Northfield Arts Guild

Winter Wonderettes
2015-12-11 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
“Let’s be jolly; deck the halls with boughs of holly.”
Winter Wonderettes
A 60’s Jukebox Musical holiday gift by Robert Bean & Brian Baker
December 11-20, 2015

2015-16 Theater Season Sponsors

Thank you to our Production Sponsors!
and The Reiland Team- Edina Realty

The NAGCracker
2015-12-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
The Northfield Arts Guild Dance Studio is proud to present “The NAGCracker”. This annual event of holiday-inspired pieces features work from the Arts Guild Dance Theater Company and Mexican Folklórico Dancers. This vibrant performance is sure to set the mood for the upcoming holidays. Performances are at 6:30pm and 7:30pm at the Arts Guild Dance Studio during Winterwalk. The event is free and open to the public.
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2015-12-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
During Northfield’s popular Winterwalk event on December 10, the Northfield Arts Guild presents its annual “NAGCracker”. This year’s holiday-inspired pieces feature work from the Arts Guild Dance Theater Company and our Mexican Folklórico Dancers. This vibrant performance is sure to set the mood for the upcoming holidays.
There are two chances to see this fun show: performances are at 6:30pm and 7:30pm at the Arts Guild Dance Studio in the Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street South. This event is free and open to the public.

A+ Holiday Mart
2015-12-10 17:00 - 21:00
The A+ artists and volunteers with A+ Marketplace, part of the Autism and the Arts programming at the Northfield Arts Guild will be selling their bird theme works on the second floor of the Northfield Arts Guild’s Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street South, during Winter Walk from 5:00-9:00pm.
Join us!

Artmart Poster

Auditions: Robin Hood
2015-12-08 18:15 - 20:15, 2015-12-07 18:15 - 20:15
Purple Door Youth Theater
Auditions and Technician Interviews for ROBIN HOOD:
Monday, December 7, 6:15 – 8:15pm
Tuesday, December 8, 6:15 – 8:15pm
Sign up for a 30 minute appointment by emailing rachel.purpledooryouththeater@gmail.com or by calling the Arts Guild at 507-645-8877. If Monday or Tuesday is not feasible for your family, please check with the Arts Guild for an alternative audition time prior to December 7.
A division of the Northfield Arts Guild Theater, Purple Door Youth Theater is an educational theater company for young people grades 2-12. Each Purple Door Youth Theater session provides both a full scale production and classes. Highly qualified instructors teach acting, technical and administrative theater lessons, personal character skills, and provide hands-on-theater experiences. Students are involved with every aspect of producing a show from Performing, to Designing and Building, to Marketing and Ushering. Our Actors will be part of telling the story onstage, and will be also involved in backstage training and work. Our Dedicated Technician students are those who do not wish to act, and are particularly interested in working extensively with elements such as scenery, lights, costumes and sound.
Purple Door Youth Theater productions use professional, family-friendly theater scripts. This year’s show is Robin Hood by Ivey Award-winning Greg Banks… a classic tale of good vs. evil, trickery vs. heroism, compassion vs. greed. With a sharp joke, a sly jab or a deceitful attack, this band of underground heroes rally for those who cannot.
artwork by Louisa Lawler

Audition Murder Mystery
2015-12-05 18:00 - 20:00
Audition for this fundraiser to benefit the Northfield Arts Guild. More information on our Audition Page.

Small Business Saturday
2015-11-28
“Shop at the small businesses that help write the story of America.” The Northfield Arts Guild Gift Shop is great for unique gifts handmade by select local and regional artists. Seasonal rotation means there is always something new and our Gift Shop is open every Saturday!

No classes this week.
2015-11-23

Aleka
2015-11-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
ALEKA with musical guest Diana Montero
7pm
Upstairs Studio, Northfield Arts Guild

For her annual concert, Aleka returns to the Northfield Arts Guild for an inspiring evening of music, featuring selected pieces off her captivating album “White Darkness”, along with a collection of never-released originals. Joining the stage, and making her debut, is local singer-songwriter Diana Montero, whose passion for music is rendered through her ascending melodies, polished tones and eccentric lyrics. Tickets available at the door: $15.00 each/under 12 free

Give to the Max Day!
2015-11-12 00:00 - 23:55
Thank you for your support of the Northfield Arts Guild! Please consider a gift TODAY!

