200 Division St. • 645-2555artorg.info

Czech Printmaking 2008Opening April 13, with eight visitingartists and a pig roast!

Carleton College Art GalleryOne N. College St. • 646-4469carleton.edu/campus/gallery

“Whistler Circles,” a show celebrat-ing the influence and achievementsof James McNeil WhistlerApril 4-May 11

The Flaten Art MuseumDittmann Center1520 St. Olaf Ave. • 646-3556stolaf.edu/depts/art/

“Expanding Oceans”by Mary Edna FraserThrough April 15

Grezzo Gallery16 Bridge Sq. • 581-2161grezzogallery.com

Michael Kimball

Paradise Center for the Arts321 Central Ave. • Faribault332-7372

“Wicked Game,” oil paintings by Mark Edwin CarlsonApril 3-30

Northfield Arts Guild304 Division St. • 645-8877www.northfieldartsguild.org

Paintings by Byron Anway and Nancy Clark CarlsonThrough April 26

“Feedback Junkie,” work by six students from St. Olaf and CarletonApril 30-May 17

Watercolors by Richard Graves on display in the Other Room

Swag423 Division St. • 663-8870

Photography by Jonathan Shuff

art scene: Art opening at Grezzo Gallery➜


c r e a t i v e h u m a n

“Living in Northfield, most of my images are of this town: itsarchitecture, its gardens, its people and the two colleges – St. Olafand Carleton. The farms and countryside of southeasternMinnesota are also favorite subjects. My camera is a constant

companion, so recent images include scenes from Boston, southern California and Colorado.

The world is incredibly rich visually. All things are in some way beautiful, interesting or humorous. As a pho-tographer I watch for those moments when the light is just right, or the juxtaposition of patterns is fascinat-ing, or the color scheme is irresistible, or I perceive humor in the scene. The more I look, the more I see, asall things ordinary are in some way extraordinary.”

See more of her work at www.patsydewpix.com.


TheaterPajama Game Friday-Saturday, April 4-5, 11-12 and 18-19 • 7:30 p.m.Saturday-Sunday, April 6, 12-13 and 20 • 2 p.m.

Northfield Arts Guild TheaterA workplace romance hilariously por-trayed in this Tony Award-winningmusical comedy by Richard Bissell.Dealing with common labor troublesin a pajama factory, love blossomsbetween the complaint committeehead and the new factory superintend-ent. Bright and brass with an energeticscore brimming with memorable songs

and dances. Tickets available at NAG or by calling 645-8877.

Les Belles SouersWednesday-Saturday, April 9-12 • 7:30 p.m.Saturday, April 12 • 2 p.m.Kelsey Theater, St. OlafLes Belles Souers (The Beautiful Sisters) takes place in 1968Montreal. Middle-aged and worn out by her domestic circum-stances, Germaine Lauzon’s fortunes take a gigantic upswingwhen she wins a sweepstakes entitling her to 1 million tradingstamps. The only catch: she must paste them all into redemp-tion books in order to trade them in for the sea of prizes sheimagines. Her plan to invite every sister, daughter, cousin,friend and neighbor she knows to help her with this task back-fires when jealousy and greed set in. This dark, one-act comedyuses a cast of 16 women as it explores longing set against greed,and love set against jealousy. For tickets, go towww.stolaf.edu/depts/theatre/tickets.htm

Lockwood’s Brightest StarsFriday-Saturday, April 11-12 • 7:30 p.m.Northfield Middle School AuditoriumIn celebration of Minnesota’s Sesquicentennial this year, thismusical brings to life the story of Northfield’s LockwoodOpera House in 1880.

The Very Short Play Festival 3 Friday-Saturday, April 25-26 • 7:30 p.m.Northfield Arts Guild TheaterThe Northfield Arts Guild presents the third annual VeryShort Play Festival. Different plays will be presented eachnight with Friday’s featuring more family-friendly contentand Saturday’s being “not quite as family-friendly.” All playsare 10 minutes or shorter, but together make a full eveningof extraordinary entertainment. This event is a fundraiserfor the Northfield Arts Guild. Tickets, $7.

Auditions: Holes Saturday, April 26 • 9 a.m.-12 p.m.NAG Theater Sunday, April 27 • 3:30-5 p.m.Director Patsy Dew is auditioning for a play based on thechildren’s book by Louis Sachar, “Holes.” Casting for 15-20actors, with some playing more than one part, includingsix roles for boys ages 9-16. Prepare a short monologue ofone to two minutes and read the script or book to get afeel of the characters. For information or to schedule anaudition, contact the Northfield Arts Guild at 645-8877.

Introducing “Left Field” – a Northfield Entertainment

Guide exclusive!

About the CartoonistMinnesota native and former Northfielder Sherri Fayehas won cartoon contests in City Pages, been publishedin the Chicago Reader, illustrated books, edited publica-

tions and painted murals all over the Twin Cities andacross the country. She developed “Left Field”

specifically for the Northfield Entertainment Guide.

Let us know what you think of this newest additionto the Guide. E-mail suggestions/comments to

[email protected] or directly to the artist at [email protected]


HAPPENINGSTUESDAY, APRIL 1

Author Event: Pilkeyand Fraser • 4 p.m. Gould LibraryAthenaeum, CarletonRound-table discussion.Held in conjunctionwith four of Mary Edna Fraser’s batiks about the

World’s Barrier Islands on display at Gould Library. Fraserand scientist Orrin Pilkey will discuss their project andresultant book, “Celebrating the World’s Barrier Islands.”

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2

Lecture: “What is it About Expanding Oceans?” • 7 p.m.Dittmann Center 305, St. OlafHear various perspectives about the future of the planet andglobal warming. Speakers include: Orrin Pilkey, DukeUniversity professor emeritus of geology; Mary Edna Fraser,artist; Karil Kucera, Luce professor of Asian art history andAsian studies; Christine O’Malley, professor of art history;Robert Jacobel, Grace A. Whittier professor of physics andchair; and John Schade, professor of biology and environ-mental studies.

DJ Sound WaveRueb ‘n’ Stein, upstairs

THURSDAY, APRIL 3

Art Preview and ChARTdonnayThursday • 5-9 p.m. ArtOnWater GalleryFeaturing new works of JillEnestvedt. Enestvedt’s work ismixed media including acrylicpaint and collage work inspired byquilts – utilizing the repetition

and use of small pieces to make a greater whole but with amodern twist. See gallery details on page 3.

Lecture: “Global Warming – Lost in a Fog of Skepticism”7:30 p.m.Boliou 104, CarletonJoin these highly engaging speakers – artist Mary EdnaFraser and scientist Orrin Pilkey – who present more onglobal warming. Their exhibits and talks explore the majorelements of global climate change and the greenhouse effectwith an emphasis on melting ice and rising seas. The goal ofthis project is to use art as a vehicle to share scientific infor-mation, to educate and to inspire. Pilkey also wrote “UselessArithmetic,” debunking mathematical modeling as a predic-tion of what will happen with rising water levels.

Bluegrass and Old-time Jam Session • 7:30-10 p.m.The Contented CowThis ongoing event is for bluegrass and old-time musiciansof all levels, cultivating an inclusive atmosphere for musi-cians and an evening of entertainment for the audience.

Orrin Pilkey

Mary Edna Fraser


Guest Recital: Deanne Mohr and Eric Brisson • 8:15 p.m.Urness Recital Hall, St. OlafDeanne Mohr, piano andEric Brisson, piano.

Todd ThompsonThe Tavern Lounge


FRIDAY, APRIL 4

Convocation: Irshad Manji • 10:50 a.m. Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton

Irshad Manji presents “The Future of Islam: AMuslim’s Call for Reform in Her Faith.” The

New York Times has dubbed Manji “OsamaBin Laden’s worst nightmare.” Manji takesthat as a compliment. She is the best-sell-ing author of internationally published“The Trouble with Islam Today: AMuslim’s Call for Reform in Her Faith.” Inthe countries where her book is banned,she is reaching readers by posting freetranslations in Arabic, Urdu and Persian

on her website. Manji also travels the globe to lecture aboutthe liberal reformation of Islam. Currently, Manji is a seniorfellow with the European Foundation for Democracy. Shewrites columns that are distributed worldwide by The NewYork Times Syndicate. She is also making a feature film aboutIslam that will showcase ideas such as “ijtihad,” Islam’s losttradition of independent thinking.

Joseph Hines • 6-8 p.m.Hogan Brothers Acoustic Cafe

Kim Bloom • 7-9 p.m.The HideAwayAcoustic guitar.

ARTProm • 7-11 p.m.Upstairs RuebDubbed Northfield’s biggest unpre-dictable party. Join in with ArtOrg’s

High Fightin’ VanGoghs to dance with the Lindy HoppersCO, Rockabilly with the Todd Thompson Trio and a show-ing of the films “Pretty in Pink” and “Fur Room.” Let thisevent take you back! Advance tickets, $10; $12 at the door.

Northfield High School Jazz Band Concert • 7:30 p.m.Northfield BallroomFor more information, go to www.nfld.k12.mn.us.

Theater: Pajama Game • 7:30 p.m. Northfield Arts Guild TheaterSee page 5.

Art Opening and Reception • 8-10 p.m.Carleton Art Gallery“Whistler Circles” highlights the work of James McNeilWhistler (1834-1903), a gifted painter and forcefulspokesperson for artistic reform in the 19th century. Also aconsummate printmaker, he created subtle and originalimages in etching and lithography.

