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2021 Makers Alleyway Market

You are invited to attend & participate!

The City of Hastings, MN is launching a pilot program to “showcase offerings within our historic downtown and riverfront park as well as support area makers and artisans.“

The Alleyway Market will take place on Thursdays – August 19, August 26, and September 2 from 4:30-8:30 p.m.

The Alleyway Market will be located in the alley between 2nd Street and Levee Park.  Vendors will be situated in the alley between Ramsey Street and Sibley Street.  The alleyway between Sibley Street and Vermillion Street will be a location for residents and visitors to draw their own art with sidewalk chalk.  Sidewalk chalk will be provided.

The City will also host live Music in the Park each of the market nights and has a muralist that will be completing a mosaic tile mural on a nearby building.

For more information, please visit the City of Hastings website

Location: 2nd Street and Levee Park
Hastings MN 55033

Freedom Park front view

River Valley Band Performance

You are invited! Don’t miss River Valley Band’s final summer concert!

view from Freedom ParkEnjoy this free concert by River Valley Band at Freedom Park in Prescott, WI on Sunday, August 22 at 1:00 p.m.
Bring a lawn chair and a snack to enjoy Sousa Marches along with fun concert music. “Watch the eagles flying along the bluff and the butterflies in the beautiful gardens.”
Meet River Valley Band’s new band director, Mr. Tom Maeck.

For more information, please visit River Valley Band’s Facebook page 

Great River Road Visitor & Learning Center
FREEDOM PARK
200 Monroe St., Prescott, WI 54021
Phone: 715-262-0104

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Free Film Screening: Castaway Hearts and Little Soldier

HPAAC, is hosting a FREE film screening event for the Hastings Community.

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, July 28th because two short films closely connected to the Hastings community are being shown. In addition, a musical act with special guests and a brief Q & A with both Directors will follow. These films have been the culmination of work over the past two years by Minnesota filmmakers, Isaac Robinson and Victoria Zeyen who both recently graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism. Because their films are tied back to their respective Hastings roots, both films are being showcased at this ONE NIGHT ONLY Hastings screening of Castaway Hearts and Little Soldier.

WHAT: Free Hastings Film Screening Event
WHERE: Hastings High School Auditorium
WHEN: Wednesday, July 28th 6:30 PM Doors Open / 7 PM Start

You can learn a little bit more about the two films and their Directors at the links below! Hastings High School Alumni, Victoria Zeyen, directed Little Soldier and also took part in all stages of production for Castaway Hearts.

Castaway Hearts: After the death of their father, (Dan Robinson, HHS Class of 1980) two brothers set out to play his songs that were written nearly 40 years ago, but never revealed to anyone, until now.
https://www.methodmfilms.com/castaway-hearts

Little Soldier: An observational portrait of Skylar Little Soldier, a current Hastings High School student athlete navigating her own path towards goals only she can make real.
https://www.methodmfilms.com/little-soldier

Everyone in the community is welcome to join HPAAC and the Directors to enjoy these Hastings films on the big screen during this FREE one night only screening right in our very own city of Hastings!

Summer Exhibit at Orange Dragon Art Gallery

You are invited to the Orange Dragon Art Gallery’s (ODAG) Opening Reception on Friday, July 16th from 5 to 7 p.m.

Summer has begun and the gallery is open. “If you have already stopped by to see us, thank you. If you have not been by to see us, what are you waiting for? Our next exhibit Water is Life will begin on Wednesday, July 13th.”

The Opening Reception will take place on Friday, July 16th and artists hope to see you there. “Be sure to check the ODAG Facebook page @orangedragongallery to see the fabulous artists.”

Stop by ODAG to celebrate getting back together at the gallery for the Summer Exhibit “Water is Life.”

Please visit the Orange Dragon Art Gallery website for more details. Drop them a line if you have any questions or concerns: orangedragongallery@gmail.com.

Orange Dragon Art Gallery
122 Orange Street
Prescott, Wisconsin. 54021
715-262-4122

 

HPAAC’S Virtual Gala – TONIGHT!

DON’T MISS THE GALA TONIGHT!!

Watch it on our channel starting at 5:30 pm (Sunday, 9/27)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLLBoswx7EuSY7SUzUgHoZA/

The Silent Auction is LIVE!

Register today and start your bidding…looking for an exciting experience where you can live in a Double Dome? Bid on it NOW! Want to learn to make lefse – bid on it NOW!

The HPAAC Virtual Gala’s pre-gala happy hour starting at 5:30 p.m. followed by programming from 6 to 7 p.m.  lease register and start checking out the great auction items available for bidding. https://www.hpaac.org/virtual-gala/

HPAAC Art Heroes

Please join members of the community in promoting the arts in Hastings and Prescott by attending HPAAC’s first virtual gala on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at 6 p.m.

The Gala will honor the 2020 Art Heroes, who through their tireless efforts have promoted the arts in their respective communities – Dick Graham of Hastings and Carolyn Campfield and John Huth of Prescott. Even though, we won’t be able to spend time (in-person) with them this year, they will be “present” during the virtual gala.

The HPAAC Friends Along the River gala couldn’t be possible without the financial support from our community.

THANK YOU for supporting HPAAC and all the many programs we can provide!