10 Reasons to Support the Arts from www.AmericansfortheArts.org
1. Arts promote true prosperity. The arts are fundamental to our humanity. They ennoble and inspire us— fostering creativity, goodness, and beauty. The arts help us express our values, build bridges between cultures, and bring us together regardless of ethnicity, religion, or age. When times are tough, art is salve for the ache.
2. Arts improve academic performance. Students with an education rich in the arts have higher GPAs and standardized test scores, and lower drop-out rates—benefits reaped by students regardless of socio-economic status. Students with 4 years of arts or music in high school average 100 points better on their SAT scores than students with just one-half year of arts or music.
3. Arts strengthen the economy. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that the arts and culture sector represents 3.25 percent of the nation’s GDP—a larger share of the economy than tourism and agriculture. The nonprofit arts industry alone generates $135 billion in economic activity annually (spending by organizations and their audiences) that supports 4.1 million jobs and generates $22.3 billion in government revenue.
4. Arts are good for local merchants. Attendees at nonprofit arts events spend $24.60 per person, per event, beyond the cost of admission on items such as meals, parking, and babysitters. Attendees who live outside the county in which the arts event takes place spend twice as much as their local counterparts ($39.96 vs. $17.42)—valuable revenue for local businesses and the community.
5. Arts drive tourism. Arts travelers are ideal tourists, staying longer and spending more to seek out authentic cultural experiences. The U.S. Department of Commerce reports that the percentage of international travelers including museum visits on their trip has grown steadily since 2003 (18 to 24 percent). The share attending concerts and theater performances has grown from 14 to 17 percent since 2003.
6. Arts are an export industry. U.S. exports of arts goods (e.g., movies, paintings, jewelry) grew to $72 billion in 2011, while imports were just $25 billion—a $47 billion arts trade surplus.
7. Arts spark creativity and innovation. The Conference Board reports that creativity is among the top 5 applied skills sought by business leaders—with 72 percent saying creativity is of high importance when hiring. The biggest creativity indicator? A college arts degree. Their Ready to Innovate report concludes, “The arts—music, creative writing, drawing, dance—provide skills sought by employers of the 3rd millennium.” Nobel laureates in the sciences are 17 times more likely to be actively engaged in the arts than average scientists.
8. Arts have social impact. University of Pennsylvania researchers have demonstrated that a high concentration of the arts in a city leads to higher civic engagement, more social cohesion, higher child welfare, and lower poverty rates. A vibrant arts community ensures that young people are not left to be raised solely in a pop culture and tabloid marketplace.
9. Arts improve healthcare. Nearly one-half of the nation’s healthcare institutions provide arts programming for patients, families, and even staff. 78 percent deliver these programs because of their healing benefits to patients—shorter hospital stays, better pain management, and less medication.
10. Arts mean business. The Creative Industries are arts businesses that range from nonprofit museums, symphonies, and theaters to for-profit film, architecture, and design companies. A 2014 analysis of Dun & Bradstreet data counts 750,453 businesses in the U.S. involved in the creation or distribution of the arts that employ 3.1 million people—representing 4.2 percent of all businesses and 2.2 percent of all employees, respectively.

Fine Craft Collective opens
2015-11-06 10:00 - 17:00
The Fine Craft Collective is a seasonal cooperative show produced this year by Cathy Collison and Heather Lawrenz. The show featuring 22 artisansis open every day from November 6th through December 24, 2015 in the Main Gallery.
Come see the latest artwork from the following:
Amanda Kopplin, Ann Poulson, Annie Larson, Barb Zaveruha, Becky Jokela, Benjamin Leatham, Carla Brown, Cathy Collison, Colleen Riley, David Peterson, Glynnis Lessing, Heather Lawrenz, Ian Baldry, Joel Froehle, Jennifer Wolcott, Juan Fried, Juliane Shibata, Kathy Anderson, Leanne Stremcha, Lori Schmidt, Marisa Martinez, & Wendy Nordquist
More information at http://www.finecraftcollective.com/

Open Daily! Nov. 5th – Dec. 24th 2015
Store Hours: Mon – Sat 10-6 Sun 12-4
Northfield Arts Guild Gallery: 304 Division St. S. Northfield, MN

