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920 MN Hwy 19, Red Wing • 651/388-8400 • stoneyend.com M-Sa 10am-5pm. Mark Abrahamson Photography – This is the grand opening exhibit for Hobgoblin’s new art gallery located in the third floor event space. Abrahamson, from the Pacific Northwest, recently moved to Red Wing and established a studio at the Anderson Center. He has more than 60 pieces on display, including works in mixed media collages and aerial landscapes, as well as samples of an ongoing series of photographs called American River Watersheds.

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206 1st St. N., Montgomery • 507/364-5933 or 507/364-8110 artsandheritagecenter.org • Th-F 2-5pm, Sa 9am-12pm 320 East Ave., Zumbrota • 507/732-7616 crossingsatcarnegie.com • M/T/W/F 10am-5pm, Th 10am8pm, Sa 10am-4pm Tom McGregor, Michael Schmidt: Paintings – through Mar. 25

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10am-5pm, Th 10am-7pm, F/Sa 10am-5pm, Su 12-4pm – More than 120 artists represented. “A shop where...ART RULES!”

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Dittmann Center, St. Olaf • wp.stolaf.edu/flaten/ 507/786-3556 • M/T/W/F 10am-5pm, Th 10am-8pm, Sa/Su 2-5pm Selma to Montgomery: Marching Along the Voting Rights Trail – through Apr. 12 – The Selma to Montgomery marches of 1965 marked the political and emotional peak of the American civil rights movement. This exhibition documents the quest for equality and social justice through 45 powerful black-and-white and color photographs from the archives of Stephen Somerstein (born 1941, New York City). Depicted are civil rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King, Sr., James Baldwin, Joan Baez, Harry Belafonte, Clarence Williams, Cleveland Robinson, as well as marchers and onlookers. This exhibition highlights the 50th anniversary of the voting rights marches and is presented in conjunction with other related campus events. Film Screenings: Selma (2014) – Mar 10-11, 7pm; Tomson Hall 280. Free. Reception: Mar. 12, 5-7pm

20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville • 952/985-4400 LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com – M-F 8am-4:30pm 304 Division St. • 507/645-8877 • northfieldartsguild.org M-F 10am-5pm, visit website for weekend hours. The Archer House Gallery is open all day, year round. Main Gallery: All School Show – through Mar. 20 – Northfield youth grades K-12. Imagination Celebration: Mar. 7, 10am3pm. Disposal: An Installation of Art by St. Olaf & Carleton Art Apprentices – Mar. 25-Apr. 11 – Annual exhibition of work by these talented young art interns. This multimedia exhibit includes prints, drawings, paintings and sculpture. Artists included: Madeline Berger, Isaac Burton, Juan Yanqui Rivera, Julia Snyder, Madeleine Senko, Ellie Schmide and Caroline Wood. Closing Reception: Apr. 10, 7-9pm. Archer House, Allina and Up galleries: Northfield Latino Students: Photography – through Mar. 27.

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1651 Jefferson Pkwy. • 507/664-3700 northfieldseniorcenter.org Mary Ellen Frame: Photographs – through Mar. 15 Take a Walk With Me – Mar. 16-Apr. 20 – new work by Patsy Dew. Images and words in books, boxes and prints. Opening Reception: Mar. 24, 5-7pm.

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435 Garden View Ln., Owatonna • 507/451-0533 oacarts.org • 1-5pm, closed Mondays Owatonna Public Schools K-12 Student Work – Mar. 1-29 – in celebration of National Youth Art Month. Opening Reception: Mar. 4, 5-7:30pm. Allina Hospital Owatonna – Sharon Drager photos, Ernest Gillma drawings, Mary Mittlestadt textiles, Karen Peters prints, Jean Zamboni prints and FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts. Artist Reception: Mar. 17, 4:30-6pm.

Paradise Center for the Arts

321 Central Ave., Faribault • 507/332-7372 Tu/W/F/Sa 12-5pm, Th 12-8pm • Su/M closed Exhibit dates: through Apr. 7. Carlander Family Gallery: Dave Angell Lois Vranesh Boardroom Gallery: SAFE Sanctuary Portraits: Julie M. Fakler Second Floor Gallery: All Area School Student Exhibition – Gallery Opening and Artists Reception: Mar. 6, 5-7pm.

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A Night of One-Acts February 27, 28, 7:30pm March 1, 2pm March 5, 6, 7, 7:30pm $14 Member // $15 NM // $10 Students Presented by The Paradise Community Theatre Part of the Faribault Daily News Theatre Season

It’s Not You, It’s Me This is a Play Man and God, Having a Few Beers and Talking Things Over Gallery Opening & Artist Reception March 6, 5-7pm FREE! Part of 2015 KDHL/Power 96 Gallery Season All Area Student Exhibition Deuces Wild Dueling Pianos March 14, 7pm $20 Member // $25 NM Class act adventure of pure entertainment! Alison Scott with Special Guest: The Jason Paulson Band March 28, 7:30pm $17 Member // $22 NM // $10 Student Part of 2015 KGP Logistics Music Season Timeless soul music that transcends style and fashion. Proud Supporter of the Arts Robert Overby, Agent (507) 334-7542 32 4th Street NW Faribault, MN 55021 Visit BobOverby.com These activities are made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Feb. 26-28; Th/F/Sa 7:30pm Little Theatre of Owatonna A mystery/comedy adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan. Also known from the movie by Alfred Hitchcock. Directed by Linda Karnauskas. Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps. This fast-paced whodunit is packed with a plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers, nonstop laughs and some good old-fashioned romance. Tickets: $14 adults, $10 students, available at 507/451-0764, ticket-e-split.com or at the box office. Ordinary Days

Feb. 27-Mar. 1; F/Sa dinner 6pm/show 7:30pm: Su lunch 12:15pm/show 1:30pm Next Chapter Winery, New Prague Curtain Call Theatre presents this contemporary musical – a refreshingly honest and funny show about making real connections in the city that never sleeps. It tells the story of four young New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment, happiness, love and cabs. Through a score of vibrant and memorable songs, their experiences ring startlingly true to life. This original musical is for anyone who’s ever struggled to appreciate the simple things in a complex place. With equal doses of humor and poignancy, it celebrates how 8.3 million individual stories combine in unexpected ways to make New York City such a unique and extraordinary home. Tickets: $10 show only, $20 dinner/show, $30 dinner/show and glass of wine. Available at showtix4u.com. August: Osage County

Feb. 27-Mar. 1; F/Sa 7:30pm, Su 2pm Northfield Arts Guild Theater This drama tells the story of the tumultuous Weston family as they near the most epic of family meltdowns. Described by the New York Times as “fiercely funny and bitingly sad,” this play truly runs the gamut of emotions. Both funny and, at times, uncomfortably in your face, the audience won’t be able to help getting caught up in this family’s drama. This show is intended for adult audiences. Directed by Julianna Skluzacek. Tickets:

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Feb. 26-Mar. 1, Mar. 5-8 F/Sa/M/Th 7:30pm, Su 2pm Ames Center, Burnsville Do you control your fate? Your mind? Your identity? In this psychological thriller by Ira Levin, the author of Rosemary’s Baby, Susan takes on a dead woman’s identity, convinced she’s performing an act of mercy. But she soon discovers that reality is unreliable and that secrets, madness and terror lie underneath the surface comforts of Veronica’s Room. Tickets: $22 adults, $19 students/seniors/Fringe button holders, group discounts available at the Ames Center box office (952/895-4680), 800/982-2787 or at ticketmaster.com. A Night of One-Acts

Feb. 27-Mar. 1; Mar. 5-7; Su 2pm; Th/F/Sa 7:30pm Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault It’s Not You, It’s Me: by Don Zolidis, directed by Kelly Huff. Whether your boyfriend is a Canadian secret agent or monk in training, or your girlfriend a psychic or pathological liar, one thing is for sure: they are about to dump you. Exploring the painful art of breaking up through comedic, awkwardly realistic characters, this series of wildly hilarious scenes are sure to make you feel relieved not to be the receiving end of those five fatal relationship words. This Is a Play: by Daniel MacIvor, directed by Brock Lammers. A smart, funny play about a play – the creative process counterbalancing the sheer sweat, bad wigs and tricks of performance. MacIvor’s spoof sets up (and knocks down) what actors might be thinking about while performing. Man and God, Having a Few Beers and Talking Things Over: by Jeffery Scott. What happens when God shows up in a bar and shares a beer with an ordinary man. Tickets: $14 members, $15 nonmembers, $10 students, available at the box office or 507/332-7372, Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5pm, Thursdays until 8.

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Mar. 6, 7, 13, 14, 7:30pm; Mar. 8, 3pm; Mar. 12, 7pm Northfield Middle School Auditorium This every-other-year over-the-top Northfield High School musical production always plays to sold-out crowds – if you can dig up a ticket, it’ll be well worth the effort. Enjoy song, dance and just a lot of great fun, with renditions of classics of yesterday and today. More information at 507/663-0632. Duck

Mar. 8, 4pm Northfield Arts Guild Theater The Northfield Arts Guild and Cannon River Watershed Partnership present a reading of Duck by local playwright Christine Kallman. The reading will serve as the capstone project for a 2014 Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council McKnight Individual Artist Grant. In the play, Alice, her sister Brenda and two other members of a small investment club make a working retreat at a remote northern Minnesota lake. An oil spill on the lake suddenly throws into high relief their radically different personalities and points of view as they reexamine their investments. Insinuating her way into the conflict is Alice’s indomitable mother, Eleanor, and Eleanor’s beloved duck. Should the women allow the condition of one duck to change their thinking? Free and open to the public. Dead Man’s Cell Phone

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Mar. 12-15, 7:30pm; Mar. 14-15, 2pm Haugen Theater, St. Olaf, Northfield Written by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Shannon Cron ’15. Jean, an unmarried, cell-phoneless, Holocaust Museum ticket saleswoman, sits quietly in a café, sipping her soup. After trying to ignore the constant ringing of another customer’s cell phone, Jean springs up to ask why he won’t answer, only to discover he is dead. So, what does Jean do? Answers the phone. And she keeps answering it, until she tunnels herself into the dead man’s life. From claiming to be his business partner, to being mistaken for his mistress, to falling in love with the dead man’s brother, Jean discovers the joy within human connection. But, what happens when the phone stops ringing for good? What is ultimately lost, and more importantly, what is gained? Tickets: $8, available at 507/786-8987, at the box office M-F 11am-4pm and one hour prior to performance.

