HPAAC Gala – Auction Items Update

Prepare to Bid!

Here is a quick PEEK of items that will be up for auction.

Extreme Sandbox Experience:

Enjoy a 2-hour adventure with your family or friends (up to 10 participants).

Have fun in the sandbox with 4 pieces of equipment.

Just for you: excavators, bulldozers or wheel loaders.

There is a great spectator area for many of your other “fans.”

Minimum age to operate the equipment is 14 years old.

Take your family to Disney World!

Up for bid: 4 One-day Park Hopper Passes to Walt Disney World

Valid at Walt Disney World Resort.

Admission to each of Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom. Expires on 9/8/19. Cannot be used Dec 25-31.

Pamper your Pooch!

Bid on an Olive Dogs Grooming Salon $50 Gift Certificate & great snacks.

Treat your pet to one Groom/Spa Day with Rio Grooming School.

Take home a great basket created by Chuck & Don’s Pet Food and Supplies.

Enjoy a Musical!

Take your favorite people to see a Black Dirt Theater Production of Shrek the Musical.

Bid on 4 Pack of tickets.

End of July – Beginning of August

There are over 130 silent auction items for YOU to bid on!

Be on the lookout for upcoming posts with more details.

HPAAC Gala

The Sixth Annual Gala, sponsored by HPAAC, will feature delicious food, music, a live and silent auction, and the opportunity to meet with local artists and help support the Arts!

Location: Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Hall, 2035 W. 15th Street, Hastings, MN 55033

Date and Time: Friday, November 3, 2017, 6 p.m.

Gala Ticket Locations: tickets are available online now. They are also available at BreakAway Arts, and Orange Dragon Art Gallery.

This year’s Gala will be catered by Lake Elmo Inn

HPAAC Sixth Annual Gala

Join the festivity & help support the Arts!

This sixth annual celebration of the arts in our communities culminates a month-long series of ARTober events that showcase Hastings and Prescott as “A place for the Arts.”

During this year’s gala, HPAAC will honor three area residents for their efforts and contributions to the local arts in Hastings and Prescott. You will also be able to see and bid on the completed En Plein Air Paintings created in Hastings and Prescott.

The fundraising gala will feature delicious food, music, a live and silent auction, and the opportunity to meet with local artists.

Location: Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Hall, 2035 W. 15th Street, Hastings, MN 55033

Date and Time: Friday, November 3, 2017, 6 p.m.

Gala Tickets: tickets are available online, BreakAway Arts, and Orange Dragon Art Gallery.

This year’s Gala will be catered by Lake Elmo Inn

HPAAC Art Honorees for 2017:

HPAAC recognizes long-time arts supporters in the Hastings and Prescott area. Our 2017 honorees are Debbie and Allen Saunders, and Judy Johnson.

Debbie and Allen Saunders have been married forty years and together their support and tireless effort to make a place for the arts has created an impact worthy of recognition. Allen’s passion is music. He plays tenor saxophone for the River Valley Band and is now president of the group. This past year, he headed the Summer Arts Program and has worked for the Hastings schools for twenty years. Debbie is the secretary of HPAAC and has been a core member from the beginning. HPAAC is a full-time job for Debbie even though it’s volunteer work. She writes grants and organizes material for board meetings, events, and scholarships, among other responsibilities.

Judy Johnson is the founder and director of the Great River Road Theatre (GRRT) in Prescott. This year’s recognition coincides with the 25th Anniversary of the GRRT which started to raise money for the Prescott Chamber of Commerce. Their first play was performed in an open courtyard. After trying different locations around town, the group performed outdoors, under a tree in the park near the Prescott Middle School. Today, the GRRT has grown into a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing classic musicals and comedies to the Prescott area. In 2017, the GRRT moved their production of Annie to the auditorium in the new Prescott High School. They have also produced a dinner theater show in February since 2001.

For more info and updates, please visit HPAAC Gala and https://www.facebook.com/hastingsprescottareaartscouncil/

October 16 – Music, fun and shopping to foster the arts in our communities

HPAAC’s Fourth Annual Fundraising Gala will be held from 6-9:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16.

Experience silent & live auctions and a special fundraising moment to provide scholarships to students for arts, music, theatre, writing, dance classes, camps and a variety of venues in and around our communities.

Enjoy music by The Elizabethan Syngers from the Renaissance Festival and banter from The Black Dirt Theater Hamlet actors. There will be games, prizes, a photo booth and more.

Meet 17 Artists exhibiting their unique artworks for show and sale.

Miss Minnesota 2015
(Sarah Morreim Photography)

Rachel Latuff, Hastings very own Miss Minnesota will be joining us for the evening.

We will be honoring local art heroes Char Vick and Art Nordstrom who have made lasting contributions to the arts in Prescott and Hastings.

Live Auction Sneak Peek:

Seven tickets for the Chicago Bears vs. Vikings Game on 20 December

Wine and Watercolor Evening for with Award-winning Artist Andy Evansen

A package for Lutsen Resort Sea Villas …

Over 100 Silent Auction items… art & entertainment packages, coffee and chocolate baskets, tickets to a MN Wild game, Twins memorabilia, hand-crafted caramels, craft cider and beer baskets, and a variety of exclusive items and personal services.

Limited Seating – Get Your Ticket Today!

HPAAC Gala

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4th Annual HPAAC Fundraising Gala

UnMasking HPAAC

It is time for the Hastings Prescott Area Arts Council 4th Annual Gala- Friday, October 16 at 6:00PM, SEAS Great Hall.

