Happenings at the Guild
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The Northfield Arts Guild is proud to announce a production of a new play by local playwright, Brendon Etter. Jessie Jane's Jamboree IV: Merry Mary will be presented as a fund-raiser for the Northfield Arts Guild on September 9-11, 2010.
She's back and better than ever! Jessie Jane will be returning to the stage of the Northfield Arts Guild for a new episode of the trials and tribulations of Jessie Jane's Jamboree. Jessie Jane's saloon and eatery has a new attraction: a purveyor of perfumes! Life smells sweet in the little town of Northfield until the dark side of the new perfumery is discovered. Yes, something smells good in Northfield. Too good.
Brendon Etter has written each of the four scripts for the Jessie Jane's series, the first of which was presented in September of 2006. This year's addition to the Jessie Jane saga has been proven to contain stellar dancing, magnificent singing, and the most lighthearted melodramatic plot this side of the Mississippi! Audiences will be entertained and amused with the toe-tapping musical numbers and witty banter.
Tickets are now available for Jessie Jane's Jamboree IV: Merry Mary by contacting the Northfield Arts Guild at 507-645-8877, or on our Plays Page. Performances will be on September 9, 10 and 11 at 7:30pm and on September 11 at 2:00pm. All tickets are $10.00. Proceeds from this fund-raiser will go to support the programming of the Northfield Arts Guild.
If you are a parent of young children, you'll want to try our our free demonstration classes for the Music Together® Program. Music Together is designed for infants and pre-schoolers together with their parents or caregivers. These classes lead young children through the crucial early stages of music development and feature great arrangements of original and traditional songs in a wide variety of cultural styles.
The schedule of free demo classes is as follows:
Babies Class (for infants up to 8 months old):
Wed, Sept 8, 9 - 9:30 am;
Mixed Age Classes (for infants to age 5):
Wed, Sept 8, 10 - 10:30 am;
Thursday, September 9, 10 - 10:30 am; or
Sat, Sept. 11, 10 - 10:30 am
Please call the office at 507-645-8877 to sign up for a free class!
Two local artists, both employing intense color in their work, with share the gallery in August. John Maakestad of Nerstrand (and professor emeritus of art, St. Olaf College)works with oil pastel on paper. He creates non-representational images derived in a stream of conscious improvisation, employing linear rhythms and tumbling shapes. Rose-Marie James of New Prague works in fused glass, creating bowl and plate forms and panels incorporating melting rivers of colored glass. One of her images is shown at left. There will also be new work in the Members' Room of the gallery: Northfield artist Sheryl Joy creates sculpture of layered and textured fabric with mixed media elements. This exhibit is titled Passages, and uses natural & animal imagery to explore themes of change & transformation, both personal and cultural. Reception: Thursday, August 5, 7 - 9 pm;
The opening reception for these exhibits is Thursday, August 5 from 7 - 9 pm. The show will hang in the gallery through September 11.
Goals for 2010-2011
The Board of Directors recently identified 3 goals for 2010-11 in a strategic planning session:
1. Institute a detailed analysis of all programs and services.
2. Identify a sustainable financial plan for the organization.
3. Design comprehensive marketing and member cultivation plans.
New Board Members Wanted
With the above goals in mind, we are inviting potential new board members to join us over the summer to develop these plans. If you are interested in joining the Board, please come! The Board of Directors meets the last Monday of the month, 7 pm (except on holidays; please call to verify). Then in September 2010 we will hold open elections for new board members.
at 7 pm at the Center for the Arts.
Marcela Lorca, choreographer and theater director for the Guthrie Theater, was the speaker for the Arts Guild and Northfield Public Library birthday celebration on April 25. She gave a beautiful and moving talk. Click here to read it and be inspired once again about the place of the arts in life and community.
New artists and a whole new look!
Welcome in spring with a visit to our renovated and re-imagined Arts Guild Shop. You'll find paintings, photographs, prints, ceramics, glass, jewelry, and much more all made by exceptional local and regional artists.
Artists included in the renovated shop include: Mark Code, Ruth Donhowe, Doug Foxgrover, Sue Hammes-Knopf, Theresa Harsma, Rose Marie James, Tracee Jenkins, Kirsten Johnson, Becky Jokela, Marsha Kitchel, Ken Magnuson, Kathleen Mellstrom, Renee Nation, Riki Kolbl Nelson, Maureen O'Keefe, Howard Olson, Donovan Palmquist, Sue Pariseau, Felicia Parsons, Marcia Paul, Colleen Riley, Monica Rudquist, Danny Saathoff, Judy Saye-Willis, Frederick Somers, Noel Stratmoen, Rick Swearer, Pearl Tait, Carla Thompson, Jill VanSickle, Dan Wahl, Maureen Welter, Barb Zaveruha
We're also looking for additional volunteers to work in the shop. If you are interested working an occasional 4 hour shift among all the beautiful art, call 645-8877 for more information.
New bylaws for the Arts Guild were approved at the recent Annual Meeting on May 6. Click here to read the 3 page document.
