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Pink Posh Boutique opens in downtown Northfield on May 1

Jim Bohnhoff  Pink Posh Boutique Neva, Brooklyn, and Kelly Hubbard
I noticed Jim Bohnhoff (Bohnhoff Design) bringing a sign into the north side of the Summa Building this morning and to my surprise, discovered that a new clothing and accessories store is about to open.

Kelly Hubbard (pictured above with her mother Neva and daughter Brooklyn) will be opening Pink Posh Boutique on May 1. She’ll soon have a Facebook page up.

More background in last week’s Nfld News.

Photo album: St. Patrick’s Day parade

Kevin O'Connell, Jim Bohnhoff St. Patrick's Day parade, downtown Northfield Jim Pokorney
Yesterday’s St. Patrick’s Day parade began on downtown’s west side and wound its way over the pedestrian foot bridge, along Riverwalk to Bridge Square, and then back to the Contented Cow‘s outdoor stage area.

The holy trinity of Kevin O’Connell, Jim Bohnhoff, and Jim Pokorney, after many weeks minutes of planning, once again pulled off this great contribution to Northfield’s legacy of community events.

By keeping the parade entirely on pedestrian walkways instead of having it on Division St. as in years past, no street barricades or police were needed. Therefore, organizers were evidently able to avoid having to file an application 45 days ahead of time and pay the $20 fee required by Northfield’s Community Event Policy.

I thought it was better, actually, as the parade participants and the observing crowd were in closer proximity to one another.  People also lingered much longer afterwards on the Riverwalk and around the Cow’s outdoor stage where live music made the gathering all the more festive. Of course, 80-degree weather helped, too.

Robbie and I both took photos. See our large slideshow of 55 photos (recommended) or SLOW CLICK this small slideshow:

For more:

Angela Lauterbach, Lauterbach Photography, has 21 photos in a gallery on Northfield Patch.

Jerry Smith has 10 photos on the Northfield News website.

See my parade photos from 2005 and 2008 and Bridgette Hallcock’s (Hallcock Photography) photos from 2010.

A new route for the 2012 St. Patrick’s Day parade

Norman Butler 2012 St. Patrick's Day poster - Northfield, MN
I took this blurry photo (I had too much wine, evidently) of proprietor Norman Butler on the deck of the Contented Cow last night, holding my smartphone with the poster for tomorrow’s St. Patrick’s Day parade that Jim Bohnhoff sent me.

Take a close look at the poster, as the parade route is different this year.

Norman said they have post-parade festivities planned at the Cow but I don’t see any info about it on the Cow’s website. Anyone have details?

Jim Bohnhoff’s hanging dub dub dub promotes the WWW exhibit at the NAG

Jim Bohnhoff with the WWW Exhibit promo at the NAG WWW Exhibit promo at the NAG Elaine Nesbitt, WWW Exhibit promo at the NAG
This morning, Jim Bohnhoff pointed me to his latest creation, a hanging dub dub dub that promotes the WWW Exhibit at the Northfield Arts Guild.  Right photo: psychologist Elaine Nesbit struts her stuff while under the influence of art.

According to the blurb on the NAG home page:

This innovative show explores how communications technology has influenced contemporary life, revolutionizing how we interact and process time and experience. Features a ten-minute mediated tour of the show running continuously at the NAG, the Northfield Public Library, and on U-Tube.

25 local and regional artists exhibit in this intriguing and very diverse show. The opening reception is this Friday evening, July 8, 6 – 9 pm, and is part of the Northfield Gallery Crawl. Stop in to meet artists and enjoy this thought provoking work.

The Archer House gets a new sign. See the fine print.

Jim Bohnhoff, Bohnhoff Designs Jim Bohnhoff, Bohnhoff Designs 
Jim Bohnhoff, Bohnhoff Designs, installed a new sign on the front of the Archer House River Inn in downtown Northfield yesterday afternoon.

I asked Jim to point to the small sign at the bottom that says:

PUBLIC RESTROOMS
Main & Lower Levels

Given that I’ve been complaining for a year about the lack of signage for the $100,000 public toilets, paid for by taxpayers, I’m happy to see it.  But it sure is small.

4th Annual Earth Day Contra Dance at the Northfield Ballroom

Jim Bohnhoff and Suzie NakasianJim Bohnhoff and Suzie Nakasian were practicing their contra dance moves today on Bridge Square, in preparation for tonight’s 4th Annual Earth Day Contra Dance at the Northfield Ballroom, where everyone will be dancing to the music of Contratopia.

See this Northfield.org blog post for details: Celebrate the Season with the 4th Annual Northfield Earth Day Contra Dance.

What’s a contra dance all about?

See my album of the 2008 Winter Stomp Contra Dance, the large slideshow, or this small slideshow, and below, a one-minute video.

 

Aescendant Accessories moves into 13 Bridge Square

Aescendant Accessories Aescendant Accessories is the name of the new store at 13 Bridge Square, formerly occupied by Sisters Ugly. The proprietor: Andrea Torgerson.

I’ve not yet been in the store nor is their website ready so I’m not exactly clear on the kinds of accessories their selling. I’m pretty sure it’s not motorcycle accessories, though.

Jim Bohnhoff did the exterior signs.

The Blue Monday gets another sign

Goodbye Blue Monday sign Goodbye Blue Monday - exterior
The Goodbye Blue Monday has a new addition to its external signage. It was reportedly made by Lockerby Sheet Metal & Roofing in Faribault.

Update May 4 10: Proprietor Dan Riggins did the design, Jim Bonhoff helped with the lettering, and it was installed by Scott Swanson. (Corrections made due to attached comments.)

10th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration is Saturday

Emily Monaghan with bodyguardDespite the efforts of one of her bodyguards, I 2010 St. Patrick’s Day Celebrationmanaged to get a photo this week of the 2010 St. Patrick’s Day Celebration grand marshal, Emily Monaghan.

The screenshot on the right is from the ad in the March Northfield Entertainment Guide.

See this 20-second video of the Folding Chair Precision Marching Unit from the 2007 parage which included Northfield City Councilors Jim Pokorney and Noah Cashman. I’m not sure if this will be in this year’s parade:

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The Kiosk gets a downtown directory

IMG_2473 The south Riverwalk kiosk on the Water St. pedestrian promenade (AKA ‘Sesquicentennial Legacy Plaza’) now has the Northfield downtown directory on its north side. Jim Bohnhoff, who has a 1-year contract to maintain the kiosk information, has secured ten sponsorship ads for the left and right sidebars, including (continued)

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