King and Queen Visit Northfield (Weekend Update)

It’s hard to compete with the King and Queen.  My band was going to be the first thing listed for Friday, but King Harald and Queen Sonja are up at St. Olaf earlier that afternoon.  They are the stars of the Royal Sammenkomst, which I guess is  Norwegian for “gathering”.

Friday, October 14th: Royal Sammenkomst, 2:00 p.m., Boe Memorial Chapel on the St. Olaf College campus; New Moon Trio, 5:00 to 7:00 .m., Contented Cow; Bonnie & the Clydes, 8:00 to 11:00 p.m., Contented Cow; Sasha Mercedes, 8:00 to 11:30 p.m., Tavern Lounge; Karaoke, 9:00 p.m., Rueb’N’Stein; and The Pleasure Invasion, 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., Contented Cow.

Saturday, October 15th: Riverwalk Market Fair, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Cannon Riverwalk; South Central MN Studio Art Tour, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., downtown Northfield and surrounding communities; Community Services Costume Closet, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Northfield Middle School; Cemetery Stories, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Oaklawn Cemetery; Honky Tonk Night, 4:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., Contented Cow; Clean, Shaven, 7:00 p.m., Weitz Center Cinema on the Carleton College campus; Tuition Daddies, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Hogan Brothers; Art Vandalay, 8:00 to 11:30 p.m., Tavern Lounge; and D J Music, 9:00 p.m., Rueb’N’Stein.

Sunday, October 16th: South Central MN Studio Art Tour, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Downtown Northfield and surrounding communities; Politics and a Pint, 6:00 p.m., Northern Roots Session, 7:30 to 9:00 p.m., and Quiz Night, 8:00 p.m., all at the Contented Cow.