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Start Your Weekend with Me and The Boys

Friday, November 20th, 2009

NewMoonTrioSingsFriday, November 20th, it’s New Moon Trio, or Justin, Lance and Ross, 6 to 9 p.m., Contented Cow, Chuck Goodwin, 6 to 9 p.m., Butler’s Steak and Ale, Area 51, 7 p.m., Tavern Lounge (riverside of the Archer House), Gather (for drumming and dancing), 7 p.m., Dittman Center on the St. Olaf College campus, Thanksgiving Performance, 7 to 9 p.m., ARTech School, Donata’s Gift, 7:30 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild Theater, Student Jazz Concert, 8:15 p.m., Buntrock Commons on the St. Olaf College campus, and D J Music, 9 p.m., Rueb’N'Stein. (more…)

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NDDC Board Visits Just Food Co-op

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

NDDCBoardAtJustFoodCoopNDDC Board members visited Just Food Co-op last week.  Pictured (left to right) here are (front) Jessica Paxton (NDDC), Joey Robison (Just Food), Melanie Reid (Just Food), (back) Keith Covey (NDDC), Joe Grundhoefer (NDDC) and Rob Schanilec (NDDC). (more…)

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The Busiest Weekend EVER

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

CarbonFootpedal…and I’m literally and totally serious.  In my many years of writing these weekend updates, I don’t think that there has never been quite so much going on.

Thursday, November 12th, Mark Mraz, 8 p.m., Tavern Lounge (riverside of the historic Archer House River Inn), Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo and Risto-Matti Martin, 8:15 p.m., Urness Recital Hall on the St. Olaf College campus, Karaoke at Froggy Bottoms and regional musical all-star band Study Hall at the Contented Cow. (more…)

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President Anderson Raises Interesting Points

Friday, November 6th, 2009

AndersonAtForumAt Tuesday’s Downtown Forum, St. Olaf College President David Anderson raised many interesting points.  Perhaps not surprisingly, there were echoes of some of the statements made by business people at the recent Chamber Forum.

Anderson opened his presentation with comments about the current state of the economy, which he termed “difficult”.  He noted the challenge of trying to plan during the last 18 to 20 months in an environment of unprecedented uncertainty. (more…)

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Shop Local, Be Local, Love Local…You Get the Idea

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

NDDC-Nov-09I was recently asked how long the NDDC had been running the “Be Local” campaign and, futhermore, how long we’d been doing some kind of “Shop Local” theme.  Well, the first question was easy, we’ve been doing the “Be Local” ads for about two years, they came out of last year’s Abby Erickson and Ally Beyer-led Events and Marketing Committee.  These ads are designed through By All Means and published monthly in the Northfield Entertainment Guide. (more…)

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