Northfield Arts Guild

Virtual Members Meeting
2020-10-27 18:30 - 19:15 (America/Chicago) | MN
We invite Guild Members and the community to our online Members Meeting at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, October 27. This approx. 40 minute online event will include:

* A look back at our 60th anniversary season
* 2019-2020 Financial Report
* Arts Program Updates and
* Recognizing our 2019-20 Volunteers of the Year!
Watch a recording of the 2020 Virtual Member Meeting
View the 2019-20 Annual Report

Virtual Guild Winter Walk
2020-12-10 19:00 - 20:00 | MN
GET IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH THE GUILD! PLEASE JOIN US ON THURSDAY, DEC 10 FOR VIRTUAL GUILD WINTER WALK FEATURING A FUN, FREE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY LINE UP OF ONLINE HOLIDAY ARTS PROGRAMMING.

At 7:00 pm watch the Guild’s Dance Theater Company’s premiere of Dancing Through the Storm: a Winter Dance Performance on the Guild’s YouTube channel.

This original dance performance, directed and choreographed by Shari Setchell, features 7 students of all ages dancing to a traditional Ukrainian piece, Carol of the Bells, performed by the Avalon Pops Orchestra.

At 7:15 pm Create a Jelly-Jar Snow Globe/Globos de nieve

Follow along virtually with Jennie in English and Spanish as she walks you through this fun project! Participants will need these items commonly found at home:

A glass (or plastic for young children) jar with a tight fitting lid. Could be a jelly, peanut butter, pickle jar, etc. Get creative!
Glitter
Trinket for inside (figurine, toy, etc.)
Adhesives: clear school glue or clear baby oil (necessary for the “snow” to work), and a hot glue gun or strong crafting glue/cement
Any ribbon or decorations for the outside of the jar (optional)

Anytime! Watch SOLOS – the monologue writing and performance festival that premiered on Nov 7! Watch on YouTube.

SOLOS premiered this fall, featuring 12 area actors performing 12 monologues written by 10 local writers. The writers and actors were selected from an open submission process. In this time of physical distancing, SOLOS is a performance festival for anyone to participate from wherever they currently are.

E-magination Celebration
2021-02-27 11:00 - 13:00 | MN
The Guild invites our community to E-magination Celebration, a free day of online programming including Gallery Tours, Arts Making and performances from 11 am to 1 pm on Saturday, February 27, 2021. This family-friendly online event is a virtual re-imagining of the Guild’s annual Imagination Celebration that can be enjoyed from home. The Guild is thrilled to continue this annual tradition in a new, virtual setting. Follow along on the Guild’s Facebook and YouTube pages with new content added regularly throughout the celebration, or watch later as most of the videos will remain online.
E-magination Celebration (Feb 27, 11 am-1 pm)
on the Guild’s Facebook and YouTube pages
PERFORMANCES Watch Dancing Through the Storm 2020 and highlights from the Project Purple Door Youth Theater production of The Importance of Being Earnest in a Pandemic .
GALLERY TOURS A highlight of E-magination Celebration will be a series of videos of teacher reflections and digital student artwork in Creativity is Essential, this year’s All School Art Show installed in our Main Gallery.
ART MAKING Make your own art at home throughout the day! Guided arts activities will be released throughout the day to create your own art using everyday household items.
Even in this time of social distancing, the Guild embraces our mission to serve our community with a rich array of inclusive arts opportunities and experiences. We hope you will join us for E-magination Celebration, and also follow us on social media to enjoy arts learning and arts engagement activities.

2020-21 Gallery Season Sponsor:

All School Art Show Sponsors:

2020-21 Education Programming Sponsor:

Samba No Pe'
2021-03-15 18:30 - 20:00 | MN
Learn the fancy footwork and body movements used in the Brazilian solo dance Samba no pé. You’re guaranteed to get a workout and by the end, you’ll be ready to dance at Carnival in Rio! All ages, and ability levels are welcome though some of the quick footwork may be challenging for younger participants.

Virtual Spring Dance Concert 2021
2021-05-25 16:00 - 17:00 | MN
Join us for our annual Spring Dance Concert – virtually! You’ll enjoy videos featuring pieces from our Ballet and Folklorico classes – help us celebrate the hard work our students have put into dancing this year! The concert will premiere on the Guild’s YouTube channel at 4 pm on Tuesday, May 25th.

Sweet Charity
2023-11-10 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-11-11 19:30 - 22:00 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street W, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
In this exuberant, groovy, hilarious musical comedy, Charity tries again and again to find her dream and make something of herself. Join the vibrant Charity Hope and her friends in 60’s New York for some powerful singing, brassy dancing, spirited laughter…and perhaps love.

The Living Body Workshop by Virginia Twins (Adult class)
2024-01-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division St., Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Join Twin Cities performers Virginia Twins for a workshop about attentions, listening and playful experimentation. With the same theater exercises that we use to create our shows, we will play and imagine together and practice looking at the world in a slightly different way. We believe that theater should be silly and honest, and while performing can be vulnerable, it can also be great fun! Our workshops are about connecting to the people who you’re performing with and building confidence on stage. This workshop is relevant for actors, dancers, performers of any kind, or anyone looking to explore their creativity as a moving body.
at the Guild Art Studio 304 Division Street South in Northfield, MN
Class is $25

GHOST - Special Theater Event
2024-01-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
An afterimage, a memory, a remnant, a sheet with three holes in it. Haunting and at times deeply humorous, Ghost is Virginia Twins’ latest spooky production featuring dance, live sound, and physical storytelling for all ages. As the year begins and the light starts filtering in, what are the ghosts telling you?

Tickets: $15 Adult $11 Senior/Student
GET TICKETS HERE

The Living Body Workshop by Virginia Twins (Gr. 9-12)
2024-01-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division St., Northfield, MN, 55057, United States

"You don't have to be good..." Dance Performance
2025-09-12 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-09-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street W, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
This show is free and open to the public.
A co-created dance theater performance based on the poem “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver.
Directed by Shari Setchell