Kim Bloom

Deanne Mohr Eric Brisson

Guest Artist and FacultyRecital: The RenegadeEnsemble • 8 p.m. Concert Hall, CarletonCarleton hosts a contempo-rary music residency led by

the Renegade Ensemble. Based in the Twin Cities, their per-formances have been recently hailed as “adventuresome” and“intense” by the Red Eye Theatre Board and the New MusicBox magazine. Carleton faculty member Matthew McCrightis the group’s pianist and frequent guest artist, NicolaMelville, will perform. The concert features the classic work“Coming Together” by Frederic Rzewski (based on the AtticaPrison riots), bowed piano piece “Emergence” by Chicagocomposer, Kirsten Broberg, as well as pieces by Minnesotacomposers Mary Ellen Childs and Libby Larsen.

Jazz Guest Recital • 8:15 p.m. Urness Recital Hall, St. OlafJazz pianist, Toby Koenigsberg.

Mark Mraz • 8:30 p.m.Froggy BottomsThe Piano Man.

Goodsell Observatory Open House • 9-11 p.m.Goodsell Observatory, CarletonIf skies are clear, view stars, nebulas and planets. Dresswarmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Professors on hand to answerquestions.

Last Known WhereaboutsThe Contented CowExciting, high-energy contemporarybluegrass music, blending tradi-tional string band music with rock,folk, country and blues influences.

Harmonic VoodooThe Tavern Lounge


SATURDAY, APRIL 5

Northfield Home and Garden Show • 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Bridgewater Elementary

Author Event: Tom Swift • 3 p.m.River City BooksAuthor Tom Swift will read from and sign copies of hisbook, “Chief Bender’s Burden: The Silent Struggle of aBaseball Star.” The book is the story of Charles Bender,Minnesota’s first representative in the Baseball Hall of Fameand the greatest American Indian baseball player of all time.


HAPPENINGS Friday, April 4 continued

Last Known Whereabouts


Opening Reception • 3-9 p.m.ArtOnWater GalleryFeaturing new works of JillEnestvedt. Enestvedt’s work is mixedmedia including acrylic paint andcollage work inspired by quilts – uti-lizing the repetition and use of smallpieces to make a greater whole butwith a modern twist.

Friends of Way Park Fundraising Dinner • 5-8 p.m.Eagles ClubThe Friends of Way Park welcome all to a pasta dinnercatered by the Eagles Club to raise funds for the develop-ment of the new Way Park plan. Spaghetti dinner will beserved. The evening will feature a silent auction and liveNordic music from Hütenänny and Scandium. Annualmeeting from 7:30 to 8 p.m. For more information, call 645-6017. Adults, $7; children 10 and under, $3.


Theater: Pajama Game7:30 p.m.Northfield Arts Guild TheaterSee page 5.

Pajama Game


Trace RemingtonThe Contented CowAlternative country.

Matt Arthur and theBratlandersThe Tavern LoungeMatt Arthur and theBratlanders play originalfoot-stompin' protest songs,hollerin’ gospel blues andclassic covers from suchAmerican legends as JohnnyCash, Leadbelly, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Hank Williams.


SUNDAY, APRIL 6

Theater: Pajama Game • 2 p.m. Northfield Arts Guild TheaterSee page 5.

Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.The Contented CowJoin in on discussions concerning localissues at this “lightly moderated” openforum. For information on upcomingtopics, go to www.contentedcow.com.

Northern Roots Session • 7:30 p.m.The Contented CowAn informal gathering of musiciansplaying acoustic music with northernroots, particularly of Nordic coun-tries. Players and listeners of all agesand levels welcome. For more infor-mation, visit www.northernroots.org.


MONDAY, APRIL 7

The Legend of King Arthur • 6:30 p.m.Paradise Center for the Arts, FaribaultThe Legend of King Arthur comes to life with history,humor and swordplay. This production encourages studentsto stand up for what’s right and overcome fears. Tickets, $5.

Art Lecture: Mike Kareken • 7 p.m. Dittman Center 305, St. OlafMike Kareken, painter.

Film Screening: “The Searchers” • 7 p.m.Buntrock Commons, St. OlafSt. Olaf Classic American Film Festival,sponsored by the Boldt Chair in theHumanities. Free and open to the public.

Lecture: Barbara Fraumeni • 7 p.m.Science Center 282, St. OlafBarbara Fraumeni, professor of public policy at Universityof Southern Maine, is a leading authority on economicgrowth, productivity, non-market accounts, human andnonhuman capital, will deliver a lecture titled, “There’s MoreThan One Way to Grow: GDP, R&D and Education.”

HAPPENINGS Saturday, April 5 continued

The Pajama Game

Northern Roots

Mike Kareken

Matt Arthur and the Bratlanders

Nordic Jam • 7-10 p.m.Eagles Club This weekly open acoustic jam session plays from the Nordiccountries and their immigrant communities in NorthAmerica. Plenty of dance music.

Cantorei Home Concert • 7:30 p.m. Boe Memorial Chapel, St. OlafJohn Ferguson, conductor. Participants areasked to arrive early as parking is limited.

TUESDAY, APRIL 8

Shakespeare for Kids • 1:30 p.m.Paradise Center for the Arts, FaribaultShakespeare for Kids as seen through theeyes of this accomplished Bard and hiswife, Anne. Tickets, $5.

Chamber Music for Clarinets and Friends • 7 p.m.Boe Memorial Chapel, St. OlafA concert performed by the St. Olaf Clarinet Choir, St. OlafYouth Clarinet Ensemble and St. Olaf Virtuosi ChamberWinds. The last two are new ensembles that Dr. Jun Qianhas created and conducted since the fall of 2007. Membersof the youth ensemble are high school students from manyhigh schools in the area. Members of the chamber winds areselected through behind-screen auditions and recommenda-tions of their teachers from the music department. The goalfor the group is to explore classical repertoires written foreight to 13 wind players. The program will consist of classi-cal clarinet choir music and Mozart’s “Serenade forWoodwinds and Horns, K.375.”

Film Screening: “Bamako” • 7 p.m.Holland Hall 501, St. OlafScreening of the film “Bamako” followed by discussion inEnglish. This film, set in Bamako, the capital city of Mali,received an Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival,2006. Melé is a bar singer, her husband, Chaka, is out ofwork and the couple is on the verge of breaking up. In thecourtyard of the house they share with other families, a trialcourt has been set up. African civil society spokesmen havetaken proceedings against the World Bank and theInternational Monetary Fund whom they blame for Africa’swoes. Amidst the pleas and testimonies, life goes on in thecourtyard.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9

Theater: Les Belles Soeurs • 7:30 p.m.Kelsey Theater, St. OlafSee page 5.


John Ferguson

Author Event: Tom Swift • 7 p.m. Monkey See, Monkey ReadAuthor Tom Swift will read from and signcopies of his new book, “Chief Bender’sBurden: The Silent Struggle of a BaseballStar.” The book is the story of CharlesBender, Minnesota’s first representative inthe Baseball Hall of Fame and the greatestAmerican Indian baseball player of all time.

Lecture: Mohammed Bekhechi • 7 p.m.Buntrock Commons, St. OlafLecture by Mohammed Bekhechi, lead legal counsel for theWorld Bank, will deliver “The World Bank and theEnvironment: From Doing No Harm to Doing Good.”


Global Candlelight Vigil for the Iraq Museum • 8 p.m.Language and Dining Center Room 104, CarletonJoin museums, schools and organizations around the worldon the fifth anniversary of the cultural crime of the century:

the looting of the Iraq NationalMuseum, which occurred inBaghdad April 10-12, 2003.

Ian AlexyThe Tavern LoungeSinger/songwriter/guitarist IanAlexy offers deft finger-picking,jazzy melodies and heart-warm-ing tales of a well-traveled 20-something-year-old.


Lecture: William Marinelli • 7 p.m.Buntrock Commons, St. OlafWilliam Marinelli, pulmonary and criticalcare staff physician and director of respira-tory care at Hennepin County MedicalCenter and associate professor of medicineat the University of Minnesota, will deliverthe first ever Marie Swelland Grose Lecturein ethics and medicine.

Presentation: “Don’t Panic! How to Control Symptomsof Anxiety” • 7-9 p.m.Bridgewater Elementary CafetoriumReid Wilson, Ph.D, clinical psychologist and professor of psy-chiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, willpresent. Space is limited. Call to reserve space, 664-3649. Free.


THURSDAY, APRIL 10

ChARTdonnay Thursday4:30-7:30 p.m.ArtOnWater GalleryTake in the art while enjoying a glass ofwine.

Book Reading: “Are There Closets inHeaven” • 5 p.m.Gould Library Anthenaeum, CarletonBook reading by Robert Curoe and CarolCuroe. “Are There Closets in Heaven” tellsthe story of a Catholic father and his les-bian daughter’s relationship of struggle,acceptance and love.

HAPPENINGS Wednesday, April 9 continued

Ian Alexy



FRIDAY, APRIL 11

Convocation: Jane Hamilton • 10:50 a.m.Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton

Novelist Jane Hamilton delivers“Slouching Toward Television: ANovelist’s Foray into the Realm of TV.”Hamilton grew up in Oak Park, Ill.,the youngest of five children, andgraduated from Carleton in 1979. Inreflecting on her early inspiration forwriting novels, Hamilton says sheoverheard a professor say she wouldwrite a novel one day. Although shehad only written two short stories for

the professor’s class, overhearing the conversation gave her ameasure of confidence. Her first novel, “The Book of Ruth,”won the PEN/Ernest Hemingway Foundation Award for bestfirst novel and was a selection of the Oprah Book Club. Hersecond novel, “A Map of the World,” was an internationalbestseller, adapted for film, and was also an Oprah’s BookClub selection. Her third novel, “The Short History of aPrince,” received the Publishers Weekly Best Book award.Hamilton lives, works and writes in an orchard farmhousein Wisconsin.


Theater: Lockwood’sBrightest Stars7:30 p.m.Northfield MiddleSchool AuditoriumSee page 5.

