It’s the annual Girls Nite Out in downtown Northfield.  It starts Friday, at 5 p.m., in Bridge Square…and participating businesses in downtown, with all sorts of specials and treats.  Then it’s on to The Grand Event Center at 9 p.m., for lots more fun.  Tickets can be purchased in advance at Sisters Ugly, Fine Threads, The Rare Pair, Monarch Gift Shop, Anna’s Closet, Rooms by Tagg 2 and Eclectic Goat. Tickets can also be purchased on the night of the event, but they are limited.

Friday, May 6th: Girls Nite Out, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m., Downtown Northfield; Rod Kinny, 5 to 7 p.m., Contented Cow; Transformation/Transcultural/Transgender Performances of Identity with 2Fik and Denis M. Provencher, 6 to 8 p.m, Boliou Hall on the Carleton College campus; Pseudolus, 7:30 p.m., Christiansen 233 on the St. Olaf College campus; Wit, 7:30 to 9:30 pm., Arena Theater on the Carleton College campus; Lie, Cheat, and Genuflect, 8 pm., Northfield High School Auditorium; Shoot Lucy, 8 to 11 p.m., Contented Cow; Tumeni Brothers Duo, 8:00 to 11:30 p.m., Tavern Lounge; Jazz I Concert, 8:15 pm., Lion’s Pause on the St. Olaf College campus; Goodsell Observatory Open House, 9 to 11 p.m., Carleton College campus; and Peter Diggins with Organic Bananas, 9 p.m., 620 Grill.

Saturday, May 7th: YMCA Healthy Kids Day, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Northfield High School; Occasional Jazz, 5 to 7 p.m., Pseudolus, 7:30 p.m., Christiansen 233 on the St. Olaf College campus; Wit, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Arena Theater on the Carleton College campus; Lie, Cheat and Genuflect, 8 p.m., Northfield High School Auditorium; Area 51, 8 to 11 p.m., Contented Cow; and John Manners, 8 to 11 p.m., Tavern Lounge.

Sunday, May 8th: Naknefeler Orchestra and Valhalla Band, 1:30 p.m., Christiansen 138 on the St. Olaf College campus; Exhibit Opening Reception: Senior Show #2, 2 to 4 p.m., Flaten Art Museum on the St. Olaf College campus; Wit, 2 to 4 p.m., Arena Theater on the Carleton College campus; Faculty Recital: Baroque Trio, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Concert Hall on the Carleton College campus; Gospel Choir, 3:30 p.m., Boe Memorial Chapel on the St. Olaf College campus; Jazz II and III Concert, 4:30 p.m., Lion’s Pause on the St. Olaf College campus; St. Olaf Philharmonia, 7:30 p.m., Skoglund Center on the St. Olaf College campus; Politics & a Pint, 6:30 p.m., Northern Roots Session, 7:30 p.m., and Quiz Night, 8:00 p.m., all at the Contented Cow.