Deadline: Nominations for Living Treasure Award
2015-11-06
*The Northfield Arts Guild encourages our members and supporters to nominate your favorite arts individual for the Arts & Culture Commission’s “Living Treasure Award!” Several NAG members have received the award in the past. Let’s see if we can get another NAG member to win this year!
2016 NORTHFIELD LIVING TREASURE AWARD
DO YOU HAVE A NOMINEE?
The Arts and Culture Commission invites Northfielders to submit the name of anyone whom they feel is worthy of being considered its 2016 Northfield Living Treasure.
The deadline for nominations is November 6, 2015. Nomination forms can be downloaded from http://www.ci.northfield.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/1507 or picked up in hard copy here at the Guild.
The annual award honors an individual who has, over a period of time, made significant contributions to Northfield in, through, or on behalf of the arts and culture, so as to enhance the reputation of the city and the quality of life of its citizens.
Nominees may be either a practitioner in one or more of the arts, or an arts or cultural leader, supporter, or advocate. The award is one of recognition and has no financial value.
Criteria for nomination are adapted from the United Nations guidelines to countries, states, and cities who also offer such awards:

The nominee must be living and a Northfield area resident.
The nominee must have amassed a body of work that demonstrates consistency of excellence.
The nominee must be an inspiration to others.
Personal admirable attributes that the nominee may possess include: kindness, courage, wisdom, grace, authenticity, humor, humility, respectfulness and generosity.
The nominee is encouraged to serve the community and share their expertise for a period of no less than twelve months from January 1 to December 31 during the year after receiving the award, to the extent they are able.

Previous recipients of the award have been Ray Jacobson, sculptor and visual artist; Myrna Johnson, theatre director, performer and arts-community leader; Cora Schultz, Northfield Youth Choirs founder and leader; Paul Niemisto, Vintage Band Festival founder and Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra founder and conductor; Patsy Dew, photographer, theatre artist, NAG and Senior Center arts programming developer and mentor; and Dewayne and Theo Wee, accomplished pianists, music teachers, and unstinting performers and accompanists for individuals and groups at more Northfield events than can be accounted for.

411 Concert: Michael Johnson
2015-10-30 19:30 | Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
MICHAEL JOHNSON performs tonight!
Michael Johnson has performed and lived more music and recorded more hits than you would imagine.
His voice immediately identifies him as the man who sings “Bluer Than Blue,” “Give Me Wings,” “That’s That,” and other landmark songs. His music shows a diversity, depth and heart that only come from years of dedication to a labor of love.
Click here for more about Michael!
THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT. LIMITED JUMP SEATS MAY BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.
The 411 Concert Series features acoustic performances by regional and national musicians. Each show opens with a local musician! Matt Arthur will be the concert opener for Michael Johnson.
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"Artists Disabling Assumptions" Exhibition closes
2015-10-28 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
2015 marks the 25th Anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Join us for the final day of a retrospective of this important moment by featuring artists with disabilities in all of its gallery spaces.
Artists featured in the Main Gallery include painter Annie Young (Burnsville), painter Sherrie Grube (Burnsville), wood artist Paul J. Flick (Minneapolis), and literary artist Alison Bergblom Johnson.
The Up Gallery features the work of artists from Laura Baker Services and facilitated by Martin Thorsheim.
Allina Medical Clinic showcases a photo essay documenting the work of the Guild’s Autism and the Arts program, led by Laura Goodwin. Photography by Rob Morrow and Meg Ojala.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

The Artists Disabling Assumptions exhibition is sponsored by:

2015-16 Gallery Season sponsored by:
Northfield News

Creativity and Longevity discussion
2015-10-26 09:30 - 10:30 | Northfield Senior Center, 1651 Jefferson Parkway, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Join others at our partner organization, the Northfield Senior Center, for a great discussion on Creativity and Longevity led by Mary Logue.
As a writer and a fiber artist, Mary Logue has become interested in the link between creating art and living a long and productive life. To this end she has been studying a number of artists who have lived and worked into their nineties and longer. In this talk she will read from some of her own work, show some of her hooked rugs, and talk about the role of creativity in making a full, rich life.

CVRO Concert "Vienna to Leipzig"
2015-10-25 | St. John’s Lutheran Church, 500 Third Street West, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Vienna to Leipzig: A Musical Journey
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Beethoven’s Egmont Overture & Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony
with Philip Stoltzfus, violin
St. John’s Hall, Northfield
Time: 3:00 pm
Advanced ticket sales have ended, but tickets will be available at the door!
Philip Stoltzfus will then be the featured soloist in Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. A long-time CVRO member and resident of Northfield, Stoltzfus teaches at the University of St. Thomas and United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. He is a graduate of one of the first Suzuki programs in the country, the Preucil School of Music in Iowa City, IA. The Mendelssohn Violin Concerto stands as a major work in the violin repertoire and an orchestral mainstay of the early Romantic era.
The orchestra will conclude with Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, premiered in Vienna after his death, and, for a finale, his “March Militaire.” Schubert is popular not only among listeners but also among musicians, for his very engaging compositional style. All works for this concert were written in the early 1800s, at the dawn of the “Romantic” era of music.
Both performances are open to the public and newcomers are always welcome! Patrons are encouraged to support the orchestra through suggested admission of $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors, and nobody will turned away because of an inability to pay. Tickets may be reserved by calling the Northfield Arts Guild at 507-645-8877 or online at www.cvrorchestra.org.
Since 1979, the Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra has drawn players from a wide area, including Northfield, New Prague, Red Wing and Faribault. The performers are dedicated amateurs of all ages whose love for orchestral music encourages them to perform to high levels of artistic excellence.
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CVRO Concert "Vienna to Leipzig"
2015-10-24 | Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault, MN, 55021, United States
Vienna to Leipzig: A Musical Journey
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Beethoven’s Egmont Overture & Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony
with Philip Stoltzfus, violin
Divine Mercy Catholic Church, Faribault
Time: 7:30 pm
Advanced ticket sales have ended, but tickets will be available at the door!
Philip Stoltzfus will then be the featured soloist in Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. A long-time CVRO member and resident of Northfield, Stoltzfus teaches at the University of St. Thomas and United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. He is a graduate of one of the first Suzuki programs in the country, the Preucil School of Music in Iowa City, IA. The Mendelssohn Violin Concerto stands as a major work in the violin repertoire and an orchestral mainstay of the early Romantic era.
The orchestra will conclude with Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, premiered in Vienna after his death, and, for a finale, his “March Militaire.” Schubert is popular not only among listeners but also among musicians, for his very engaging compositional style. All works for this concert were written in the early 1800s, at the dawn of the “Romantic” era of music.
Both performances are open to the public and newcomers are always welcome! Patrons are encouraged to support the orchestra through suggested admission of $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors, and nobody will turned away because of an inability to pay. Tickets may be reserved by calling the Northfield Arts Guild at 507-645-8877 or online at www.cvrorchestra.org.
Since 1979, the Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra has drawn players from a wide area, including Northfield, New Prague, Red Wing and Faribault. The performers are dedicated amateurs of all ages whose love for orchestral music encourages them to perform to high levels of artistic excellence.
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Danse Macabre
2015-10-23 19:30 | Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Danse Macabre is a unique Halloween themed dance concert collaboration featuring many styles of dance by both amateur and professional dancers. Following the performance, it’s your turn to dance, as the lights dim and the rock ‘n’ roll begins. It’s a fantastic night of dance and dancing, always playing to a packed crowd.
Danse Macabre rocks on the stage of the Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 W. Third St., Northfield. This is a fundraiser on behalf of the Northfield Arts Guild; MANY thanks to everyone who participates… both on the stage and in the audience!
* TICKETS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE ONLINE. HOWEVER, TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AS OF 6:00PM.
* THE THEATER BOX OFFICE WILL OPEN AT 6:30PM FOR SALES AT THE DOOR.
THANKS!

Working as an Artist with a Disability conversation
2015-10-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Buntrock Commons, Trollhaugen Room, 1520 St Olaf Ave., Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Join us for our second community conversation, part of the Guild’s “Artist Disabling Assumptions” retrospective on the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The conversation will feature a panel of artists, including painter Annie Young, dancer Michael Cohn, and narrative performing artist Alison Bergblom Johnson, as they discuss their journeys towards becoming artists, the extent to which their disability plays a role in their creative process, and what other opportunities and challenges they’ve faced.
The event is free and open to the public, and is co-sponsored with St. Olaf’s Academic Support Center/Disability and Access Office.
Access accommodations can be requested by calling 507-645-8877.
This event is the second community conversation in the Arts Guild’s “Artists Disabling Assumptions” retrospective that celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and investigates its legacy in our lives.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

