Mason Jar to hold giveback dinner for the Citadel Dance and Music Center Saturday

A giveback dinner to benefit the Citadel Dance and Music Center will be held this Saturday at the Mason Jar Cafe in Benton Harbor.

Citadel Music Director Susan Dietrich-Reed tells us the dinner will support the Citadel’s ongoing capital campaign, which is seeking $600,000 over five years to purchase the 91 Hinkley Street Building, home of the Citadel dance program and Oak Room.

“ The previous owners, Mike and Sarah Nadolski, offered us the option first to purchase the 91 Hinkley Building on a land contract so we could secure the future of the dance program,” Dietrich-Reed said.

Dietrich-Reed says the money raised through the campaign would also pay for improvements at 91 Hinkley. In its first year, the campaign raised $230,000.

“ Second year, you know, it’s always a li