Kingfield reverse Caroling is back!  Gather with your neighbors to raise your communal voices to the stars!
Thursday December 17th, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Reverse Caroling, you ask, what is THAT?   Started in Kingfield by KFNA in 2014, this year we have five locations bursting at the seams with holiday cheer! These sites have gathered groups of non-wandering minstrels who will play and sing holiday tunes for you enjoyment and even, at some sites, with your participation! Why wait for carolers to come to you—when you can bundle up, take a stroll and go find them!

We have heard rumors of high-steppin’ fiddles and accordions, the swanky sounds of soft jazz, artful vocal arrangements of full-out choruses, and even the grassroots guru of the local Community Sing sing-a-long movement himself!

To join the fun all you need to do is bundle up, pack a warm beverage in a mug, snuggle the kids into their strollers or leash up the hound and take a walk! Visit any (or all!) of the following sites between 5:30-7 PM; some sites will provide song sheets and our two local coffeeshops partaking in the phone will have warm beverages and treats to re-fuel on as well!  Here are the details for each Reverse Caroling location:

Reverse Caroling Host Sites:

•  4203 Blaisdell: Remember this house from PorchFest?! Come join in the raucous fun of an all-age jug/guitar/fiddle/cello/kazoo/percussion/accordion band accompanied by lots of loud voices!       Song sheets provided around the fire along with warm cider and treats! Hosts: Jerri and Mark & Matt and Abby
• 3745 Blaisdell: Another great PorchFest locale and home of Raquel, band leader of Calamity and the Owl! The porch lights will be on the Tiny Christmas Elves will regale you with 4-6 part harmonies. Consisting of 8-16 members, this group boasts cross membership with One Voice and VocalEssence. Want a pre-taste of their sound? Visit them at the St. Paul European Christmas Market on Saturday 12/ 12 between 10-1!
• 3622 Pleasant: Wait…ANOTHER PorchFest site?! Sense a theme yet? These neighbors love great music and meeting new neighbors! Ted & Jacquelyn will have the Yule log blazing in the firepit and 10 lords a leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight pipers piping…well not really, but you get the point, right?
• 3700 Nicollet: Indoors at Butter Bakery Café communal caroling Minnesota Community Sing style with Bret Hesla and hosted by Dan Swenson-Klatt! Stop in and grab a bite to eat and refill your mug. Yes you heard right—free holiday munchies for all carolers! Just be careful not to sing with your mouth full!
•  3745 Nicollet Ave: Indoors at Five Watt Coffee, enjoy the Tinsel-dripping Tunes of TrapTube, a swanky jazz trio of fresh-faced youngsters playing holiday classics like you’ve never heard before. Hosted by owners Caleb and Lee and featuring Alma Engebretson on the standup bass, Gerhardt Robinson on two saxes and a bassoon, and Jordan Anderson on the Hammond b3! Tunes will roll until 7, but the coffee will be flowing until 10.

Contact Sarah Linnes-Robinson, KFNA Director, at  or 612.823.5980 if you have questions.

Neighbors: If you want to join in the fun we ask that you light a luminary in your yard on Thursday evening to light the way for your neighbors on their evening walk around Kingfield!

 

Enjoy Fabulous ART, Sweet Treats, Live Music, Chair Massage, Unique Gifts, #InspiredTreasures, Prize Drawings EVER HOUR thru out the Weekend & MORE SURPRISES! Featured Artists Include… Tammy Ortegon, Westy Copeland, Gloria Larsen, Maya Rose, Eileen Espinosa, Melodee Strong & MORE! Jewelry by Wreckcycled, Chelle Shonka, Paulina Jacobsson, Ixmukane Accessories & Tagua Jewelry from Colombia! Natural Body products by bodylish, Herban Vagabond Apothecary & Bryn Mawr Soap. Plus, lots of Unique Gifts & Treasures. Shop for Multi-Cultural Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Non-Traditional greeting cards, Books, Angels & Ornaments, Global Inspired clothing, Fabrics & Decor. Frida Kahlo inspired Folk Art, Vintage Jewelry & collectibles, Fairly Traded Theo Chocolate & Peace Coffee.

 

Plus, On SATURDAY Dec. 5th. LIVE MUSIC! 2pm Mari Harris, 3pm Barb Tilsen, 4pm Ayanna Muata & on SUNDAY Dec. 6th 4-6pm Treat yourself to a Chair Massage by Cynthia Reuss, Massage Therapist – Minneapolis Specializing in deep tissue massage and trigger point therapy. She will be charging $1.oo a minute & 50% will be donated to a Local Food Shelf. Work out that Holiday Stress & move more Gracefully into the New Year!

Sale December 4 (5-9 PM) & 5 (1-7 PM) featuring Paint-a-Bowl offered on the 5^th from 1-4 PM

Shop local and support artists in your community. Buy unique, artisan made, handcrafted gifts for that special someone. Fire on the Greenway’s 15 clay artists have something for everyone! From unique serving pieces to the special mug for that one-of-a-kind friend. Stoneware to porcelain, functional dinnerware to decorative clay art. See the complete list of studio artists and examples of their individual work on their web page at www.fireonthegreenway.com. You can also visit their Facebook page for examples of special work for this holiday season at here.

There will be appetizers and wine on Friday night (5-9 PM), and coffee and light snacks on Saturday (1-7 PM).  The sale opens up the whole studio, so we will show work in the gallery, but we also set up shop in all of the artist’s work spaces essentially turning the studio into a market for that weekend! Come get a peak “behind the scenes” at what the studio workspaces really look like.

Also on Saturday between 1-4 PM you will also be able to paint-a-bowl for Kingfield’s February Empty Bowl’s event, which benefits Nicollet Square Housing. We will be painting some of the 175 bowls created at the recent Throwdown hosted by Fire on the Greenway! Read more about that event here.

This is a free activity for anyone that would like to paint a bowl; we do ask that kids under twelve years old participate with a parent. Donations will be accepted on site and go towards the February Kingfield Empty Bowls fundraiser for Nicollet Square, a 42-unit housing complex in Kingfield for youth ages 18-22 that have experienced long-term homelessness.

Santa will be at Curran’s giving treats, and there will be complimentary photos with Santa and fun for all, young and old alike!