Yankton Area Arts is hosting a family friendly, patriotic summer picnic on Tuesday, July 12th at Riverside Park. The picnic is a fundraiser for the nearly 50-year-old organization.

The ticketed event will feature food by River’s Edge, lawn games, a community art creation, a silent auction, and a raffle for a picnic quilt made by the Dakota Prairie Quilt Guild. The evening will wrap up with a concert in the Riverside Park Amphitheater featuring the Yankton Area Summer Band and Mission Essential Brass, the performance group of the SD National Guard. All proceeds will support the next phase of YAA’s Make Art Happen initiative, supplementing costs associated with tuition and uniforms for Children’s Choir, reducing costs associated with children’s theater productions and education, and purchasing art subscription boxes to be awarded to kids each month of the year.

Tickets for the summer picnic in the park are $20 for adults and $10 for kids and can be purchased at G.A.R. Hall, The Lemonade Stand, or online at www.YanktonAreaArts.org. Tickets must be purchased by July 5.