The Artists Disabling Assumptions exhibition is sponsored by:

Local Arts and Economic Impact Study release!
2015-10-22 09:00 - 09:45 | Northfield City Hall, 801 Washington St., Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Creative Minnesota Report about City of Northfield To be Released at Presentation and Discussion
A new study on the health and impact of the nonprofit arts and culture sector in City of Northfield will be released at 9:00 AM on October 22, 2015, by the Northfield Arts Guild, Northfield Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism, City of Northfield, Economic Development Authority, Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, Northfield Historical Society and Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Directly following the regularly scheduled meeting of the Economic Development Authority, the presentation of the results will be made at the City Council Chambers, Northfield City Hall, 801 Washington Street, Northfield, MN followed by a discussion of the economic impact of the arts and culture in the City.
As the most comprehensive report ever done about the sector’s health and economic impact, Creative Minnesota: The Health and Impact of the Nonprofit Arts and Culture Sector previously broke out data statewide and regionally and is now also available for selected cities and counties.
Fourteen Northfield organizations are part of the study:

Ameriikan Poijat Finish Brass Band
ArtOrg
Prairie Creek Community School arts programs
Bridge Chamber Music Festival
Cannon Valley Youth Orchestra
Cello an American Experience
City of Northfield arts and culture programs
I Cantanti Chamber Choirs
Lockwood Theater Company
Northfield Arts Guild
Northfield Historical Society
Northfield Senior Center arts programs
Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc.
Norwegian-American Historical Association

As the first of an ongoing series of biennial reports, Creative Minnesota is a snapshot of spending by nonprofit arts and culture organizations and their audiences as well as other indicators of the sector’s health and impact on the economy in 2013. The study quantifies the economic impact from 1269 arts and culture organizations in every corner of the state, in addition to information about jobs created, local vs. non-local attendees spending, nonprofit arts and culture organizational budgets, and artist employment levels.
Creative Minnesota was developed by a collaborative of arts and culture funders in partnership with Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA). Americans for the Arts (AFTA) was commissioned to calculate the economic impact of the arts. If you are joining us, please RSVP to staff@mncitizensforthearts.
Creative Minnesota and additional research about Minnesota’s arts and cultural community can be downloaded for free at: creativemn.org.
The Creative Minnesota team includes:

Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA) mncitizensforthearts.org
The McKnight Foundation: mcknight.org
Target: https://corporate.target.com/corporate-responsibility/
Bush Foundation: bushfoundation.org
Mardag Foundation: http://www.mardag.org/
Jerome Foundation: http://www.jeromefdn.org/
Minnesota State Arts Board: http://www.arts.state.mn.us/
Forum of Regional Arts Councils of Minnesota: http://www.arts.state.mn.us/racs/forum.htm
Minnesota Historical Society: http://www.mnhs.org/about
Ideas that Kick: ideasthatkick.com
South Eastern Regional Arts Council http://www.semac.org/
Northfield Arts Guild https://northfieldartsguild.org/
Northfield Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism http://www.northfieldchamber.com/
City of Northfield, Economic Development Authority http://www.ci.northfield.mn.us/index.aspx?NID=103
Northfield Downtown Development Corporation http://nddc.org/about-2/
Northfield Historical Society http://www.northfieldhistory.org

