St. Olaf professor Oren Saftie and students Joanna Kwon and Hannah Omodt of the St. Olaf Storytellers talk about “An Evening of Laughter and Tears.” The St. Olaf Storytellers will kick off the holiday season 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Northfield, with their first public reading series centered around the theme of finding humor in pain. Admission is free.
Galen Malecha from the DJJD Committee, 9-11-26
General Chair of the Defeat of Jesse James Days Committee Galen Malecha discusses this year’s festival.
September 11, 2026
