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HOWASTE RECOGNITION LUNCHEON. Music and movement performance with Kris Kitko. Friday April 17, 2009, at 11:45 AM. Municipal Country Club, Bismarck. Benefitting Charles Hall Youth Services.

DON'T WORRY! THE MODERN WOMAN'S GUIDE TO 100% HAPPINESS (OR YOUR MONEY BACK) written by Karen Van Fossan and Dragon Jane. Friday, September 11, 2009, at 8 PM. Woman Song in LaMoure, ND.

ARTS DAKOTA EXHIBITION. Including "Water" and excerpts from "Ugly Girl" and "Delicious!" by Karen Van Fossan. Traveling exhibit of North Dakota arts sponsored by the North Dakota Art Galleries Association. The year 2009 and ongoing.

DEVILS LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS RESIDENCY with Dragon Jane. Devils Lake, ND. April 20 -- May 8, 2009.

MANCHESTER HOUSE RESIDENCY with Dragon Jane. Bismarck, ND. Week of June 1, 2009.

CREATIVE WRITING GROUP FOR ADOLESCENT GIRLS. "The Group That Opened the Box." Chambers and Blohm Psychological Services. Bismarck, ND. Spring/Summer 2009.

WEST RIVER HEAD START "SCHOOLS AND ARTISTS AS LEARNING TEAMS" RESIDENCY with Dragon Jane. Mandan, ND. 2008-2009 School Year.

CHARLES HALL YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAMMING with Kris "Kittyko" Kitko. Bismarck, ND. Spring/Summer 2009.

Recent News (Fondly Remembered)

BLOOD MOTHER: THE WILD WOMAN'S GUIDE TO MASS MARKETING AND OTHER MODERN (MIS)ADVENTURES, written by Karen Van Fossan and Dragon Jane. PrideFest, Summer 2008.

YOUTUBE. Dragon Jane is there. But can you find us???

PEACE PARADE. Monday, September 1, 2008, at 1 PM. Minneapolis/Saint Paul, MN.

TUMBLEWEED CABARET: THE MYTH OF THE GOLDEN THREAD. The Lowry Theater, 16 West Fifth Street, St. Paul, MN. Monday, September 1, 2008, at 7:30 PM.

TALENT NIGHT. Frances Leach High Prairie Arts and Science Center's Imagination Theatre, 1810 Schafer St, Bismarck, ND. Saturday, September 6, 2008. Social, 7:30 PM. Talent Show, 8 PM.

ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RESIDENCY. Bismarck, ND. Beginning October 1, 2008.

CREATIVE MOVEMENT FOR THE STAGE. Workshop at Shade Tree Players Children's Theatre. Bismarck, ND. March 21, 2009.

List of past performances/presentations below.

Read the not-so recent BISMARCK TRIBUNE article about Karen Van Fossan. (She prefers to be called "Karen Van Fossan." But she'll answer to "Karen Von Fossan" any day!)

Reviews

"An outstanding creative writer. She will do the Bush Foundation proud." -- Susan Campbell Bartoletti, 2006 Newbery Honor Award Recipient

"I thought I was in New York!" -- Michelle Steinwand, Founder, WomanSong

"Phenomenal! Karen Van Fossan demonstrates a degree of excellence that truthfully is not often seen." -- Ryan Kennedy, director, Embracing Life's Dance, Denver, CO

"No matter what Karen writes, I know there will be something we can learn about getting along with each other. She is the peaceful type. Congratulations, Bismarck, for getting a Bush Fellow in Karen!" -- Senator Tim Mathern, Fargo, ND