When was the last time you checked out the Westside…of downtown Northfield?  Although this little pocket of urban vitality was hard-hit by the recent flooding, most of the enterprises have bounced back with vigor.  Here’s an excuse to cross that pedestrian bridge: a sneak preview/artist reception for Kathy Miller’s watercolors…and then maybe pizza at Basil’s?

Friday, November 4th: Artist Reception: Kathy Miller, 4 to 9 p.m., ArtOnWater Gallery; Carey Langer, 5 p.m., Contented Cow; Dave Hagedorn, 6 p.m., Butler’s Steak & Ale; Open House, 7 to 9 p.m., Goodsell Observatory on the Carleton College campus; The Singer Sisters, 7:30 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild Theater; Twelve Angry Jurors, 7:30 p.m., Northfield High School; Shoot Lucy, 8 to 11 p.m., Contented Cow; Jeff Ray, 8 to 11 p.m., Tavern Lounge; and Dan Waczek, 8:30 p.m., Butler’s Steak & Ale.

Saturday, November 6th: Dance Concert – Fresh Space, 2 p.m., Dittman Center on the St. Olaf College campus;  One Year Anniversary Party, 4 p.m., Studio Elements; Steven Earl Howard, 5 to 7 p.m., Contented Cow; Twelve Angry Jurors, 7:30 p.m., Northfield High School; The Singer Sisters, 7:30 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild Theater; Kevin Stanke and Friends, 8 to 11 p.m., Tavern Lounge; The Counterfactuals, 8 to 10:30 p.m., Contented Cow; and Carleton Choir and Singers Fall Concert, 8 p.m., Concert Hall on the Carleton College campus.

Sunday, November 7th: Chinese Music Ensemble, 3 p.m., Concert Hall on the Carleton College campus; Choral Day Concert, 4 p.m., Skoglund Center on the St. Olaf College campus; Politics and a Pint, 6:00 p.m., Northern Roots Session, 7:30 p.m., and Quiz Night, 8:00 p.m., all at the Cow.