Join us for the 2nd annual Art & Ale party, a fundraiser that benefits the Northfield Arts Guild! Art & Ale features local craft and homebrew, adult “make and take” art activities, live music, and more! Several members of the local homebrew club, Milltown Mashers, will be sampling their concoctions, as well as Dundas’ own Meetinghall Brewery. College City Beverage will also sample brews from other MN craft breweries. Decorate your own beer mug in our clay studio, or take one home that night from the pop-up gallery exhibition, MUGGED!
NAG member Martha Larson, owner of Hot Spot Music and founder of the Gypsy Jazz Jam Series, has coordinated a kickin’ line-up of local music, including headliner Gary Rue!
Gary Rue, aside from his tenure as a childhood singer/actor in his home town of Tracy, Minnesota, has been steeped in the world of musical theater since 1994, when he received a last minute call from SteppingStone Theater for Youth Development in St Paul to create music for a soon-to-be-opening production. Now, 35 plus SteppingStone shows later (and an additional 40 or so with other presenting theaters across the United States), his music has been performed from Los Angeles to New York to Shanghai. THE STINKY CHEESE MAN (book by John Sciezka), a work he co-authored with Kent Stephens (adaptation and lyrics), has recently toured nationally with The Dallas Children’s Theater and is enjoying a healthy life in regional children’s theaters across the US. Gary currently makes his home in Northfield, Minnesota, and continues to work with various artists and theaters around the US.
Other music acts include the duo Alden and Kit, Sam Ryden, and the Hot Spot Music House Band.
Other activities include a photo booth, silent auction pairing unique arts experiences with local businesses, and watercolor painting.
*NEW* this year is an early entry ticket option (entrance at 7:00 pm); limited number available. More time to sample art, make art, and hang out with your friends! General admission to the event will begin at 8:00 pm. Last year’s event sold out, so get your tickets early!
$55 for one, $50 each for two or more
$40 for one, $35 each for two or more
