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Sounds like a great start to the weekend…the Carleton College Jazz Piano Studio.  Pianist, composer, and teacher Laura Caviani will be hosting a performance by her Carleton jazz students at the Contented Cow, 5:00 to 7:00 this Friday.  A terrific combo and several solo pianists will perform a variety of standards, blues, and even some original tunes.  It’s always great to hear and support emerging artists who are keeping the jazz tradition alive, and this is your chance, in downtown Northfield.

Friday, May 18th: Carleton Jazz Piano Studio, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Contented Cow; Barb Piper, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Hogan Brothers Acoustic Cafe; Why Not?, 8:00 to 11:00 p.m., Contented Cow; Matthew Griswold, 8:00 to 11:30 p.m., Tavern Lounge; Carleton Choir and Carleton Singers Concert, 8:00 p.m., Concert Hall on the Carleton College campus; and Karaoke, 9:00 p.m., Rueb’N'Stein. (more…)

Girls Nite Out kicks off a really big weekend in downtown Northfield.   It’s the 6th Annual, from 4:30 p.m. ’til 1:00 a.m., with shopping specials at participating businesses from 4:30 to 9:00 p.m., appetizers, dancing, and prizes at The Grand from 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., and specials at participating restaurants and bars from 12:00 to 1:00 a.m.  So come on down(town) for Girls Nite Out. (more…)

There’s visual art, dance, musical art, film, and theatrical art…this weekend in downtown Northfield.  In particular, the visual arts will be strong with exhibit openings at Northfield High School, St. Olaf College, and the Northfield Arts Guild.  This weekend looks like it’s going to be a rainy one, so let the arts shine…and light up your life.  …ah, you know where I’ll be on Friday night. (more…)

Two of Northfield’s own emerging musical artists, Daniel Lohmann and Madelyn Hartke, come home to perform…in downtown Northfield, MN.  That’s Friday night at one of Northfield’s many live music venues…Hogan Brothers Acoustic Cafe.

Thursday, April 26th: Middle School/High School Jazz Band Concert, 7:30 to 10:00 p.m., Northfield High School Auditorium; Midnight Collision, 8:00 to 11:00 p.m., Contented Cow; and Marv Gohman, 8:30 to 11:00 p.m., Tavern Lounge.

Friday, April 27th: Carey Langer, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Contented Cow; Daniel Lohmann & Madelyn Hartke, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Hogan Brothers Acoustic Cafe; Oliver Twist, 7:00 p.m., ARTech; Seventh Annual Very Short Play Festival, 8:00 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild Theater; Sasha Mercedes, 8:00 to 11:30 p.m., Tavern Lounge; Jazz I, 8:15 p.m., Lion’s Pause on the St. Olaf College campus; Karaoke, 9:00 p.m., Rueb’N'Stein; and Imperator, 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., Contented Cow. (more…)

It’s the Annual Imagination Celebration at the Northfield Arts Guild.  This is a day of free art activities and performances at the Arts Guild, held in conjunction with the All-School Art Show.  The art show features the work of Northfield’s youngest artists, from grades K-12, and their work is hung from floor to  ceiling in the gallery…in downtown Northfield.

Friday, April 20th: Barb Piper, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Contented Cow; Daniel Choma & Jason Roberts, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Hogan Brothers Acoustic Cafe; Paper Daddy, 7:30 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild Theater; Early Music Singers/Collegium Musicum, 7:30 p.m., Boe Memorial Chapel on the St. Olaf College campus; Matthew Griswold, 8:00 to 11:30 p.m., Tavern Lounge; Shoot Lucy, 9:00 to 11:30 p.m., Contented Cow; and Karaoke, 9:00 p.m., Rueb’N'Stein. (more…)