Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The first two pieces of sidewalk poetry were imprinted in front of the Northfield Public Library on Wednesday morning.
The day has finally come. The first two pieces of sidewalk poetry were imprinted in the sidewalks (one on Third Street and another on Division Street) around the Northfield Public Library on Wednesday morning. They included a piece from Lily Hanlon, a Prairie Creek Community School student, and Anne Running Sovik. These are selections from the first sidewalk public poetry contest from last year, which was sponosred by the Arts & Culture Commission and the Friends and Foundation of the Northfield Public Library. More poems from the 2011 selections will be imprinted at a later date. Lily's poem: Do not be afraid to let your mind wander Sovik's poem: The whistled tune travels along the sidewalk stepping up up up down up jaunty as the man who…
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Northfield Public Library
210 Washington St, Northfield, MN
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
The eighth annual event is Friday, May 11, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on the campus Bald Spot.
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Thursday, May 10
Editor's Note: This post is courtesy of Carleton College News. Carleton College will hold its annual Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Northfield Community Action Center’s Food Shelf on Friday, May 11, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on the campus Bald Spot. Over 600 handmade ceramic bowls, filled with soup, will be available for sale, with a suggested donation of $15 per bowl. This popular annual event is open to the public. Now in its eighth year, Carleton’s annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser has raised thousands of dollars for the Northfield Community Action Center’s Food Shelf. Carleton students, alumni, faculty, and friends have hand-crafted over 600 ceramic bowls, while residents of various campus interest houses join in the effort by cooking …
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Carleton College
1 N College St, Northfield, MN
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Saturday, May 5, 2012
Northfield High School’s 12th annual arts celebration featured visual, literary, dramatic and performance arts.
For those hungering for the arts, Friday’s Arts a la Carte at Northfield High School provided a feast for the eyes and ears. The 12th annual celebration of Northfield’s high school arts program offered a long list of activities, including face painting and body art, jewelry and print making and clay modeling. For those who wanted to enjoy art rather than make it, there were displays and musical performances. As part of the evening, 22 Northfield High honors art students displayed their work at booths lining the school’s hallways. Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter Check out other popular Patch articles:
Looking for a tasty way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo?
A lot of folks are prepared for a long weekend of eating carne asada tacos, drinking ice-cold Modelo beers, and listening to the beautiful sounds of music from Vicente Fernandez and Jose Alfredo Jimenez at their local Cinco de Mayo event. Yet most of those people have no clue what it is they are celebrating on the fifth of May, and no it’s not Mexican Independence Day, which is Sept. 16. Although it has the same ring as the Fourth of July, Cinco de Mayo was not the day the citizens of Mexico declared war against the Spanish colonial government in 1810. The fifth of May is the celebration of El Día de la Batalla de Puebla (The Day of the Battle of Puebla) in 1862 where a small group of two thousand peasants under the command of General …
Friday, May 4, 2012
Northfield High School's 12th annual fine arts event continues until 8 p.m. at the high school. Northfield Patch will post a photo gallery from the event on Saturday.
There’s still time this evening to fill your senses with fine art. Northfield High School’s 12th annual Arts a la Carte continues until 8 p.m. today at the high school. During the first hour of the event—which kicked off at 5 p.m.—crowds of Northfield school district students, their parents and residents meandered through the dozens of displays, working student-artists and hands-on arts stations set up in the hallways and cafeteria of the high school. And for those participants requiring a moment of relaxation, students musicians performed orchestral pieces in the lower cafeteria. Admission to this evening’s event is $2. T-shirts also are available for purchase. If you can’t make it to Arts a la Carte, Patch will post a photo gallery on …
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Northfield High School
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Monday, April 30, 2012
The Woodbury author and Carleton College alum's latest novel, “Spilled Blood,” is set to be released Tuesday, May 1.
Woodbury author Brian Freeman’s next novel will hit shelves and online bookstores on Tuesday. It's clear the Carleton College alum is pleased with his latest endeavor, Spilled Blood. “I’m really, really proud of this book,” Freeman told Patch. “It’s possibly my favorite book.” Like his previous efforts, Spilled Blood focuses on psychological suspense. “This is the pinnacle of what I’ve been trying to do in that genre,” Freeman said. The book is set in rural southwestern Minnesota, where two towns are feuding over a chemical manufacturer. Against that backdrop comes a game of Russian roulette that leaves one girl dead, another who runs away, and a third in jail on murder charges. That third girl’s father, Chris Hawk, comes to town from the …
Friday, April 27, 2012
Oliver Twists opens 7:30 p.m. tonight at ARTech.
Visit the Northfield School of Arts and Technology on any given night after most of the 120 students and teachers have headed home and it’s not hard to find Bob Gregory-Bjorklund. Just listen. “Louder! We can’t hear you!” he’ll call out to one of his sheepish middle-school actors. As a director, Gregory-Bjorklund’s actions are on par with anyone who is trying to get the most out of the actors in front him. Though, in this case, he’s got a group of 32 students ranging from sixth grade to seniors. No problem. He’s got it covered. “They’re kids who love to be expressive and are willing to take on challenges," said the ARTech arts coordinator. Call it boot camp. And tonight, the actors go to battle in the school’s iteration of Oliver Twist—not…
Friday, April 20, 2012
There are 10 winning poems.
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Friday, April 20
The Arts and Culture Commission (ACC) of Northfield, in partnership with the Friends and Foundation of the Library, is pleased to announce the winners of the city’s second annual Sidewalk Poetry Contest. Chosen from among 82 poems submitted for judging, ten poems have been selected for imprinting in city sidewalks. The Arts and Culture Commission applauds and thanks the many local poets who submitted their poetry to the competition. We are pleased to announce the following winners, in alphabetical order, of Northfield’s second annual Sidewalk Poetry Contest: The five contest judges were drawn from across the community, representing the schools, the colleges, the city, professional writers, and published poets. Judging was completely …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Saturday's Imagination Celebration runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Northfield Arts Guild currently has its gallery dedicated to student artwork from Northfield's K-12 schools. Participating schools include Bridgewater Elementary, Greenvale Park Elementary, Sibley Elementary, Prairie Creek Community School, St. Dominic School, Northfield Middle School, ARTech, Northfield Area Learning Center and Northfield High School. Home-schooled students also contributed. The gallery, which runs through April 28, builds up to Saturday's annual Imagination Celebration. Saturday's event, which is run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., offers a free day of art activities and performances at the NAG. There will be performances and activities throughout the day including the Northfield Youth Choir's Junior Singers, the Mexican …
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Northfield Arts Guild
304 Division St S, Northfield, MN
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
St. Dominic School's Jessica Labenski, a sixth-grader, has won the 2012 National Center for Fathering Father of the Year essay contest.
St. Dominic School's Jessica Labenski, a sixth-grader, has won the 2012 National Center for Fathering Father of the Year essay contest. Jessica was one of more than 4,100 students who entered the contest. Jessica's essay, in the form of a poem, talks about the lessons her father, Mark, has taught her and how he has encouraged her. My Dad and How Awesome He Is!! Dad, you’ve been through everything, At times your life is tough, But even through the hardest moments, Your love has been enough. You taught me when I was younger, All the lessons I should know, Like who to trust, And who’s a friend and who’s a foe. You’re always a strong person, You help me when I’m off track. You’re jokes are really funny, And you’ve always got my back. You …
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St. Dominic School
216 Spring St N, Northfield, MN
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