Theater: PajamaGame • 7:30 p.m.Northfield Arts Guild TheaterSee page 5.


Veselica Spring Concert • 7:30 p.m.Dittmann Center, St. OlafInternational dance concert.

Kim Bloom


Faculty Recital • 8 p.m.Concert Hall, CarletonCarleton music faculty member Mary Budd Horozaniecki,violin, will collaborate with Dr. Paul Shaw of the Universityof Minnesota School of Music in a recital featuring works byFranz Schubert, Marjorie Merryman and Johannes Brahms.Also performing are Paul Shaw, violin, and ElizabethEricksen, piano. Horozaniecki and Ericksen will performviolin duos by Grazyna Bacewicz and Lo I Yin.

Gary HeilThe Contented Cow

Kevin StankeThe Tavern LoungeLyrically focused acousticgrooves inspired in part by theartists often covered: G. Love,Jack Johnson, Belle andSebastian, and Magnetic Fields.


SATURDAY, APRIL 12

Healthy Kids Day • 9 a.m.-12 p.m.Northfield Middle School Learn about summer activities available for your child inNorthfield. Find summer opportunities and interactivebooths and games for kids. The kids will also be fascinatedby the fire truck, police car, sheriff ’s car and ambulance!

Northfield New Home Tour • 12-5 p.m.Northfield AreaView Northfield’s “best new homes” for sale in one fun-filledafternoon. Home presentations offered through authorita-tive mini-seminars by local experts on green building,kitchen design, mortgages and more. Enter to win a 32-inchLCD high definition television.

HAPPENINGS Friday, April 11 continuedTheater: Pajama Game 2 and 7:30 p.m.Northfield Arts Guild TheaterSee page 5.

Theater: Les Belles Soeurs 2 and 7:30 p.m.Kelsey Theater, St. OlafSee page 5.


Theater: Lockwood’s Brightest Stars • 7:30 p.m.Northfield Middle School AuditoriumSee page 5.

Veselica Spring Concert • 7:30 p.m.Dittmann Center, St. OlafInternational dance concert.

President’s Ball • 9 p.m.Skoglund Center, St. OlafA lovely live-band dance featuring ballroom dancing, livelessons and demonstrations by student organizations. All arewelcome!

Walking AvalonThe ContentedCowBlues and jazz.

Bonnie and the ClydesThe Tavern LoungeTake a step backand resurrect songsof love, peace and flower power from the late ’60s and early’70s. The Bonnie is Bonnie Jean Flom. The Clydes are BillMcGrath and Scott McMillan.


Kevin Stanke

Pajama Game

Bonnie and the Clydes

SUNDAY, APRIL 13

Northfield New Home Tour • 12-5 p.m.Northfield AreaSee April 12 description.

Theater: Pajama Game • 2 p.m.Northfield Arts Guild TheaterSee page 5.

Veselica Spring Concert • 2:30 p.m.Dittmann Center, St. Olaf

Symposium Opening • 3-5 p.m.Gould Library Anthenaeum, Carleton“The Writer’s Job: James Baldwin Speaking Out” examinesthe extraordinary legacy of James Baldwin (1924-1987)through a selection of photographs, ephemera and booksthat document his role as one of America’s most influentialcultural critics and essayists.

Faculty Recital: Lawrence Archbold, Organ • 3 p.m.Concert Hall, Carleton

French Organ Music from Romanticismto Modernism: Program II. This concertis the 18th in the continuing series,“Exploring Organ Music,” presented byLawrence Archbold, the Enid andHenry Woodward College organist. Theprogram celebrates the 100th anniver-sary of the birth of Olivier Messiaenwith a selection of French organ musicfrom the late 19th and early 20th cen-

turies by Saint-Saëns, Boulanger, Vierne, Widor, de Sévérac,Koechlin, Milhaud and Messiaen.

Politics and a Pint • 6 p.m.The Contented CowSee April 6 description.

Northern Roots Session7:30 p.m.The Contented CowNordic music returns to the Cow!

Art Opening: CzechPrintmaking 2008ArtOrgEight czech artists will be onhand and show their work. Andthere’s a pig roast! Eats and art.Go to artorg.info for more info.


James Baldwin

Northern Roots


MONDAY, APRIL 14

Lecture: Edward Hadas • 3:30 p.m.Holland Hall 413, St. OlafEdward Hadas, associate editor atBreakingviews, a London-based financialcommentary service with a daily column inthe Wall Street Journal, will be speaking ona moral approach to economics sciences.Hadas also teaches political and social phi-losophy at the Maryvale Institute in Birmingham, UK.

Film Screening: “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” • 7 p.m.Buntrock Commons, St. OlafSt. Olaf Classic American Film Festival, sponsored by theBoldt Chair in the Humanities. Free and open to the public.

Nordic Jam • 7-10 p.m.Eagles Club Listen, jam, enjoy!

TUESDAY, APRIL 15

Art Opening and Reception • 3-9 p.m.ArtOnWater GallerySee April 3 description.

Things We Take for Granted: Immigrant Students andAccess to Higher Education • 4:30 p.m.Gould Library Athenaeum, CarletonThe event is a panel discussion organized by The InterfaithSocial Action Group.

James Baldwin Film Festival: Day One • 7 p.m.Olin Hall 149, Carleton“Witness James Baldwin” (1991) fea-tures rare recordings of Baldwin read-ing from his landmark essays andnovels. Narrated by Danny Gloverand featuring passages read by DonCheadle. “Go Tell It On TheMountain” (2004) is the acclaimedAmerican Playhouse production ofBaldwin’s semi-autobiographical novel focusing on theexplosive relationship between a young African Americanboy and his tough stepfather.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16

James Baldwin Film Festival: Day Two • 7 p.m.Olin Hall 149, Carleton“James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket” (1990) captures thepassionate intellect and courageous writing of a man whowas born black, impoverished, gay and gifted. “WitnessJames Baldwin” (1991) features rare recordings of Baldwinreading from his landmark essays and novels. Narrated byDanny Glover and featuring passages read by Don Cheadle.


THURSDAY, APRIL 17

Lecture: Andrew Carter • 11:30 a.m.Urness Recital Hall, St. OlafA conversation with composer Andrew Carter.


HAPPENINGS

Baldwin Symposium Lecture: “Innocence in the Age ofApology – Why James Baldwin Now?” • 12 p.m.Gould Library Athenaeum, CarletonPresented by Lawrie Balfour, associate professor in thedepartment of politics at the University of Virginia andauthor of “The Evidence of Things Not Said: James Baldwinand the Promise of America Democracy.”

ChARTdonnay Thursday • 4:30-7:30 p.m.ArtOnWater GalleryTake in the art while enjoying a glass of wine.

Bluegrass and Old-time Jam Session • 7:30-10 p.m.The Contented CowSee April 3 description.

Percussion Ensemble Recital • 8:15 p.m.Urness Recital Hall, St. OlafDavid Hagedorn, director.

Mark MrazThe Tavern Lounge


FRIDAY, APRIL 18

Convocation: Gao Hong and Friends • 10:50 a.m.Concert Hall, CarletonGao Hong and Friends will present“Asian Fusion: A Celebration ofDiversity,” featuring top artists fromIndia, Japan and China. SitaristShubhendra Rao, a leading disciple ofRavi Shankar, taiko drum masterKenny Endo, and Indian veena playerand vocalist Nirmala Rajasekar willjoin Chinese pipa player Gao Hong fora rousing cross-cultural presentation.

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Gao Hong and Friends



Baldwin Symposium Lecture: “The Corroboration ofThat Eye – Baldwin and the Visual” • 4-7 p.m.Gould Library Athenaeum, CarletonPresented by Joshua Miller, assistant professor in thedepartment of English language and literature at theUniversity of Michigan.


Jayber Crow • 7-9 p.m.Hogan BrothersAcoustic Cafe

Theater: Pajama Game • 7:30 p.m.Northfield Arts Guild TheaterSee page 5.

Faculty and Guest Artist Concert: Gao Hong and Friends8 p.m.Concert Hall, CarletonGao Hong and Friends will present “Asian Fusion: ACelebration of Diversity,” featuring top artists from India,Japan and China. Sitarist Shubhendra Rao, a leading disci-ple of Ravi Shankar, taiko drum master Kenny Endo, andIndian veena player and vocalist Nirmala Rajasekar will joinChinese pipa player and composer Gao Hong for a rousingcross-cultural performance.

Guest Recital: Arianna Quartet • 8:15 p.m.Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf

Tom Franek • 9 p.m.Froggy Bottoms



SATURDAY, APRIL 19

Northfield New Home Tour • 12-5 p.m.Northfield AreaSee April 12 description.

St. Olaf College Handbell ChoirConcert • 3:30 p.m.Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf


Holden On • 7-9 p.m.Hogan Brothers Acoustic Cafe

Theater: Pajama Game • 7:30 p.m. Northfield Arts Guild TheaterSee description on page 5.

“James Baldwin: Down from the Mountaintop” • 7:30 p.m.Concert Hall, CarletonThe James Baldwin Symposium presents “James Baldwin:Down from the Mountaintop.” Performed by actor, play-wright and Tony Award nominee, Calvin Levels. Free. Forreservations, call 507/222-4141.

St. Olaf College Band Spring Concert • 7:30 p.m.Boe Memorial Chapel, St. Olaf

Northfield High School Prom • 9 p.m.-12 a.m.The Grand Event Center

After Prom Party • 12-4 a.m.Jesse James LanesJuniors and seniors of Northfield High School are welcometo join in free food, snacks, prizes, bowling and cash draw-ings – you don’t have to go to prom to attend.

Norwegian Cowboy The Tavern LoungeOld-school country, samba, ’80s rock,alt-country, alt-rock, alternator, altime-ter and more. Sketchy yet humorouspronunciation of foreign languages.Come on down, Hoss!

Kim Bloom

Happenings continued on page 24.

6Theater: Pajama Game2 p.m., NAG TheaterPolitics and a Pint • 6 p.m.The Contented Cow

Northern Roots Session7:30 p.m., The Cow


7The Legend of KingArthur • 6:30 p.m.Paradise Center, FaribaultArt Lecture: MikeKareken • 7 p.m., St. OlafFilm Screening: “TheSearchers” • 7 p.m., St. OlafLecture: BarbaraFraumeni • 7 p.m., St. OlafNordic Jam • 7-10 p.m.Eagles Club Cantorei Home Concert7:30 p.m., St. Olaf

8Shakespeare for Kids1:30 p.m., Paradise Centerfor the Arts, FaribaultChamber Music • 7 p.m.Boe Chapel, St. OlafFilm Screening: “Bamako” 7 p.m., St. Olaf

9Theater: Les BellesSoeurs • 7:30 p.m.Kelsey Theater, St. OlafLecture: WilliamMarinelli • 7 p.m.Buntrock Commons, St. Olaf“Don’t Panic! How toControl Symptoms ofAnxiety” • 7-9 p.m.Bridgewater Elementary DJ Sound WaveRueb ‘n’ Stein, upstairs

1 Author Event: Pilkey andFraser • 4 p.m. Gould Library Athenaeum,Carleton

2Lecture: “What is it AboutExpanding Oceans?” 7 p.m., Dittmann Center305, St. OlafDJ Sound WaveRueb ‘n’ Stein, upstairs

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

Descriptions, if available, on pages 2-19, 24-27.


AprilKaraokeKaraoke

THURSDAYSFroggy Bottoms, 9 p.m.(unless there’s live music)

FRIDAYSRueb-N-Stein, 9-close

SATURDAYSL&M Bar and Grill, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.Fieldhouse, 9 p.m.-closeFroggy Bottoms, 9 p.m.(unless there’s live music)

10ChARTdonnay Thursday • 4:30-7:30 p.m., ArtOnWater GalleryBook Reading: “Are There Closets inHeaven” • 5 p.m., Gould LibraryAnthenaeum, CarletonAuthor Event: Tom Swift • 7 p.m. Monkey See, Monkey ReadLecture: Mohammed Bekhechi7 p.m., Buntrock Commons, St. OlafTheater: Les Belles Soeurs • 7:30 p.m.Kelsey Theater, St. OlafGlobal Candlelight Vigil for the IraqMuseum • 8 p.m., Language andDining Center Room 104, CarletonIan Alexy, The Tavern LoungeDJ Sound Wave, Rueb ‘n’ Stein

11Convocation: Jane Hamilton10:50 a.m., Skinner Chapel, CarletonKim Bloom • 7-9 p.m., The HideAwayTheater: Lockwood’s Brightest Stars7:30 p.m., Northfield Middle SchoolTheater: Pajama Game • 7:30 p.m.Northfield Arts Guild TheaterTheater: Les Belles Soeurs • 7:30 p.m.Kelsey Theater, St. OlafVeselica Spring Concert • 7:30 p.m.Dittmann Center, St. OlafFaculty Recital • 8 p.m.Concert Hall, CarletonGary Heil, The Contented CowKevin Stanke, The Tavern LoungeDJ Sound Wave, Rueb ‘n’ Stein

12Healthy Kids Day • 9 a.m.-12 p.m.Northfield Middle School Theater: Pajama Game • 2 and 7:30 p.m., NAG TheaterTheater: Les Belles Soeurs • 2 and7:30 p.m., Kelsey Theater, St. OlafKim Bloom • 7-9 p.m., The HideAwayTheater: Lockwood’s Brightest Stars 7:30 p.m., Northfield Middle SchoolVeselica Spring Concert • 7:30 p.m.Dittmann Center, St. OlafPresident’s Ball • 9 p.m.Skoglund Center, St. OlafWalking Avalon, The Contented CowBonnie and the Clydes, The TavernDJ Sound Wave, Rueb ‘n’ Stein

3Art Preview and ChARTdonnayThursday • 5-9 p.m. ArtOnWater GalleryLecture: “Global Warming – Lost ina Fog of Skepticism” • 7:30 p.m.Boliou 104, CarletonBluegrass and Old-time JamSession • 7:30-10 p.m., The CowGuest Recital: Deanne Mohr andEric Brisson • 8:15 p.m., UrnessRecital Hall, St. OlafTodd Thompson, The Tavern LoungeDJ Sound Wave, Rueb ‘n’ Stein

4Convocation: Irshad Manji10:50 a.m., Skinner Chapel, CarletonJoseph Hines • 6-8 p.m., Hogan Brothers Acoustic CafeKim Bloom • 7-9 p.m., The HideAwayARTProm • 7-11 p.m., Upstairs RuebNorthfield High School Jazz Band7:30 p.m., Northfield BallroomTheater: Pajama Game • 7:30 p.m. Northfield Arts Guild TheaterArt Opening and Reception8-10 p.m., Carleton Art GalleryGuest Artist and Faculty Recital:The Renegade Ensemble • 8 p.m. Concert Hall, CarletonJazz Guest Recital • 8:15 p.m. Urness Recital Hall, St. OlafMark Mraz • 8:30 p.m.Froggy BottomsGoodsell Observatory Open House 9-11 p.m., CarletonLast Known Whereabouts, The CowHarmonic Voodoo, Tavern LoungeDJ Sound Wave, Rueb ‘n’ Stein

5Northfield Home and Garden Show9 a.m.-3 p.m.Bridgewater Elementary Author Event: Tom Swift • 3 p.m.River City BooksOpening Reception • 3-9 p.m.ArtOnWater GalleryFriends of Way Park FundraisingDinner • 5-8 p.m., Eagles ClubKim Bloom • 7-9 p.m., The HideAwayTheater: Pajama Game • 7:30 p.m.Northfield Arts Guild TheaterTrace RemingtonThe Contented CowMatt Arthur and the BratlandersThe Tavern LoungeDJ Sound WaveRueb ‘n’ Stein, upstairs


THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Northfield New Home TourWhat can we say? There is so much going on this month we couldn’t fit this in the calendar so we’re highlighting it here. The

Northfield New Home Tour features five local builders in two weekends. During this event, view some of Northfield’s bestnew homes for sale, attend mini-seminars and register for their grand giveaway – a 32-inch LCD High Definition TV!

This event takes place Saturday and Sunday, April 12-13 and 19-20 from 12 to 5 p.m. For more information, a presentation schedule and map, visit www.schmidthomes.com, check out the insert in this Guide or

pick one up at By All Means Graphics, 17 Bridge Square, M-F, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

13Theater: Pajama Game2 p.m., NAG TheaterVeselica Spring Concert2:30 p.m., St. OlafSymposium Opening3-5 p.m., CarletonFaculty Recital: LawrenceArchbold, Organ • 3 p.m.Concert Hall, CarletonPolitics and a Pint • 6 p.m.The Contented CowNorthern Roots Session7:30 p.m., The Cow

Art Opening: CzechPrintmaking 2008, ArtOrgDJ Sound WaveRueb ‘n’ Stein, upstairs

14Lecture: Edward Hadas3:30 p.m.Holland Hall 413, St. OlafFilm Screening: “Invasionof the Body Snatchers”7 p.m., BuntrockCommons, St. OlafNordic Jam • 7-10 p.m.Eagles Club

15Art Opening andReception • 3-9 p.m.ArtOnWater GalleryThings We Take forGranted: ImmigrantStudents and Access toHigher Education4:30 p.m., Gould LibraryAthenaeum, CarletonJames Baldwin FilmFestival: Day One • 7 p.m.Olin Hall 149, Carleton

16James Baldwin FilmFestival: Day Two • 7 p.m.Olin Hall 149, CarletonDJ Sound WaveRueb ‘n’ Stein, upstairs

20Pancake Brunch andMaple Syrup Run • 10 a.m.-1 p.m., River Bend, FaribaultArt Opening andReception • 2 p.m., St. OlafTheater: Pajama Game2 p.m., NAG TheaterConcert: Andrew CarterFestival • 3:30 p.m. Boe Chapel, St. OlafCannon Valley YouthOrchestra Spring Concert4:30 p.m., Emmaus ChurchPolitics and a Pint • 6 p.m.The Contented CowNorthern Roots Session7:30 p.m., The Cow

DJ Sound Wave, Rueb

21Lecture: William Easter3:30 p.m.Holland Hall 413, St. OlafFilm screening: “TaxiDriver” • 7 p.m., BuntrockCommons, St. OlafNordic Jam • 7-10 p.m.Eagles Club

22Great Northfield BookRaid • 5-10 p.m.Northfield Ice ArenaAuthor Event: SteveJohnson • 7 p.m.River City BooksSt. Thomas Choir of Menand Boys • 7:30 p.m., BoeMemorial Chapel, St. Olaf

23Great Northfield BookRaid • 9 a.m.-9 p.m.Northfield Ice ArenaSt. Olaf Philharmonia10:10 a.m., Boe MemorialChapel, St. OlafAuthor Event: Kao KaliaYang • 4:30 p.m., GouldLibrary, CarletonDJ Sound WaveRueb ‘n’ Stein, upstairs

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

Descriptions, if available, on pages 2-19, 24-27.

