NESNA

Neighborhood Scenes

Ed Lufkin — Sat, 19 May 2012 21:39:12 +0000

Here is another thing I love about our neighborhood: folks are willing to interrupt their passions, even in the wading pool, to say hello.

Thank you for a successful garage sale!

Ed Lufkin — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:20:20 +0000

Carol Myint, our coordinator of the garage sale, sends this terrific news to our neighborhood:

Carol Myint – NESNA board member, Nancy Braker – NESNA board member, Susan Sanderson – TORCH coordinator at the Northfield Middle School, and Beth Berry – TORCH coordinator at the Northfield High School.

When did we last see a St. Patrick’s Day like this one (Mar. 17, 2012)?

Ed Lufkin — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:39:10 +0000

We refer, of course, to the comically-lovely weather of 80 degrees, bringing picnicers and frisby players to Central Park. Just so it’s not forgotten. Ed

Weitz Calendar for May 11-20

Ed Lufkin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:18:21 +0000

We thank Rich Noer for this edition of the Weitz Center Calendar. Ed

A New Link to Athletic Events in our Neighborhood

Ed Lufkin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:58:16 +0000

I thought you might like to be better informed about the schedule for Carleton’s athletic events, and have therefore posted a new link, seen as the third link in the L sidebar, “Carleton Athletic Schedule” . If you go there, and then click on “Schedule of Events”, you’ll obtain what you desire. . . . → Read More: A New Link to Athletic Events in our Neighborhood

Welcome News from Carleton’s Facilities Dept.

Ed Lufkin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:14:02 +0000

We thank Joe Hargis for this welcome news. Ed

The students, faculty, and staff at Carleton College greatly appreciate the neighborhood’s warm reception to the new Weitz Center for Creativity. This fall’s grand opening of the Weitz Center ranks among the College’s most important milestones, and it forever links one of Northfield’s historical landmarks to Carleton and to the community.

Along with a successful launch, the College has continued to work on fine-tuning the facility to address concerns expressed by neighbors who live nearby:
1) Noise. The College has ordered acoustic panels to enclose the cooling towers on top of the new construction. The panels are being fabricated now and will be installed in January, well before the towers come back online. The panels are also opaque, and will decrease the amount of machinery visible on top of the building.

2) Light. Our electrical contractor has been working over the last few weeks to dramatically decrease the number of light fixtures that remain lit overnight. Of the 29 lights in the main common space, only 4 lights remain lit to provide light for people to exit the building.

In the hallways, we have already reduced the number of fixtures lit by approximately 40%. 42 additional fixtures have been identified to be wired to turn off at night when the building is not used. The contractor has identified a solution to make this happen and they have been authorized to proceed.

The lighting is programmed to go into the night “mode” at 11 p.m. During breaks, when the building is not in use in the evening, the night mode will begin at 7 p.m.
3) Loading dock. We are considering options for additional plantings to screen the view of the loading dock from 4th Street.

Thanks again for your understanding and cooperation. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions. In the meantime, we very much hope you’ll come to the Weitz Center and enjoy the exhibits, plays, film showings, and other events throughout the year.

For more information about the Arts at Carleton, please visit:

http://apps.carleton.edu/arts/

Joe Hargis

Associate VP for External Relations

(jhargis@carleton.edu)

507-222-4327

A nice newsletter from Carleton College

Ed Lufkin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:27:03 +0000

To all members of NESNA and the greater Northfield community:

Recently I received a handsome, new e.mail newsletter from Carleton that you may or may not know about. Since the opening of the Weitz Center, many new artistic and educational events will be available to us, and this new newsletter is an excellent way

of keeping abreast of Weitz and other events open to the public.

Since Carleton cannot, for spam reasons, send e.mail blasts to all of us, it requires a bit of initiative to receive this new newsletter, which comes via an RSS feed. Of course this is optional, and you can discontinue it at any time. Here is how to go about it:

1. Go to www.carleton.edu, and click on “For the Northfield Community” on the lower left of the home page.

2. On this new window, click on “subscribe now” at the lower left.

3. On this new window, fill in the blanks for your e.mail address. This will then have you subscribed to the RSS feed, and you’ll receive event news in your e.mail.

Best wishes for a happy and artistic holiday season from your NESNA board. Ed Lufkin, webperson

Pumpkin Exhibit a Glowing Success

Ed Lufkin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:21:30 +0000

For those who weren’t able to attend the Pumpkin Exhibit on Oct. 30, Paul Hager has created a lovely photographic memory for you. Click here to see it all. Pumpkin Exhibit Oct.

We hope to have more of these neighborhood events in the future. Ed

A Halloween Invitation

Ed Lufkin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:22:43 +0000

We thank Paul Hager and Jennifer Koenig for arranging this event and the superb poster for it. E

Berkeley and Weiner to Give Lecture-Seminars on “The Tempest”

Ed Lufkin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:27:35 +0000