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Wow, it’s a Northfield Gallery Crawl

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

ArtsGuildBeginningsWhat a great way to start the weekend…a Gallery Crawl!  Be sure to check out Beginnings: early visual artists of the Northfield Arts Guild at the Arts Guild, part of their 50th Anniversary Celebration.

Thursday, October 8th, Northfield Gallery Crawl, 6 to 9 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild , Carleton College, St. Olaf College and more, in a related event, Lecture: Tiled Artwork Based on the Goldbach Conjecture, 7 p.m., Dittman Center 305 on the St. Olaf College campus, and then end the evening with Mark Mraz, 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge (riverside of the Archer House). (more…)

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Draft of a New Idea

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

QuarterlyNEG4TheRegionA couple of weeks ago, I posted on one result of the U of M Extension Service’s MAP work, the “Top Ten Reasons to Make It a Weekend in Northfield“.  I hinted that there was more to come.

The so-called “Doughnut Group” had another meeting, this time over muffins.  Hayes Scriven of the Historical Society, Rob Schanilec of By All Means and I met to follow up on some ideas we had raised about a month ago. (more…)

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City Finance Chief to Speak at NDDC Forum

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

city-of-northfield-logoCity of Northfield Director of Finance Kathleen McBride will discuss City finances at the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation (NDDC) Downtown Forum on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at 8 a.m., in the Riverview Conference Room (lower level) of the historic Archer House, 212 Division Street in downtown Northfield. (more…)

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THE Football Game is this Saturday

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

CarletonStOlaf_TomDahlinImagine me saying that in Hank Jr.’s voice.

This Saturday, October 3rd, Carleton College hosts St. Olaf College in the Northfield Collegiate Football Championship.  The rivalry is one of college football’s oldest, going back to the first “official” game in 1918. (more…)

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