Dakota Sky International Piano Festival

The Dakota Sky International Piano Festival, in its eighth season, is a two-week long summer fstival. It consists of a Recital Series featuring six evening performances, a free Community Education Program with a Children's Concert Series and an adult Lecture Series, as well as a Young Artists Program. The festival got underway Saturday with classes and a recital by Jacon Ertl, but it continues through June 28. Featured performers and instructors include Gregory DeTurk, Adam Golka, Angelina Gadeliya, Jon Kimura Parker and Paul Sanchez. Sanchez is also the founder and artistic director of the piano festival, and he joined the program with the festival's executive director Andrew Reinartz to share what the various events have to offer.