27Ironman • 6:30 a.m. Area communitiesViking Men’s Chorus andManitou Spring Concert3:30 p.m, St. OlafPolitics and a Pint • 6 p.m.The Contented CowI Cantanti Chamber Choirs7:30 p.m., Middle SchoolSt. Olaf Norseman BandConcert • 7:30 p.m., St. OlafNorthern Roots Session7:30 p.m., The CowDJ Sound Wave, Rueb

28Film Screening:“Godfather I” • 7 p.m.Buntrock Commons,St. OlafNordic Jam • 7-10 p.m.Eagles Club Philharmonia Concert7:30 p.m., Boe MemorialChapel, St. OlafLecture: Larry Diamond7:30 p.m., Boliou HallAuditorium, Carleton

29Coyote Grace • 9 p.m.The Cave, Carleton

30DJ Sound WaveRueb ‘n’ Stein, upstairs

17Lecture: Andrew Carter • 11:30 a.m.Urness Recital Hall, St. OlafBaldwin Symposium Lecture:“Innocence in the Age of Apology:Why James Baldwin Now?” • 12 p.m.Gould Library Athenaeum, CarletonChARTdonnay Thursday • 4:30-7:30 p.m., ArtOnWater GalleryBluegrass and Old-time JamSession • 7:30-10 p.m.The Contented CowPercussion Ensemble Recital8:15 p.m., Urness Recital Hall, St. OlafMark MrazThe Tavern LoungeDJ Sound WaveRueb ‘n’ Stein, upstairs

18Convocation: Gao Hong and Friends 10:50 a.m., Concert Hall, CarletonBaldwin Symposium Lecture: “TheCorroboration of That Eye: Baldwinand the Visual” • 4-7 p.m.Gould Library Athenaeum, CarletonKim Bloom • 7-9 p.m., The HideAwayJayber Crow • 7-9 p.m., Hogan BrosTheater: Pajama Game • 7:30 p.m.Northfield Arts Guild TheaterFaculty and Guest Artist ConcertGao Hong and Friends • 8 p.m.Concert Hall, CarletonGuest Recital: Arianna Quartet 8:15 p.m., Urness Recital Hall, St. OlafTom Franek • 9 p.m.Froggy BottomsDJ Sound Wave, Rueb ‘n’ SteinNorwegian Cowboy, The Tavern

19St. Olaf College Handbell ChoirConcert • 3:30 p.m., St. OlafKim Bloom • 7-9 p.m., The HideAwayHolden On • 7-9 p.m., Hogan Brothers Theater: Pajama Game • 7:30 p.m. Northfield Arts Guild Theater“James Baldwin: Down from theMountaintop” • 7:30 p.m., CarletonSt. Olaf College Band SpringConcert • 7:30 p.m., St. OlafNorthfield High School Prom9 p.m.-12 a.m., The GrandAfter Prom Party • 12-4 a.m.Jesse James LanesTrace Remington, The CowJosh Petty, The Tavern LoungeDJ Sound Wave, Rueb ‘n’ Stein

THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

24Great Northfield Book Raid9 a.m.-9 p.m.Northfield Ice ArenaChARTdonnay Thursday4:30-7:30 p.m.ArtOnWater GalleryMark MrazThe Tavern LoungeDJ Sound WaveRueb ‘n’ Stein, upstairs

25Great Northfield Book Raid9 a.m.-9 p.m., Northfield Ice ArenaConvocation: David Hilliard10:50 a.m., CarletonYMCA Spring Fever Frenzy • 6-9 p.m.Northfield ArmoryKim Bloom • 7-9 p.m., The HideAwayVery Short Play Festival 3 • 7:30 p.m.Northfield Arts Guild TheaterEarly Music Singers and CollegiumMusicum Concert • 7:30 p.m.Boe Memorial Chapel, St. OlafThe St. Paul Chamber Orchestra8 p.m. Skinner Chapel, CarletonSprucetop Review, The CowAfter October, The Tavern LoungeDJ Sound Wave, Rueb ‘n’ Stein

26Great Northfield Book Raid8 a.m.-3 p.m., Northfield Ice ArenaThe Long Road Back: Challengesand Opportunities in Conservation10 a.m.-12 p.m., CarletonArt Closing and Reception • 3-9 p.m.ArtOnWater GalleryOver and Back • 7 p.m., ParadiseCenter for the Arts, FaribaultScandium • 7-9 p.m., Hogan BrothersKim Bloom • 7-9 p.m., The HideAwayVery Short Play Festival 3 • 7:30 p.m.Northfield Arts Guild TheaterValhalla Band Spring Concert7:30 p.m., Boe Chapel, St. OlafBonnie and the Clydes, The CowRay Coudret, The Tavern LoungeDJ Sound Wave, Rueb ‘n’ Stein


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Northfield New Home TourSaturday-Sunday,

April 12-13 & 19-2012 p.m.-5 p.m.

View some of Northfield’s best new homes forsale in one fun-filled afternoon featuring local

builders: Schmidt Homes, NorthfieldConstruction Company, College City Homes,

Olson Brothers Construction and F&G Builders.More information on page 28.

Trace RemingtonThe Contented Cow

Josh PettyThe Tavern Lounge


Northfield New Home Tour12-5 p.m.Northfield AreaSee April 12 description.

Art Opening and Reception • 2 p.m.Dittmann Center, St. OlafOpening celebration of St. Olaf ’sSenior Show – the first of two. You willhave a chance to meet the seniors,enjoy good art, conversation and food.

Theater: Pajama Game • 2 p.m.Northfield Arts Guild TheaterSee page 5.

Concert:AndrewCarterFestival3:30 p.m. BoeMemorialChapel, St.OlafAndrewCarter, com-poser, con-ducts the St. Olaf Choir, Chapel Choir,Cantorei and the St. Olaf Orchestra.


HAPPENINGSSaturday, April 19 continued

SUNDAY, APRIL 20

Pancake Brunch and Maple SyrupRun • 10 a.m.-1 p.m.River Bend Nature Center, FaribaultEnjoy pancakes, real maple syrup andsausage! Proceeds go to educationalprograms. Member adults, $5/non-member adults, $6; member kids (3-12 ),$3/non-member kids 3-12 years $4;kids under 3 years are free.


TUESDAY, APRIL 22

Great Northfield Book Raid • 5-10 p.m.Northfield Ice ArenaFind great deals on gently used books. This annual book fairhas become the primary fundraiser for the NorthfieldAuxiliary. The auxiliary uses funds from the book sale tosupport the Northfield Hospital and other communityhealth projects.

Author Event: SteveJohnson • 7 p.m.River City BooksSteve Johnson, author of“Chicago Cubs Yesterday andToday,” will discuss his book.Book signing to follow.

St. Thomas Choir of Menand Boys • 7:30 p.m.Boe Memorial Chapel, St. OlafSt. Thomas Choirs from New York with John Scott, conduc-tor.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23

Great Northfield Book Raid • 9 a.m.-9 p.m.Northfield Ice ArenaSee April 22 description.

St. Olaf Philharmonia • 10:10 a.m.Boe Memorial Chapel, St. OlafSteven Amundson, conductor.

Author Event: Kao Kalia Yang • 4:30 p.m.Gould Library Athenaeum, CarletonKao Kalia Yang, author of “TheLatehomecomer: A Hmong FamilyMemoir,” will discuss her book. Book sign-ing follows. Yang is a Carleton graduate.


THURSDAY, APRIL 24


ChARTdonnay Thursday • 4:30-7:30 p.m.ArtOnWater GalleryTake in the art while enjoying a glass of wine.

Mark MrazThe Tavern Lounge


FRIDAY, APRIL 25


Cannon Valley Youth Orchestra Spring Concert • 4:30 p.m.Emmaus Baptist ChurchThe Cannon Valley Youth Orchestra performs its springconcert. Free.


Northern Roots Session7:30 p.m.The Contented CowNordic music returns to theCow!


MONDAY, APRIL 21

Lecture: William Easter • 3:30 p.m.Holland Hall 413, St. OlafWilliam Easter is a professor of economics at the Universityof Minnesota and senior author of the World Bank publica-tion, Water Resources Management Policy. His recent researchincludes a study of water markets, an economic analysis ofagricultural pollution of groundwater and the cost of alter-native methods for providing urban water supplies in devel-oping nations.

Film screening: “Taxi Driver” • 7 p.m.Buntrock Commons, St. OlafSt. Olaf Classic American Film Festival,sponsored by the Boldt Chair in theHumanities. Free and open to the public.

Nordic Jam • 7-10 p.m.Eagles Club Listen, jam, enjoy!

Northern Roots


Convocation: David Hilliard • 10:50 a.m.Skinner Memorial Chapel, CarletonFounding member and chief of staff of the Black PantherParty, David Hilliard, is an authority on the life, legacy andintellectual history of Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton.As a scholar and a direct participant in the Black LiberationMovement of the 1960s and 1970s, he offers an intimateunderstanding of Newton’s activism and ideas. As childhoodclassmates and later as young adult comrades in the African-American freedom struggle, Hilliard enjoyed a close associa-tion with Newton. The title of his presentation is “This Sideof Glory: The Story of the Black Panther Party.”

YMCA Spring Fever Frenzy • 6-9 p.m.Northfield ArmoryKids ages 3-10 get their own special night away from parentsand have a great time at the YMCA! Join in on an evening ofactivities, crafts, movies and more. Dinner is included andserved at 6:30 p.m. Members, $10 for first child and $5 foreach additional child; non-members, $20 for first child and$10 for each additional child. For more information, go towww.northfieldymca.org.


Very Short Play Festival 3 • 7:30 p.m.Northfield Arts Guild TheaterSee page 5.

Early Music Singers and Collegium Musicum Concert7:30 p.m.Boe Memorial Chapel, St. Olaf

The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra • 8 p.m.Skinner Memorial Chapel, CarletonFree with a Carleton or St. Olaf College I.D. Public admis-sion is $10 adults, $7 senior citizens and non-Carleton/St.Olaf students. Tickets available only at the door.