March 2015

The Fox on the Fairway

Mar. 20-22, 27-29; F/Sa 7:30pm, Su 2pm Lakeville Area Arts Center A tribute from Ken Ludwig to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s, The Fox on the Fairway takes audiences on a hilarious romp which pulls the rug out from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private country club. A charmingly madcap adventure about love, life and man’s eternal love affair with...golf. Tickets: $13, available at lakevilleareaartscenter.com or 952/985-4640. The Necklace Was Incidental

Mar. 21, 7:30pm; Mar. 22, 3pm Northfield Senior Center The Encore Players present this radio drama episode of The Whistler, originally broadcast in 1942, along with other old time radio comedy pieces. Tickets: $10, available at the Senior Center, 507/664-3700 or northfieldseniorcenter.org.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 Bite of Burnsville • 6-9pm

Ames Center, Burnsville The annual Bite of Burnsville showcases the cuisine of some of the area’s great restaurants. The event features nearly 40 tasty dishes to sample, as well as beverages, huge live and silent auctions and entertainment. Tickets: $40, available at the Ames Center box office (952/895-4680), by phone at 800/982-2787 or at ticketmaster.com. Beth Wood • 7pm

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Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota Beth Wood is a modern-day troubadour who believes in the power of song. Beth’s music is a soulful, organic, intelligent, barefoot, high-energy communication of joy. Tickets: $15 in advance, $18 at door. Reservations at 507/732-7616.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Occasional Jazz • 5-7pm

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Tavern Lounge, Northfield A blues original and a veteran of the 1970s British music scene who has played with legendary groups like Supertramp and Mott the Hoople. Egg’s repertoire includes original blues songs, a few classics and a very personal collection of soulful American roots music. He has taken multiple awards at the Minnesota Folk Festival, the Austin (TX) Songwriters Group, the Big Top Chautauqua (Bayfield, WI), The Great River Festival (LaCrosse, WI) and the Telluride (CO) Blues and Brews festival. Egg is also a seven-time winner of the “mnspin” music competition sponsored by mnartists.org. Egg is currently touring the country in support of his latest CD release, The Blues Is Personal. More at nigelegg.com. Lobster Boat • 8:30-9pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Lobster Boat is the latest project by musician Luke Smith. An electronic/experimental session showcasing this artist’s diverse talents. More at lobsterboat.bandcamp.com.

The Contented Cow, Northfield Mainstream classic jazz of Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck and others in the same style. Andrew Walesch and Bob Rapp • 5:30-8:30pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls This duo performs music by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé, Johnny Mathis, Johnny Cash, Nat King Cole and Neil Diamond. Dinner Theater: Ordinary Days • 6pm dinner, 7:30pm show

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Little Theatre of Owatonna See theater page.

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Art in Motion: Twin Cities Ballet and Ballet Royale Minnesota • 7:30pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center Through collaboration by Ballet Royale Minnesota and Twin Cities Ballet, this performance features a variety of dances choreographed by the inspiration and influence of local artwork. The audience is invited to a complimentary coffee hour following the program to meet the artists and dancers. Tickets: $15, available at lakevilleareaartscenter.com or 952/985-4640. Lonesome Dan Kase • 8pm

Tavern Lounge, Northfield For the last 15 years Lonesome Dan Kase has been playing his unique brand of countryblues on stages throughout the U.S. His live performances showcase both his unique finger-picking style and warm vocals as well as his depth of knowledge in the history of the blues. More at lonesomedan.com. Stone Soup • 8-11pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield A hearty broth of rock and blues from a time when it hit you in the chest and lifted you straight up. Breathe the air, stir the pot, share the wine and start feeling fine.

In The Fields • 8pm-midnight

Owatonna American Legion, Owatonna The band plays a mix of rock, country and pop from today all the way back to the ’50s, – everything from Elvis and Johnny Cash to AC/DC and Journey to Lady Gaga, the Black Eyed Peas, and Zac Brown. All danceable, well-known, upbeat hits. No cover. 21+ only. Matthew Griswold • 8:30pm

Pub 31, Faribault Bone-shakin’ voodoo grooves that will keep your toes tappin’ and hands clappin’ all night long. His brand of foot stompin’ folk-rock pays a tribute to the Delta Blues with a side order of thistle and shamrock. Expect a repertoire of classic covers, reinvented traditionals and well-crafted originals. More at matthewgriswold.net. Mark Allen • 9pm-midnight

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Kenyon Celebration includes free petting zoo, pony rides and horse-drawn wagon rides 10am-1:30pm; lunch and silent auction at the VFW 10am-3pm; tours of M.T. Gunderson House 11am-3:30pm; All Horse Parade starting at 1:30; booths, food vendors, hay rides and a bonfire after the parade. Lingua Luna • 1-4pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls A Minneapolis-based contemporary folk trio who began its musical collaboration after years of friendship. Their music stems from their classical training as well as improvisation, and often includes beautiful acoustic harmonies. Andrew Walesch • 5-8pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Blues and jazz by “the boy with the voice.” A great variety of classics and originals. The Forrest Rangers • 6-8:30pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Big Band Dance • 7-9pm

Northfield Senior Center Featuring a revival of Buddy Koopmans Orchestra. An event for all ages. Great music for dancing and listening. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 students, and available at northfieldseniorcenter.org, the Senior Center and at the door. Dinner Theater: Ordinary Days • 6pm dinner, 7:30pm show

Next Chapter Winery, New Prague See theater page.

Theater: A Night of One-Acts • 7:30pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See theater page.

Crossroads: The Eric Clapton Story • 7:30pm

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota This original rockumentary by Justin Ploof & the Throwbacks adds vintage film clips and brief narrative to the live music performance by the band, authentically performing the music of the first three-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Tickets: $22 in advance, $25 at door. Reservations at 507/732-7616. Comedy Night • 7:30pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center A hilarious comedy variety show featuring a lineup of three Twin Cities comedy acts starring Dennis Carney, Rod Blanchard and Pizpor the Magician. Tickets: $15, available through lakevilleareaartscenter.com or 952/985-4640. Theater: August: Osage County • 7:30pm

Northfield Arts Guild Theater See theater page.

Theater: The 39 Steps • 7:30pm

Little Theatre of Owatonna See theater page.

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Theater: Veronica’s Room • 7:30pm

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page. Art Vandalay • 8pm

Tavern Lounge, Northfield Renowned “kick-ass Americana band” (Hindsight Harmonies), this Twin Cities ensemble makes its way back to Northfield in support of its latest release, Heaven’s Operahouse. The group’s popular laid-back roots rock draws on influences ranging from Neil Young, Gram Parsons and John Prine to The Eels and Tom Petty – lending its own unique brand of roots music that melds smart lyricism with pop-infused melodies. More at artvandalaytunes.wordpress.com. Choir Concert • 8pm

Concert Hall, Carleton, Northfield Counterfactuals • 8pm-12am

Upstairs Rueb, Northfield One of Northfield’s favorite bands, The Counterfactuals, is releasing the first single off its upcoming second album at this not-to-be-missed show. Cover fee includes a complimentary download of the new single Might as Well Join In. Opening set by acclaimed folk artist Sarah Krueger, who has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion and performed live in The Current Studios. Krueger released her critically acclaimed second album Lustrous this past December. More at thecounterfactuals.com and sarahkruegermusic.com. This is an 18+ event. $5 cover. Sasha Mercedes • 8:30pm

Pub 31, Faribault A feisty folk-rocker that draws you in with her compelling and powerful vocal stylings. Lyrical, genre-bending, thought-provoking, inspiring, catchy, easy to relate to and easy to listen to. Her new album, Lucky, is wowing audiences. More at sashamercedes.com. Ramblin River • 9pm

Red Fox Tavern, Lakeville New and classic country with a bit of rock and roll. The Local Hooligans • 9pm-1am

Kenyon Muni, Kenyon The Local Hooligans are a rock and country variety band from Goodhue County, MN. They play rock, pop, and country music from the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, and today. The Local Hooligans are known for bringing the party and engaging the crowd. Arena • 9pm-close

Reggie’s Brewhouse, Owatonna Arena is one of the Minnesota’s most seasoned and professional bands. Veterans of both local and national venues, Arena has been rocking the Midwest for ten-plus years. Whether playing clubs, theaters, or opening for national acts as diverse as UFO, The Gear Daddys, Jackyl or Hairball, what keeps fans coming back for more is Arena’s musicianship, three-part harmonies, stage production and the diversity of their set list. Whether the song is from the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, or currently on the charts, what Arena brings to their entire set is ENERGY!

Shoot Lucy • 9-11:30pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield These Minneapolis-based boys will put a smile on your face. Nothing fancy or pretentious here, just good ol’ American rock-n-roll poised with tongue firmly planted in cheek. Their Midwestern charm matched with clever wit and straight-ahead song structures recall the best works by early R.E.M., The Jayhawks and the Gin Blossoms. If you’re looking for strong independent rock with a jangly country edge and a sense of humor, Shoot Lucy is sure to satisfy. SUNDAY, MARCH 1 Lunch Theater: Ordinary Days • 12:15pm lunch, 1:30pm show

Next Chapter Winery, New Prague See theater page. treVeld • 1-4pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls A group of string musicians producing a rare quality of acoustic music that blends gypsy, swing, old time, Celtic, bluegrass, blues, chamber and Nordic roots and appeals to all ages. Theater: August: Osage County • 2pm

Northfield Arts Guild Theater See theater page.

Theater: Veronica’s Room • 2pm

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page.

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Concert Hall, Carleton Multe • 3:30-5:30pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Great traditional Nordic music. MONDAY, MARCH 2 Northern Roots Session • 7:30-9pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield An informal weekly gathering of musicians to play acoustic music with roots in the north, particularly the Nordic countries. Participants and listeners of all ages and levels of experience are welcome. TUESDAY, MARCH 3 Acoustic Jam Session • 7:30-10pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Every Tuesday night show up with your unplugged instrument of choice and jam – or just show up and listen. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 Exhibit Opening Reception: K-12 Student Work • 5-7:30pm

Theater: A Night of One-Acts • 2pm

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HAPPENINGS Wednesday, March 4, continued Race, Policing and Inner City Boys: Questioning the Broken Windows Theory • 7pm

Viking Theater, St. Olaf, Northfield University of California, Santa Barbara Associate Professor of Sociology Victor Rios will deliver this lecture. The theory, which essentially states that preventing small crimes such as vandalism and public drinking prevents more serious crimes from happening, has come under sharp criticism recently from observers who think it has contributed to over-policing in the United States. Traditional Irish Music Session • 7-9pm

Corner Room, Rueb ‘n’ Stein, Northfield A gathering of musicians and listeners in a relaxed, informal setting. Along with the music enjoy conversation, camaraderie and perhaps even a few Irish dance steps. THURSDAY, MARCH 5

Peter Webb & Bruce Jensen: Jazz Duo • 6-7:30pm

Rock & Roll Revival 2015 • 7:30pm

Northfield Middle School Auditorium See theater page. Theater: Veronica’s Room • 7:30pm

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page.

