October 2023

Ken Freed and Isles Ensemble

Kenneth Freed Yale BA '83 , MusM  '87

Join Kenneth Freed and the Isles Ensemble 

Exodus, A Musical Journey focusing on Jewish Culture

Sunday October 15, 2 pm at the

Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church

2020 W Lake of Isles Parkway

Minneapolis 55405

Join Isles violist and former YAANW President Ken Freed as he takes us on a personal journey of faith and hope that spans centuries of prayer, memory, and the eternal. Newly uncovered arrangements of music from Auschwitz will serve as the counterpoint to the music of Bruch, Mendelssohn, Bloch, Ravel and Golijov.

Tour of Minnesota State Capitol with Jim Dorsey YC'74 and Mark Ritchie

Join YAANW

Saturday Oct 21 at 10:30 am

on the steps of the

Minnesota State Capitol 

Jim Dorsey YC'74 and Mark Ritchie, former Minnesota Secretary of State, will guide you for a tour of the Minnesota State Capitol Building.

75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard., St Paul, MN 55155

Donald Leavenworth YC '52

Donald H. Leavenworth YC'52 and longtime YAANW community member passed away on September 22. 

Don Leavenworth was President of the YAANW from 1977-1978. He steadfastly played the piano at our YAANW Annual Summer Outing and was ASC Chair for years, hosting the new Yale Admits at his home. Our condolences go out to Joann, his wife of 64 years, and his family. See full Star Tribune Obituary here.

A Celebration of Life with be held at the Lafayette Club on Sunday, October 15 at 1:30 pm.