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Hays Arts Center Gallery
112 E. 11th St.
Hays, Kansas 67601
785-625-7522
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Monday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm
Saturday 10 am - 1 pm
 


Dates & Deadlines

2009 – 2010 Calendar of Events

August 28

Fall Gallery Walk  –  6:30-9:30pm
August 28 – October 9 “Legends & Legacy” Exhibition
August 28 – October 30

“Maelstrom” installation by Sean McGinnis
Founders Gallery

September 14 – 18 Performing Arts Residency with Jay & Leslie Cady,“Read it Right Now” & “Sum of our Favorite Numbers”, Hays, Ellis, Victoria, Plainville & LaCrosse schools

September 14

McFamily Fun Night  -  5:00-7:00pm
North Hays McDonalds

September 19 Hays Symphony Orchestra Opening Gala  
“American Originals” , 7:30 p.m.
The Hays Symphony Orchestra and Dr. Irena Ravitskaya, piano FEATURING: Copeland – Hoedown; Rolls – 9.3; Bernstein – Selections from West Side Story; Marquez – Danza No. 2; Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
October 19

McFamily Fun Night – 5:00-7:00pm
North Hays McDonalds

October 19 – December 2 “Bridge the Arts” Exhibition
October 23

Artists Reception – 7:00-9:00pm
“Bridge the Arts” Exhibition

October 30

Murder Mystery Dinner Evening & Annual Meeting
“Murder on the Disoriented Express”
Robbins Center, FHSU

November 2 & 3

Wichita Children’s Theatre
Ellis County & Russell County Residency
“Little Red Riding Hood”

November 3

“Little Red Riding Hood” – 7:00pm
Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center

November 7 “Melodious Mélange”,  8 p.m. ,First Presbyterian Church, The Hays Symphony Orchestra FEATURING: Mozart – Divertimento in D; Corigliano – Voyage; Britten – Simply Symphony; Ives – Unanswered Question; Riley – In C; Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
November 10

Entry Deadline
Five State Photography Competition

November 16

McFamily Fun Night – 5:00-7:00pm
North Hays McDonalds

December 5 Hays Symphony Guild Fundraiser ,  “Holiday Pops”
Hays Symphony Orchestra and Friends , 7:30 p.m.
December 6

“Holiday Magic” – 2:00pm
Magic & Illusion by Eric Vaughn
Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center

December 11 Winter Gallery Walk – 7:00-9:00pm
& Opening Reception
Five State Photography Exhibition
December 11–January 21 26th Annual Five State Photography Exhibition
January 20 Hays Symphony Orchestra - Children’s Concert, 10 a.m
January 25 School Showcase Performance
“The Hobbit” by Theatre Sans Fil

January 26 – 29

“Kansas Day” School Music Residency
with Kelly Werts
Hays, Ellis, Victoria, Plainville & LaCrosse
January 29 Opening Reception – 7:00-9:00pm
Touring Visual Art Exhibition TBA
January 29 – February 26 Touring Visual Art Exhibition TBA
February 6 Young Artist Concerto Competition
Hays Symphony Orchestra and finalists of the 6th Annual Young Artist Competition 7:30 p.m.
FEATURING: Sibelius – Finlandia and concerto selections TBA

February 19

“The Little Engine That Could” – 7:00pm
Omaha Theater Company
Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center
February 20-21 BONUS TO HAYS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SEASON TICKET HOLDERS
FHSU Opera Production: “Trouble in Tahiti”
February 20-21, 2010 • 7 p.m. (2/20), 3 p.m. (2/21)
Felten-Start Theatre, Malloy Hall
March 4 Entry Deadline
Smoky Hill Art Exhibition Competition
March 5 Opening Reception – 5:00-7:00pm
Ann Zerger Sculpture Exhibition
March 5 – April 21 Ann Zerger Sculpture Exhibition
March 8 McFamily Fun Night – 5:00-7:00pm
North Hays McDonalds
April 10 “Chamber Classics”, St. Joseph Catholic Church
 7:30 p.m. The Hays Symphony Orchestra and the Fort Hays Singers Dr. Terry Crull, conductor FEATURING: Mozart – Ave Verum Corpus; Stainer – God so Loved the World; Barber – Adagio for Strings; Bridge – A Lament; Elgar – Elegy

April 12

McFamily Fun Night – 5:00-7:00pm
North Hays McDonalds

April 23

“Patchwork: The Little House Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder” – 7:00pm
Theatre IV of Richmond, Virginia
Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center

April 30

Spring Gallery Walk & Opening Reception –
6:30 - 9:30pm
41st Annual Smoky Hill Art Exhibition
April 30 – June 9

41st Annual Smoky Hill Art Exhibition

May 1 “Masterworks”  7:30 p.m.
The Hays Symphony Orchestra and FHSU Choirs
Dr. Howard Skinner, guest conductor
Dr. Ivalah Allen, soprano
FEATURING: Fauré – Requiem; Poulenc – Gloria
May 2 Creative Writing Awards Ceremony & Reception  1:00pm,  FHSU Memorial Union Ballroom
May 3 McFamily Fun Night – 5:00-7:00pm
North Hays McDonalds
May 6 Famous Figures Final Competition – 8:30am
12th Street Auditorium
June 18

Summer Gallery Walk

Hays Arts Council 112 E 11th St
Hays Arts Council
112 E 11th St -  Hays, Kansas 67601
785-625-7522