History
• Established in 1989.• Annual summer gourmet picnic with a classic fixed menu. Evening activities include live jazz music, a silent auction,
Menu Venue, and tomato displays.
• Community fund-raiser which rotates between non-profit organizations, including:
1989 Minot Community Opera
1990 Patrons of the Minot Public
Library
1991 McFarland Auditorium Renovation Fund
1992 Minot
Rotary Scholarship Fund
1993 Patrons of the Minot Public Library
1994 McFarland Auditorium Renovation Fund
1995 Minot Art Gallery
1996 Minot Symphony Association
1997 Patrons of the Minot Public
Library
1998 Western Plains Opera
1999 McFarland Auditorium
Renovation Fund
2000 Patrons of the Minot Public Library
2001
Taube Museum of Art
2002 Western Plains Opera
2003 Taube Museum
of Art
2004 Patrons of the Minot Public Library
2005 Western
Plains Opera
2006 Taube Museum of Art
2007 ArtSpace
2008
Friends of the Minot Public Library
2009 Taube Museum of Art
2010 Minot Symphony Orchestra and Minot Area Council of the Arts
2011 Friends of the Minot Public Library & Taube Museum of Art
2012
Taube Museum of Art & Friends of the Minot Public Library
• Ticket sales have grown over 500% since 1989.
• Sponsorships are sold to area businesses and institutions. Ten tickets are included in a sponsorship,
priced at $230. Individual tickets are $25. All net proceeds from ticket sales and the silent auction are directly
granted to the sponsoring organizations. There are no salaried positions related to the festival.
• Items offered on the silent auction include activities such as event tickets (sports, theater, and music),
restaurant meals, kids activities, lessons camps, and vacation stays. We have expanded to include art, furniture,
book bags, memorabilia, and other selected higher ticket items. Auction proceeds have ranged from $14,000 to
$22,300 in the past 5 years. Since 1989 over $436,000 has been raised.
For more information please contact: [email protected]
Jerry Kaup - Minot Public Library: 852-1045
Nancy F. Walter - Taube Museum of Art: 838-4445