Theater: A Night of One-Acts • 7:30pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See theater page. Jillian Rae Duo • 8pm

Tavern Lounge, Northfield Jillian Rae is a multi-talented violinist, lead vocalist and songwriter whose creative and dynamic style of violin playing, along with her lifelong experience as a performer, lend her an assured stage presence. She has an innate ability to create hook-laden tunes affirming the positives of life in the face of struggle and disappointment.

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Orchestra Concert • 8pm

Theater: Veronica’s Room • 7:30pm

Willie B Blues Band • 8pm

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page.

Theater: A Night of One-Acts • 7:30pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See theater page. Drive South • 8pm

Tavern Lounge, Northfield This acoustic trio plays all your favorites from Bruce Springsteen to Elton John to Hank Williams to Alison Krauss. This is a band made up of purebred musicians who bring a great night with them wherever they go. FRIDAY, MARCH 6 Gallery Opening and Artists Reception: All Area School Student Exhibition • 5-7pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See exhibits page. Family Movie Night • 5 and 7:30pm

HideAway, Northfield Each Friday starting in March join the HideAway family for a free movie night, with a kids’ movie at 5pm and a 7:30pm movie for adults. Free popcorn. Firefly • 5:30-8:30pm

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Jimmy’s at the St. James Hotel, Red Wing Willie B formed the Willie B’s Blues Band in the summer of 2010 in Red Wing, MN. Willie’s style is influenced by the “Crunchy Texas Blues Sound” as well as the “Chicago Clean Tone.” Willie has been gigging regularly with a rotating lineup of musicians spread through the Twin Cities Metro. Willie B is a member of the Minnesota Blues Society. Faculty Recital: Sandra Joy Friesen, Piano • 8:15pm

Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf, Northfield Performing Claude Debussy’s Book I and Book II Douze Etudes. Friesen stated “for a long time now I have been fascinated with Claude Debussy’s extraordinary ability to express the visual, poetic and sensual through the piano...Debussy composed the Etudes during the final remission of his cancer while feeling his greatest musical rejuvenation...Debussy paid no heed to the institutional rules of composition but followed his instinct and sensitivities in a collection of remarkable diversity.” This is a free performance. Chad Johnson • 8:30pm

Pub 31, Faribault Rice County country rocker and acoustic alternative. His influences range from Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Bob Seger to Johnny Reznik and Travis Trill. Covers and originals. Jason Paulson • 9pm-midnight

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls From the blues and BBQs of the Ozarks to the arctic lands of Alaska – from creating a song with the Boys and Girls Club to opening for Bret Michaels – from playing standing room only in rural Wisconsin to playing for the Pope on his birthday in Vatican City – Firefly represents the importance of music and its connection between people. From hours of original tunes to the Temptations, Jack Johnson and Johnny Cash, Firefly hits on every emotion.

Froggy Bottoms River Pub, Northfield Jason Paulson is not your average country artist. He trades the glitz and gloss of contemporary country radio for an honest storytelling. You may know him from his regionally popular band Grayson. Junk FM • 9:30pm-close

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SATURDAY, MARCH 7 Bagels & Birds • 9:30-10:30am

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault Join a naturalist in the comfort of the building to observe the birds and other visitors to the nature center’s backyard habitat feeding area. Help with identification, fun facts, binoculars, guide books and conversation will make this a great way to start the day. Enjoy coffee and bagels in a relaxed atmosphere while watching the antics of wildlife at this free program. Imagination Celebration • 10am-2pm

Northfield Arts Guild A free day of art and performances. Northfield Youth Choirs (10-10:30am), Folklórico (11-11:30am), belly dancing (11:30am12pm), folk dancing (12-12:30pm), performers from Oliver! (1-1:30pm) and more. Bar Golf • 12-5pm

Reggie’s Brewhouse, Owatonna

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota With great vocals and piano, Davina Sowers commands attention on stage and leaves everyone smiling. She has been called the “hardestworking blues woman in frigid Minnesota.” The Star Tribune says, “Two things remain consistent in all her shows: her Photo: Grinkie Girl Photography Christie Williams throaty, but cushiony voice, which has a sort of hardmattress comfort to it that’s part Bonnie Raitt, part Etta James and a little Amy Winehouse; and her band’s rollicking New Orleans flavor, driven home by dueling horn players and a bayouthick standup bass.” Tickets: $20 in advance, $23 at door. Reservations at 507/732-7616. Theater: A Night of One-Acts • 7:30pm

Relativity • 1-4pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Voted one of the best bands in Northfield, Relativity is a duo that combines vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica and percussion to create a fun evening of music. They pack a request list of a couple hundred songs – from covers of current music like the Avett Brothers and the Lumineers, to classic and folk rock such as Fleetwood Mac and the Indigo Girls. Dance: Theatre Engine • 2 and 7:30pm

Wagner Bundgaard Studio One, Dittmann Center, St. Olaf, Northfield A performing arts experience that explores the use of mobile devices as a method to invite audiences to participate in live performances. At its heart, this performance uses play to connect the audience to dance and dance to help the audience remember how to play. Students and faculty in the St. Olaf Dance and Theater departments have been part of ongoing research to develop Theatre Engine, a multi-site collaboration between Michigan State University, Brigham Young University, Kent State University and St. Olaf College. Also Mar. 8. SSR Trio • 5-7pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls SSR Trio performs a combination of original and cover tunes. Their acoustic music spans a variety of genres including folk, blues, bluegrass, rock and roll, and more.

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault See theater page. Theater: Veronica’s Room • 7:30pm

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page. Mary Cutrufello • 8pm

Tavern Lounge, Northfield Mary Cutrufello is hailed as a Texas honky-tonk heroine, a fiery Midwestern roots rocker and a powerhouse acoustic performer. Connecticutraised and Yale-educated, she’s made records showcasing all facets of her identity as her musical journey has taken her from the East Coast to Houston and now to Minnesota. More at marycutrufello.com. Michael Ray & the Nasty Notes • 8-10:30pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Alt-country/roots rock. “Michael Ray & the Nasty Notes’ moniker sets expectations for their music before you even hear it. Their new record The Higher You Climb has the listener sifting through stories that cobble together patches of sound to make an alt-country album out of the remains. It’s raw and will stay with you after the first listen.” – Youa Vang, City Pages. More at thenastynotes.com. Mad Pipes • 8:30pm

Pub 31, Faribault Mad Pipes is Barb Piper and Doug Madow. Expect an evening of jazz, pop, folk, country, swing and rock. Everything in the “great American songbook,” ranging from sweet and smooth to raunchy fun. Piper says, “Think ‘lounge music’ with a flair!”

Hops, Grapes and History • 7pm

Grand Event Center, Northfield Featuring award-winning illusionist and entertainer Jared Sherlock. The evening will begin with a beer and wine tasting until 8pm featuring a hand-selected variety of Minnesota craft beers and wines. A special bonus this year will be Photo: G.L. Berg Entertainment a whiskey tasting by Northfield Performing Artists and Speakers distillery Loon Liquors. Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 at the door, available at northfieldhistory.org.

Stardust Karaoke • 8:30pm-12:30am

Northfield VFW Swinging Country • 9pm

Red Fox Tavern, Lakeville

Rock & Roll Revival 2015 • 7:30pm

Northfield Middle School Auditorium See theater page.

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Acoustic Jam Session • 7:30-10pm

IV Play • 9pm-close

Reggie’s Brewhouse, Owatonna This premier rock band based out of Mankato can take you from arena rock and hair metal of the ’80s, to down and dirty grunge of the ’90s, to the hot pop dance hits of today. SUNDAY, MARCH 8 Jagged Ease • 1-4pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Regulars on the southern Minnesota music scene, Jagged Ease is an acoustic duo playing originals and covering many genres from easygoing lounge to blues-driven ballads. More at jaggedease.com. Theater: Veronica’s Room • 2pm

Ames Center, Burnsville See theater page.

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Dance: Theatre Engine • 2 and 4pm

Northfield Middle School Auditorium See theater page. Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra in Americana: Molly Mason and Jay Ungar 3:30pm

Cannon Falls High School Auditorium Tickets: $25, $10 students/children, available at cvrorchestra.org or 507/645-8877.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 Kathak Yatra: The Journey of Kathak Dance of India 7:30pm

Newhall Auditorium, Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Faribault Journey through history for a glimpse of the evolution of Kathak dance in different eras starting with the temple period, to the royal courts of the kings and emperors to the stages of the present day. This special one-hour program features dances of Indian festivals, devotional storytelling and romance, with powerful footwork, intense passion and graceful lyrical movement. Tickets: adults $10, students $5. Reservations at 507/333-1620. Film Screening: Selma (2014) • 7pm

Tomson Hall 280, St. Olaf, Northfield Rated PG-13, 2:08 run time. Free. Also Mar. 10. Traditional Irish Music Session • 7-9pm

Ames Center, Burnsville Prolific singer/songwriter Clint Black has been long heralded as one of country music’s biggest stars. To date, Black has written, recorded and released more than 100 songs, a benchmark in any artist’s career. Black’s continued success can be attributed in part to his deep sense of country music history and his humble gratitude in being an important part of it. This is an all-ages performance. Tickets: $47$56, available at the box office, 800/982-2787 or ticketmaster.com. THURSDAY, MARCH 12

Theater: Duck • 4pm

Northfield Arts Guild Theater See theater page.

The Contented Cow, Northfield Every Tuesday night show up with your unplugged instrument of choice and jam – or just show up and listen.

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MONDAY, MARCH 9 Northern Roots Session • 7:30-9pm

Urness Recital Hall, St. Olaf, Northfield Jill Mahr, director. TUESDAY, MARCH 10 Film Screening: Selma (2014) • 7pm

Tomson Hall 280, St. Olaf, Northfield Rated PG-13, 2:08 run time. Free. Also Mar. 11.

