shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com May 21, 2019 • Page 13 Sons Of Serendip Set For Yankton Area Concert Association Finale On Thursday, May 23, The Sons of Serendip will perform at the High School Theater at 7:30 p.m. in the final concert of the YACA season. This music group of four friends came together in 2014 when they organized and performed on “America’s Got Talent,” taking fourth place. In 2018, they competed in the “America’s Got Talent” championship round and placed third. The name Sons of Serendip comes from the notion that “Serendipity brought us together.” Each member has an inspiring story and together Sons of Serendip strive to embody the adjectives, Classy, Genuine, Spiritual, Sensitive, and Timeless. Their concert program focuses on fairly contemporary music, some with a fresh twist, and some familiar pop tunes from Motown. This is a very interesting combination of voice and instruments which produce a lovely, rich sound, creating music that touches people’s hearts. Yankton Area Concert Association is a membership based organization which offers five to six outstanding performances per season. Attendance is not permitted at an individual show rate. As a special introductory offer to non-membership holders, YACA is opening the doors to the Sons of “WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR A JOB, I PUT THE CLASSIFIEDS TO WORK!” Our Help Wanted Listings Have Hundreds Of Opportunities For You... • Full-Time • Part-Time • Permanent • Temporary 319 Walnut • Yankton, SD 605.665.5884 Sons of Serendip (Courtesy Photo) Serendip show to anyone who signs up (or has already purchased) a new membership for the 2019-2020 season which starts on Oct. 1, 2019 with The Annie Moses Band — a Nashville based family band. The 2019-2020 season offers another outstanding line-up of performers: Rockapella — a New York based acapella quintet; Ernie Haase & Signature Sound Christmas; The Young Irelanders — authentic Irish music; The Everly Set — performing famous hits by the Everly Brothers; and Pre- sidio Brass — world class ensemble performing Broadway tunes. Yankton Area Concert Association has been a main stay in the Yankton area for over 70 years. Membership is affordable and family friendly. For more information, call Vi Ranney at 605-665-3596, Kristy Wyland at 605665-2263, or Judi O’Connell at 605665-5787. Visit the website at www. yanktonconcertassociation.com. COURTESY PHOTO Kings of Oblivion will be one of the acts performing at Take advantage of this exciting the resurrected Yankton Ribfest, set for June 1 in Yankoffer to get a bonus seventh perforton’s Meridian District. mance with a new membership. SD Community Foundation Announces Round 1, 2019 Community Innovation Grant Recipients characteristics of children who experience maltreatment in rural settings to determine characteristics that may put them at risk and to understand the protective factors that may alleviate the potential risk to maltreatment. • South Dakota Discovery Center (Statewide): $4,700 Storytelling for Explorer Educators will build the capacity of South Dakota educators to integrate National Geographic style storytelling into their classrooms through a two-phase project done in conjunction with National Geographic Certified Educators. Phase 1 will convene in Badlands National Park for 3 days to develop a framework and exemplars for subject matter storytelling. In Phase 2, a cohort of South Dakota educators will participate in a pilot of this opportunity. 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