It’s that time again…time for a Contra Dance.  This Friday night, swing your partner, round and round…in Downtown Northfield.

Thursday, October 21st: Barb Piper, 5 to 7 p.m., Contented Cow; Meet the Author and the Father, 7 p.m., Northfield Carnegie Library; and Mark Mraz, 8 to 11 p.m., Tavern Lounge.

Friday, October 22nd: Dan Waczek, 6 to 8 p.m., Butler’s Steak & Ale; Northfield Harvest Stomp, 7 to 10:30 p.m., Northfield Armory; Alison Rae, 8 to 11 p.m., Tavern Lounge; Lyric Theatre, 8 p.m., Urness Recital Hall on the St. Olaf College campus; Mark Kreitzer and Band, 8 to 9:30 p.m., Concert Hall on the Carleton College campus; and Musical Instrument Auction for the Vintage Band Festival, 8:30 p.m., Butler’s Steak & Ale.

Saturday, October 23rd: South Central Arts Tour, 10 a.m to 6 p.m., Northfield Area Studios; Norwegian American Historical Association’s 85th Birthday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Buntrock Commons on the St. Olaf College campus; Riverwalk Market Fair, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bridge Square/Riverwalk; Cemetery Stories, 5 to 9 p.m., Calvary Cemetery; Wendy Russell, 6 p.m., Butler’s Steak & Ale, Lyric Theatre, 8 p.m., Urness Recital Hall on the St. Olaf College campus; Jon Manners, 8 to 11 pm., Tavern Lounge; Optimum Trajectory, 8 to 11 p.m., Contented Cow; and Multe, 8:30 to 10:30 p.m., Butler’s Steak & Ale.

Sunday, October 24th: Elinor Niemisto and Guest Artists, 3 p.m., Concert Hall on the Carleton 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 Cow.