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| Film shows 50 years of the NAG |
By: DAVID HENKE, Staff Writer
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Posted: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:11 pm
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NORTHFIELD — For more than 50 years, the Northfield Arts Guild has hosted plays, art exhibitions, classes and other arts-related events in Northfield.
Its presence in Northfield has contributed to the vibrancy of life in the community, and has helped transform the city into regional arts destination.
Now, a video documentary produced by two St. Olaf College students in conjunction with the Northfield Historical Society will pay tribute to the 50-year history of the NAG — and the role it has played in the larger community.
“The Northfield Arts Guild: 50 years in the Making” will premiere in Viking Theater at St. Olaf on Thursday. The 35-minute video, replete with interviews and historical photos, is the culmination of a semester-long project for Stephen Anderson and Rachel Woldum, both seniors at the college.
The pair spent weeks conducting 13 taped interviews with NAG founders, current members, actors and artists, compiling research about the arts guild and winnowing 300 minutes of raw video footage for the final version.
And after all that work, it was hard for Woldum and Anderson not to get a little attached to their subject.
“We made a lot of mistakes with all the film stuff that I’ll learn from and remember, but I think the biggest thing I came away with, is that I feel like I really believe in the cause of the Northfield Arts Guild,” said Woldum, a film theory student.
For Anderson and Woldum, the project was also a chance to hone some of their own film-making and scripting skills. The two divvied up much of the work for the project, with Anderson, a media studies student, taking on much of the interviewing and writing for the video, and Woldum operating the camera and the boom-mike.
While the project was a lot of work for the two students, Anderson said, he appreciated the philanthropic nature of the video documentary.
“We just wanted to show the story of the Northfield Arts Guild in the best light,” Anderson said. “It was nice senior year to have an opportunity off-campus ... to make relationships and connections outside of the college.”
“The timing of this is perfect: it’s our 50th year,” NAG Executive Director Ann Mosey said. “The NAG is a driving force in the arts and cultural characteristics of this town, so being able to validate that through a documentary is great.”
NORTHFIELD ARTS GUILD: 50 YEARS IN THE MAKING
WHAT: The premiere screening of a video documentary created by two St. Olaf College students that chronicles the history of the Northfield Arts Guild.
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. on Thursday
WHERE: Viking Theater in Buntrock Commons on the St. Olaf campus.
ADMISSION: The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.northfieldhistory.org or call 507-645-9268.
— David Henke can be reached at dhenke@northfieldnews.com or 645-1100. |
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