ADA Retrospective Performance for Mature Audiences
2015-10-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Join us for a multi-genre, “for mature audiences only” performance featuring artists of all abilities as they share their work and dive into often hidden narratives of the disability experience, including relationships, romance, and sex.
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In order to be as financially accessible as possible, this performance features Radical Hospitality, a concept pioneered by Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis. A small portion of event tickets may be purchased ahead of time for guaranteed admission, but the majority of the tickets will be available at the door. Patrons will be asked when they arrive “What do you want to pay today?” Answers can be as little as zero or as much as a million dollars (we wish!). We strive to be inclusive of all members of our community, welcome those who may never have attended a performance with us before, and encourage those who are financially able to help us support this vital concept of arts for all. The box office will open 1 hour prior to the performance.
Access accommodations, such as ASL interpretation, assistive listening devices, large print programs, and audio description, will be available for both ADA Retrospective performances. No reservations are necessary.
Artists include
Narrative storytelling, “An Open Letter to the Men of Craigslist,” by Alison Bergblom Johnson
Alison Bergblom Johnson writes true stories that focus on women’s lives, telling stories that buoy insiders and educate outsiders. She gives words and weight particularly to experiences of sexual violence and mental illness, aiming to replace myths with knowledge from lived experiences. Fiction Fix, Burly Bird, and Diverse Voices Quarterly, among others, have published her work. She’s read her writing at the Walker Art Center and 7th Street Entry. Bergblom Johnson writes creative nonfiction and narrative performance art. Fiction Fix, Burly Bird, and Diverse Voices Quarterly, among others, have published her nonfiction. She was a resident of the Arts Retreat at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and at the Vermont Studio Center. She has performed her work at the Walker Art Center and 7th Street Entry. Her one-woman show, Other Than Tragedy, and a group show in resistance to sexual violence premiered in the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Her work focuses on neglected personal stories about the past that intersect with the present.
Dance pieces by Michael Cohn, Brian J. Evans, and J-Sun

Mike Cohn, dancer/choreographer, “My Life:” Watch as Mike moves and shows how life can be free as we move with music by Lisa Heffter.
“The Show Must Go On” by Brian Evans, who will dance, sing and play guitar.
J-sun and Crew will perform a Hip Hop dance.
Mike, Brian, J-sun and Charley take you on action packed 5 minute drive. See how cold people can be during the action of taking a selfie. Music edited by J-sun. Story designed by Mike Cohn.
Mike will perform 2 dances, “Uptown Funk” (music by Bruno Mars, et. al) and “I Can’t Dance” (music by Genesis). One dance shows a side of the dance world that may not be viewed in the eye of the disability community every day. The final dance will challenge movement in a new way for Mike.

Michael Cohn was born in Iowa and raised in the Twin cities. Originally he started dancing as a form of therapy and socialization in 2010 and found over time that he has learned techniques and skills that have broadened his scope of dance. He brings a slight twist with his dancing as he utilizes a walker and sometimes a dance wheelchair to help him move across the dance floor.Mike Cohn recently stared a dance company. I Can Dance You Can Dance.
Brian J. Evans is a Professional Performing Human. For the past eight years, Evans has had the privilege and pleasure of engaging in a vast array of fields. Teaching in public and private institutions, working with healthcare providers in the US and abroad, performing as singer, actor, dancer in churches, theaters, basements, outdoor stages, any space provided that encourages the arts to thrive. An artist striving for social justice, Evans places high value in process and product, having had most of his training out in the ‘Arts field’ of the Twin Cities, working with over 50 artistic directors on more than 200 projects from solo endeavors to collaborating as a self-employed professional performer & teaching artist. Primarily as a principle dancer and musical director for Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater, Evans has continued to investigate the idea that connections exist between us all and it’s the responsibility of the Arts to rediscover those connections, highlight them to allow us to feel holistically human.
J-Sun is a teacher and community leader in the Twin Cities; a competitor and an academic, recipient of the 2013 Sage Award for Outstanding Performance and consultant for The Annual Groundbreaker Battle. He instructs traditional movement with historical moments as a veteran practitioner of breaking and toprocking.
Narrative storytelling by Amy Salloway
Actor/writer/storyteller Amy Salloway has been called “kick-ass funny and achingly poignant,” “raw and fearless,” and “gifted at mining humor where others might see only darkness”. Her three autobiographical solo comedies (“Does This Monologue Make Me Look Fat?,” “So Kiss Me Already, Herschel Gertz!,” and “Circumference”) all began their lives at the Minnesota Fringe Festival and have gone on to tour to Fringes, theatres, colleges, communities and festivals across the US and Canada, winning some pretty nice awards along the way; her two-person play, “Entwined”, hopes to travel beyond Minnesota eventually as well. Amy has contributed stories to MPR’s “In the Loop” radio show, CBC’s “Definitely Not The Opera” (sort of the Canadian equivalent of “This American Life”) and the national podcast “Risk!”. She was a founding member of the popular narrative collective Rockstar Storytellers, a two-time recipient of the VSA Artist Initiative grant, and has won the St. Paul Moth and the SlamMN! story slam once each. Amy teaches classes in memoir, creative writing, storytelling and other more specific subtopics through Minneapolis Community Ed and sometimes Story Arts Minnesota, and performs regularly on just about every spoken-word-oriented stage in Minneapolis. For even more info, check out Amy’s embarrassingly stagnant website www.amysalloway.com, or the much more responsibly-managed www.facebook.com/awkwardmomentonstage.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

