ArtZany! Jennie Autonoe and Pauline Jennings discuss Northfield Arts Guild Artist Development Series and upcoming shows

Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist highlights upcoming events at the Northfield Arts Guild with Jennie Autonoe, Education and Engagement Manager, to preview the upcoming Artist Development Series and Pauline Jennings, Performing Arts Manager, to preview upcoming January shows and auditions.

Artist Development Series 2024: This series is offered as a FREE opportunity for professional and amateur artists of all artistic disciplines to increase their learning on a variety of topics, as well as engage in networking, resource sharing and socialization amongst creative peers throughout the region! All workshops will be available through Zoom, and all workshops are sponsored by the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). https://northfieldartsguild.org/education/community-artmaking/artist-development-workshop-series-2024/

Northfield Arts Guild 411 Concert:  Ginger Commodore, Sunday, January 14, 7:00 pm; $25 General Admission. Jazz, funk, R&B, gospel, soul singer and so much more, Ginger has had an incredible and acclaimed career. She started her career with The Sounds of Blackness, is a founding member of Moore By Four. Ginger was recently inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame.  She’s a regular at the two top A list jazz venues in the cities – The Dakota and Crooners. Ginger will be performing with GCQ:  Lee Blaske – Piano; Mark Weisberg – Bass; Bobby Commodore – Drums. Opener is Barbara Piper with Craig Wasner on keys.

Virginia Twins Performance Company, Workshop & Original play, GHOST, Adults: Saturday, January 20 at 10am-12pm; Grades 9-12: Sunday, January 21 at 10am-12pm, at the Guild Art Studio; $25

GHOST:  Stories, Scaries, and Silly Spectres: Performances Saturday, Jan 20, 7:30 pmand Sunday, Jan 21, 2:00 pm at the Northfield Arts Guild Theater. $20 Adult $16 Senior/Student

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