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Tickets for River Arts Inc.’s 23-24 Season are on sale starting June 1st for members and June 23rd for the general public! These live performances will be hosted in four different venues: At the Sauk Prairie River Arts Center Mainstage Series (105-9th Street, Prairie du Sac) enjoy Uptown: Motown Remixed on September 30th, Jukebox Saturday Night (Big Band) on October 28th, Steely Dane on March 16th, Buckets N Boards (Comedy Percussion) on April 5th, and Christopher Taylor (Classical Piano) on April 27th. At River Arts on Water Gallery (590 Water St, Prairie du Sac) the house concert series will feature The Giese Girls (Musical Theater) on July 14th, Westside Andy and Glenn Davis (Blues) on August 24th, Natural Satellite (Indy/Jazz) on November 17th, Shari Sarazin (Celtic Harp) on December 9th, and Triflemore (Transatlantic Folk) on March 8th. The Dueling Piano fundraiser at the Dorf Haus will return on February 17th. Finally, in their brand-new venue, Leola Hall, also at the River Arts Center, they will feature The Mascot Theory on September 9th, The Mind Noodler (Magic/Comedy) on January 19th, The Honey Pies (Americana) on January 20th, and O’Brady’s Band (Irish) on February 3rd. Ticket prices vary from $10-$35 per person. Learn more about becoming a member to take advantage of advanced ticket sales at www.riverartsinc.org/support. Also, enjoy 10% off the River Arts Center Mainstage Series when you purchase a subscription package! To learn more about the shows, visit www.RiverArtsInc.Org/23-24, call 608-643-5215, or stop by River Arts Inc.’s main office at 590 Water Street in downtown Prairie du Sac. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday and Saturdays 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Fridays 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Pictured, from left: Michelle Kempfer, host mother for Kenn Jinon; Kenn Jinon, Sauk Prairie High School foreign exchange from the Philippines; Sauk Prairie Optimist member Margaret Mauch on May 3 at the SP Optimist Club meeting.

The Sauk Prairie Optimist Club has pledged $5000 to support the building of the Culver Community Park, $1000 each year for five years, and has already made two installments toward that pledge. On March 1, from left: Cliff Thompson, Sauk Prairie Optimist member, John Lehan, Sauk Prairie Friends of Parks and Recreation, and Optimist member Jeff Boll, pose in front of the Culver Community Park sign. This is one of many community projects that the Sauk Prairie Optimist Club donates to yearly.