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Call issued for entries for Smoky Hill Art Exhibition

Posted on February 21, 2014

The Hays Arts Council has issued a call for entries for the 45th annual Smoky Hill Art Exhibition.

The deadline for entries is March 7, and the juried exhibition will anchor the HAC’s 2014 spring art walk from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 25.

A total of $2,500 in cash prizes will be awarded. The juror will be Sherry Leedy, director and curator of Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art in Kansas City. She holds an MFA degree from the University of Kansas and a BFA degree from the Kansas City Art Institute.

An entry form and complete rules is available HERE.

Wamego will host 2014 Kansas Sampler Festival

Posted on January 2, 2014

WAMEGO — The 25th annual Kansas Sampler Festival will be May 3 and 4 at Wamego Dutch Mill and Prairie Village.

The festival is a showcase of what there is to see, do, hear, taste, buy and learn in Kansas. Approximately 150 communities from across the stater will take part in the event, which features artists cultural heritage demonstrations and entertainment.

The festival moves to a different community every two years and will be in Wamego in 2014 and 2015.

For more on the event, click HERE .

Community Theatre closes another successful show

Posted on December 20, 2013December 20, 2013

By JOHN SIMMONDS
Hays Post

The Hays Community Theatre wrapped up another successful production this month. The Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol,” directed by Samie Pfeifer, played Dec. 13, 14 and 15 at the 12th Street Auditorium. Cost of admission was a freewill donation or non-perishable food item.

In total, 442 people attended and donated $1290.65. Also, 564 items were donated to the St. Joseph Food Pantry.

Bill Brown, assistant director for the show and an HCT Board member, told Hays Post he was pleased with this performance.

“I thought we did very well. The audience reaction to the show has been great from everything that I have heard. I think the people that came enjoyed it, the actors and crew did an excellent job,” Brown said. “Samie was brilliant as a director, Travis shone as Scrooge, and I think audiences that came truly appreciated the performances they saw.”

The next large shows for HCT are “Grease” next summer and “A Christmas Story: The Musical” next winter.