SOUTH DAKOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO HOST AUTHOR SIGNING PARTY AT ARROWHEAD COUNTRY CLUB IN RAPID CITY

 

PIERRE, S.D. – It’s a party in Rapid City with authors, refreshments and the opportunity to meet people interested in South Dakota’s history.

The social and author signing party will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. MDT on Thursday, April 26, at Arrowhead Country Club, 3675 Sheridan Lake Road. The event is sponsored by Arrowhead Country Club and is a fundraiser for the South Dakota Historical Society Foundation, the nonprofit fundraising partner of the South Dakota State Historical Society at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre.

Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve of Rapid City, author of “Sioux Women: Traditionally Sacred,” and Michael Casler of Williston, N.D., an editor of “Fort Tecumseh and Fort Pierre Chouteau: Journal and Letter Books 1830-1850” will be present to sign copies of their books.

Sneve was born and raised on the Rosebud Reservation. Many of her more than 20 book focus on American Indians. Sneve is the first South Dakotan to receive the National Humanities Medal. She drew on winter counts and oral records of her ancestors to discover their past for “Sioux Woman: Traditionally Sacred.” The book explores the struggles and joys of women in Lakota culture.

Casler is a former park ranger with the National Park Service who has written numerous articles on the Upper Missouri fur trade. Fort Tecumseh and Fort Pierre Chouteau were important fur trading posts located near what came  to be the city of Fort Pierre. Letter books consisted of copies of outgoing letters written by the managers of the posts to their company officers and subordinates in the field. Company employees recorded daily activities in journals. “Fort Tecumseh and Fort Pierre Chouteau” reveals day-to-day details of the business transacted at the fur trading posts and a glimpse into the lives of the men who staffed them.

Both books were published by the South Dakota Historical Society Press.

In addition to meeting the authors, those attending will be able to meet staff and members of the foundation’s board of directors and trustees of the South Dakota State Historical Society. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be provided.

The cost for the social is $50 per person, payable at the door. People may register by calling 605-773-6003 or going online at www.sdhsf.org/historyconference.html.

The Thursday social precedes the annual South Dakota State Historical Society History Conference, taking place April 27-28 at the Best Western Ramkota in Rapid City. For more information about the conference, visit www.history.sd.gov or call 605-773-6000.

CUSTER THEATRE FUNDRAISER – NATURE’S CONDITION BY KEVIN PLOOSTER

The dinner will be at 6 pm… Show at 7pm…  Cost for both is $20…  Dinner Reservations are appreciated.

$20 for Dinner and a Show at CUSTER HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE

Call 673 4473 to reserve dinner.   $10 to attend just the play.

Dinner will be lasagna, garlic bread, and salad and dessert

BHSU Alumni to Host Fundraiser in Support of Humane Society Of the Black Hills

 

Front row, left to right, Black Hills State University alums Chris Yushta and Adam Roosa present a photo exhibition at BHSU in 2010. Yushta and Roosa are using their connections with the regional art community to benefit the Humane Society of the Black Hills through a silent auction fundraiser, “Whiskers and Wine” Friday, Jan. 13 from 7-9 p.m. at Firehouse Wine Cellars. All proceeds raised from the donated art will benefit the Humane Society as they care for a recent, sudden intake of 75 neglected animals. (submitted photo)

December 29, 2016

SPEARFISH, SD – Art and communications alumni from Black Hills State University are using their talents in support of the Humane Society of the Black Hills following the Humane Society’s recent intake of 75 neglected animals.

BHSU alums Chris Yushta, Class of 2011, and Adam Roosa, Class of 2008, are hosting a “Whiskers and Wine” Fundraiser Friday, Jan. 13 from 7-9 p.m. at Firehouse Wine Cellars in Rapid City.

When Yushta saw the Humane Society of the Black Hills Facebook post Dec. 20 asking for help following the intake, he put out the call on social media for assistance.

“I felt like we should do something to help, and tapping into the connections of our fellow artists seemed like a good idea,” said Yushta.

The response was overwhelmingly positive, with BHSU alumni and faculty chiming in on social media with their support of artistic works for a silent auction.

Patrons can bid on the original, donated art items including photography and paintings during the fundraiser. The Firehouse Wine Cellars are also donating a portion of their sales that evening to the Humane Society of the Black Hills. The event will also feature live music by Elle Carpenter, folk and acoustic singer and songwriter.

To donate an art or other item for the silent auction, email chrisyushta@gmail.com.

Veterans Memorial Committee Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser