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Fall Used Book Sale

Stop by the Hastings’ library and pick up some great reads!

Support your local library at the upcoming Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library book sale! Peruse and purchase a great variety of fiction, non-fiction, and children’s’ books at great prices. If you are a Civil War aficionado, this year offers a great variety of books on that subject.

The Member Preview is on Thursday, September 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. Become a Friend of the Library to participate in this exclusive preview.

Open to Public Book Sale Dates & Hours:

Friday, September 20, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 21, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Bag Sale on Sunday, September 22, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

 

Pleasant Hill Library
1490 S Frontage Rd
Hastings, MN 55033

musicians performing

Make Music Day 2019

“Join the worldwide Celebration!”

make music day posterThe City of Hastings will be participating in Make Music Day on Friday, June 21.

Bands will perform at local parks throughout the day from 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Please visit the City of Hastings website and Facebook pages for locations and complete details.

All ages are welcome. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.

Excerpt from MAKE MUSIC

“Make Music is a free celebration of music around the world on June 21st. Launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique, it is now held on the same day in more than 1,000 cities in 120 countries.

Completely different from a typical music festival, Make Music is open to anyone who wants to take part. Every kind of musician — young and old, amateur and professional, of every musical persuasion — pours onto streets, parks, plazas, and porches to share their music with friends, neighbors, and strangers. All of it is free and open to the public.”

orangutan painting

Artist Reception – Gayle Brunner & Sue Carmody

You’re invited to meet two excellent local artists at their upcoming opening reception!

Please join Orange Dragon Art Gallery Artists Gayle Brunner and Sue Carmody on Thursday, June 20 at the Hastings Arts Center. The reception will begin at 6:30 p.m. and goes to 8:30 p.m.

The exhibit will run until August 4, 2019. To preview some of their unique work and gallery hours, please visit the Hastings Arts Center gallery page.

“Hope to see you there!

Hastings Arts Center
216 4th St E
Hastings, MN 55033

river valley band concert poster

Free Concert: “Music on the Mississippi”

Are you ready to enjoy Music on the Mississippi?

river valley band concert posterThe River Valley Band will be presenting its next free concert at the beautiful Rotary Pavilion on the riverfront in downtown Hastings on Sunday, May 19th at 3 pm.

The theme of the concert is “Music on the Mississippi” and the band will be performing a wide range of popular “river songs” plus a variety of Broadway and show tune favorites. In addition, the band will be joined by jazz trombonist Douglas Berg-Williams and vocal soloist Heather Doffing who will add their interpretations to our concert theme.

This concert is not to be missed so mark your calendars now!

Bring your lawn chair or blanket. Schoolhouse Scoop ice cream will be available for purchase and door prizes from local businesses will be given away. So come, bring the kids and bring a friend too!

For updates, please check the River Valley Band Facebook page

Rotary Pavilion – Veterans Memorial Levee Park
Ramsey Street, Hastings, MN 55033

Hastings Pavilion

“Music on the Mississippi” – Free Concert

You’re Invited to a FREE Concert!

The River Valley Band will be presenting its next free concert at the beautiful Rotary Pavilion on the riverfront in downtown Hastings on Sunday, May 19th at 3 pm.

The theme of the concert is “Music on the Mississippi” and the band will be performing a wide range of popular “river songs” plus a variety of Broadway and show tune favorites. In addition, the band will be joined by jazz trombonist Douglas Berg-Williams and vocal soloist Heather Doffing who will add their interpretations to our concert theme. This concert is not to be missed so mark your calendars now.

Bring your lawn chair or blanket. Schoolhouse Scoop ice cream will be available for purchase and door prizes from local businesses will be given away.

So come, bring the kids and bring a friend too!

For updates, please check the River Valley Band Facebook page

Rotary Pavilion
Veterans Memorial Levee Park
20 Ramsey Street, Hastings, MN 55033

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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Dr. Falstaff and the Working Wives of Lake County: A Picnic Operetta

Celebrate the harvest with a unique blend of music, horticulture, food, and storytelling!

picnic Operetta actorsCelebrating its 10th season, the company brings an edible opera adventure to parks, farms, and gardens throughout MN August 17th – October 7th.

Mixed Precipitation announces Dr. Falstaff and the Working Wives of Lake County: A Picnic Operetta, a new adaptation of Otto Nicolai’s German opera, The Merry Wives of Windsor, with a bit of Minnesota history and the music of Bruce Springsteen.

Created by Producing Artistic Director Scotty Reynolds, Director Kym Longhi, Music Director Gary Ruschman, and the Mixed Precipitation team, this late summer harvest celebration offers local flavors with picnic bites for the audience. It’s fun for everyone!