Sprucetop ReviewThe Contented CowEclectic repertoire of urban folk that may be familiar andobscure. Interpretations of folks like John Prine, Steve Earle,Bob Dylan and the Beatles, traditional and contemporaryIrish music and more.

After OctoberThe Tavern Lounge


SATURDAY, APRIL 26

Great Northfield Book Raid • 8 a.m.-3 p.m.See April 22 description.

Lecture: “The Long Road Back – Challenges andOpportunities in Conservation” • 10 a.m.-12 p.m.Gould Library Athenaeum, CarletonForo Latinoamericano focuses on Costa Rica, the longestconsolidated democracy in Latin America, and the currentsocial, political and environmental challenges it faces in lightof the recently passed Central America Free Trade Agreement.

Art Closing and Reception • 3-9 p.m.ArtOnWater GalleryClosing and reception for artist Jill Enestvedt who hasshown her mixed-media art throughout April at ArtOnWater.

Over and Back • 7 p.m.Paradise Center for the Arts, FaribaultAmazing vocals and instruments! An evening of storytellingand bluegrass, jazz and folk music. Tickets, $15.

Scandium • 7-9 p.m.Hogan Brothers Acoustic Cafe Contemporary acoustic folkmusic with Nordic roots andinfluences. The original trio ofGlenn Lee, accordion, LesLaCroix, guitar and vocals, andAmy Boxrud, vocals and fiddle,has recently added bassist GordonOschwald and fiddler Ruth AnneRasmusson to the mix. For moreinformation, go to www.scandium-music.com.


Very Short Play Festival 3 • 7:30 p.m.Northfield Arts Guild TheaterSee page 5.

Valhalla Band Spring Concert • 7:30 p.m.Boe Memorial Chapel, St. Olaf

Bonnie and the ClydesThe Contented CowTake a step back and resurrect songs of love, peace and flowerpower from the late ’60s and early ’70s. The Bonnie is BonnieJean Flom. The Clydes are Bill McGrath and Scott McMillan.

Ray CoudretThe Tavern LoungeDJ Sound WaveRueb ‘n’ Stein, upstairs.

SUNDAY, APRIL 27

Ironman Bike Ride • 6:30 a.m.Area communitiesThe 10th annual Ironman Bike Ride, including communitiesof Northfield, Dundas, Lonsdale and more, begins and endsat the Lakeville North High School. Register by April 11. Forinformation, go to www.ironmanbikeride.org.


Sprucetop Review


Viking Men’s Chorus and Manitou Spring Concert3:30 p.m.Boe Memorial Chapel, St. OlafViking Men’s Chorus with Christopher Aspaas, conductor,and the Manitou Singers with Sigrid Johnson, conductor.


I Cantanti Chamber Choirs • 7:30 p.m.Stoughton Auditorium, Northfield Middle School20th anniversary concert featuring Carl Orff ’s “CarminaBurana” plus music of Vivaldi, Handel, Haydn, Fissinger andVaughan Williams. Wayne Kivell, director.

St. Olaf College Norseman Band Spring Concert • 7:30 p.m.Boe Memorial Chapel, St. Olaf

Northern Roots Session • 7:30 p.m.The Contented Cow


MONDAY, APRIL 28

Film Screening: “Godfather I” • 7 p.m.Buntrock Commons, St. OlafSt. Olaf Classic American Film Festival, sponsored by theBoldt Chair in the Humanities. Free and open to the public.

Nordic Jam • 7-10 p.m.Eagles Club

Philharmonia Concert • 7:30 p.m.Boe Memorial Chapel, St. OlafSteven Amundson, conductor.

Lecture: Larry Diamond • 7:30 p.m.Boliou Hall Auditorium, CarletonLarry Diamond, political sociologist and senior fellow at theHoover Institution, will present a lecture titled,“Democratization in the Middle East.” Diamond is theauthor of the recently published book, “The Spirit ofDemocracy: The Struggle to Build Free SocietiesThroughout the World.”

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

Coyote Grace • 9 p.m.The Cave, CarletonCoyote Grace is theacoustic duet is comprisedof Joe Stevens, asinger/songwriter fromNorthern California, backed up by Ingrid Elizabeth onvocals and upright bass, a sassy femme originally hailingfrom the hills of Southeastern Ohio. The two met while liv-ing in Seattle and have been performing as a duo sinceDecember 2004, sharing the stage with bluegrass, old-time,folk rock, jazz and cabarets alike.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30


Coyote Grace: Photo by Trevor McKee



Tuesday, April 1SOFTBALL – Carleton Women’s vs. College of St. Benedict, 4 p.m.

Thursday, April 3SOFTBALL – Raider Girls’ vs. St. Peter, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 5SOFTBALL – Carleton Women’s vs. St. Catherine, 1 p.m.TENNIS – St. Olaf Men’s vs. Gustavus Adolphus College, 3 p.m.

Monday, April 7TENNIS – Raider Boys’ vs. Owatonna, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 8BASEBALL – Carleton Men’s vs. North Central University, 2 p.m.SOFTBALL – Raider Girls’ vs. Red Wing, 4:15 p.m.

Thursday, April 10BASEBALL – Raider Boys’ vs. Shakopee, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, April 11TENNIS – Raider Boys’ vs. Albert Lea, 4:30 p.m

Saturday, April 12GOLF – Carleton Women’s Spring Invitational, 1:30 p.m.SOFTBALL – Carleton Women’s vs. Macalester College, 1 p.m.TENNIS – St. Olaf Women’s vs. Bethel University, 10 a.m.;

Men’s, 1 p.m.

Sunday, April 13GOLF – Carleton Women’s Spring Invitational, 1:30 p.m.

Monday, April 14BASEBALL – Raider Boys’ vs. Austin, 4:30 p.m

Thursday, April 17BASEBALL – Raider Boys’ vs. Prior Lake, 4:15 p.mTENNIS – St. Olaf Men’s vs. Carleton Men’s, 4 p.m.

Friday, April 18TENNIS – Raider Boys’ vs. New Prague, 4:15 p.mSaturday, April 19BASEBALL – Carleton Men’s vs. Bethel University, 1 p.m.SOFTBALL – Carleton Women’s vs. University of St. Thomas,

1 p.m.TENNIS – St. Olaf Women’s vs. Saint Mary’s University, 11 a.m.;

Men’s, 2 p.m.– Carleton Men’s vs. St. Olaf, 4 p.m.

TRACK AND FIELD – St. Olaf Women’s Manitou Classic– Carleton Relays, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday, April 20TENNIS – Carleton Women’s and Men’s vs. Concordia

College-Moorhead, 2 p.m.Monday, April 21GOLF – Raider Girls’ vs. Eagan, 3:30 p.m.SOFTBALL – Raider Girls’ vs. Shakopee, 4:30 p.m.TENNIS – Carleton Women’s and Men’s vs.Hamline University,4 p.m.Wednesday, April 23SOFTBALL – Raider Girls’ vs. Farmington, 4:15 p.m.Thursday, April 24BASEBALL – Raider Boys’ vs. New Prague, 4:15 p.mGOLF – Raider Boys’ vs. Academy of Holy Angels/

Hutchinson/Prior Lake, 3 p.m.Saturday, April 26BASEBALL – Raider Boys’ vs. Cottage Grove, 11 a.m.

– Dundas Dukes vs. Green Isle Irish, 2 p.m.– St. Olaf vs. Carleton, 1 p.m.

SOFTBALL – St. Olaf vs. Carleton, 1 p.m.TENNIS – Raider Boys’ vs. Lakeville South/John Marshall, 9 a.mSunday, April 27BASEBALL – Northfield Knights vs. Cannon Falls Bears, 2 p.m.Monday, April 28BASEBALL – Raider Boys’ vs. Academy of Holy Angels, 4:15 p.m.GOLF – Raider Girls’ vs. Rochester Mayo, 3:30 p.m.TENNIS – Raider Boys’ vs. Waseca, 4:30 p.m.Tuesday, April 29TRACK AND FIELD – St. Olaf Men’s Rolex ClassicTENNIS – Raider Boys’ vs. Academy of Holy Angels, 4:15 p.m.Wednesday, April 30BASEBALL – Raider Boys’ vs. Red Wing, 4:15 p.m.

– Carleton Men’s vs. St. John’s University, 2:30 p.m.

S P O R T S Here are the home games.

losing in the first round of the tournament in 1916 to St. PaulMechanical Arts. During its next appearance at the state finalsin 1928, the NHS team played at Williams Arena at theUniversity of Minnesota, defeating Austin 30-22 in the firstround and losing to Minneapolis Edison 28-22 in the secondround.

Northfield was the site of an earlier basketball “first” datingback to 1892, a year after James Naismith is credited withinventing the game of Basket Ball (using peach baskets asreceptacles). Naismith was a young physical educationinstructor at the International Young Men’s ChristianAssociation (YMCA) Training School in Springfield, Mass.,and his friend Max J. Exner participated in the first gameplayed on Dec. 21, 1891. In 1892, Exner enrolled as a studentat Carleton and, because of his YMCA training, he was alsohired as the college’s first instructor of “physical culture” forboth men and women.

The women of Carleton took an immediate interest in thenew game that Exner introduced to them. Eight years before,in 1884, a gymnasium room had been fixed up in GridleyHall for women. Although the lower level room was only 36-

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HISTORICHAPPENINGS

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The March Madness of the high school and college basketballchampionships is now behind us, but it was April Madness atSayles-Hill Gymnasium in 1913 as Carleton hosted the veryfirst state high school basketball tournament. The teams fromlarger towns had been eliminated and Fosston and MountainLake, each with populations of about 1,000, played in thechampionship game on April 5, with Fosston (“playing withjack rabbit perseverance”) prevailing by a score of 29 to 27.