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Exhibit Reception: Selma to Montgomery • 5-7pm

Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf, Northfield See exhibits page. Trivia Bee • 7pm

River Bend Nature Center, Faribault Teams of up to four people are invited to participate in multiple rounds of nature-themed trivia questions on topics including environmental issues, natural resources, wildlife, weather and more. Teams are encouraged to dress in support of their organization, business or family group. $60/competing team. Free for spectators. Teams should register by Mar. 2 to participate. Rock & Roll Revival 2015 • 7pm

Northfield Middle School Auditorium See theater page. Theater: Dead Man’s Cell Phone 7:30pm

Haugen Theater, St. Olaf, Northfield See theater page.

Doug Otto • 8pm

Tavern Lounge, Northfield Doug Otto plays a blend of old American music styles, heavily influenced by delta blues and classic country songs. His covers range from folk to Hendrix as well as originals. FRIDAY, MARCH 13

Terry DuBois • 7-10pm

Prairie Pond Winery, New Prague “The One Man Band” blends his soulful singing style with a warm acoustic sound and brings to life four decades of classic pop/rock favorites. Add some original selections, sprinkle a dash of good humor and you’re sure to be entertained. Rock & Roll Revival 2015 • 7:30pm

Family Movie Night • 5 and 7:30pm

HideAway, Northfield Each Friday starting in March join the HideAway family for a free movie night, with a kids’ movie at 5pm and a 7:30pm movie for adults. Free popcorn. New Moon Trio • 5-7pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Here’s a taste of 100 years of popular tunes, random requests and spontaneous harmonies featuring Ross Currier on bass, Lance Heisler on drums and Justin London on guitar. Timothy Howe • 5:30-8:30pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Silky vocals, melodic lines and acoustic guitar. Howe’s been compared to Jason Mraz, Gavin Degraw, Bruno Mars, John Mayer and Howie Day.

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Haugen Theater, St. Olaf, Northfield See theater page.

Dance: Friday Night Lights • 7:30pm

Wagner Bundgaard Studio One, Dittmann Center, St. Olaf, Northfield A short dance is performed – a student moderator poses a question – audience, choreographer and dancers begin a conversation. The Eagles: Takin’ it to the Limit 7:30pm

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota Join the Fabulous Armadillos and Collective Unconscious for a spot-on tribute to one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Tickets: $34 in advance, $38 at door. Reservations at 507/732-7616.

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HAPPENINGS Friday, March 13, continued The Three Muscatelles • 8pm

Tavern Lounge, Northfield The Three Muscatelles is a trio of women who love to enjoy and share music. They play guitar, fiddle and drum, and sing ballads, bluegrass, folk and blues. Mark Ross • 8-10pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield High-energy acoustic singer/songwriter playing rock, country and alternative music from many past and current artists like Keith Urban, Bon Jovi, Miranda Lambert, Matchbox Twenty, Ryan Adams, Bruno Mars and more. Ross has played in various projects around the Twin Cities and nationally for more than 20 years. Mark Allen • 8:30pm

Pub 31, Faribault Faribault favorite Mark Allen (of the Key West Rejects) brings his usual mix of acoustic country and rock, mixing in the occasional original song, too. Allen’s good time charm and perfect song selection always make for a really fun night. Drive South • 9pm-midnight

Froggy Bottoms River Pub, Northfield This acoustic trio plays all your favorites from Bruce Springsteen to Elton John to Hank Williams to Alison Krauss. This is a band made up of purebred musicians who bring a great night with them wherever they go.

Smokescreen • 9:30pm-close

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville An exciting rock variety band that has been entertaining audiences around the Upper Midwest for more than 20 years. They headline many fairs, festivals and city celebrations. Their gigs include premier sound, a light show with Dwight Holmbo (lead vocals, guitar, synthesizer, harmonica, fiddle), Chris Kerber (vocals, guitar), CJ Stahlberg (vocals, bass) and Tim Boeck (drums). SATURDAY, MARCH 14 Meet Your Local Brewmaster • 11am-3pm

HideAway, Northfield Stop by The HideAway, talk with local brewers and enjoy tastes of their beers. Hear and see where your beer is coming from. St. Patty’s Sparkling Celebration • 12-8:00pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Sparkling green wine, Leprechaun selfies, live music, Irish food. Discounts for wearing green. Ashes for April • 1-4pm

Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls Four guys, six acoustic instruments and retro pop songs. Includes Lincoln Ashbury (acoustic guitar, mandolin, vocals), Chubby Ashton (upright bass, vocals), Rocco C’Ash (drums, percussion) and Mickey Mash (acoustic guitar, banjo, vocals). Theater: Dead Man’s Cell Phone • 2 and 7:30pm

Haugen Theater, St. Olaf, Northfield See theater page.

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Deuces Wild Dueling Pianos • 7pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Back to back sold out performances in 2013 and 2014, Dave and Ted return and continue to defy all the expectations and experiences of a dueling piano show. It’s a class act adventure and you pave the way to a wild and zany night of pure entertainment. Whether 25 or 85, you are guaranteed to be on your feet and part of the action. Tickets: $20 members, $25 non-members. Rock & Roll Revival 2015 • 7:30pm

Northfield Middle School Auditorium See theater page. Mark Allen & The Key West Rejects • 8pm

Tavern Lounge, Northfield Mark Allen and a cast of talented musicians performing favorites from the likes of Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Foo Fighters and Buck Cherry, along with a repertoire of original tunes. More at thekeywestrejects.com. Jon Manners • 8:30pm

Pub 31, Faribault Jon Manners plays blues-edged roots-rock with intricate and percussive guitar-work. Manners sounds like John Hiatt, without that dose of country. Do you like Eric Bibb, John Martyn and Tom Waits? This is the vein that Manners mines.

Ramblin River • 9pm

Red Fox Tavern, Lakeville New and classic country with a bit of rock and roll. The Forrest Rangers • 9-11:30pm

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Shirts & Skins • 9pm-midnight

Owatonna American Legion, Owatonna Combine high energy, an incredible stage presence and above average vocals and musicianship with what they call in the music business “the X factor” and you have one of the hottest young rising bands in the region. No cover. 21+ only. Fabulous Love Handles • 9pm-close

Reggie’s Brewhouse, Owatonna The Fabulous Love Handles play it all from the early British invasion bands to Motown, R & B, Rock, and all your favorite hits. A versatile and talented dance band, they are one of Southern Minnesota’s most popular bands, playing music spanning the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s and today. SUNDAY, MARCH 15 Coffee Concert Series: Artaria String Quartet • 2pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center This nationally recognized string quartet shares their warmth and brilliance with their exquisitely balanced and sonorous music. $15 adults, $12 seniors and students, available from lakevilleareaartscenter.com or at 952/985-4640. HAPPENINGS continued page 22

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Artaria String Quartet Coffee Concert

Sunday, March 15, 2015 – 2pm Now in its 28th year, this professional quartet continues to explore and curate the great string quartet repertory. Tickets: $15, $12 senior/student

The Fox on the Fairway

March 20-21, 27-28, 2015 – 7:30pm March 22 & 29, 2015 – 2pm A charmingly madcap adventure about love, life, and man’s eternal love affair with...golf! Tickets: $13

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Oliver!

May 1-2, 8-9, 2015 – 7:30pm May 3 & 10, 2015 – 2pm Join Oliver, the Artful Dodger, Fagan and his crew in this electrifying song and dance show! Tickets: $13

Rumours and Dreams The Music of Fleetwood Mac

Friday, May 15, 2015 – 7:30pm Featuring classic hits like Rhiannon, The Chain, Don’t Stop, Go Your Own Way, Landslide, and Gypsy. Tickets: $27

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HAPPENINGS Sunday, March 15, continued Jack Pearson • 2pm

Owatonna Arts Center A kid-friendly program featuring American folk music and stories. Free. The Feeling in Baroque Music II • 2pm and 7pm

Ames Center, Burnsville Layton “Skip” James, retired St. Paul Chamber Orchestra harpsichordist, helps illustrate the emotional inspiration in Baroque music. Works will include Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 as well as Pachelbel’s Canon and Gigue. This baroque concert is well liked for its intimate setting. Tickets: $20 adults, $15 seniors, $5 students and available at the Ames Center box office, 800/982-2787 or ticketmaster.com. Theater: Dead Man’s Cell Phone • 2 and 7:30pm

Haugen Theater, St. Olaf, Northfield See theater page. St. Olaf Band • 3:30pm

Skoglund Center, St. Olaf, Northfield Timothy Mahr, conductor. Multe • 3:30-5:30pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Great traditional Nordic music.

First UCC Sunday Nights/Charlie Parr • 5pm and 7:30pm

First United Church of Christ, Northfield The church with solar panels that brought you Food Truck Tuesday has a Sunday evening worship service (5pm-monthly and free). Folk/blues artist Charlie Parr is the guest artist. Led by Michael Morris, the Sunday Nights Band will put a smile on your face. Parr will stick around at UCC for an all ages evening concert with special guests (presented by The Chapel) at 7:30pm. Tickets: $10 at the door or at holdmyticket.com/event/199935. More at firstucc.org. MONDAY, MARCH 16 Northern Roots Session • 7:30-9pm

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Heart with special guest Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 7:30pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota Embracing Highland Celtic music and Lowland Anglo-Scots tunes, Tannahill Weavers add powerful modern rhythms and the penetrating sound of the Highland bagpipes. Tickets: $26 in advance, $29 at door. Reservations at 507/732-7616.

Verizon Wireless Center, Mankato Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Ann and Nancy Wilson first showed the world that women can rock when their band, Heart, stormed the charts in the ’70s. Joan Jett is an originator, an innovator and a visionary. Her music has become a permanent force in mainstream culture. Tickets: $37.50-$87.50, details at vetterstoneamphitheater.com.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 19

Tannahill Weavers • 7:30pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Every Tuesday night show up with your unplugged instrument of choice and jam – or just show up and listen. Mark Allen & Mark Juenemann • 9pm-midnight

Froggy Bottoms River Pub, Northfield Allen and Juenemann of the band Grayson team up for a special St. Patrick’s Day performance. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 Traditional Irish Music Session • 7-9pm

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Dance: Veselica Spring Concert • 7:30pm

Wagner Bundgaard Studio One, Dittmann Center, St. Olaf, Northfield St. Olaf’s international dance ensemble celebrates works by faculty, students and guest artists. History Night: The Great Hinckley Fire of 1894 with John Grabko • 7:30pm

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota An event burned into the memory of Minnesota’s past, the Hinckley fire exploded out of nowhere and burned 400 square miles in four hours. In its path were the towns of Hinckley, Sandstone, Willow River and Partridge. Hear in detail the great drama and tragedy, including that of the engine “69” escape to Skunk Lake, the refuge of the rock quarry, the heroism of many and the sad end of many others. Free event; reservations taken at 507/732-7616.

