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Writing Between the Lines: A Poetry Presentation and Workshop

For over two years, three local poets—Becky Boling, D. E. (Doug) Green, and Libby Falk Jones—have been practicing J.D. McClatchy’s exercise, “writing between the lines,” in which each of us builds a poem from another poem, line by line. The original line can serve in an......More

For over two years, three local poets—Becky Boling, D. E. (Doug) Green, and Libby Falk Jones—have been practicing J.D. McClatchy’s exercise, “writing between the lines,” in which each of us builds a poem from another poem, line by line. The original line can serve in any number of ways – image, sound, association, subject, word. The goal is not to paraphrase, but to let the line spark one’s own vision and words. We take turns picking the seed poem, write independently, and compare our results—the variety and novelty of which, along with the process, we find fascinating and hope you will, too. We’ve completed over twenty sets of poems, drawing from such poets as Sappho, Frost, Neruda, Tretheway, Limon, and Northfield’s own Rob Hardy. In this presentation and workshop, we’ll present three sets of our poems, along with the seed poems and brief comments, take questions from you, and give you the chance to try the exercise. We hope you’ll learn about poetic possibilities and a new, enlivening approach to writing your own poems. — The Poets Becky Boling started writing poetry in earnest after retirement from Carleton College. She’s served as co-Poet Laureate of Northfield (2023-2024) and published in journals & anthologies: Agates Lost Lake Folk Opera Connecticut River Review Willows Wept Review Little By Little, the Bird Builds Its Nest ICE OUT: Minnesota Writers Rising Up and We Look West: Five Poets of the Northfield Public Library. Here Beyond Small Wonders (FLP, 2025) is Boling’s first solo poetry book. (74) Retired Augsburg Professor D. E. (Doug) Green has published poetry in print and online venues and in his books Jumping the Median, Catastrophizing in Catastrophe, and, with four fellow poets, We Look West. Recent poems appear in ICE OUT, Words to Meet the Moment, Lost Lake Folk Opera v10: United We Write, and When the World Shows a Wound, Poetry Shows a Light. With Becky Boling, Green has served as Northfield, Minnesota’s Co-Poet Laureate (2023-24). Libby Falk Jones is author of four poetry collections, most recently Enchanting the Ordinary: Poems & Photographs (Broadstone, 2025). Winner of the 2026 Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize from The Heartland Review, she taught writing and literature for three decades at Berea College in Kentucky. Her poems appear locally this fall in Agates and in The House on the Hill, an anthology of work by members of Northfield Open Writers.

Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division St., Northfield, MN, 55057, United States

Rice County Fall Festival

          In collaboration with the Studio ARTour and the Faribault Fall Festival, the Northfield Arts Guild presents: The Rice County Fall Festival! The Rice County Fall Festival (RCFF) will take place in various venues across Dundas, Faribault, and Northfield between ......More

          In collaboration with the Studio ARTour and the Faribault Fall Festival, the Northfield Arts Guild presents: The Rice County Fall Festival! The Rice County Fall Festival (RCFF) will take place in various venues across Dundas, Faribault, and Northfield between October 2nd-4th….featuring classic elements of the Studio ARTour and Faribault’s annual Fall Festival, live music performances, and projected video art- from local artists. Stay tuned for more information, including a call for video art on October 3rd, information about the event, other featured events, and day of itineraries/maps. 

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OPEN CLAY STUDIO

Guild Clay Studio

OPEN CLAY STUDIO

Guild Clay Studio

Zumba with Victoria Nolasco

Guild Dance Studio

Saturday Wheel Throwing: Session 1

Guild Clay Studio

Folklorico: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

In this multi-generational class, students will develop skills in footwork and ensemble as they learn dances from Guerrero, Sinaloa, and Jalisco.  Shoes and costumes will be provided on loan for all children, as well as practice skirts for girls.  Adults are expected to......More

In this multi-generational class, students will develop skills in footwork and ensemble as they learn dances from Guerrero, Sinaloa, and Jalisco.  Shoes and costumes will be provided on loan for all children, as well as practice skirts for girls.  Adults are expected to provide their own shoes and skirts as needed. Folklórico Advanced:  In this 90-minute class, students will polish and expand their skills in footwork, ensemble, and choreography as they learn dances from Veracruz and other Mexican states.  Folklórico Advanced is taught by Ana Baez Fredrickson in Spanish and English and is open to experienced students ages 12 and up, or with permission of the instructor.  The students are expected to provide their own shoes and practice skirts as needed.  New students will be accepted in September, and then again in January. Saturdays October 3, 10, 24, 31 November 7, 14, 21 December 5 at 10:00AM. All Students will start at 10:00AM, with Beginner Students finishing at 10:30AM, Intermediate Students Finishing at 10:45AM, and Advanced Students staying until 11:30AM.   Folklórico Beginner and Intermediate: In this multi-generational, multi-level class, students will develop skills in footwork and ensemble as they learn dances from Veracruz and other dances in the standard repertory of Baile Folklórico.  Shoes and costumes will be provided on loan for all children, as well as practice skirts for girls.  Adults are expected to provide their own shoes and skirts as needed.  This class is taught by Ana Baez Fredrickson in Spanish and English.  Dancers of all experience levels are welcome, ages 5 and up.  New students will be accepted in September and October, and then again in January.  Saturdays October 3, 10, 24, 31 November 7, 14, 21 December 5 at 10:00AM. All Students will start at 10:00AM, with Beginner Students finishing at 10:30AM, Intermediate Students Finishing at 10:45AM, and Advanced Students staying until 11:30AM.

Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division St., Northfield, MN, 55057, United States

Water Street Studios Shop

Water Street Studios (411 Water St.), 411 Water St. S, Northfield, 55057, United States

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Guild Clay Studio

Projection Art & Live Beats

Join us riverside at the Guild’s Division Street location as we turn the facade of our historic building into a live canvas with DJ.

Riverside Entrance of Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division St., Northfield, 55057, United States

Zumba with Victoria Nolasco

Guild Dance Studio

Mosaic Art Class

Caron is a public artist from Minnesota specializing in mosaic art, a love that began more than a decade ago. Caron’s most recognized artistic accomplishment thus far has been in the design partnership with Mercedes Austin of two 10ft mosaic murals at the main terminal ......More

Caron is a public artist from Minnesota specializing in mosaic art, a love that began more than a decade ago. Caron’s most recognized artistic accomplishment thus far has been in the design partnership with Mercedes Austin of two 10ft mosaic murals at the main terminal of the Minneapolis, St. Paul International Airport. Caron is inspired by the light that shines within us, and the desire to connect communities through art.

Water Street Studios (411 Water St.), 411 Water St. S, Northfield, 55057, United States

OPEN CLAY STUDIO

Guild Clay Studio

OPEN CLAY STUDIO

Guild Clay Studio

Zumba with Victoria Nolasco

Guild Dance Studio

OPEN CLAY STUDIO

Guild Clay Studio

OPEN CLAY STUDIO

Guild Clay Studio

OPEN CLAY STUDIO

Guild Clay Studio

OPEN CLAY STUDIO

Guild Clay Studio

OPEN CLAY STUDIO

Guild Clay Studio

OPEN CLAY STUDIO

Guild Clay Studio

OPEN CLAY STUDIO

Guild Clay Studio

Zumba with Victoria Nolasco

Guild Dance Studio

Saturday Wheel Throwing: Session 1

Guild Clay Studio

Folklorico: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

In this multi-generational class, students will develop skills in footwork and ensemble as they learn dances from Guerrero, Sinaloa, and Jalisco.  Shoes and costumes will be provided on loan for all children, as well as practice skirts for girls.  Adults are expected to......More

In this multi-generational class, students will develop skills in footwork and ensemble as they learn dances from Guerrero, Sinaloa, and Jalisco.  Shoes and costumes will be provided on loan for all children, as well as practice skirts for girls.  Adults are expected to provide their own shoes and skirts as needed. Folklórico Advanced:  In this 90-minute class, students will polish and expand their skills in footwork, ensemble, and choreography as they learn dances from Veracruz and other Mexican states.  Folklórico Advanced is taught by Ana Baez Fredrickson in Spanish and English and is open to experienced students ages 12 and up, or with permission of the instructor.  The students are expected to provide their own shoes and practice skirts as needed.  New students will be accepted in September, and then again in January. Saturdays October 3, 10, 24, 31 November 7, 14, 21 December 5 at 10:00AM. All Students will start at 10:00AM, with Beginner Students finishing at 10:30AM, Intermediate Students Finishing at 10:45AM, and Advanced Students staying until 11:30AM.   Folklórico Beginner and Intermediate: In this multi-generational, multi-level class, students will develop skills in footwork and ensemble as they learn dances from Veracruz and other dances in the standard repertory of Baile Folklórico.  Shoes and costumes will be provided on loan for all children, as well as practice skirts for girls.  Adults are expected to provide their own shoes and skirts as needed.  This class is taught by Ana Baez Fredrickson in Spanish and English.  Dancers of all experience levels are welcome, ages 5 and up.  New students will be accepted in September and October, and then again in January.  Saturdays October 3, 10, 24, 31 November 7, 14, 21 December 5 at 10:00AM. All Students will start at 10:00AM, with Beginner Students finishing at 10:30AM, Intermediate Students Finishing at 10:45AM, and Advanced Students staying until 11:30AM.

Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division St., Northfield, MN, 55057, United States

Water Street Studios Shop

Water Street Studios (411 Water St.), 411 Water St. S, Northfield, 55057, United States

Watercolor Class: Church in the Mist and Arizona Mesas

Join us for this watercolor class where you’ll be working on a projecting painting Church in the Mist and the Arizona Mesas!

Water Street Studios (411 Water St.), 411 Water St. S, Northfield, 55057, United States