Northfield’s new Lockwood Theater Company will present “Jesse,” a melodramatic musical about Jesse James, this Thursday through Sept. 11 at the Grand Event Center. The show was originally performed in 1976 for the centennial of the famous and/or infamous raid. (more…)
There are a heck of a lot of things going on this weekend, in this allegedly slow month of August. It’s proof that we’ve got one of the most dynamic, historic, scenic, and authentic downtowns around.
Thursday, August 26th, Historic Downtown Photograph Exhibit Opening and Open House, 5 to 8 p.m., Northfield Historical Society, Women’s Equality Day Event, 6 p.m., Bridge Square, Dolce Woodwind Quintet, 7 p.m., Contented Cow, Joe Carey, 8 to 11 p.m., Tavern Lounge, Adam Svec, 9 p.m., Contented Cow, and Karaoke at Froggy Bottoms. (more…)
The Northfield Historical Society is celebrating the opening of its new exhibit with an Open House and Reception, Thursday, August 26th, from 5 to 8 p.m. It’s history, friends, food and fun, all in Northfield’s beloved, historic, iconic Scriver Building.
The exhibit is titled “Taking Northfield History to the Next Level”. It features photographs from early downtown Northfield in an unusually large format. Executive Director Hayes Scriven promises that you will see downtown Northfield like you’ve never seen it before!
So come on down(town) to the Northfield Historical Society and join in the celebration of their new exhibit and our historic, scenic, and authentic downtown. The event is free and open to the public. I’m sure that Hayes will have a cookie for you.
This year brings us the 12th season of the Bridge Chamber Music Festival. There are three concerts and a recital during the week-long festival, and two of them are this weekend. (more…)
All that Vintage Band music last weekend was great. Now it’s time to get back to some of that Contemporary Roots music…and Shakespeare in the Park, and Outdoor Dance in the Square, and Poetry Reading in the Pub, and Local Market on the River, and Chamber Music on the Hill…that help make Northfield…well…Northfield. (more…)