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Tavern Lounge, Northfield Ben Glaros fills the evening with an epic three sets of original music, cool covers and guitar instrumentals.

The Transit Authority: A Tribute to the Music of Chicago featuring the Minneapolis Horns • 8pm

Ames Center, Burnsville Experience the explosive powerhouse horns and music of one of the world’s greatest super groups in the world’s most authentic tribute to Chicago Transit Authority. ‘Transit Authority’ is a highenergy, eight-piece ensemble that covers three decades of gold in a show you will never forget. This is an all ages performance. Tickets: $42-$62, available at the Ames Center box office, 800/982-2787 or ticketmaster.com. Mark Mraz • 8pm

Tavern Lounge, Northfield Everybody’s favorite piano man tickles the ivories and performs favorite sing-along songs, golden oldies and classic covers from the pop music archives. More at mrazbrothers.com.

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All JAMPT Up • 7-10pm

Prairie Pond Winery, New Prague Diamond Dave and Guitar Mike visit for another rockin’ evening. All JAMPT Up is an acoustic rock and blues duo that plays fun, upbeat acoustic covers and originals you can sing and dance along with. Theater: The Fox on the Fairway • 7:30pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page.

Dance: Veselica Spring Concert • 7:30pm

FRIDAY, MARCH 20 Carey Langer • 5-7pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield A solo artist covering six decades and seven styles of music. From The Everly Brothers and Frank Sinatra, to Rick Springfield, Dave Matthews and Jimmy Eat World, plus original music. Family Movie Night • 5 and 7:30pm

HideAway, Northfield Each Friday starting in March join the HideAway family for a free movie night, with a kids’ movie at 5pm and a 7:30pm movie for adults. Free popcorn. AAUW: Barb Porwit, Katy Tessman Stanoch • 7pm

Owatonna Arts Center March is National Women’s History Month. Speakers: Barb Porwit, artist and founder of the Superhero Breast Cancer Portrait Project, and mother/writer Katy Tessman Stanoch. Stanoch’s book Our Mama is a Beautiful Garden is a story told through the innocent eyes of two young brothers as their mother survives breast cancer. Cost: $5 contribution to the Arts Center.

Wagner Bundgaard Studio One, Dittmann Center, St. Olaf, Northfield St. Olaf’s international dance ensemble celebrates works by faculty, students and guest artists. Mark Mraz • 8:30pm

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Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville Experience the ultimate ’80s band playing your favorite hits live, just like you heard them on the radio, complete with costumes, visual effects and audience interaction. The band is fronted by Ryan Lance (founding member of The Blenders) and his wife Heidi Jo. SATURDAY, MARCH 21

The Contented Cow, Northfield A jazz quintet based in the Twin Cities. Their repertoire spans jazz classics from the ’30s to the ’50s and contemporary jazz and originals. Band members include Ira Adelman (alto and tenor saxophones), Garth Anderson (drums), Jeff Gurney (acoustic and electric bass), Steve Hillson (trumpet and flugelhorn) and Tim McNamara (guitar). More at optimum-trajectory-jazz.com. Joel Kachel • 8:30pm

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Northfield VFW $10 entry fee, 11am registration, 100 percent payback. Dance: Veselica Spring Concert • 2 and 7:30pm

Wagner Bundgaard Studio One, Dittmann Center, St. Olaf, Northfield St. Olaf’s international dance ensemble celebrates works by faculty, students and guest artists. Kevin Kling with Simone Perrin • 7:30pm

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota National Public Radio commentator Kevin Kling delivers a night of side-splittingly funny yet thought-provoking storytelling to the State Theatre audience. Accordionista Simone Perrin will join him onstage. Tickets: $20 in advance, $22 at door. Reservations at 507/732-7616. Theater: The Necklace Was Incidental • 7:30pm

Pub 31, Faribault Original singer/songwriter. A child of the new acoustic pop rock wave with an engaging stage presence and lively music. This highenergy acoustic guitar player will be sure to have you off your seat and wanting more. Twilight Karaoke • 8:30pm-12:30am

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Theater: The Fox on the Fairway • 2pm

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Relativity • 8pm

Tavern Lounge, Northfield Voted one of the best bands in Northfield, Relativity is a duo that combines vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica and percussion to create a fun evening of music. They pack a request list of a couple hundred songs – from covers of current music like the Avett Brothers and the Lumineers, to classic and folk rock such as Fleetwood Mac and the Indigo Girls.

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The Necklace Was Incidental A radio drama episode of The Whistler originally broadcast in 1948

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HAPPENINGS Sunday, March 22, continued Theater: The Necklace Was Incidental 3pm

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St. Olaf Orchestra • 3:30pm

Skoglund Center, St. Olaf, Northfield Steven Amundson, conductor. MONDAY, MARCH 23 Northern Roots Session • 7:30-9pm

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Mellby Lecture: Thinking Through Things • 7:30pm

Whole Lotta Zep & Madd Co • 8pm

Ames Center, Burnsville Two of classic rock’s most celebrated supergroups of the ’70s, Led Zeppelin and Bad Company, will share the stage in this all-hit tribute evening of great rock fun. First up on the bill is Madd Company performing all the great songs from Paul Rodgers and Bad Company. The headliner show is Whole Lotta Zep performing their special In Concert Only Show, recreating an actual Led Zeppelin concert you won’t want to miss. This is an all ages performance. Tickets: $42-$62, available at the Ames Center box office, 800/982-2787 or ticketmaster.com. FRIDAY, MARCH 27 Occasional Jazz • 5-7pm

Rueb ‘N’ Stein, upstairs, Northfield Mainstream classic jazz of Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck and others in the same style. Family Movie Night • 5 and 7:30pm

HideAway, Northfield Each Friday starting in March join the HideAway family for a free movie night, with a kids’ movie at 5pm and a 7:30pm movie for adults. Free popcorn. Jon Manners • 6-8pm

Viking Theater, St. Olaf, Northfield Presented by St. Olaf Professor of English Mary Titus, who will discuss material culture, not only specific objects, but also general interdisciplinary education.

The Contented Cow, Northfield Jon Manners plays blues-edged roots-rock with intricate and percussive guitar-work. Manners sounds like John Hiatt, without that dose of country. Do you like Eric Bibb, John Martyn and Tom Waits? This is the vein that Manners mines.

Acoustic Jam Session • 7:30-10pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Every Tuesday night show up with your unplugged instrument of choice and jam – or just show up and listen. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 Traditional Irish Music Session • 7-9pm

Buckham Memorial Library, Faribault A special opportunity to hear and learn about a rich, uncommon, yet expressly Scottish musical heritage. Traditional ballads, songs of Robert Burns, border dance tunes and airs are presented on Scottish smallpipes, border pipes, flutes, whistles, concertina and voice. MacKenzie even sings while playing the smallpipes, a lowland tradition. Free. The Fattenin’ Frogs • 8pm

Tavern Lounge, Northfield The Fattenin’ Frogs are a six-member roots rock & roll band from Minneapolis. They play music in its original spirit. With a style developed by electrifying a mix of early blues, country, folk, gospel and jazz, they aim to bring rock music back to its roots.

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Tumeni Brothers • 7-10pm

Prairie Pond Winery, New Prague Rich Preiner and Mike Pattison aren’t really brothers, but they offer great tunes for any occasion. Theater: The Fox on the Fairway • 7:30pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page. Lonesome Dan Kase • 8pm

Tavern Lounge, Northfield For the last 15 years Lonesome Dan Kase has been playing his unique brand of country-blues on stages throughout the U.S. His live performances showcase both his unique finger-picking style and warm vocals as well as his depth of knowledge in the history of the blues. More at lonesomedan.com. Firefly • 8:30pm

Pub 31, Faribault From the blues and BBQs of the Ozarks to the arctic lands of Alaska – from creating a song with the Boys and Girls Club to opening for Bret Michaels – from playing standing room-only in rural Wisconsin to playing for the Pope on his birthday in Vatican City – Firefly represents the importance of music and its connection between people. From hours of original tunes to the Temptations, Jack Johnson and Johnny Cash, Firefly hits on every emotion.

Carey Langer • 9pm-midnight

Froggy Bottoms River Pub, Northfield A solo artist covering six decades and seven styles of music. From The Everly Brothers and Frank Sinatra, to Rick Springfield, Dave Matthews and Jimmy Eat World, plus original music. Georgia Clay • 9:30pm-close

Babe’s Music Bar, Lakeville Hits from Sugarland, AC/DC, Kelly Clarkson, Zac Brown, Metallica, P!nk, Carrie Underwood, Charlie Daniels, Miranda Lambert and more. SATURDAY, MARCH 28 Sweet Jazz • 5-7pm

The Contented Cow, Northfield Christina Schwietz (vocals), Peter Webb (keyboard), David Miller (drums, flugelhorn, melodica) and Bruce Jensen (bass). Their name says it all.

Signature Bar & Grill, Faribault Classic acoustic swing with stellar vocals, hot licks and dancing. No cover. Art Vandalay • 8pm

The High 48s • 7pm

Hobgoblin Stoney End Music, Red Wing Music that combines the soulful sound of classic bluegrass with a modern attitude. Original songs and a wide range of influences far beyond Bill Monroe, the Stanley Photo: Daniel Corrigan Brothers and Flatt and Scruggs. In a genre created and dominated by artists from the South, the High 48s were born and raised in the upper Midwest. $15. Theater: The Fox on the Fairway • 7:30pm

Lakeville Area Arts Center See theater page.