Carleton hosted the state tournament until 1923 when it wasmoved to the Twin Cities to accommodate larger crowds. TheNorthfield High School boys’ team played once at Sayles-Hill,

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by-20 feet with small windows and poor ventilation, itbecame the birthplace of basketball in Northfield and inMinnesota colleges. The 1893 spring issue of the Carletonyearbook Algol described the introduction of “Basket Ball”with these words: “…you should have seen the fun. See theladies on the floor, attired in loose dresses permitting freeaction of the body and tennis slippers upon their feet. Theyare divided into two sides, standing at opposite sides of thegymnasium; their eyes sparkling with excitement, ready todash at the ball when put into play.”

The writer then talked of how each player “dashes to obtainthe ball, now darts to obstruct an opponent and again to pro-tect the goal; running, dodging, squirming; throwing the ball,again catching it, and all the time exercising her vocal organsto the best of her ability. When in the course of the game awell-directed throw sends the ball into the goal a cheer ariseswhich shows the complete relaxation of the mind to theenjoyment. Are girls fit for the drawing room only? Can theyparticipate in active games as boys can? Were you permittedto witness one of these games you would surely conclude thatthey can.”

Northfield High School girls were also attracted to this newgame. A short article in the Northfield News on May 14, 1904,reported, “There is a lively interest being taken at present inthe formation of a girls’ basketball team at the Central highschool building. There is plenty of good material for a fastteam and the co-eds are working hard for places on theschool team.” The team expected to “have a game in the nearfuture with a team from Gridley Hall.”

The NHS girls played their first game against another highschool later that year on Nov. 4, 1904, losing a home contestto St. James School by a score of 39-6. The Northfield Newsstory on Nov. 12 noted that the St. James team “was com-posed of veteran players” who threw baskets “almost at will.”The umpire and referee of the game were from St. James and“their decisions at times were not very satisfactory to thespectators.”

In 1905, a women’s basketball club was formed at St. Olaf andthe first intercollegiate schedule of basketball was played bythe St. Olaf men, who won four of six games. The first inter-scholastic match for the Northfield High School boys tookplace in 1908 when the NHS basketball team defeatedPillsbury Academy 14-8 in an away game.

The construction of the Sayles-Hill Gymnasium, dedicated onJan. 26, 1910, spurred the development of many sports atCarleton, including basketball. Carleton’s men defeatedPillsbury Academy on Jan. 22 in the first basketball gameplayed at the new gym. The first men’s basketball gamebetween natural rivals St. Olaf and Carleton took place atSayles-Hill just two weeks later on Feb. 5, with St. Olaf win-ning 22-8. In 1914, the tradition of awarding a “Goat” as thevictory symbol began, with one team needing to win bothhome and away to “get the goat.” The goat awarded for bas-ketball prowess was described by Dr. Joseph Shaw in his“History of St. Olaf College” as resembling a “miniature,undernourished sawhorse.”

So the proud basketball tradition of Northfield started withCarleton women, “eyes sparkling with excitement,” as theyplayed the new game that Max Exner was teaching them dur-

ing the 1892-93 school year. The NHSgirls picked up on this excitement duringthe first interscholastic game against St.James in 1904. This game was celebratedon Jan. 8, 2005, with a “Game of theCentury” in which the St. James Saintscame to Northfield to play special gamesagainst the Northfield Raiders varsity girls’

Max J. Exner taught the newgame of “Basket Ball” toCarleton women during the1892-93 school year, the firsttime the sport had been playedin a Minnesota college. He hadlearned the game from hisfriend James Naismith whoinvented the game in 1891 inSpringfield, Mass. Photo cour-tesy of Carleton archives.

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Glass Garden Beads Beading Class – 645-0301First and third Mondays

River City Books Fiction Book ClubTuesday, April 8, 7 p.m., 646-7754 – Featured book: “GoneWith the Wind” – discussion about second half of the book.

Just Food Co-op – 650-0106 Tuesdays – Knitting in Northfield! – Call 645-6331 Wednesday, April 2, 7 p.m. – Book discussion featuring “InDefense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto” by Michael Pollan. Free.

Thursday, April 3, 7 p.m. – Garden Planning for EatingLocal Year-Round. Kirsten Lindquist and Laura Frerichs willtalk about what foods grow locally, how to plant in successionfor maximum harvest and basic food preservation. Also cov-ered will be beginning composting and information about theNorthfield Community Garden. Pre-registration required. Nocharge, donations welcome.

Saturday, April 5, 10 a.m. – Luigi Cooks: Cooking FrenchWith Julia Child, Class 1. In this first of four classes, learnhow to make a leek and potato cream soup, pan-fry sautéedchicken breast, white wine sauce and prepare steam broccoli.Lunch will be served. Bring a beverage to share. Class is lim-ited to 20 participants. Pre-registration required. $35.

Thursday, April 10, 7-8:30 p.m. – Kirsten’s Kitchen: Meals in30 Minutes. Kirsten Lindquist will share a few quick anddelicious meals that can be made in less than half an hour.Recipes will be shared along with sampling two to threedishes. Feel free to bring a beverage to share. Come preparedto eat! Co-op owners, $15; non-owners, $17.

Wednesday, April 16, 5 p.m. – Co-op Tour. Join board mem-bers Bob Ciernia and Ed Frost for an informative tour. Meetin the front of the store. Free.

Monday, April 21, 6 p.m. – Design & Build a RainwaterCollection System. Learn the basics of residential rainwatercollection, as well as how to build your own rainbarrel.Daniel Jones, an environmental scientist who has been innatural resource management for 18 years, designed andbuilt his own rainwater collection system four years ago andwill tell you how. Pre-registration required. Free.

Tuesday, April 22, 7 p.m. – How to start your ownNeighborhood Share. Learn how a west side neighborhoodshares everything from tools and games to trucks and trailers,and building community along the way. Preregister on orbefore April 21. Free, donations welcome.

Wednesday, April 23, 7 p.m. – Spring Cleaning. Olivia Freywill share tips on cleaning products as well as householdorganization. Free, donations welcome.

Thursday, April 24, 7 p.m. – Solar Solutions for your Home.Join Dan Borek as he talks about how solar heating and pho-tovoltaics may benefit your eco-conscience and your pocket-book. Free, donations welcome.

Clubs, Classes and More…Friday, April 25, 7 p.m. – Film Showing: “Garbage! TheRevolution Starts at Home.” A new feature-length documentaryby filmmaker Andrew Nisker that candidly portrays the threatto our environment as the Mcdonald family tracks their wasteoutput for three months. They discover where their garbagegoes and at what cost to the environment. The Mcdonaldhousehold engages the audience with an “open-door realitycheck.” It includes meticulous tracking of consumption andwaste, right down to the children’s lunchboxes, that results innot only candid moments, but also some rather enlighteningand even humorous moments. Pre-registration required. Free.

Saturday, April 26, 10-4 p.m. – Test Drive the ZENN all-elec-tric car. ZENN representatives will be in the Just Food park-ing lot to answer questions and let you take the ZENN car ona test drive.

Saturday, April 26, 2 p.m. – The Secret to a Happier PeriodMeet Luci Daum, the woman who designed the re-usablefeminine products sold at Just Food. She’ll explain the bene-fits of these products and answer any questions you may have.Pre-registration required. Free.The KeyMondays: Book Club, 5 p.m.Tuesdays: Art Project Night, 6:30 p.m.Wednesdays: Skate Park meetings, 5 p.m.Fridays: Movie Night, 7 p.m.Saturdays: ConcertsSundays: Writing Workshop, 7 p.m. For details, call 663-0715.

The HideAwayMonday, April 21: Spa Night – Spa treatments, coffee and

dessert. 7-9 p.m. Free. Call for reservations, 664-0400.

and boys’ basketball teams. The commemorative program forthis event explained how girls’ high school basketball hadfaded from view for more than 50 years from the 1920s untilTitle IX, passed in 1972, mandated equal opportunities forgirls and revived interscholastic competition. A nationalmovement had de-emphasized competition in an attempt tomake girls’ programs more accessible.

A book published in 2005 recounts with much affection thefirst era of Minnesota girls’ high school basketball, from 1891to 1942. It is “Daughters of the Game” by Marian BemisJohnson and Dorothy E. McIntyre. The copy in theNorthfield Historical Society archives bears this inscriptionfrom McIntyre: “To the Northfield Historical Society wherewomen’s history matters.”

Cheers to the women (and men) who were part of the earlybasketball history of Northfield!

Information for this story was found in the archives of theNorthfield Historical Society and Carleton and St. Olaf Colleges.

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210 Washington St. • 645-6606 • TDD: 645-1823M-Th, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; F, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sat, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; open Sundays, 1-5 p.m.

Thursday, April 17 • 7 p.m.Diana Tallent will speak at the Friends of the Library Annual Meeting on “A Day in the Life of Booker.”

Adventure Girls • Tuesdays • 7 p.m • Book group for girls 9 and olderMerlin Mondays • 7 p.m. • Book group for boys 9 and older

Stuff for the younger Kids!First Steps Early Literary Center • Mon, Fri and Sat, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (for children 6 months-4 years)

Patty Cake Infant Lapsit • Tuesdays, 10 a.m. (for children 6-18 months with parent or caregiver)Toddler Rhyme Time • Wednesdays, 10 a.m. (for children 2-3 years with parent or caregiver)

Story Time for 4s and 5s • Thursdays, 10 a.m. – Stories and a craft for the “just about ready for school crowd.”Carleton ACT Story Hour • Saturdays, 10 a.m. – Stories and crafts.

