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Third Annual Riverwalk Market Fair Opens June 2, 2012

Northfield’s Riverwalk Market Fair kicks off the 2012 season on Saturday, June 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Located on Bridge Square in the heart of historic Northfield, this one-of-a-kind open-air market runs every Saturday from June through October. Each Saturday features a different combination of organic and sustainably grown produce from local farmers, artisan foods including breakfast pastries and desserts, seasonal flowers and a juried selection of the region’s top artists including ceramics, watercolors, oil, acrylic and mixed media paintings, prints, photography, glasswork, textiles, wearable art, garden sculpture and hand-crafted jewelry.  The Saturday Market features live musical entertainment by local performers as well as family-friendly activities and special events.

This year, in keeping with its mission to provide a marketing venue for Northfield’s array of fine artists, food artisans, organic farmers and producers, Riverwalk Market Fair is showcasing emerging artists in their own tent, as well as young entrepreneur agriculturists, food artisans and chefs in the new Youth Tent.

Now in its third year of operation, Riverwalk Market Fair has become a favorite Saturday meeting place where neighbors and friends gather over a cup of coffee and a pastry, buy freshly picked produce and see what local artists have to offer.  The fair has become a popular weekend destination for a growing number of visitors from the Twin Cities, Rochester, Lakeville, Fairbault, Owatonna, Albert Lea, Red Wing, the five-State area and beyond.  Last year Riverwalk Market Fair drew an estimated 20,000 visitors, nearly double the number in 2010.

After October 27 the fair moves indoors and continues through December. Check the new Riverwalk Market Fair website, http://www.RiverwalkMarketFair.org each week to get the upcoming Saturday’s schedule of events. The list of vendors who will be there, as well stories and profiles of the artists and farmers featured each week. Check out Facebook and Twitter to find out what visitors are saying and discover what’s happening behind the scenes.

CVRO Brass Quintet

The Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra (CVRO) Brass Quintet, part of the larger ensemble, plays occasionally at civic and private events in the Northfield area.

The members of the quintet are:

·         Michael Berger, trumpet
·         Dan Bergeson, trumpet
·         Revae Nelson, horn
·         Mary Dunnewold, trombone
·         Rush Wagner, tuba

The CVRO  is one of the programs of the Northfield Arts Guild.

Bonnie & The Clydes

Bonnie & The Clydes is (L to R) Scott McMillan, Bonnie Jean Flom and Bill McGrath. The well-known Northfield group plays songs popular during the 1960′s and 70′s.

Randall Ferguson

Using both antique and modern instruments, Randy’s performance spans 500 years of acoustic guitar music. Repertoire range from renaissance court music to the exciting syncopated dance rhythms of Spanish flamenco. Randy uses several instruments, from renaissance lute and vihuela to present day concert guitars.