An exhibit on “The Notorious Carleton/St. Olaf Rivalry” gets the weekend off to a rousing start.  The opening reception Thursday night will hopefully be built on West-East Detente…after all, they’re serving refreshments.

Thursday, May 12th: Exhibit Opening: We’ve Got Your Goat – The Notorious Carleton/St. Olaf Rivalry, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Northfield Historical Society; Lyric Theatre: Into the Woods, 8 p.m., Urness Recital Hall on the St. Olaf College campus; Marv Gohman, 8:30 to 11:00 p.m., Tavern Lounge; and The Uptown 5, 8 to 11 p.m., Contented Cow.

Friday, May 13th: Dance: First Year Project/Open State, 4 pm., Dittmann Studio on the St. Olaf College campus; Ray Coudret, 5 to 7 p.m., Contented Cow; Community Services Movie Night: Shrek Forever After, 7 p.m., Northfield High School Auditorium; Symphony Band Concert, 8:00 to 9:30 pm., Concert Hall on the St. Olaf College campus; Toaster Fork!, 8 to 11 p.m., Contented Cow; Lyric Theatre: Into the Woods, 8 p.m., Urness Recital Hall on the St. Olaf College campus; Bonnie & the Clydes, 8:00 to 11:30 p.m., Tavern Lounge; Key West Rejects, 9 p.m., 620 Grill; and Groove Factory, 11 p.m., Contented Cow.

Saturday, May 14th: Wake-Robin, 12 to 1 p.m., Bittersweet; Eurovision Song Contest Finals, 2 p.m., Contented Cow; Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra: Cathedral Festival Concert, 7 p.m., Bethel Lutheran Church; The 952, 8 to 11 p.m., Contented Cow; Art Vandalay, 8:00 to 11:30 p.m., Tavern Lounge; Lyric Theatre: Into the Woods, 8 p.m., Urness Recital Hall on the St. Olaf College campus; and Sober Peter, 11 p.m. to 1 a.m., Contented Cow.

Sunday, May 15th: Jazz Concert, 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., Concert Hall on the Carleton College campus; St. Olaf Orchestra and Senior Soloists, 3:30 p.m., Boe Memorial Chapel on the St. Olaf College campus; Politics & a Pint, 6:30 p.m., Northern Roots Session, 7:30 p.m., and Quiz Night, 8:00 p.m., all at the Contented Cow.