Minnesota’s favorite honky tonk heroes, Trailer Trash, are back in town with their ever-popular Trashy Little X-mas Show.  Northfield’s own Rice County Roosters are opening.  It all starts at 7:00 p.m. at the Grand Event Center.  Maybe you’re lucky and there are still a few tickets available at KYMN Radio or the Grand.  Ho, ho, ho…

Friday, December 14th: Occasional Jazz, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Contented Cow; Opening Reception: 2012 Members Show, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild; High School Choir Concert; 7:30 p.m, Skinner Chapel on the Carleton College campus; Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, 7:30 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild Theater; My Emperor’s New Clothes; 7:30 p.m., Arcadia Charter School; Jim Lenway, 8:00 p.m., Contented Cow; Trashy Little X-mas, 8:00 p.m., Grand Event Center; Jeff Ray, 8:00 to 11:30 p.m., Tavern Lounge; and Tim Howe, 9:30 p.m., Froggy Bottoms.

Saturday, December 15th: Jingle Bell Run, 8:00 a.m. check-in, 9:00 a.m. start, Weitz Center on the Carleton College campus; Fine Craft Collective Holiday Open House, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., 506 Division Street; Wake-Robin, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., Bittersweet; High School Choir Concert, 4:00 p.m., Skinner Chapel on the Carleton College campus; My Emperor’s New Clothes, 7:30 p.m., Arcadia Charter School; Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, 7:30 p.m., Arts Guild Theater; Carl Franzen and Antonio Monterroso, 8:00 to 10:30 p.m., Contented Cow; Jeff and Sabrina, 8:00 to 11:30 p.m., Tavern Lounge; and Dan Switch, 9:30 p.m., Froggy Bottoms.

Sunday, December 16th: Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, 2:00 p.m., Arts Guild Theater; and Quiz Night, 8:00 p.m., Contented Cow.