Sounds like a great start to the weekend…the Carleton College Jazz Piano Studio.  Pianist, composer, and teacher Laura Caviani will be hosting a performance by her Carleton jazz students at the Contented Cow, 5:00 to 7:00 this Friday.  A terrific combo and several solo pianists will perform a variety of standards, blues, and even some original tunes.  It’s always great to hear and support emerging artists who are keeping the jazz tradition alive, and this is your chance, in downtown Northfield.

Friday, May 18th: Carleton Jazz Piano Studio, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Contented Cow; Barb Piper, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Hogan Brothers Acoustic Cafe; Why Not?, 8:00 to 11:00 p.m., Contented Cow; Matthew Griswold, 8:00 to 11:30 p.m., Tavern Lounge; Carleton Choir and Carleton Singers Concert, 8:00 p.m., Concert Hall on the Carleton College campus; and Karaoke, 9:00 p.m., Rueb’N’Stein.

Saturday, May 19th: Wake-Robin, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., Bittersweet; Steve Parry, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Contented Cow; Tuition Daddies, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Hogan Brothers Acoustic Cafe; High School Choir Concert, 7:30 p.m., Middle School Auditorium; Relativity, 8:00 to 11:30 p.m., Tavern Lounge; and D J Music, 9:00 p.m., Rueb’N’Stein.

Sunday, May 20th: Politics and a Pint, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., and Quiz Night, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., both at The Cow.