Book club is currently reading the wonderful “Motorcycle Diaries” by the revolutionary Che Guevara. It chronicles Che’s pre-Cuban revolutionary life by describing his adventures with companion Alberto as they traverse the South American countryside. Next week we’ll start reading Aldous Huxley’s classic “Brave New World!” Interested youth should come to the Key on Monday nights at 7pm for more information! Happy reading
WHO KILLED MR. BODY?!
Was it Colonel Mustard, with the wrench, in the conservatory?
Find out at The Key on Tuesday, July 12th, from 7-10pm, for another special Family Game Night event! Join us for a night of high fashion, sophisticated eats, murder, and the best board game on the market.
Dress as one of the six CLUE characters (Miss Scarlet, Mrs. White, Mrs. Peacock, Mr. Green, Colonel Mustard, or Professor Plum), or just get snazzy and act as a regular person lucky enough to NOT be suspected of murder. Indulge on some gourmet hors d’oeuvres, play the game CLUE, and (if we can get our hands on a copy) watch the 1985 movie classic. So dust off your lead pipes and revolvers and come ready to solve (or commit) the murder of our favorite enigmatic host, Mr. Body!
Thanks to the combine brain power and brilliance of Mairin Emery and Amy Merritt, Family Game Night will be hosting the first ever TETRIS TOURNAMENT. Next Tuesday at the Key, we’ll have multiple Wii game systems going at once as people battle it out with their best Tetris moves. The final two competitors will fight each other in front of all on the big screen projector. Can you handle it?!
All are welcome. There will be prizes and Tetris themed food. Please invite everyone you know!
Where: The Key
When: Tuesday, July 5th, 7pm
What: Epic Tetris Battle
The Key’s newest club is Music Listening Club. Check it out Thursdays at 5:00pm. Even if you can’t make it to the program,you can still get music recommendations and read music reviews at key-music-club.blogspot.com.
Out newest Book Club book is The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. We’re reading to page 75 for next Monday, July 4th!
Book Club is currently reading a delightful book called I Capture the Castle, a coming of age story about an eccentric British family in the 1930’s who live in a ruined castle. So far we’ve had great fun discussing the characters’ romantic prospects, debating whether or not Stephen will lose an arm in a tragic farming accident (Josh Wood says Yes, the rest say No), and whether Simon’s beard is more Elizabethan or lumberjack in nature. Oh, the philosophical debates inspired by great literature! So provocative! So controversial!
Once we’ve finished the book, we will be watching the movie.
Here is a picture of the actor who plays Stephen, a “godlike youth” :
Stay tuned for Book Club’s next pick, and contact Rachel Woldum at woldumr@gmail.com if you would like to join and get a free book!
Proud supporters of the Key, the owners and staff at Fermentations are donating their time, space, and expertise for this fund-raising event, all proceeds which will benefit the Northfield Union of Youth. All of the staff at the restaurant are working for free that night so that all of the money collected (minus food expenses) will be able to go to the organization. They have even secured a number of donations for food and beverages so as to reduce those costs!
It’s a great way to be able to enjoy some delicious food while helping out a good cause.
What: Fermentations Dinner – five course tasting with wines
Where: Fermentations Wine Bar & Bistro, 236 Railway Street N, Dundas, MN
When: Sunday, April 17th, 5:00pm
Please call 507-645-8345 to reserve a seat. Space is limited, so be sure to RSVP soon.
*The cost is $100 per person. Ages 21+. All proceeds benefit the Northfield Union of Youth.
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The Key is selling buttons as a fundraiser to raise money for victims of the Japanese earthquake/tsunami. Buttons feature the above design with the Japanese character for hope and the country’s flag. They can be purchased for $3 at various downtown businesses.
All proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross disaster relief effort for the Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami.
For further information, please contact Peter Hardy (aphardy94@gmail.com, 507-581-4186) or Amy Merritt (merritt.amy@gmail.com, 507-403-1233).
We hope to see you all sportin’ one soon!
DON’T forget: up to $2000/yr in scholarship money to put towards post-secondary education available for HS grads and seniors who’ve been involved with the Key! The application is due Tuesday, April 5th, which is less than a week away! Find it here or hard copies at the Key:
It’s really easy, so if you qualify, you should go for it!
Gross! Look at what Kellen made some kids do at the Key on Friday!
Despite the grotesqueness of making masks from real people, everyone seemed to enjoy it for some reason.
Going into a week of gratitude and thanks giving, we know that we have so much to be appreciative of. The community of Northfield has never stepped down from a challenge, and they have continually been willing to open both their minds and their hearts to the work around them that needs to be done to make this community a great place for EVERYONE. Never enough words exist to thank all those who give of their time, of their talents, and of their resources. THANK YOU so much to everyone who gave to the NUY during Give to the Max. We are so grateful to you all for believing in the power of youth voice and the creation of a caring community!
“Hello, my name is Haley Heiner. I am the Co-President of the Northfield Union of Youth, also known as 'The Key.' I have been attending there for a while now and I’ve honestly never felt more at home there. So many wonderful people have accepted me there and I’ve gained amazing new friendships. The Key has helped me through so much regarding mental health, social skills, financial problems, and more. Without The Key, I don’t know where I would be today, and so many youth could say the same. The Key is the longest-running youth-led and youth-empowering organization recorded in the United States and I want it to stay that way. So many kids, including me, need a safe space like The Key. I'm so grateful that I have a place like this, and I am beyond grateful that our community cares for this organization.”
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