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Coffee Shop Gallery
24 West Main Street
Vermillion, SD

Benefit for Megan Dirks

Megan graduated from USD with a BFA degree in May 2009. Currently Megan is working on her MFA at the University of Iowa. Megan has been diagnosis with lung cancer and The Coffee Shop Gallery is hosting a benefit to help support her in this fight.

The Directors of the Cramer-Kenyon Heritage Home, located at 509 Pine Street in Yankton, have set Sunday, June 13 from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. as the time and date for the annual Garden Party and Fundraiser.

Although the home itself will not be open for tours on this day, the two city lot grounds and gardens will be dressed in their best to welcome visitors with refreshments and an opportunity to be a part of the elegance and beauty of the Victorian era. A special feature of the grounds is the Dorothy Jencks Memorial Garden, which was the creation of Mr. Stan Hoffart, a certified arborist who continues to serve on the Board of Directors, and which was dedicated in 1989 as a part of the Yankton Centennial celebration. Mr Hoffart and Board President Anne Swift, a Master Gardener, will offer tours of the garden which features plants which would have been grown in this region during the late Victorian era.

Dorothy Jencks was born on September 15, 1905 in Yankton, graduated from both Yankton High School and Yankton College and spent her professional life as an accountant. She authored the book Some Historic Homes in Yankton, D.T. which still serves as a resource for historians and was particularly involved with the preservation of the Cramer-Kenyon Heritage Home to which she donated many of her own artifacts.

Donations will be accepted as you enter the gardens.

The 2009 Summer Day Camp sponsored by the Yankton Children’s Choir through the City of Yankton Parks and Recreation Department was so popular that it will be repeated in June 2010.

This year’s program will be held on two mornings – Tuesday, June 29 from 9:00 a.m. until noon and Wednesday, June 30 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The last part of Wednesday’s experience will be a lunch-time concert to which parents and friends are invited. They will hear the results of the two mornings of work.

The location will be Yankton College Alumni Hall, which is at the south end of the Summit Activities Center. There the young singers, grades 3 through 8, will learn to read two-part treble music with a professional director and accompanist, in preparation for the second day’s performance.

A snack will be provided mid-morning.

Only 30 participants will be accepted. Registration must be made online at www.cityofyankton.org using the link to “Recreation Programs Online” which will take you to Yankton Children’s Choir Day Camp. There is a $10 fee, which must be paid at the time of the registration.

Auditions will be held that afternoon for the 2010-2011 singing season which parallels the school year. Information on the choir and auditions will be available both days of the day camp. There will be additional auditions on August 16 at the United Church of Christ as well. More information will follow for that opportunity.

Meet the artists 5:00 to 7:00pm

Yankton Arts will host the 19th annual Kids Art Fest, Tuesday, June 8, 4:30-7:30 pm at Riverside Park, in the second picnic shelter from the ball park. Fun-filled art-related projects will be available free to elementary age children.

The activities are sponsored by Yankton Area Arts, Yankton organizations and businesses who provide supplies and volunteers for each activity. This event would not be possible without the generous support from Alpha Gamma Sigma Phi, Check-n-Go, Child Protection Team, Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health, Linda’s Angel Crossing, SD Public Broadcasting, South Dakota Magazine, Yankton Area Literacy council, Yankton’s Children’s Theatre, Yankton Community Library, Yankton County Parents as Teachers, and Yankton Town & Country Garden Club. It is also held in conjunction with the Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce’s Customer Appreciation Picnic. For more information, contact YAA, (605) 665-9754.

Writing Your Memoirs: The Early Years
Saturday, June 16 from 1:00 – 5:00
Location: Yankton Area Arts – G.A.R. Hall Art Gallery
Class Limit: 16 – 20 (maximum)
Fee: $20.00

How are you coming along with turning your memories into memoirs?

This workshop is the perfect opportunity to start putting your past onto paper. During this workshop you will be presented with writing guidelines for your memoir, literary warm-ups, techniques and in-class exercises.

The workshop will be facilitated by writing Coach Bev Oliver, owner of PastPerfect Histories

Bev Oliver holds a BS in Secondary Education-English Communications and an MS in Environmental Interpretation. In addition to her wide-ranging professional background, she researches, writes and edits personal and family histories. Her extensive writing experience also includes creating and editing newsletters, brochures, pamphlets and booklets.

Optional book: WRITING YOUR LIFE: AN EASY-TO-FOLLOW GUIDE TO WRITING AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Mary Borg. Fort Collins, Colorado: Cottonwood Press, Inc., 1998.

(Please note that this book is NOT on the shelves, but must be ordered. Barnes & Noble charges $19.95; Amazon begins at $13.57 for new or a little over $12.00 for used. The book is WELL WORTH the purchase price; I highly recommend it.)

Yankton Area Arts will host the 18th annual Kid’s Art Fest, Tuesday, June 8, 4:30-7:30 pm at Riverside Park, in conjunction with Yankton Chamber of Commerce’s Customer Appreciation Picnic. We are looking for volunteers to provide a craft activity for the children.

We are indebted to volunteers who make this day special for the children. This event would not be possible without the generous support of the community. If are interested in volunteering please contact Yankton Area Arts at 6665-9754.

Each week a guest conductor from around the area joins a band of 70-100 musicians to give each concert a unique program. In case of inclement weather please check our website for cancellations. Concert series arranged by Todd Carr.