LAKE VERMILION CULTURAL CENTER EVENTS
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The Lake Vermilion Cultural Center is dedicated to community enrichment through education and the arts by offering quality programming and providing opportunities to showcase the rich cultural heritage of the area. Your donation will enable us to continue offering events year-round!
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RSVP Date is June 4th for the LVCC Midsummer Benefit Live and Silent Auction Update
The RSVP date for the annual Midsummer Benefit for the Lake Vermilion Cultural Center (LVCC) is June 4th. Tickets are still available for the annual event, to be held on June 15th. The evening includes a silent auction, a dinner with speaker Senator Grant...
Tickets available for Midsummer at LVCC on June 15 in Tower
TOWER- This year’s Midsummer fundraiser will have both a new look and a look back since the fundraiser started 12 years ago. Midsummer will be held on Saturday, June 15, with a dinner and silent and live auction at the Lamppa Civic Center, followed by entertainment...
Hartfield Birthday Concert Benefit for Vermilion Cultural Center
TOWER, Minn., May 25, 2024 – Well-known Ely keyboard player and vocalist Irene Hartfield will perform a benefitconcert for the Lake Vermilion Cultural Center on Friday, June 7th at 7:00 p.m. at the center. Admission is a free will donation. The event also coincides...
Board Bits
At the January annual board meeting, the directors of the Lake Vermilion Cultural Center (LVCC) bid farewell to Don Erickson upon his retirement, and welcomed Dr. Amy Banks to the board. Erickson served as chairman for two years and served on several committees...
LVCC Awarded a Matching Grant
Kudos to Debbie Prutsman for writing a grant application to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board which resulted in a $25,000 matching grant award. The $50,000 will be put to good use as we sheetrock the interior...
Midsummer Silent Auction 2024
Make plans to attend this year's upcoming Midsummer on June 15 to bid on auction items including various activities. They provide a fun, memorable experience to share with your friends and family. In addition to the silent auction, every year amazing live auction...
Reverend Stephen Schaitberger Presents Talk on Enmegahbowh
Author Stephen Schaitberger will be speaking about his book “Stands Before His People, Enmegahbowh and the Ojibwe” at the Midsummer Festival in Tower on June 15. Almost fifteen years ago, the Reverend Stephen Schaitberger worked for the Episcopal Diocese of...
James Marttila – In Memoriam
James Marttila, PharmD (for Doctor of Pharmacy), was a Trustee of the Lake Vermilion Cultural Center for many years and held the offices of Treasurer and President. His organizational skills benefited us in many ways, and he will be greatly missed. He and his wife, Kathy Meyerle have participated in many of our events over the years and have been extremely generous patrons. We are touched that Kathy and family have chosen to have his memorials continue to benefit our organization and facility in Tower, MN.
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Please consider making a pledge or major gift to the LVCC. We have managed to progress as far as we have with the wonderful support of people in the community, the IRRRB, and some major grants from individuals. We have several proposals extended to other corporations and foundations and ask you to seriously consider talking to us about adding to the funds we still need to raise, which total approximately $600,000.
Each year at the Midsummer Benefit (see below) a Silent and Live Auction are held. This year we are excited to announce some of the Live Auction items ahead of time so guests can make plans for their bidding strategy.
Our capital campaign estimates that if we get three units of $150,000 each, we have an excellent chance of qualifying for a $150,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. One or more of these units can be made up of
smaller gifts and fundraising efforts as we have done in the past.
We Depend on Your Donations to complete our remaining projects – use the form to donate online or mail your check to:
PO Box 659, Tower, MN 55790
To our Friends of the Lake Vermilion Cultural Center
Dear Supporters of the LVCC,
As I look at the donor list in our latest newsletter, I feel very grateful to our supporters for contributing to the LVCC, especially when our programming was interrupted during the worst months of COVID. We continue to move forward with new programming in 2023 which is exciting now that we can use St. Mary’s Hall as a venue. However, St. Mary’s Hall and the rest of the LVCC building is still not complete. We will continue to rely on your generosity as we raise funds to complete the building.
Your invitation and response to “A Southern Slavic Midsummer” is featured below. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and we hope you can attend and bring friends and family. Another exciting silent and live auction are planned with unique items being offered.
If you cannot attend, please consider sending a donation and/or making a pledge for our continued growth. Thank you for your support of this great addition to our region!
Elaine McGillivray – LVCC Board Chair
Gifted to the LVCC by the Episcopal Church in Minnesota, we moved the grand old lady on November 1st, 2015, now known as St. Mary’s Hall (see video!), to her new home near the historic center of Tower near the harbor.
She is currently being restored and will be used for a wide variety of cultural and community activities.
PO Box 659
Tower, MN 55790