The Back Track to Art

The Carleton College Advisory Council on College and Community Relations will hold a community gathering on Wednesday, December 12 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Boliou Hall, room 104, on the Carleton campus. The purpose of the gathering is to provide updates on emerging plans for the development of the former Northfield Middle School and on the construction of a new student residence hall.

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Thanks to all who helped with and participated in the Northfield Arts Guild’s ninth annual Festival of Trees. With your help we raised about $5000 at the event. This income will contribute to the quality artistic experiences we provide for the community of Northfield. Below are a handful of photos taken by “citizen journalist” extraordinaire Griff Wigley (you can see more here).

For those of you who missed this year’s event, you should be aware you missed out on a lot of great holiday cheer, food, wine, song, hand-crafted ornaments, and much more! You also missed out on some fantastic holiday steals. Just to name a few, two opera tickets (value $170) sold for just $50; a $100 gift certificate for dance classes sold for $25; two tickets to a Minnesota Orchestra concert (value $136) sold for just $30; and a three-month membership at the Olympus Health Club (value $300) sold for just $80.

If I were you, I’d mark my calendar now for next year’s event, lest you miss out on another chance to commit (legitimately, courtesy of your Northfield Arts Guild) grand holiday larceny!

In the meantime, if you’re still looking for a bargain, I have ONE free movie pass for a December 13 preview screening at the Landmark Lagoon Cinema in Minneapolis of the new movie by Guillermo Del Toro, The Orphanage. You can’t get much cheaper than free!

The first person to contact me at michael(at)northfieldartsguild(dot)org gets the tix.

College students, by any chance do you sometimes wonder what our fair state of Minnesota has to offer in the way of arts activities and experiences for young, arts curious people like you?

Well, wonder no more!

The Northfield Arts Guild has helped create a new state-wide program designed for the arts curious college student (i.e., you!). It’s called LINK.

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Through Link, you can tap into a whole world of art in Minnesota. All you have to do is get a discounted student membership at any arts organization in Minnesota participating in LINK, and you’ll get member benefits at any other LINK organization.

To learn more, just stop by Northfield’s community art center–the Northfield Arts Guild–located at 301 Division Street in downtown Northfield. Or call us at (507) 645-8877, or email us at office(at)northfieldartsguild(dot)org.

As many of you are aware, Northfield’s Laura Baker Services has for over a century helped people with developmental disabilities reach their potential. Laura Baker’s annual fundraising gala, held this year on October 13, features silent and live auctions. They are currently seeking donations, including works of art in any shape or form.

If you or an artist you know wishes to donate an item or service, please contact Gail Jones Hansen at writes(at)charter(dot)net (or at 645-1666) with a description of the item and, if possible, its estimated value. She’s willing to pick up your item, or you can deliver it directly to Laura Baker at 211 Oak Street.

Please consider donating, as this is one great cause! Your gift is tax deductible as allowed by law.