Perhaps that’s a bit of a sweeping statement. However, downtown did do quite well in the recent Northfield Entertainment Guide‘s “Northfield’s Best of 2009“.
Downtown Northfield was the winner of two categories, “Best Visitor Attraction” and “Best Place for People Watching”. The NDDC’s “Be Local” promotion was also tied for second in the category of “Best Advertising Campaign”. (more…)
The NDDC’s brilliantly creative Events & Marketing Committee has ambitious, might I even suggest, artistic aims for the “Be Local” campaign in 2010. For February, known for Presidents’ Day, at least recently, Snow Days, but most vigorously, Valentine’s Day, they coined “Be Local…Frolic Local“. (more…)
Start your weekend in Downtown Northfield with a Opening Reception. Pieces by Craig Perman, Monica Rudquist and Kathleen Mellstrom on the walls and your friends and neighbors in between at the Northfield Arts Guild‘s Center for the Arts.
Thursday, February 11th, it’s Songs for Lovers…And Those Who Wish They Were – the Carleton College Singers and College Choir, 12 to 1 p.m., Great Hall on the Carleton College campus, Gallery Opening Reception: Craig Perman and Monica Rudquist, 7 to 9 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild, Mark Mraz, 8 to 11 p.m., Tavern Lounge (at the back of the lobby of the Archer House River Inn), U. S. Army TRADOC Woodwind Quintet, 8:15 p.m., Urness Recital Hall on the St. Olaf College campus, Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., Froggy Bottoms, and Marty Anderson at The Contented Cow. (more…)
Judging by the number of folks who braved the weather for the Downtown Forum, sustainable design is a popular topic for NDDC stakeholders. My sense is that the discussion last week was only the beginning. (more…)
One of the NDDC’s standing work groups is the Communication Committee. The group takes responsibility for staying connected with downtown stakeholders and for quite some time has consisted of Dan Bergeson from Carleton College, Greg Kneser from St. Olaf College, and Mark Quinnell from State Farm Insurance. (more…)
