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HPAAC Writers Group Meeting – Feb

Meet up with fellow writers!

The Hastings Prescott Area Arts Council’s (HPAAC) writers group will meet on Tuesday, February 1, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be conducted via Zoom. If you would like to participate, please send an email to Mike Kelly at mdpkelly@icloud.com for the meeting’s link and agenda.

The HPAAC writers group usually meets monthly, 1st Tuesdays, 6:30-8:15 p.m.

Prepare some writing or be ready to discuss what you have been reading, or something you would like to share. The group is looking forward to “seeing you” and discussing writing once again!

You need not be an experienced writer or a professional to attend. All are welcome.

Writers are encouraged to bring reading suggestions, share their writing, and discuss the issues or joys they have encountered while writing. Classes are structured into segments which could include:

  • Introductions and catching up
  • News for writers
  • Writing from a prompt provided by the host
  • Sharing what they have written (only if participants wish to do so)

For more information, please send an email to Mike Kelly at mdpkelly@icloud.com

The March meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.

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HPAAC Writers Group 2022

You are invited to JANUARY Writers’ meeting!

The Hastings Prescott Area Arts Council’s (HPAAC) Writers Group will meet on Tuesday, Jan 4th, at 6:30 p.m. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the meeting will be conducted via Zoom. If you would like to participate, please send an email to Mike Kelly at mdpkelly@icloud.com for the meeting’s link and agenda.

The HPAAC Writers Group usually meets monthly, 1st Tuesdays, 6:30-8:15 p.m.

Prepare some writing or be ready to discuss what you have been reading, or something you would like to share. The group is looking forward to “seeing you” and discussing writing once again!

You need not be an experienced writer or a professional to attend. All are welcome.

Writers are encouraged to bring reading suggestions, share their writing, and discuss the issues or joys they have encountered while writing. Classes are structured into segments which could include:

  • Introductions and catching up
  • News for writers
  • Writing from a prompt provided by the host
  • Sharing what they have written (only if participants wish to do so)

For more information, please send an email to Mike Kelly at mdpkelly@icloud.com

The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 1, 2022, 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.

2022 Vision Board Gathering

You are invited to a special event on Wednesday, 29 December from 7 to 9:30 pm!

Join artists in the Artspace Gallery to “release 2021 and create a collage that encapsulates what you envision for the coming year.”

Bring magazines/supplies to share. “A variety of canvases will be provided for people to grab, but if anyone else has anything to contribute, that would be great. Let’s gather to set intentions for 2022 and make vision boards to carry it all forward.”

Artspace Gallery
121 Tyler St
Hastings MN 55033

(Park in lot, up the back steps to the gallery)

For more information, please see Facebook event https://fb.me/e/1wAgCgi3y

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Veterans Day Concert

You are INVITED!

Don’t miss this free concert to honor our veterans!

The concert will take place on Sunday, November 7, 1 p.m. at the Hastings Middle School Auditorium. The concert will feature Hasting’s own River Valley Band and the 204th Army Band from Fort Snelling.

River Valley Band is sponsored by the Hastings Prescott Area Arts Council and are grateful for their support along with the generous financial support from the Ruth and George Doffing Foundation. River Valley Band wants to thank the Lyle Russell VFW Post #1210 and the American Legion Post #47 for their organization and support of this concert.

Hastings Middle School
1000 11th St W
Hastings, MN 55033

For more information, please visit the River Valley Band Facebook Page

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HPAAC Writers Group – October

The Hastings Prescott Area Arts Council’s (HPAAC) writers group will meet on Tuesday, Oct 5th, at 6:30 p.m. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the meeting will be conducted via Zoom. If you would like to participate, please send an email to Mike Kelly at mdpkelly@icloud.com for the meeting’s link and agenda.

The HPAAC writers group usually meets monthly, 1st Tuesdays, 6:30-8:15 p.m.

Prepare some writing or be ready to discuss what you have been reading, or something you would like to share. The group is looking forward to “seeing you” and discussing writing once again!

You need not be an experienced writer or a professional to attend. All are welcome.

Writers are encouraged to bring reading suggestions, share their writing, and discuss the issues or joys they have encountered while writing. Classes are structured into segments which could include:

  • Introductions and catching up
  • News for writers
  • Writing from a prompt provided by the host
  • Sharing what they have written (only if participants wish to do so)

For more information, please send an email to Mike Kelly at mdpkelly@icloud.com

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HPAAC 9th Annual Virtual Gala & Auction

Join us tonight!

Please Click Here to view and join us in commemorating the impact we’ve made and help us to continue the important work we do in our community.

View auction items and make donations NOW! Bidding on auction items will END on Sunday, September 26 at 8 p.m.

Unfortunately, COVID is still a threat to many in the community. In order to protect the health and safety of our community, we will be having a VIRTUAL fundraising Gala. By changing to an online event with no dinner or venue rental, the event will  be FREE for all participants this year. We have an amazing program planned for you the evening of September 26th.