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Alison Scott with Special Guest the Jason Paulson Band 7:30pm

Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault Singer/songwriter Alison Scott is the strongest new voice to come out of Minneapolis in many years and her soulful, organic sound has quietly built a very large and loyal following. While staying indier than indie and completely ignoring the hipster rulebook, through word of mouth with very little radio or media hype, Alison Scott is making the kind of soul music that music fans love. Performing with platinum and Grammy-winning guitarist/ producer Kevin Bowe, drummer Peter Anderson and bassist Steve Price, Scott has been selling out venues across the Midwest. Tickets: $17 members, $22 non-members, $10 students. Reservations at 507/332-7372. Divas Through the Decades • 7:30pm

Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota A musical tribute by Belladiva to some of the most influential female vocalists in American pop music, featuring songs from the ’40s through today’s current hits. Tickets: $28 in advance, $32 at door. Reservations at 507/732-7616.

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Granny Basketball Recalls Bygone Era The Wanamingo Bulldogs and the Faribault Hot Shots have just completed a basketball scrimmage at the Faribault Community Center one cold Monday night in January. The Hot Shots have won, 35-22. The teams line up and slap each other’s hands. “Good game!” they tell each other. They are all smiling. They are all “off their rockers.” These two teams are the only Minnesota teams playing in the league for women age 50 and over known as Granny Basketball. They are in the East division with teams from Iowa – the Cedar Rapids Sizzlers and Late Bloomers, Center Point Model Ts, Dubuque Cuties, Harpers Ferry Fireflies and N.E. Iowa Great Dames. The western division includes other Iowa teams from Indianola, Ankeny, Gowrie and Monroe and three teams from Des Moines. There are three Southern division teams in Jefferson City, Mo., two in Texas, and one in Kansas, Louisiana and Virginia.

It’s no surprise that Iowa is the hotbed of Granny Basketball. Iowa has a long and storied girls’ basketball tradition which could only be envied for many years by girls in the neighboring state of Minnesota (see accompanying story). Granny Basketball started in 2005 when Barb McPherson, a retired nurse, was looking for a way to exercise and hit upon a revival of a form of girls’ basketball played in the 1920s. She and a group of friends in Lansing, Iowa, put together a tournament to raise money to preserve a historic building. Media coverage increased and teams kept playing, often games for charity against any teams that would play by their rules. What is Granny Basketball? While it resembles the old sixon-six, two-court game girls played in my youth, Granny Basketball divides the floor into three parts, with a middle court found in early girls’ basketball which was mostly dropped by 1935. The two forwards (the only ones who can shoot baskets), two guards and two centers must stay within their boundaries, with only two dribbles and no running or jumping allowed except for a quick walk called “hurrying.” And no physical contact or “hovering” over the opponent. There are four eight-minute quarters of continuous play, except for falls and fouls, with one timeout per quarter. Underhand shots into the basket are worth three points because they are harder (more easily blocked), with two points for other field goals and one point for free throws.

Then there are the throwback uniforms, middy white blouses with numbered collars, black bloomers and stockings which cover the legs. In fact, if legs or upper arms are bared, a “flesh foul” can be called. Tennis shoes complete the outfit. Founder McPherson has said their Barb McPherson founded Granny Basketball in slogan is “Die with your tennies on,” Lansing, Iowa, in 2005. The league, which is open to women 50 and over, plays by rules of 1920s which she explained as being similar girls’ basketball. There are now teams in seven to cowboys dying with boots on. states, including two in Minnesota. Photo of She said: “We don’t want to die in a Barb McPherson, courtesy of McPherson. rocking chair or wheelchair – we’re going to die in action! It’s such a great stress reliever, too. Everyone has problems, but you get on the court, you don’t think about any of that. You just think about making the points, you leave your everyday life behind.” In a phone conversation, McPherson told me playing a team sport makes for a very social time and families have thanked her for providing this activity for this age group. After the January scrimmage, I spoke with some of the players about Granny Basketball. Lois Bjorngaard and Karen Brant

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sucker into coming and slowly we got more people.” The number of Grannies has grown to 14, the same number as on the Faribault team. Home games are played at the KenyonWanamingo Elementary School gymnasium in Wanamingo. Brant told me, “I’m a Bulldog through and through. I grew up in Wanamingo, went to high school but never got to play – they didn’t have girls’ sports.” Sounding a familiar refrain, she exclaimed, “And I just love the game!” Darlene Scott of the Hot Shots said she has arranged her family schedule around this activity since there was no opportunity for her to play in high school in Columbia Heights, either. She remembers being excited to hear her school was “going to start a tennis team” and being “bummed out” to find it was just for boys. Courtesy of Minuteman Press, Georgetown, Texas, mmptx.com.

are co-captains of the Wanamingo Bulldogs, the first team established in Minnesota in 2007 after they heard about the league on a television news show and got more information online. Bjorngaard, who taught physical education in Wanamingo and Kenyon-Wanamingo schools, said at first the ladies practiced against husbands, grandchildren, “whoever we could

“It’s fun!” was the most common description given of their game by the Grannies. Karen Torjesen, now living on an organic farm between Kenyon and Wanamingo, grew up on a farm near Peterson, Minn., and, like others at the scrimmage, did not have the chance to play team sports. Now, at 78, this Professor Emerita of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University of Cleveland is in her seventh year playing for the Wanamingo team.

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Karen Brant (left) and Lois Bjorngaard (right), co-captains of the Wanamingo Bulldogs, pose with Faribault Hot Shots co-captain Cheryl Sterling (center) after a Granny Basketball scrimmage at the Faribault Community Center this past January. Photo by Susan

Members of the Wanamingo Bulldogs and Faribault Hot Shots with Goldy the Golden Gopher mascot on Jan. 12, 2012, at Williams Arena after a Granny Basketball exhibition. Submitted photo.

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Mary Frazier of the Hot Shots loves to play the game which she was able to play at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, but experience is not a necessity, nor is an ability to score. If you can bounce a ball a couple times, pass it, guard by holding your hands above your head (no hovering!), you’re good to go; the forward does the scoring. (Also, you do not have to be a grandmother.) Along with the fun, there are some risks. Bjorngaard noted that she had been tripped by an opposing player and suffered broken ribs. Could it have been intentional? “I hope not,” she said, to laughter. “But it was in Iowa,” she added, provoking more laughter and “Oooohs” from the other Grannies. Bjorngaard said that players on Iowa teams have younger players

than the two Minnesota teams. The average age of the Wanamingo team is close to 70 (the oldest is 79) and Faribault’s team in the mid-60s (the oldest player is 72). Bjorngaard said when she was asked, “How’d you do that?” at the hospital, they found it “quite alarming” when she replied, “Playing basketball.” Judy Lee, who co-founded the Faribault Hot Shots with Cheryl Sterling in 2008, told me it took a while to get up to 14 team members. She said, “It’s fun to have a team sport that older women can play and I enjoy meeting people that I hadn’t met before.” She was a physical education teacher at the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and former girls’ basketball coach at Faribault High School. Both Sterling and her sister Cindy

Judy Lee (foreground) of the Faribault Hot Shots explains to the crowd the rules of Granny Basketball at Williams Arena at a halftime exhibition of their game at a Golden Gophers women’s basketball game on Jan. 12, 2012. Submitted photo.

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The Wanamingo Bulldogs, shown here last November, play Granny Basketball games at the Kenyon-Wanamingo Elementary School gym: (first row, left to right) Mary Hagen, Susan Hazen, Joan Wood, Loretta Froyum, Karen Torjesen; (Back row, left to right) Marlene Syverson, Trudy Vangsness, Barbara Renken, Elise Halvorson, Karen Brant, Lois Bjorngaard, Lois Bauer, Karen Zimmerman, Gail Purfeerst. Submitted photo. Elsie (Ohm) Slinger of the Faribault Hot Shots played for the University of Minnesota Gophers from 1976-79. Here she is (#33) going for a layup in 1978. Submitted photo.

their games, with proceeds to charities.) The Faribault Hot Shots can boast of a true “hot shot” in tall and athletic Elsie Slinger. While on the sidelines at the scrimmage, I heard someone comment, “She has such long arms, when Elsie’s guarding, you may as well forget it.” Slinger was Elsie Ohm when she played three varsity seasons at John Marshall in Rochester, graduating in 1976. In her senior Members of the Faribault Hot Shots play home games at the Faribault Community year, her team lost 43-41 to Faribault in the Center. (First row, left to right) Jane Morely, Mary Frazier, Jeanne Stursa, Darlene regional final, falling just short of being part Scott, Karen Zeller, Cheryl Sterling. (Back row, left to right) Elsie Slinger, Diane of the first girls state tournament of the MinPofahl, Anne Carter, Nancy Boldt, Sandy Boss, Judy Chavis, Cindy Schuenke, Joan Hoffman, Barb Karli. Missing: Judy Lee. Submitted photo. nesota State High School League. She went on to play for the Minnesota Golden Gophers for three years (leading the 1977-78 Gophers Schuenke (who is also on the Hot Shots) played girls’ basketscorers with a 16.5 point average per game), then finished ball in Iowa for the Ringstad High School Great Danes, when her collegiate play at Mankato State, winning All-American it was “six-on-six,” with three guards and three forwards on honors. In March of 1981, she stepped in to play four games for half a court. Schuenke explained, “It was six-man and after the Minnesota Fillies of the short-lived professional Women’s we graduated it started going five-man.” There was a murmur Basketball League when players walked out after not being from those around her: “Five-WOMAN.” paid. (She told me that she was a center in high school, forward Sterling, who coached girls’ basketball at high schools in in college and a guard with the Fillies.) Morristown, Faribault and at Shattuck-St. Mary’s, said playing Granny Basketball “brings back a lot of memories” from her playing days in Iowa. She has also found it a “good way to socialize,” with rules which allow anyone to play. Sterling had All-State honors in Iowa and, while in junior college in Estherville, she attended a tryout for the All-American Red Heads (the longest running women’s professional sports team, from 1936 to 1986). She was also offered a tryout for the Royal Blues team from St. Louis. She decided not to go pro because she wasn’t comfortable about playing a full-court game against men. (These matches were fundraisers, such as the Globetrotters do. Granny Basketball now asks for free will admissions at

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Slinger, who has lived in Faribault more than 30 years, said it has been a “real treat” to “meet people you never would have crossed paths with” through playing Granny Basketball. Playing the game also brought her back to Williams Arena, home of the Gophers, on Jan. 12, 2012. The Bulldogs and the Hot Shots gave a short exhibition of their game during halftime of a University of Minnesota women’s basketball game. Slinger told me it was her first time back, so it “brought back a lot of great memories.” And when the game started, “I felt like running down the end after making a basket!” – which, of course, would have broken a cardinal Granny Basketball rule.