The Artists Disabling Assumptions exhibition is sponsored by:

ADA Retrospective Performance: Family Friendly
2015-10-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
Join us for a multi-genre, family friendly performance featuring artists of all abilities as they share their work!
BUY TICKETS
In order to be as financially accessible as possible, this performance features Radical Hospitality, a concept pioneered by Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis. A small portion of event tickets may be purchased ahead of time for guaranteed admission, but the majority of the tickets will be available at the door. Patrons will be asked when they arrive “What do you want to pay today?” Answers can be as little as zero or as much as a million dollars (we wish!). We strive to be inclusive of all members of our community, welcome those who may never have attended a performance with us before, and encourage those who are financially able to help us support this vital concept of arts for all. The box office will open 1 hour prior to the performance.
Access accommodations, such as ASL interpretation, assistive listening devices, large print programs, and audio description, will be available for both ADA Retrospective performances. No reservations are necessary.
Artists include

Dance pieces from…

Cary Bittinger has had the opportunity to share her love of dance and the power of movement with diverse populations that range in destinations from her home state of Minnesota to Chicago, Brooklyn, Harbour Island, Bahamas, Durham, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and even Sydney Australia. Each population she encountered, she saw the essences of what movement provides: joy, freedom, peace, and an understanding of the human connection that is felt through the mind/body/spirit connection. She received her masters degree in Dance/Movement Therapy & Counseling from Columbia College Chicago in 2009, which taught her how to approach movement from a different lens. In Chicago, she was able to work with a group of high school students from the westside through a particular style of movement called footworking. Footworking originated in Chicago and allows the people who are dancing to express what they have been through in their lives. Currently, she is working as a Dance Therapist at Head Start in St.Paul, MN and for Young Dance in Minneapolis, MN. Movement has no boundary, it is limitless, even in stillness a dance is being created & with each breath a story is being told through movement.
Angelique Lele has been doing theater for most of her life. Performing in the requisite school plays as a child and then, when she was older and felt she really wanted to make a statement, co-founding an all women’s theater company called Toxic Shock Stage. In TSS, a Los Angeles based theater company, the women wrote, produced and directed all their own work. In LA, Angelique was introduced to the aerial arts and began to do trapeze and silks. It was only a matter of time before she became interested in performing. She began performing around LA and then Minneapolis when she moved to town in 2008. In 2012, an accident while she was training on the trapeze paralyzed her. Introduced to the beautiful world of integrative dance in 2014, Angelique is excited to have the chance to begin performing again and open to the challenge of exploring a new physicality on stage. She feels excited to be performing with Cary and Kathleen.
Kathleen Pender grew up in Northfield and received her B.A. in Dance from St. Olaf College. Kathleen teaches creative ballet, ballet, tap, and modern classes at the Northfield Arts Guild and assists classes with Young Dance in Minneapolis. She is also Company Manager with performance company Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater and performs for Minneapolis-based choreographer Taja Will. With deep passion for dance education and performance, Kathleen is grateful to be teaching for the Northfield Arts Guild’s dance program, which served as her dance foundation and fostered her development as an artist. Kathleen is looking forward to performing with Angie and Cary and returning to the Arts Guild stage.

BUZZ! The Musical. Script and concept by Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha and Michelle Pillatzki Ahmed, with music and lyrics by Lauren Mikeal Weber. Directed by Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha, and performed by the Northfield Arts Guild’s A+ Art Club and special guests Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha, Brian Warzeha, Ryan Puffer
“Las Chiapanecas” dance piece (music: Traditional music from Chiapas) danced by The Baile Folklórico Mexicano dance group. The Baile Folklórico Mexicano dance group of the Northfield Arts Guild was founded in 2005 by Ana Baez Toquillas. Four dancers, two students and two teachers, will be performing today. Atia Cole has danced with the group for nine years and is a high school student. Liana Cole is also a student and has been with the group for eight years. Ana Baez came to Minnesota from Culiacán, Mexico, after 15 years of dancing professionally throughout Mexico while earning degrees in dance education, choreography, and traditional Mexican folk arts. Kate Stuart has been teaching dance and music for many years, and joined Ana seven years ago as the associate teacher for the group.
Theatre piece featuring the ArtMakers College Apprentice Program, featuring Skye Curtis, Jaynee Purchase, Andrew Rossow, Jim Rossow, Nora Serres