Come for the food, Come for the fun!
Hastings and Prescott are experiencing a Renaissance of the arts in our communities. Come see what we have been up to.

Enjoy music by The Elizabethan Syngers from the Renaissance Festival and banter from The Black Dirt Theater Hamlet actors. There will be games, prizes, a photo booth and more.

Rachel Latuff, Hastings very own Miss Minnesota will be joining us for the evening. We will be honoring local art heroes Char Vick and Art Nordstrom who have made lasting contributions to the arts in Prescott and Hastings.

Silent & live auctions and a special fundraising moment to provide scholarships to students for arts, music, theatre, writing, dance classes, camps and a variety of venues in and around our communities.

Auction items include: Lutsen getaway, Landscape Design, MN Vikings tickets, Vintage Paintball package, Hastings Creamery milkshakes for a year, and Chanhassen Dinner Theater tickets to name a few.

We would like to thank our sponsors: The Doffing Fund, Xcel Energy, Dakota Electric, Artspace, Merchants Bank, and Rivertown Optical.

Tickets can be purchased online and locally at the Hastings Green Mill, Evansen Art Studio, the Hastings YMCA, and the Orange Dragon Art Gallery in Prescott.

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HPAAC Galas

KDWA Interview – HPAAC Fundraising Gala

KDWA’s interview with HPAAC gala’s co-chairs, ANDY EVANSEN and MARK BORCHARDT is available on-demand for a limited time. Please visit KDWA, lower left hand corner of their website’s home page and click on the HPAAC interview listed under “In-Depth Shows Today.”

KDWA

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HPAAC Gala

Meet Miss Minnesota 2015 – HPAAC Fundraising Gala

A dozen costumed singers, two Shakespearian actors slinging insults and Miss Minnesota 2015 highlight the entertainment line-up of the Hastings Prescott Area Arts Council’s (HPAAC) fourth annual fundraising Gala, held 6-9:00 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Grand Hall, 2035 15th St. W., Hastings.

Miss Minnesota 2015
(Sarah Morreim Photography)

Miss Minnesota 2015 Rachel Latuff will give a brief presentation and pose for photos with guests. Latuff, a native of Hastings and a 2009 Hastings High School graduate, earned the title in June and has since been making appearances across the state to promote her platform “Teaching the Heart: Building the Social and Emotional Wellness of Youth and Their Teachers.” She has a bachelor’s degree in art education from the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Proceeds will support HPAAC activities, such as the Black Dirt Theater, a monthly writers workshop, music programs in the schools and free weekly art lessons for adults. To donate or to receive more information, contact Dick Graham at 651-437-8678, Deborah Saunders at 651-285-5424 or email hastingsprescottarts@gmail.com

For more information please visit HPAAC Gala

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Unmasking HPAAC Gala Auctioneer

HPAAC is pleased to announce Stacey McCurnin of Fladeboe Auctions as the auctioneer for the Fourth Annual Fundraising Gala. Stacey is a second-generation auctioneer who continues to fuel her passion by helping clients create meaningful and successful events.

Auctioneer Stacey McCurnin started her life in the auction industry following her father (also an auctioneer) to the livestock sale barns and estate auctions while growing up in Iowa. After graduating from Upper Iowa University, Stacey led a successful career managing IT & Software testing teams for the banking, insurance and education industries. Since returning from living in England for four years, she’s focusing exclusively on helping her auction clients create meaningful events. Stacey is a graduate of Continental Auctioneers School in Mankato, Minnesota and is certified in Charity/Fundraising Auctions. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and daughter. In her free time, Stacey enjoys reading, playing piano and international travel.

The Gala, “Unmasking HPAAC,” will feature dinner, music, games, art displays, a live and silent auction, and the opportunity to meet with local artists and purchase their work.

Date and Time: Friday, October 16, 2015, 6 p.m

Location: Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Hall, 2035 W. 15th Street, Hastings, MN 55033

Gala Tickets

HPAAC Gala will be a Festive and Tasty Affair‏

HPAAC’s Fourth Annual Fundraising Gala on Friday, Oct. 16 promises to be a TASTY affair. Attendees are welcome to dress in renaissance or festive attire for the masquerade themed event.

The elegant 4-course plated meal will include delicious hand-passed hors d’ oeuvres, Caesar salad and a scrumptious dual entrée of almond crusted walleye with garlic aioli and cabernet beef tips. Dessert options include decadent Oreo truffles, chocolate covered tuxedo strawberries, mini lemon cheesecakes with whip cream and raspberry, and chocolate cappuccino cups. Read the full tasty details

A cash bar is offered featuring two special drinks:
The Masquerade Martini with berry-infused vodka and The Gala Glow with raspberry and vanilla notes.

For more details please visit HPAAC 2015 Gala

HPAAC Tickets

HPAAC Fourth Annual Gala – Oct 16, 2015

The theme of the fundraising gala is “Unmasking HPAAC.”
It was chosen to highlight the renaissance of the emerging arts community in Hastings. The event will feature dinner, music, games, art displays, a live and silent auction, and the opportunity to meet with local artists and purchase their work.
Tickets are $75 and can be purchased beginning in September online and at Green Mill Restaurant, 909 Vermillion St., Hastings, Evansen Art Studio, 202 Second St. E., Hastings, and the Orange Dragon Art Gallery, 122 Orange St., Prescott.

HPAAC, which has helped foster the arts in the community for more than 8 years, is seeking financial sponsors and auction items for the gala. To donate or for more information, contact Dick Graham at 651-437-8678, Deborah Saunders at 651-285-5424 or email hastingsprescottarts@gmail.com.

Please visit HPAAC Gala for more information.