For information on volunteering, program updates and event information check the library’s Kids Info Blog at www.selco.info/norpl.

FAMILY FRIENDLY FUN

Just Curious…And so a few quick questions and answers.By Breanna Zarmbinski

Rachel Haider servesas the theater pro-gram director at theNorthfield Arts Guild.She also teachesKidsARTS and “Whata Character” classesthrough the Guild.Rachel is a performer,director, choreogra-pher and gardener.

BZ: When did youcome to Northfieldand where were youliving before?Rachel: This is ourfourth year here. Wewere living inWoodbury since

1990 when Woodbury was smaller than Northfield. Then itsort of became “retail-ville,” which is really not what wewanted, so we started looking around a tri-state area forplaces to live. We spent one whole summer driving to smalltowns throughout Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, justchecking them out; we kept coming back to Northfield.

BZ: What attracted you to Northfield?Rachel: Both the downtown area and the fact that it was ahealthy arts community were huge draws for us. There are somany wonderful places around that just don’t have a thrivingdowntown anymore; they’re just ghost towns. Those two thingsreally brought us here, as well as the influence of the colleges.

BZ: Do you have any children?Rachel: Yes, two girls. They are 13 and 15, and they both haveadopted the arts into their lifestyle as well. When I was little,my mother helped start one of the first community theatersin Wisconsin called the Sunset Playhouse. So literally from thetime I could walk I would totter around with her. The theaterwas a second home for me. That’s basically howmy kids are being raised as well. In fact, forChristmas I bought one of my daughtersa sweatshirt that says “I’d Rather Be atthe Theater.” It’s really how she feels.The theater is just such a warm andwelcoming place.

BZ: When did you decide you wantedto participate in theater and not justobserve it?

Rachel: I guess it depends on what you mean by participate. Ibegan taking acting classes and all that when I was young,maybe 8. I then started performing and working backstage,because as anyone who’s ever really been backstage knows,that’s where much of the magic happens. When I was in highschool, we did two shows a year. I was in every single showover my four years there, so that was eight shows; I really gota heavy dose of theater. But when I decided what I wanted todo in life, “I thought I can’t afford to be just an actress.” In mycurrent position as theater program director I constantly getpeople asking me: “I just graduated with a theater major, nowwhat do I do?”

BZ: So how did you find a career that worked for you?Rachel: I had to stop and think, “What could I do in the the-ater and still make a living wage?” I had a great English back-ground, so I decided to pursue the public relations and man-agement side of the profession. My degree is Arts Promotionand Management with a journalism minor and several intern-ships under my belt. I was lucky enough to come right out ofcollege and get a position with the Wisconsin Conservatory ofMusic in Milwaukee where I was their special events coordi-nator. It was a fabulous first job and place to work, and I got alot of great experience there. Then I had a job offer from aprofessional theater company down in Houston, Texas, so Iworked there for a few years. I began as assistant box officemanager, but I was quickly promoted to publicist.

BZ: How did you end up back in the Midwest?Rachel: I left after a few years, not because of the job or com-pany, but because I didn’t like living down south. I didn’t likethe cockroaches [laughs] or the heat and humidity. It was just adifferent atmosphere than I was comfortable in, so I headedback north. When I got back to Wisconsin, my home state, Isaw that a “new” company was moving in from Minnesotacalled “Best Buy.” I thought I’d get a cashier job to tide me over,but when they saw my resume, they said, “You have to be ourregional office manager.” It had nothing to do with the arts, butit was a fabulous experience because it was working for a bigcompany and allowed me to use a lot of my management andpublicist skills. Besides, that’s where I met my husband, Bob.After we were married, I became a stay-at-home mom for awhile and discovered my other love...teaching children.

BZ: How did theater fit into all of this?Rachel: Throughout this whole time, it wasn’t like I had givenup the arts, because I was performing, I was directing, I waschoreographing, and, of course, I was being an audiencemember and a supporter of the arts, which is huge, and Ithink sometimes that gets looked over. The audience is really

what it’s all about. Even though most of what I’ve donehas been in the theater, I’m very appreciative of

dance, music, writing and the visual arts.

BZ: What kind of productions were youinvolved in?Rachel: Mainly musicals, but I’ve per-formed in and directed both musicalsand straight plays. In fact one of myfavorite plays I’ve directed is a non-musical called “Bent.” It’s about homo-

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Rachel: He is a fabulous supporter. If it wasn’t for him, I could-n’t put in the numerous hours at the theater, raise a family, andkeep a house and husband. He’s obviously always an audiencemember, and he has definitely helped me with carpentry forsets and even some lighting. I think it’s one of those thingswhere it’s nice to have one person being really involved and oneperson being a wonderful supporter.

BZ: How did you become the theater program director?Rachel: I was in a couple of shows and was then asked todirect. The first show I directed here was “Guys and Dolls”;the cast and crew were incredible. I also volunteered my timea lot and became a member of the theater committee, whichis kind of the powerhouse behind getting things down for thetheater. Patsy Dew had this job previously and did an amaz-ing job for 15 years. When she decided to pursue somethingdifferent, the NAG’s executive director, who knew of my back-ground and abilities, offered me the job. This is my secondyear in the position.

BZ: What is the overall purpose of the Northfield Arts Guild?Rachel: The Guild itself is here to support and create all of thearts: dance, visual arts, music, literary arts and theater. It’simportant to us to look at all of those different aspects and tryto support them equally, which makes us really unique. We arealso now preparing for our 50th anniversary next year, which ispretty much unheard of for any arts guild in the country. Thetheater committee is already planning a great season for that.

We’ll be looking back at some of the old produc-tions, including a performance of the first playever done here, “Ah, Wilderness.” We’ll beaccompanying the nostalgia with some “block-buster” plays, spotlighting the new and excit-ing, and looking to the future of the theater.The Guild itself is also working on some big,

big plans to celebrate our 50th anniver-sary. Theater is really just one-fifth ofwhat we do here at the Guild.

BZ: What is your goal as thehead of the theater portion ofthe Guild?Rachel: We would love tobecome regional, and we defi-nitely welcome cast, crew andaudience members from other

areas. We have had actors fromOwatonna, Lakeville, Burnsville,

Faribault and Cannon Falls, to name afew. There is still so much untapped tal-

ent in Northfield, as well. It’s alwaysexciting when someone comes tosee a show, and they are theninspired to audition for one aswell. The Guild does establishedshows, both straight shows andmusicals, but we also realize theimportance of presenting new works, especially those of region-ally noteworthy playwrights. This

sexuals during the Holocaust and is a very powerful play. Ilove to direct. Currently I direct at both the Northfield ArtsGuild and the Northfield Middle School. I’m actually direct-ing a show at NMS right now; it’s an original work by a localplaywright, Chris Kallman. I enjoy absolutely equally work-ing with kids and adults. They both bring different types ofthings to the table. I also love encouraging new talent. Overthe past two years I’ve directed new works called “Jessie Jane’sJamboree I and II.” Since the rehearsal time for these showswas short, the NAG attracted a lot of new cast members forthese auditions. Many of those people have gone on to per-form in other plays, because once you’re in a show, you getthe “fever.” The theater becomes part of your blood.

BZ: Would you say you like acting or directing better?Rachel: I don’t think I prefer one over the other. I do moredirecting now, but the reason I do less performing is simplybecause of time. There are really only so many shows you cando per year and stay sane. It’s not that I don’t enjoy the per-forming end.

BZ: Do you have a favorite performance that you’ve been in?Rachel: Since I’ve been in Northfield, I really loved playingMiss Hannigan in “Annie.” I saw her as a compelling person asopposed to just this drunk, evil woman. She was a very funcharacter to play and I shared the stage with some incrediblytalented people.

BZ: How did you get involved with the Northfield Arts Guild?Rachel: When we moved here, I really wanted to jumpinto the theater scene because I knew that was the bestway to start making friends and building relation-ships. So I auditioned for their summer show thatyear, actually before we even moved here, and Istarted going to rehearsals even before settlinginto our house.

BZ: Do you think the art’scommunity in Northfield isa very tight knit group?Rachel: Well it’s a tight knitgroup, but it’s not a difficultgroup to come into by anymeans. The theater peoplethat I’ve worked with are allso welcoming of new talent. Itis not at all difficult to join inon the fun. Once you are in the“group,” you do feel very connected.In fact I was just talking to a friend last night.She was planning to move out of the state,but one of the reasons she decided not tomake that move is because she’s afraidshe wouldn’t be able to find anothertheater community like the onehere in Northfield.

BZ: Is your husband involvedin theater at all?

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Rachel as Mrs. Potts in theNorthfield Arts Guild’s Beauty andthe Beast – 2006.


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The Tavern of Northfield 212 Division St. • 663-0342Sun-Thu 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri-Sat until 11 p.m. – Widevariety of homemade, from-scratch menu items. Prime rib onFriday and Saturday nights. Casual courtyard dining, Tavernlounge and deck overlooking the Cannon River. Full-service bar.

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will be the third year of our Very Short Play Festival where we wel-come works from everywhere.

BZ: What are some of the things coming up for this summer?Rachel: This summer we will be doing “Holes,” based on thechildren’s book by Louis Sachar; he actually wrote the play aswell, so it’s very true to the story. It has great roles for adultsand kids, and we’ve been looking forward to doing the showfor several years. Then in August its time for Shakespeare: weare doing his witty comedy, “The Merry Wives of Windsor,”on our outdoor stage in Central Park.

BZ: What has been the most rewarding part of working atthe Arts Guild?Rachel: I’m extremely honored to be in this position. I feel veryblessed, because I have so many wonderful people to workwith. Everyone is so supportive here, and they are all in thisorganization for the right reasons. The marvelous thing is that Iget to both work and play in the theater. What could be better?


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