Downtown, both the outsides and the insides of all the fine establishments, looked just great last night during Winter Walk. The good news is that it’s still dressed up and ready for more meeting, greeting and eating, as well as stopping, bopping and shopping, the day and days after the big event.

Friday, December 5th, It’s a Wonderful Life, 7:30 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, St. Olaf Christmas Festival, 7:30 p.m., Skoglund Center on the St. Olaf College Campus, Karaoke, 9 p.m., Rueb-N-Stein, 503 Division Street, Beguine Brothers Old Time Country and Western Revue, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street, and Joe Meyer, at the Tavern Lounge, riverside of The Archer House, 212 Division Street.

Saturday, December 6th, Festival of Trees, 6 to 9 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, with a Wine and Cheese benefit for scholarship programs, Scandium, 6 to 8 p.m., at The Contented Cow, It’s a Wonderful Life, 7:30 p.m, Arts Guild Theater, St. Olaf Christmas Festival, 7:30 p.m., Skoglund Center on the St. Olaf College Campus, Karaoke, The Fieldhouse, 9 p.m., Riverpark Mall on Water Street, DJ Music, 9 p.m., the Rueb-N-Stein, Matt Arthur and the Bratlanders, at the Contented Cow, and Jon Manners, at the Tavern Lounge.

Sunday, December 7th, “a date which will live in infamy”, It’s a Wonderful Life, 2 p.m., Arts Guild Theater, St. Olaf Christmas Festival, 3:30 p.m., Skoglund Center on the St. Olaf College Campus, Politics and a Pint, 6 p.m., Northern Roots Session, 7:30 p.m., and Quiz Night, 8 p.m., all at The Contented Cow.

So come on down(town) and enjoy the decorations of the season. You’ll be building your community by having a little fun this weekend.