THANK YOU to our Confluence Sponsor – Ruth and George Doffing Charitable Fund; our River Valley Sponsor – Xcel Energy; our; our Mississippi Sponsors – Merchants Bank, Bronwyn Skov, Jackie & Scott Northard; and our many individual sponsors.

Funds raised during the online auction will support Summer Arts Programs for Kids, scholarships and student fees for children and adults who otherwise would not be able to participate in arts programs. Funding will also provide to students studying piano, violin, guitar, and participants in the award- winning Hastings High School Show Choir. It is the hope of HPAAC that the number of people served in 2021 will be doubled through the raising funds at the 2020 Gala.

REGISTRATION IS FREE!

We look forward to having you join us from the comfort of your own home as we celebrate the arts! Join our hosts and emcees this Sunday at 5:30 p.m. for the pre-gala happy hour and programming starts at 6:00 p.m.

To learn more about the event and to shop our online auction items, please visit HPAAC Gala’s special website and register today!

newspaper article

HPAAC Virtual Gala – 27 Sep

Check out interviews, and view a short video!

YOU ARE INVITED!

The Hastings Prescott Area Arts Council will host their 8th Annual Gala on Sunday, September 27th, beginning at 5:30 pm. The event will look a little different this year!

Would you like to hear more?

If you would like to find out more about this upcoming event, HPAAC President KATHY O’KEEFE has all the details:

KDWA interview: Click here for audio

newspaperWould you like to read more?

This week’s Pierce County’s Journal offers more details on the event. Check out the  Article

Would you like to see more?

Find out more about HPAAC and our mission by watching this short video in preparation for the gala.

HPAAC supports many arts related causes in the Hastings – Prescott area. These include Art and Music Scholarships for students, Tuesday Coffee Concerts, Lumin Theatre Lab, Summer SPARK Program, Orange Dragon Art Gallery, River Valley Band, Local Arts Heroes recognition, among others. Your contributions make all these possible. No act of generosity is too small to make a difference.

To shop our online auction items, please visit HPAAC Gala’s special website and register today!

REGISTRATION IS FREE!

 

 

gala auction

HPAAC Virtual Gala – Auction

REGISTER TO BID TODAY!

HPAAC’s auction will open soon!

You’re invited to register for FREE and start shopping now.

HPAAC supports many arts related causes in the Hastings – Prescott area. These include Art and Music Scholarships for students, Tuesday Coffee Concerts, Lumin Theatre Lab, Summer SPARK Program, Orange Dragon Art Gallery, River Valley Band, Local Arts Heroes recognition, among others. Your contributions make all these possible. No act of generosity is too small to make a difference.

Since our beginning in 2008, we have provided more opportunities for the arts and humanities to thrive through three main impact areas: Funding Scholarships, Developing Local Partnerships, and Advancing Arts Programming.

We look forward to having you join us from the comfort of your own home on Sunday, September 27th from 6 to – 7 p.m. as we celebrate the arts!

To learn more about the event and to shop our online auction items, please visit HPAAC Gala’s special website and register today!

It is through your support of HPAAC and participation in the Friends Along the River Gala that these efforts continue. Thank you in advance for joining us!

Meet Local Authors

Meet Local Authors

Welcome Spring with culinary traditions and poetry!

This April, Great River Road Visitor & Learning Center is offering two FREE presentations by local authors.

1. Terese Allen: The Flavor of Wisconsin

April 14th 2:00pm – 3:00pm

To understand the history of a region, you’ve got to follow the food. That’s particularly true in Wisconsin, whose culinary traditions reflect the richness of an ethnically and agriculturally diverse region. In this talk, regional food expert and author Terese Allen shares the stories behind such varied foodways as cream puffs, Hmong egg rolls and the Friday night fish fry. From Ojibwe wild rice to arugula pesto pasta, she tracks the amazing cornucopia of what Wisconsinites have gathered, grown, produced, cooked, and eaten.

Terese will have copies of her books available for purchase and signing at this free event.

2. Su Smallen Love: River Poetry

April 28th 1:00pm – 2:00pm

“We are excited to host local poet Su Love as she reads poems on the theme of rivers and watersheds, selected from her six books! This free event is a great opportunity to connect with a local author and to our local watersheds through the art of poetry.”

Su’s books of poetry will be available for purchase and signing at this event.

Great River Road Visitor & Learning Center
200 Monroe St, Prescott WI 54021

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Hastings Reads Flyer

2019 Hastings Reads Programs

Get ready for a variety of fun Hastings Reads Events!

Hastings Reads Kickoff

Come together for an intergenerational conversation about how we can build a more empathetic and interconnected understanding of our diverse community and brainstorm ways to be a welcoming community by sharing kindness, concern and respect for others. Presented by Doing Good Together.

Tilden Community Center
310 River St., Hastings
Saturday, Feb. 2, 11 a.m.­—noon 

Hastings Reads Family Fun Night

Member or not, bring your elementary children to the Hastings YMCA for pizza and fun family activities. A Hastings Reads event.

Hastings YMCA
85 Pleasant Dr., Hastings
Friday, Feb. 22, 6–7:30 p.m.

Hastings Reads Main Event

Spend an evening with Nic Stone, author of Dear Martin, a story narrated by Justyce, an African American teenager trying to use the teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. to help navigate the issues and challenges of today. Stone will sign and sell her book.

Hastings Arts Center
216 4th St. E., Hastings
Monday, Feb. 25, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

For more information, please visit DCL Hastings Reads page

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