Tour Dates:

Sat. September 1 & Sun. September 2, at 2 p.m.
Alexis Bailly Vineyard
18200 Kirby Ave. Hastings, MN 55033

Sat. September 15, 2 p.m.
Memorial Park, Presented by the Sheldon Theater
315 W 4th St, Red Wing, MN 55066
Skyline Drive entrance off 600 Block of E. 7th Street

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An edible opera adventure for the whole family, A Picnic Operetta marks its 10-year tradition of celebrating the harvest with a unique blend of music, horticulture, food, and storytelling. A Picnic Operetta will tour the Twin Cities metro and several locations around the state, including first-time performances in Finland, Cook, and Red Wing. The tour will also include performances in Babbitt, Hastings, Wykoff, Winona, and Oronoco.

Dr. Falstaff and the Working Wives of Lake County: A Picnic Operetta takes place on the shores of Lake Superior where a small town is in trouble. The taconite plant has gone bust and jobs are leaving town fast. Meanwhile, the sleazy Doctor Falstaff has washed up on shore. He’s looking to sell a boat, eat some herring, and seduce some married women. Luckily, a trio of tough working gals has teamed up to chase the rat out of town. These working wives (a nurse, a park ranger, and a librarian) show the men in town who’s the Boss. Read More

Reservations

Please call 1-800-838-3006 or visit mixedprecipitation.org for reservations. Reservations will be available on June 1 at mixedprecipitation.org. Seating is limited, and reservations are strongly encouraged.
The suggested donation is $10 – 20 per person. Donations are a critical source of funding for The Picnic Operetta and can be made with your reservation or collected at the performance.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds. We provide blankets, bug spray and sunscreen for our audience, but patrons are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and water.

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Air Force Musicians to Perform

Join Starlifter musicians during a special performance!

This summer performance will take place on Thursday, August 16th, 7:00 pm. at the  for an evening of music.

The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America group, Starlifter, is a seven-piece group of talented Airmen-musicians. The group performs virtually every musical idiom, from rock and pop to jazz and country, to great contemporary and transitional patriotic songs. Starlifter features the best in popular music from the 1970’s to the most current sound at the top of today’s charts

This concert is cosponsored by Lyle Russell VFW Post 1210 and is presented as a public service to the community FREE OF CHARGE.

For further information, please visit the U. S. Air Force Band of Mid-America Website.

Rotary Pavilion
Veterans Memorial, Levee Park
20 Ramsey Street
Hastings MN 55033

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Pleasant Hill Library

Work of Art Series

Learn a new set of business skills!

The Pleasant Hill Library  is offering a professional development series geared for artists in the visual, performing and literary arts. Attend any or all sessions in September.

Presented by Springboard for the Arts. Registration required at www.dakotacounty.us/library

Work of Art: Business Plan Essentials

Tuesday, September 04, 2018

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Event Details
Learn how to prepare a simple business plan in arts-friendly language and get help organizing the various aspects of your artistic practice and making informed business decisions.

Registration begins 8/21/2018 at 10:00 AM

Work of Art: Funding

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Event Details
Learn to think creatively about how to diversify your funding streams by exploring traditional and new models for generating value, resource and revenue.

Registration begins 9/4/2018 at 10:00 AM

Work of Art: Kiva Info Session

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Event Details

Learn how the Kiva microloan platform works and about matching funds, examples of successful artists’ projects and best practices to help you find capital to expand or invest in your work.

Registration begins 9/11/2018 at 10:00 AM

For more information please contact Pleasant Hill Library

DCL at Hastings (Pleasant Hill)
Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room
1490 S Frontage Rd, Hastings, MN 55033

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Request for a Community Arts & Culture Plan Consultant

We need a consultant with knowledge and experience working with communities!

The Hastings Prescott Area Arts Council (HPAAC) is organized to support and develop the arts in all of its forms within a framework of charitable purposes in the Hastings, MN and Prescott, WI area.

HPAAC is prepared to begin the process of planning and implementing a comprehensive arts and culture plan for the Hastings area. We need a consultant with knowledge and experience working with communities who have created a comprehensive plan. Read More

Anticipated Selection and Schedule:

Deadline for candidates is August 6, 2018. Anticipated start date to be September 1, 2018.

Time and place of submission of proposals

Please return submission to hastingsprescottarts@gmail.com by August 6, 2018.

For questions, please contact HPAAC Chair Dick Graham at (651) 437-8678 or Comprehensive Plan Leader Jen Fox at (651) 726-4832.

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