Autumn Acoustics I was originated by two dulcimer-playing friends, Shirley Bettis and Maxine Jinkerson, who live in Jefferson County, Missouri.  Shirley is married to Brad Bettis; has two sons, Josh and Ben; is a paralegal for a St. Louis law firm; and gives piano and dulcimer lessons in her spare (?!!) time.  Maxine is  married to Marvin Jinkerson; is a retired gifted education instructor; plays organ and piano at church; and enjoys genealogy and their (combined) seven grown children and thirteen (COUNT THEM IN ABOVE PIX!) grandchildren.  Maxine enjoys computers but this is her first website--so hang in there!

 Josh and Ben Bettis are the handsome guys shown here--both  majored in engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

And here we are from a newspaper article promoting the first Autumn Acoustics:

(Photo and article by Anne Tibbets for Leader Publications, Festus, MO)

MANY THANKS TO OUR MANY VOLUNTEERS WITHOUT WHOSE HELP WE COULD NEVER HAVE  A SUCCESSFUL FESTIVAL.  THE AUTUMN ACOUSTICS, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS INCLUDES SHIRLEY BETTIS, MAXINE JINKERSON, BONNIE POOKER, BEV ROBBINS, DICK AND GINNY HART,  FRANK AND JANINE NEEL.  THANKS ALSO TO  SALLY BORGERSON, CHARLETT RICHARDS AND THE JEFFERSON COLLEGE CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR THEIR INVALUABLE HELP.  TWO PEOPLE MAY HAVE HAD THE IDEA, BUT IT TOOK MORE THAN THAT TO IMPLEMENT IT!  SHIRLEY AND MAXINE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE HELP THEY HAVE RECEIVED.

[We are pleased to announce that we became a tax-free corporation in 2005 and in 2006 received our federal tax-free status  so that all contributions are tax-free.]