The HideAway

It was a beautiful and busy night at the HideAway for last week’s Winter Walk 2008.

Left: Artist Fred Sommers at the counter with Joan Spaulding
Center: Christmas carolers
Right: ARTech teachers Sarah Hale and Annie Klawiter

I snapped this photo of HideAway proprietors Jim and Joan Spaulding with daughter Sarah at yesterday’s Christmas Social hosted by the Chamber of Commerce at the Rueb.

Locally Grown has a story posted by RepJ reporter Bonnie Obremski titled Nationwide project soliciting participation from Northfield youth.

A Minnesota-based non-profit is spending the next few months partnering children in New York City, Washington D.C., and Northfield with children in Iraq in an effort to build closer ties between the nations.

“We thought about Minneapolis, but decided on Northfield,” said Pam Middleton, executive director of War Kids Relief, which is a program of the Children’s Culture Connection non-profit.

… Examples of the artwork and writing of the participating Iraqi children are hanging in the James Gang Hideaway Coffeehouse and Winebar on Division Street.

The Northfield CQE held a Vote Yes! wine-tasting event tonight at the James Gang Hideaway in support of the proposed operating levy and capital projects referenda on Nov. 7. Left photo (click to enlarge): Anne Maple and Julie Pritchard speaking to the crowd; right: HideAway owners Joan and Jim Spaulding.

See the album of the event for two dozen more photos.

The HideAway is open until 11 PM Mon-Sat and 9 PM on Sunday, perfect for late-night dining on the sidewalk. I snapped these photos earlier this week. Click to enlarge.