It’s the 12th Annual Winter Walk, Thursday, December 9th, 5 to 9 p.m. Stroll through one-of-a-kind shops, dine at a wide-variety of restaurants, and enjoy caroling, wagon rides, and an evening full of special performances in our historic, scenic, and authentic downtown, decorated for the holidays!

Thursday, December 9th: Festival of Wreaths, 5 to 9 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild; Multetoy, 5 p.m., Contented Cow; Jon Manners, 5:30 p.m., Rueb’N’Stein; Author Mary Blecwehl, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., Monkey See Monkey Read; Wake-Robin, 6 to 8 pm., Bittersweet; 3rd Annual NAGracker, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild Dance Studio; Jacob Hendrick and Ah-Hem, 8 to 11 p.m., Tavern Lounge; and (the highlight of Doug Bratland’s evening) Matt Arthur and Friends, 8 p.m., Contented Cow.

Friday, December 10th: Festival of Wreaths, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild; Brothers Burn Mountain, 5 p.m., Contented Cow; The Marriage of Bette and Boo, 7:30 p.m., Dittman Center on the St. Olaf College campus; Senior Dance Concert, 7:30 p.m., Kelsey Theater on the St. Olaf College campus, King Cool with Dan and Ray, 8 to 10:30 p.m., Contented Cow; and Jeff Ray, 8 to 11 p.m., Tavern Lounge.

Saturday, December 11th: Festival of Wreaths, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild; Iphigenia at Aulis, 1 and 4 p.m., Lion’s Pause on the St. Olaf College campus; Northfield Youth Choir Winter Concert, 3 p.m., Skinner Chapel on the Carleton College campus; Steven Earl Howard, 5 to 7 p.m., Contented Cow; St. Olaf Chamber Music Ensembles, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Northfield Carnegie Library; High School Choir Concert, 7:30 p.m., Skinner Chapel on the Carleton College campus; The Marriage of Bette and Boo, 7:30 p.m., Dittman Center on the St. Olaf College campus; Senior Dance Concert, 7:30 p.m., Kelsey Theater on the St. Olaf College campus; Norwegian Cowboy, 8 to 11 p.m., Tavern Lounge; and The Fabulous Lovehandles, 8:30 p.m., Grand Event Center.

Sunday, December 12th: St. Olaf Philharmonia, 3:30 p.m., Boe Memorial Chapel on the St. Olaf College campus; Politics and a Pint, 6:00 p.m., Contented Cow; Northern Roots Session, 7:30 p.m., Contented Cow; The Marriage of Bette and Boo, 7:30 p.m., Dittman Center on the St. Olaf college campus; and Quiz Night, 8 p.m., Contented Cow.

Photo Courtesy of Griff Wigley.