The weekend begins with the 2009 Peace Prize Forum, starting at 11:30 a.m., on the St. Olaf College Campus. Also on Friday, March 6th, there’s an Open House at the Goodsell Observatory, 7 – 9 p.m., Goodsell Observatory, Carleton College Campus, Reader’s Theater: Beyond the Season – Men, Women, and Thurber, 7:30 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Carleton Orchestra Concert, 8 p.m., Concert Hall, Carleton College Campus, Dance: Peace Piece, 8:30 p.m., Studio One Dittman Center, St. Olaf College Campus, Karaoke, 9 p.m., The Rueb-N-Stein, 503 Division Street, Norwegian Cowboy, Tavern Lounge, riverside of The Archer House, 212 Division Street, and Northwoods Electric, The Contented Cow, 302B Division Street.

On Saturday, March 7th, the Nobel Peace Prize Forum continues, starting at 8:45 a.m., on the St. Olaf College campus, Dance: Peace Piece, 8:45 a.m., Studio One Dittman Center, St. Olaf College campus, Readers Theater: Beyond the Season – Men, Women and Thurber, 7:30 p.m., Arts Guild Theater, DJ Music, 9 p.m., The Rueb-N-Stein, Burning Chrome, The Contented Cow, and 2009 Best of Northfield Winner Jon Manners at The Tavern Lounge.

Then Sunday, it’s the Rice County Humane Society Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Northfield Eagles Club, 304 South Water Street, Readers Theater: Beyond the Season – Men, Women, and Thurber, 2 p.m., Arts Guild Theater, St. Olaf Orchestra Concert, 3:30 p.m., Skoglund Center Auditorium, St. Olaf College campus, Ari Herstad, solo, with Jay Nash, opening, 5:30 p.m., The Lion’s Pause, St. Olaf College campus, and, finally, 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.