On Jan. 31 of this year, several Grannies from the Wanamingo Bulldogs team went to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for a Jamboree of 14 teams. After the morning competitions of 16 minutes per game (in which the Gowrie Firecrackers beat the Bulldogs 22-9), the ladies played on six new teams, grouped according to age, ranging from two “Glorious Oldest Grannies” teams to two “Feisty Youngest Grannies.” During the break between activities, the Wanamingo participants sang a song for the occasion to the tune Oleana for which they had written the words, “Life in Wanamingo is sweet/ And all the work just floats away./ The cows all like to milk themselves,/ And the hens lay eggs ten times a day.” (This team is also known for its cheer, “Lutefisk. Lutefisk. Lefse. Lefse. We’re the mighty Bulldogs. Ya, sure, you betcha.”)

tournament will be held in Des Moines June 5-6, with a national tournament at a place still to be determined in July. The two Minnesota Granny Basketball teams would love to spread the word to other communities to encourage further participation and the formation of other teams. There is also a need for referees, coaches and scorekeepers. The website for the program is grannybasketball.com. For more information, contact Cheryl Sterling of the Faribault Hot Shots at 1208 Home Place, Faribault, MN 55021, cheri_sterling @msn.com, or (from the Wanamingo Bulldogs) Lois Bjorngaard at plbjorngaard@yahoo.com, 507/202-8326 and Karen Brant, 507/824-2357.

The two Minnesota teams have an official matchup in Wanamingo in March, then the two Minnesota teams will be playing the Cedar Rapids Sizzlers and Center Point Model Ts from Iowa in Wanamingo on April 25, starting at 10 a.m. in the Kenyon-Wanamingo Elementary School gym in Wanamingo. Spectators are welcome. Before the Bulldogs and Hot Shots left the January scrimmage, Slinger (who said she was “probably the youngest one here”) paid tribute to her mentors, the women who coached the game but did not get to play basketball themselves in school as she did. “I know how I would feel if I never got to play,” Slinger said. “I can see how much they love the game.” Founder McPherson told me each team plays seven games in the season which runs from January through May. A state

During a Wanamingo Bulldogs practice session, teammates Karen Torjesen (left) and Trudy Vangsness (right) guard Karen Brant. Submitted photo.

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Girls’ Six-on-Six Basketball When I was doing graduate work at Iowa State University in the 1970s, I watched in bemusement as the state of Iowa went cuckoo over state girls’ basketball tournaments. In my high school in Brookings, S.D., the girls had no interscholastic competition, just a Girls Athletic Association All-Star Game at an assembly where boys poked fun at the girls playing the six-on-six, stay-in-your-half-of-the-court basketball game. Two dribbles, only forwards could score. I remember hitting two baskets one year, taking high scoring honors with those four points. (Don’t laugh. Carleton College men only mustered eight points when St. Olaf won the first basketball game between these cross-town rivals, held at Carleton’s newly constructed Sayles-Hill Gymnasium in 1910! Final score 22-8.)

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whether to play with six or five players. Finally, the six-player era ended in Iowa in 1993. So, it is no wonder that the Granny Basketball League still sounds a nostalgic note for many Iowans. It has been estimated that at one time 70 percent of all high school girls played basketball in Iowa.

That was far from the case in Minnesota, even though Carleton College women had been the first Minnesota collegians to play the new game of “basket ball” during the 1892-1893 school year, thanks to Max J. Exner. James Naismith, Exner’s roommate at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Mass., had invented the game to provide indoor exercise for male students, with Exner playing in the very first game Dec. 21, 1891. When Exner was hired as “physical culture” instructor at Carleton, he introduced the game to the women. The Algol Yet, here in Iowa, yearbook said, “You there had been a should have seen the girls’ state tournafun” and described ment since 1920. The the girls with their game (played mostly eyes “sparkling with in rural areas) gained excitement, ready to growing national dash at the ball when attention, from major put into play.” The networks to ESPN The Faribault Hot Shots of Granny Basketball honor the legacy of teams that played conclusion: “Are girls to Sports Illustrated in the 1920s, including this Faribault High School team shown in the 1923 Athenian. to big city press. The Note: Eleanor Schlaet is the mother of Marian Bemis Johnson who, with Dorothy E. fit for the drawing room only? Can they published Daughters of the Game in 2005 about the first era of girls high tournaments for girls McIntyre, school basketball in Minnesota. Courtesy of the Rice County Historical Society. participate in active outdrew those for games as boys can? boys. Were you permitted to witness one of these games you would Folks were still talking about the “Dream Game” held before surely conclude that they can.” 15,000 fans at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines The game spread quickly. Northfield girls were attracted to on March 16, 1968, for the Iowa Girls High School State the game and played their first game against another high Basketball title. The game featured the top two scorers in the school on Nov. 4, 1904, losing a home contest to St. James state: Union-Whitten’s Denise Long, averaging 69.6 points per game, and Everly’s Jeannette Olson, averaging 59.5 points School 39-6. In years that followed, thousands of girls in Minnesota represented their schools and communities, per game. Union-Whitten prevailed 113-107 in overtime, traveling by train, sleighs, bobsleds, cars and buses to games with Long scoring 64 points and Olson 76. (It must be noted that these were not always high scoring games. In 1979, a low- in gyms, armories, dance halls or city halls, wherever a basket could be hung. By the 1920s, there were girls’ teams in scoring stalling game in days when there was no shot clock took place in the district final between Melvin and Sibley. The most of the Minnesota high schools, but no statewide rules. Gradually the three-court game (now played in Granny regulation game ended 0-0, with Melvin winning 4-2 in the Basketball) was replaced by two-court, six-on-six ball. The fourth overtime.) boys (who could withstand the “rigors” of five-on-five, fullSix-on-six girls’ games were played in Iowa through 1984, court basketball) had a state tournament starting in 1913, when (to settle a suit) the state agreed schools could choose first held at Carleton’s new Sayles-Hill Gym. With no girls’

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stress, a girl may easily overdo. There is a widespread agreement that a girl should not be exposed to extremes of fatigue or strain, either emotional or physical.” Harold Jack, Supervisor of Physical Education in Minnesota, wrote in a letter to Minnesota schools that the drop in girls interscholastic competition from 92 schools in 1938-39 to 38 schools in 1939-40 “represents a decided change for the better.” The result: many girls were deprived of the opportunity to play the game they loved against other schools. By contrast, a school superintendent at Mystic, Iowa, spoke out at a meeting in Des Moines: “Gentlemen, if you attempt to do away with girls basketball in Iowa, you’ll be standing in the center of the track when the train runs over you!” Rural schools in Minnesota held onto their teams longer than larger schools but by 1942, the first era of girls’ basketball was over. Minnesota finally adopted competitive girls’ sports in 1969, just ahead of Title IX in 1972 which barred sex discrimination in educational institutions that received federal funds. And now, of course, “March madness” includes teams of both sexes playing the five-player game throughout the country. But “six-on-six” lives on in distant memories and, since 2005, in Granny Basketball.

Cheryl Nelson (now Cheryl Sterling, co-captain of the Faribault Hot Shots) was an All-State basketball player for the Ringstad High School Great Danes in Iowa. Iowa gloried in girls basketball, holding its first girls state tournament in 1920. In Minnesota, as in many other states, interscholastic competition was replaced with Girls Athletic Association games which were deemed preferable and sufficient for many years. Submitted photo from 1965.

state tournament, Owatonna girls sent out a challenge in 1919 which only one team accepted, and when Owatonna defeated New Ulm 24-18, Owatonna girls declared themselves “state champs.” (The first Minnesota girls state tournament was not held until 1976, using the five-player, full-court game which had been adopted in 1971.) The 2005 book, Daughters of the Game: The First Era of Minnesota Girls High School Basketball 1891-1942 by Marian Bemis Johnson and Dorothy E. McIntyre, explains why the interscholastic girls’ teams disappeared in Minnesota by 1942, not to be revived for decades. (In 2012, Johnson and McIntyre published a fictionalized account of this era called Two Rings: A Legacy of Hope.) In 1924, the National Amateur Athletic Federation-Women’s Division was organized and began to recommend that all competitive sports for girls should be replaced with Girls Athletic Association (GAA) programs which would be accessible to more girls and avoid the alleged negative effect on their health. Consider this statement from Agnes Wayman, President of the American Physical Education Association, in 1933: “External stimuli such as cheering audiences, bands, lights, etc., cause a great response in girls and are apt to upset the endocrine balance. Under emotional

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507/364-5933 or 507/364-8110 • artsandheritagecenter.org Cannon River Winery – 507/263-7400 • cannonriverwinery.com Uncorked! Open Wines, Open Minds: Wine Tasting 101 – Mar. 20, 6-8pm – Wine professionals, sommeliers and critics all use standard wine tasting techniques to judge the quality of wine. This class will allow casual consumers to interact with the winemaker and learn professional wine evaluation skills including technical tasting techniques, important wine attributes and different score systems. Participants will walk away with an understanding to determine the quality of wine, know what wine scores mean and further enjoy their wine drinking experience. $25/person includes a flight of five wines and a two hour educational chat with winemaker Daron Ford. Register online. Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota – crossingsatcarnegie.com, 507/732-7616 Classes in the arts for preschoolers through adults. Renaissance and Flemish Oil Painting Methods – Mar. 14-15, 22, 9am-4pm – This workshop will introduce the Renaissance Method of painting in seven consecutive layers. How did Titian, Leonardo or Caravaggio create their unsurpassed paintings 500 years ago? Instructor Dan Petrov will explain their painting process, demonstrate each step and help you to apply these techniques to your canvas. $245, $25 supplies. Eclectic Goat/Glass Garden Beads, Northfield – glassgardenbeads.com / eclecticgoatatnorthfield.com 1st and 3rd Mondays: Open Beading, 6-9pm – A good starting point to learn beginning beading techniques. Make ’n Take Third Thursday – 5-7pm – Bring a friend and create a funky ring, bracelet or necklace in just a few easy steps. Everyone is welcome. Just Food Co-op, Northfield – 507/650-0106 Mondays: Knitting Night, 7-9pm, 507/645-6331 – knit, chat, share ideas and get help. Landscaping that Gives Back – Mar. 7, 10am-12pm – hosted by Amy Voight from Voight Home Improvements, Inc. Learn how to create beautiful plantings that work with nature and provide benefits to environment and health. Shop the Co-op on a Budget – Mar. 10, 6-7pm – learn some helpful tips and tricks on how to shop at the Co-op on a budget. Stephanie Aman will guide participants aisle by aisle. Free. Lakeville Area Arts Center – 952/985-4640 Find art-related classes at lakevilleareaartscenter.com Northfield Arts Guild – 507/645-8877 Dance to the music! – Ballet, modern, folk, tap, ballroom, Mexican folklórico: The Arts Guild has it all for ages five years and up. Too young to dance? Bring your tots to Music Together instead. Northfield Buddhist Meditation Center – Children’s Circle Class (ages 3-9), Sundays, 3-4pm. Children and their parents

meditate, do yoga and learn about Buddhism in a fun, peaceful atmosphere of exploration. Everyone welcome. Northfield Community Services • nfld.k12.mn.us, follow the Community Services link • 507/664-3750 Northfield Dance Academy – Northfielddance.com, 507/645-4068.

