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Artist Interview With Sha’Vontie Rose Juneau Jackson Hosfield

Written by editor on 01 June 2022

Youth Performance Company production of Ruby: The Ruby Bridges Story in February/March 2020. Cast is performing the song When the Saints Go Marching In. Sha’Vontie on the right.
Photo credit: Photo courtesy of Youth Performance Company

By MARY ELLEN KALUZA

Sha’Vontie lives a few blocks away and she often walks by with her dad to visit her cousins near me. She always has a cheerful greeting when she passes. Makes me smile. Last summer I was invited to the cousins’ backyard for a concert the kids were putting on. That’s where I first saw Sha’Vontie sing and play piano. I was very impressed with her poise and confidence on the stage, on top of her lovely voice. I had no idea I only saw a fraction of her many talents and interests until we met for this interview.

How old are you? What grade are you in?

I’m 11 and in 5th grade

Describe your main art form(s).

I like to sing and dance – dancing first, then singing. And sometimes I like to play piano. I practice it every day and take lessons because adults told me I would be happy I did later on, so I do.… Read the rest “Artist Interview With Sha’Vontie Rose Juneau Jackson Hosfield”

Cemetery Events Summer ’22

Written by editor on 01 June 2022

Summer Events at Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery

Check the Friends of the Cemetery Facebook page for more events in the summer and later in the fall. Want a tour but don’t see one that works? Contact Sue Hunter Weir at s-hunt1@umn.edu to talk about setting one up.

Open Streets East Lake Street

Saturday, August 13, 11 AM-4:30 PM

Stop by and play old-fashioned games (there will be prizes for the kids), take a self-guided smartphone tour, and talk with volunteers.

Murder, Mayhem and More (sponsored by Preserve Minneapolis)

Sunday, August 21, Tours at 10 AM and 1 PM

10 AM: Tour will cover the southeast quadrant of the cemetery which includes many of the oldest graves, as well as the grave of our most notorious criminal, and those of notable territorial pioneers.

1 PM: Tour will cover the southwest quadrant of the cemetery, including the grave of William Goodridge, a pre-Civil War conductor on the Underground Railroad, and his grandson, the first African-American child born in St. Anthony. The graves of dozens of Civil War veterans and other very interesting folk are also located in this section.

Tour sign-ups will be listed at preserveminneapolis.org