Kick It At the Cow: Round 2 – Project Muso
Carleton’s American Medical Students Association is hosting their annual fundraiser at the Cow this Wednesday! Come down to the Cow on Nov. 16th (the last day of classes, Carls) and support AMSA, your campus music groups, and women’s public health in Mali! 25% of the profits from 9pm to 1am will go to Project Muso: [...]
Contented Cow’s Politics and a Pint 2011-11-13 10:02:49
Well, it’s the silly season again, and Republican candidates are scrambling all over each other to get their tax simplification plans in place. Governor Rick Perry, for example, proposes a simple 20% flat rate (NYTimes, 5 Nov 2011), which is most assuredly a part of a secret jobs creation program for editorial cartoonists. Cain’s 9-9-9 [...]
The political economy of Elinor Ostrom (2009 Nobel Laureate in Economics)
The tragedy of the commons refers to the tragedy that befalls resources that are held in commons. Like the overgrazed commons of a British sheep town, since no one feels ownership, no one feels compelled to preserve the commonly held resource. Some of the current examples include water and air quality, which are often viewed [...]
Honky Tonk at The Cow!
Saturday Oct. 15, 2011 4pm – 1am the 16th. Nine local performers bring you classic country and honky tonk music all night long! Scheduled to perform: 4:00 — The Jealous Husbands present The Sons of the Pioneers and Marty Robbins 5:00 — Michael Anderson presents Dwight Yoakam 6:00 — Ray Barnard presents Charlie Rich 7:00 [...]
Contented Cow to be Invaded by Young Norwegian Goats on Saturday, October 8
The Norwegian trio Geitungen (The Young Goats) is coming to The Contented Cow! With their capricious and compelling playing, Geitungen takes you back, far out to the poorly lit dance floors of the more festive parts of rural southwestern Norway in Rogaland province. They play the tunes in the rhythmic fashion handed down through the years. [...]
The Northfield Beatles Tribute!
The Contented Cow is hosting a Beatles Tribute Saturday October 1st, 6pm – 11:30pm. More than twenty musicians and bands are coming together for a night of brilliant music. See the facebook event page (https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=141504382612751) for details!
Low Brow High Octane @ The Contented Cow Saturday Night 9/24/2011
The Contented Cow is excited to be part of Low Brow High Octane on Saturday 9/24. Art at the Northfield Arts Guild 4pm -9pm. Hot Rods 5pm – late Rock-n-Roll at the Cow from 6pm. The Violent Shifters, Rifflord, Reckless Ones and Mr. Sticky!!!! $5 burger plates and PBR specials. Music will start around 6pm [...]
Extra Special “End of DJJD” Quiz Night at the Cow 9/11/2011
The end of DJJD… but not of the fun! Extra special fancy prizes at QUIZ NIGHT at The Contented Cow tonight (Sun. 9/11)! Great stuff for the top three teams: Dinner for four at Chapati, lunch for four at Pan Pan, and a bottle of wine at the Cow. Bring your team of 4 at [...]