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Bringing Back Bluebirds for Future Generations by Carrol Johnson • Mar. 10, 12:45pm – Northfield United Methodist Church Northfield Public Library – 507/645-6606 First Steps Early Literacy Center, Mon, Fri, Sat, 10-12pm Patty Cake Infant Lapsit, Tue, 10-11am Toddler Rhyme Time, Wed, 9:30 and 10:30am KIDS Club – Sat, 1-3pm Northfield Senior Center – northfieldseniorcenter.org 507/664-3700. Programs for active older adults in a premier fitness facility with an indoor pool and certified fitness instructors. Bike club, hiking trips, ping pong, nutrition talks, art classes, writing classes, card groups, dining center, fitness classes and more. Northfield Yarn – 507/645-1330 – Open Stitching, Thursdays, 6-8pm. Bring a project and share in the fun. Free. Owatonna Arts Center – 435 Garden View Ln • 507/451-0533 oacarts.org Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault – 507/332-7372, paradisecenterforthearts.org. Spring Break Theatre Camp – Mar. 16-19, 10am-12pm – Students ages 8-16 have the opportunity to grown, create and perform. Director Rachel Haider provides a supportive and fun learning environment through theater games, training and rehearsal. Students love working on emotional expression, concentration, self-confidence, public speaking and creative thinking skills. Everything comes together for a short production following the final class. $63 members, $81 non-members. Prairie’s Edge Humane Society – prairiesedgehs.org, 507/664-1035, Pet First Aid Class – Sat, Mar. 14, 10am-noon – Choking • Trauma • CPR. Learn how to administer immediate care to an injured or suddenly ill pet until veterinary care is available. Coffee & rolls for all attendees. Held at Northfield Eagles Club, 304 S. Water St., Northfield. $10 registration, payable at door. Teacher T.J. Heinricy. Prairie Pond Winery – 105 Main St E, New Prague, 952/758-7850, prairiepondwinery.com Rice County Historical Society – 507/332-2121 • rchistory.org Cannon Valley Civil War Roundtable – third Thu, 7-9pm River Bend Nature Center, Faribault, 507/332-7151, rbnc.org Winter is ending, spring has just begun – why not visit River Bend for some seasonal fun? March programs begin with a Lifelong Learning program on vermicomposting Mar. 4. The OWLS senior lunch and learn program will visit Northfield Senior Center Mar. 11 with special guest speaker Beth Kallestad of the Cannon River Watershed Partnership. Faribault’s OWLS senior program will feature Nancy Braker from the Carleton Arb Mar. 18 and Restoration Club meets later that same day. A program on “Prairies & Potholes: Minnesota’s Forgotten Lands” Mar. 23 is followed on Mar. 24 by Nature Book Club, which will discuss Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. The month ends by kicking off the maple syruping season with a homeschool program on the history and science of maple sugaring Mar. 30. Find program details and registration online.

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DINING Alexander’s Supper Club – 31 3rd Street NE. Faribault, MN 55021, 507/334-5868, alexanderssupperclub.com, Tues-Sat 11am-9pm, Sunday 9am-8pm, Brunch 9am-1pm. Fine supper club dining, featuring steak, salmon and walleye, chicken, burgers and a selection of fine wines and beer. Archer House Bittersweet Cafe – 212 Division St, Northfield,

MN 55057, 507/645-5661, Mon-Fri 7am-7pm, Sat/Sun 7am-5pm. Organic fair trade coffee, fresh baked goods including their famous popovers and cinnamon sugar popovers, oatmeal, breakfast bagel sandwiches, sandwiches, soup and desserts including Bridgeman’s Super Premium Ice Cream.

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302 Division St. S., Northfield • contentedcow.com • 3pm-close British-style pub with authentic British specialties and a variety of soups, salads and sandwiches. Extensive patio overlooking the Cannon River. Great selection of imported and domestic draft beer and a full selection of wine and spirits. Dairy Queen

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Railway Street, Dundas • (507) 663-0593 Mon-Fri, 9am-1 -am, Sat 8am-1am, Su 9am- 6pm – Full Menu with salad bar. Burgers and daily specials. Cold Beer. Breakfast Buffet Saturday and Sunday. Happy hour 3:30 to 6 pm. El Tequila

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1010 Hwy. 3 S. • 664-9139 • 11 a.m. -10 p.m., Northfield – Family restaurant offering authentic Mexican cuisine as well as wonderful margaritas and more.

Fireside Lounge and Supper Club – 37540 Goodhue Ave., Dennison

507/645-9992 • firesidelounge.net – Tue-Sun 10am-close, closed Mon. A menu to satisfy all tastes, from burgers and sandwiches to steaks and shrimp dinners. Friday night fish special, Saturday night prime rib special and Sat/Sun breakfast specials. Like FiresideLoungeSupperClub on Facebook and receive a coupon for a free appetizer – limited time offer. Froggy Bottoms River Pub

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307 S. Water St., Northfield • 507/301-3611 • Tue-Wed 11am-10pm, Thu-Sat 11-1am, Sun 11am-9pm. Closed Mondays. – Upper-class bar food including appetizers, salads, burgers and more. Open for lunch and dinner. Entrees starting at 5pm. The HideAway Coffeehouse & Wine Bar

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421 Division St., Northfield • 507/664-0400 Mon-Fri, 6am-10pm, Sat-Sun 7am-10pm – Cozy bistro atmosphere serving unique appetizers and sandwiches. Coffee drinks, wine and beer specialties. J. Grundy’s Rueb ‘N’ Stein

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507/645-7101 – MandarinGardenNorthfield.com, Lunch: Wed-Fri 11:30am-2pm, Dinner: Tue-Thu 4:30-9pm. Fri/Sat, 4:30-10pm. Authentic Peking and Szechuan cuisine, freshly prepared, dine-in or takeout, since 1981. The Ole Store Restaurant – 1011 St. Olaf Ave., Northfield •

olestorerestaurant.com • 507/786-9400 – Mon-Th 11am-9pm, Fri/ Sat 11am-10pm (breakfast: Sat 7am-12pm, Sun 7am-1pm) – Contemporary dining with neighborhood charm. Relax at a table with linens and fresh flowers or sit in our cozy lounge. A full menu including appetizers, rustic flatbread pizzas, salads, soups, entrees, steaks, fresh seafood, sandwiches and gourmet desserts. Reservations available. Pub 31 – 31 3rd Street NE. Faribault, MN 55021 (lower level of

Alexander’s Supper Club), 507/334-8831, alexanderssupperclub. com, Tue-Sat 3pm-close, Closed Sun/Mon (kitchen until 10pm Tue/Thu, until 11pm Fri/Sat). Twenty ice cold tap beers, pub style food and live entertainment Fridays and Saturdays. Quality Bakery and Coffee Shop – 410 Division St., Northfield,

507/645-8392 – Opens 6 a.m. Tue-Sat – Owned and operated by the Klinkhammer family since 1949. Quality baking from scratch using delicious family recipes with no preservatives. Custom cakes, homemade breads, donuts, pies, cookies, espresso, lunch and more.

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116 3rd St. W., Northfield • 507/645-7886 • Mon-Sat 6am-9pm, Sun 10:30am-8pm – Family friendly dining in Northfield for 37 years. House specialties include broasted chicken, BBQ ribs and flame-broiled hamburgers.

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507/789-5800 • 11am-11pm with kitchen hours 11am-9pm, daily. Grease-free cooking, signature 30-mile Reuben, pulled pork/turkey sandwiches with creamy coleslaw & baked beans. Take their party shuttle bus to a destination worth traveling to; you’ll enjoy yourself, they’ll drive. Tandem Bagels

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SELF DOG WASH $11 per dog 1/2 hour limit

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Northfield: 507/650-0774

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Organic, Salad Bar, Grab & Go Deli. Local produce! 516 Water Street South www.justfood.coop • 507-650-0106.

Center for Human Resources

thoughtful design quality building

A psychlogical counseling clinic

A quality resource serving Northfield and surrounding communities since 1976

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DEE AND STEVE’S CLEANING Deep Cleaning Specialists

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507.366.1288 Faribault, MN

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Unique Designs in Fresh Flowers

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Just Me Geralyn and Glass

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612-275-7854

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Mr. JST Technology conSulTing Mr. JST Technology Consulting

is your ON-SITE solution for training, support and maintenance. www.MrJST.com • 507/786-9578

BRIDGE SQUARE BARBERS 114 years of continuous service! The only barber shop in Northfield

Adam

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Where Boys, Grandpas and Real Men get their hair cut

Tue-Fri 8:00am-5:30pm • Sat 8:00am-12:00pm

15 Bridge Square • 507-645-4193

Appointments available, walk-ins welcome.

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$15-$30

Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Some restrictions apply. Call for details.

Expires 3/31/15

Sophisticated Care. Neighborhood Convenience. FamilyHealth offers:

: Mayo Clinic Specialty Services

: Primary Care

Allergy, Cancer Care, Cardiology, Nephrology, Neurology, Pulmonology/ Asthma - Pediatric

Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics

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URGENT CARE Lakeville

– Noon to 8 p.m., Mon. - Fri.; – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Weekends CONNEC

507-646-1494

Clinic Hours:

8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday Extended Pediatric Hours to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday

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2000 North Ave., Northfield

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Shamrock Cookie Cut-outs Ha pp y St . Pa tri ck 's Da y!

(Next to Menards)

Open Daily 10am-7pm Sun-Wed 10am-8pm Thu-Sat

507-645-2253

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Shamrock Cut-out Cookies

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