ArtMakers is a new arts organization born in Northfield to create an inclusive, community-centered, career arts day program for individuals of varying abilities. ArtMakers combines a Career Arts Group and a College Arts Apprentice Program to bring artists with disabilities together with students from the colleges and other artists from the community to create and share their work.
“Over the Rainbow” is a story montage that blends works by Robert Munsch, Maurice Sendak, and L. Frank Baum with the music of Paul Williams, Harold Arlen and Edgar Harburg, and Steven Schwartz. ArtMakers is grateful to stand on the shoulders of such wonderful artists.

Dance piece, “Three Little Birds” from Emma Hilson
Emma Hilson is a 10 year old who is new to the MN Dance world has always enjoyed dancing, whether by herself or in front of a group of others. She has recently performed in the Arts Access Chautauaua “Here I am” concert.
Dance piece, “Uptown Funk,” performed by Michael Cohn (music by Bruno Mars)
Michael Cohn was born in Iowa and raised in the Twin cities. Originally he started dancing as a form of therapy and socialization in 2010 and found over time that he has learned techniques and skills that have broadened his scope of dance. He brings a slight twist with his dancing as he utilizes a walker and sometimes a dance wheelchair to help him move across the dance floor. Watch as Mike moves and shows how life can be free as we move with music!

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

The Artists Disabling Assumptions exhibition is sponsored by:

ARTour
2015-10-17 10:00 - 2015-10-18 17:00
The Studio ARTour is a co-operative venture among a group of artists in the areas around Northfield and Faribault. The range of work is amazing; knitting to welding with glass, and clay and paper in between. Whether you are a long time collector or are just looking for something unique, the studio tour is a perfect way to shop for fine art, and best of all the tour is free! The Northfield Arts Guild is stop #20! Check http://www.studioartour.com/about/ for more information.

A Streetcar Named Desire
2015-10-04 14:00, 2015-10-03 19:30, 2015-10-02 19:30 | Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.”
A Streetcar Named Desire
The Pulitzer Prize winning drama by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Tom Johnson
Sponsored by

2015-16 Theater Season Sponsors

Auditions: Winter Wonderettes
2015-10-03 18:00 - 2015-10-04 18:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Audition for Winter Wonderettes!
“The perfect Christmas revue! Crackles with energy and joy!” –LA Weekly
“A scrumptious confection!” –Backstage
WHEN: Saturday, October 3, 6:00 – 8:00pm and Sunday, October 4, 6:00-7:00pm. Callbacks if needed are Sunday, October 4 at 7:00pm.

ADA Exhibition Artist Reception
2015-10-02 19:00 - 21:00
Join us as we celebrate the amazing artists who have contributed work to the “Artists Disabling Assumptions” exhibition!
Artists featured in the Main Gallery include painter Annie Young (Burnsville), painter Sherrie Grube (Burnsville), wood artist Paul J. Flick (Minneapolis), and literary artist Alison Bergblom Johnson.
The Up Gallery features the work of visual artists from Laura Baker Services, facilitated by Martin Thorsheim, and Rob Morrow’s photographs of performing artists from the “On Stage” Broadway Review, facilitated by Rachel Haider and Shari Setchell, and LBSA Music Therapy department of Jennifer Pelletier, Jamie Israelson and Joshua Richardson.
Allina Medical Clinic showcases a photo essay documenting the work of the Guild’s Autism and the Arts program, led by Laura Goodwin. Photography by Rob Morrow and Meg Ojala.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

The Artists Disabling Assumptions exhibition is sponsored by:

2015-16 Gallery Season sponsored by:

Summer Art Mart Sale
2015-09-26 09:00 - 13:00 | Bridge Square, 12 Bridge Square, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Back for its fourth year, the Summer Art Mart artists, part of the Autism and the Arts program at the Guild, will be back to sell their wares at the Riverfront Market Fair for one-day only!Come and support these emerging artists and the Autism and the Arts program. Learn more at https://northfieldartsguild.org/education/classes/classes-for-special-needs/.
Supported through generous funding from