We will be Livestreaming the prerecorded Happy Hour program that evening at 5:30 PM, and the LIVE Virtual Gala Program from 6PM – 7PM over our HPAAC YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuX5yVuui_4

HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Anytime – Register for free to participate in the Online Gala. The gala will begin with a prerecorded segment about HPAAC from 5:30 – 6:00 p.m., with  the LIVE program streamed from the Hastings Art Center from 6:00 – 7:00 PM. Be sure to tune in with your friends and family at the YouTube link at https://youtu.be/DuX5yVuui_4 and find out more about what HPAAC does to support the Arts and Culture in our communities.

And don’t forget to bid or donate on the HPAAC Silent Auction. The auction ends tonight at 8:00 PM. The auction has many great items from Art, Vacations, Food and Drink, Entertainment, Gifts, and more! You can view the items online at https://hpaac2021.givesmart.com/ or text HPAAC2021 to 76278.

HPAAC is an all-volunteer organization created in 2008 to promote the growth in the Arts and Culture in the Hastings and Prescott area. Your support allows us to help the many artists, musicians, writers, actors, filmmakers, and others in our community who do so much to enrich our lives. We learned during COVID just how important the Arts are to all of us. We’ve seen many examples of how everyday folks and professional artists alike need to express themselves to others to combat loneliness and depression. Art nurtures the spirit and calms the mind.

We are proud to support many arts related causes in the Hastings -Prescott area. Some examples include art and music Scholarships for students, Tuesday Coffee Concerts, Black Dirt Theatre, Sod House Theatre, Lumin Theatre Lab, Summer SPARK Program, Orange Dragon Art Gallery, Railway Art Gallery, River Valley Band, Building Remembrance for Reconciliation, The Longer Table, Seussical the Musical, Third Coast Percussion Residency, Dallas Brass Band Residency, Maria Bournaki Residency, the Hmong “Seeds for Change” Art Exhibit, and Annual Local Arts Heroes recognitions.

Your contributions make all of these possible!

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HPAAC writers’ group returns!

Ready for some writing?

The first writers’ group of this season will meet on Tuesday, Sep 7th, at 6:30 p.m. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the meeting will be conducted via Zoom. If you would like to participate, please send an email to hpaac@outlook.com for the meeting’s link and agenda.

The Hastings Prescott Area Arts Council’s (HPAAC) writers’ group usually meets monthly, 1st Tuesdays, 6:30-8:15 p.m.

Prepare some writing or be ready to discuss what you have been reading, or something you would like to share. The group is looking forward to “seeing you” and discussing writing once again!

You need not be an experienced writer or a professional to attend. All are welcome.

Writers are encouraged to bring reading suggestions, share their writing, and discuss the issues or joys they have encountered while writing. Classes are structured into segments which could include:

  • Introductions and catching up
  • News for writers
  • Writing from a prompt provided by the host
  • Sharing what they have written (only if participants wish to do so)

The next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 5, 6:30 pm via Zoom.

For more information, please send an email to Mike Kelly at mdpkelly@icloud.com

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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

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Sod House Theater Performances

Don’t miss the upcoming production of Arla Mae’s Booyah Wagon!

The purpose of this Sod House production is to bring attention to eating local and local farmers and the importance of food and community.

A little about the show:

Minneapolis. Actress (and friend of Sod House) Sarah Agnew is devising the fall show called Arla Mae Booyah’s Wagon. “It’ll be a very funny family friendly play that will last about an hour and fifteen minutes. We’ve cast the funniest actors in Minneapolis!”

They will be performing in Hastings at the Rotary Pavilion on 4 Sep (6 p.m.) and 5 Sep at 3:30 p.m. For a complete list of tour locations and dates, please visit the Sod Theater website.

The Premise of the Show:

The story is about Arla Mae, a rural Minnesotan, who claims to have the first food truck in history. Arla Mae, an octogenarian, spent years traveling MN and making booyah out of her food truck, and after 25 years of campaigning the museum, she finally receives a letter that states a museum official will come to take a look at the wagon if she is able to dust it off and throw a Booyah. A bit like the set up in Waiting For Guffman. At the height of Arla’s booyah making, most of the ingredients came from cans and there was little to no diversity in greater MN. Now, years later, upon her return she discovers that there is an enormous immigrant culture in greater MN and that the flavors and ingredients have changed. People’s communities and palates have changed and everyone is better for it.

“Sod House Theater creates professional theater experiences in close collaboration with Minnesota communities. Through playful and respectful working interaction, we gather and affirm local artists and technicians, illuminate timely and relevant issues, and create an empowering space for public dialogue and reflection.” Read More

Please go to Sod House Theater Reservation page to select a show and reserve your ticket.

Rotary Pavilion
20 Ramsay St.
Hastings, MN 55033

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!