This week’s Hotline! includes the following articles …

• Blood drive on campus on Wednesday
• Nelson to speak on community philanthropy at museum Thursday night
• VCSU Music hosts 8th Annual Solo Song Symposium
• Bremer presents at MSUM
• Russi performs with Theatre B
• Viking sports update
• What’s happening at VCSU and around Valley City …

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Blood drive on campus on Wednesday

A blood drive will be held on campus Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Student Center Skoal Room.

Contact Sydney Brunmeier at 845-7120 or sydney.brunmeier@vcsu.com for more information. You may register online at vitalant.org using sponsor code VCSU.

Nelson to speak on community philanthropy at museum Thursday night

Andrea Nelson, director of the Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation, will present “A Key to a Thriving Community: Building Philanthropy and Supporting Our Nonprofit Sector” on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. at the Barnes County Museum.

Founded in 2013 as a qualified endowment fund, the Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation receives, manages and distributes gifts made to the foundation for charitable purposes. The foundation connect donors with causes they care about and serve as a catalyst for community change. It is dedicated to the improvement and long-term viability of the Sheyenne River Valley area, including Barnes, Griggs and Ransom counties.

Open to the public free of charge, the presentation is part of season 21 of the Barnes County Historical Society Lecture Series.

VCSU Music hosts 8th Annual Solo Song Symposium

The Valley City State University Music Department hosted the 8th Annual Solo Song Symposium on Saturday, Nov. 9.

Conceived and directed by Robin Allebach, the day of solo singing for selected high school singers featured the opportunity to perform in a recital setting with master classes in vocal technique, diction, stage etiquette and performance practices, which culminated in a spotlight recital.

Drawn from North Dakota and Minnesota, this year’s selected high school soloists were Alan Anderson (West Fargo, N.D.), Jackson Arends (Jamestown), Anna Beachamp (Fargo), BreAnne Benson (West Fargo), Haley Dalgliesh (Valley City), Tanner Douville (Twin Valley, Minn.), Elizabeth Gazeley (Valley City), Abigail Holter (McCanna), Karli Jirava (Ogema, Minn.), Konnor Stordalen (Bismarck), and Pearl Whitehurst (Fargo). Sarah Larsen, VCSU staff pianist was accompanist, with teaching assistance by Rochelle Van Bruggen, VCSU music major.

The day also highlighted William Egan, baritone (Enderlin, N.D.); Abigail Ingstad, soprano (Valley City); Mikey Meester, tenor (Valley City); and Joseph Munowenyu, bass baritone (Valley City) — all Solo Song Symposium alumni who are now vocal music majors at VCSU.

Bremer presents at MSUM

Abigail Bremer, assistant professor in the School of Education and Graduate Studies, facilitated a workshop as an invited speaker for the Cultural Competency Certificate Series at Minnesota State University Moorhead on Oct. 24-25. The session, “The Role of Power in Systems of Inequity,” helped faculty members explore how systems of oppression exist and are perpetuated in American society today.

Russi performs with Theatre B

Jenni Lou Russi, associate professor and chair of the Communication Arts Department, played Joan in “Small Mouth Sounds” with Theatre B at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo Nov. 8-10.

A sensory deprivation experience, the performance was fully staged with a focus on communication through sound while audience members wore blindfolds. Produced as a meditation retreat, the project was a collaboration between Theatre B, the Plains Art Museum and Consensus Council.

Viking sports update

Football
Saturday: Waldorf University 28, VCSU 7
The Valley City State University football team dropped its season finale to Waldorf University on Saturday. The Vikings finish the season with a 7-3 overall record and a 5-2 mark in conference play, tying for second in the final NSAA standings.

Volleyball
Friday: Dickinson State 3, VCSU 0
The Viking volleyball team finishes the season with a 5-20 overall record and a 1-13 mark in conference play.

Cross Country
Three Vikings placed in the Top 20 on Friday as the VCSU cross country teams competed at the NSAA Cross Country Championships. Teams faced a snow-covered and slick course during the race at Bear Creek Golf Course in Forest City, Iowa. View complete results at www.vcsuvikings.com/article/3588.

Men’s Basketball
Friday: Mount Marty College 84, VCSU 73
The VCSU men’s basketball team (0-6) is back in action Wednesday night, hosting rival University of Jamestown.

Women’s Basketball
Saturday: St. Cloud State 81, VCSU 57 (exhibition)
The VCSU women’s basketball team (2-2) will host rival University of Jamestown on Wednesday night.

Upcoming Events
Nov. 13: WBB/MBB vs. Univ. of Jamestown, 5:30/7:30 p.m.
Nov. 19: Women’s Basketball @ Bemidji State, 7 p.m.

What's happening at VCSU and around Valley City ...

Tuesday, November 12
12:05 p.m. Rotary, Student Center
5:30 Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals meeting, Our Saviors Lutheran Church
6:30 p.m. In Knots Crochet club, VCBC public library

Wednesday, November 13
VCAB Blood Drive
noon Kiwanis, Valley City Town & Country Club
5:30 p.m. Viking women’s basketball vs. University of Jamestown, W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse
7:30 p.m. Viking men’s basketball vs. University of Jamestown, W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse
6 p.m. Barnes County Wildlife Federation meeting, Valley City Eagles Club

Thursday, November 14
Spring semester registration begins
7 a.m. Optimists, Vicky’s Viking Room
8:30 p.m. Vikings For Christ, Student Center Skoal Room

Friday, November 15
Payday
Volleyball NSAA Conference Tournament
7:30 p.m. Kenneth Bolton, guest pianist performs, Froemke Auditorium

Saturday, November 16
Volleyball NSAA Conference Tournament

Sunday, November 17

Monday, November 18

Tuesday, November 19
12:05 p.m. Rotary, Student Center
7 p.m. Viking women’s basketball @ Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minn.

Wednesday, November 20
noon Kiwanis, Valley City Town & Country Club

Thursday, November 21
7 a.m. Optimists, Vicky’s Viking Room
5:30 p.m. 14th Annual Wine & Beer Tasting Social, Barnes County Museum
8:30 p.m. Vikings For Christ, Student Center Skoal Room

Friday, November 22
Cross Country NAIA National Championships, Vancouver, Wash.
7:30 p.m. Woodwind Weekend guest artist recital, Froemke Auditorium

Saturday, November 23
Woodwind Weekend Masterclass, Froemke Auditorium
6 p.m. Viking women’s basketball vs. Dakota Wesleyan University, W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse

Sunday, November 24

Go to www.valleycitynd.org/calendar.php to see more events happening in and around Valley City.