2019
Photo by Pete Clouston. Opening Reception of Rural | Urban Invitational, November 2018
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FEBRUARY 2
Sky Smeed, The Kansas Tour. Singer/songwriter – country/folk | 7 pm
FEBRUARY 3
Rural | Urban Invitational Art Closing Reception. Artist Panel | 2 pm
FEBRUARY 9 – APRIL 28
ARMIN MÜHSAM | The Unburdened Present
Opening Reception Feb 10. Artist talk | 2 pm
MARCH 9
Jump!Star Constellate 6: SKY+STARS+STORIES
A collaboration with Symphony in the Flint Hills and Harvester Arts | 6 pm
MARCH 30
Screening of “Big Sonia” | 7 pm
APRIL 7
“The Loveliness of Air (I Can’t Breathe)” An original electroacoustic composition by Dr. Joseph Wytko, featuring Dr. Ann Wytko, saxophonist | 2 pm
APRIL 28
Susan Mayo and the WC String Quartet | 2 pm
ARMIN MÜHSAM | The Unburdened Present Closing
MAY 4
Fish Wizard Tour | Reservations
Pop-up exhibit of Joseph Tomelleri’s fish portraits
MAY 4 – MAY 25
MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE | Architectures of the Flint Hills
Opening Reception May 4. Panel | 4 pm
Closing Reception May 25 | 12-5 pm
JUNE 1 – SEPTEMBER 1
LINDA BLACKBURN | Law of the Saddle (II)
Opening Reception June 2. Artist talk | 2 pm
Closing Reception Sept 1 | 12-5 pm
JUNE 8
“Bison, Saddles and Cherokee Maidens”
Artist Zhang Hongtu, Filmmaker Xin Fang (to be confirmed), Poet Mary Pinard | 4-5:30 pm
Food truck available | 5:30 pm
The Cherokee Maidens and Sycamore Swing | 7 pm
JULY 27
Charro Jerry Diaz and Company. Traditional Vaquero (Mexican cowboy) demonstration | 4 pm
AUGUST 4
“Calamity Jane” first-person narrative by Dr. Joyce Thierer of Ride into History | 2 pm
AUGUST 24
Stargazing at Volland. Jerelyn and Paul Ramirez, Kansas Astronomical Observers | Music | Stargazing | Speaker to be announced | 6 – 11 pm
SEPTEMBER 7- OCTOBER 6
HUNGRY HEARTLAND, a collaboration of the English, Journalism, and Photography departments at Kansas State University
Opening reception Sept 7. Program | 2 pm Closing Reception Oct 6 | 12 – 5 pm
SEPTEMBER 8
“Kaw Creek” Alice Boyle and Robert Rosenberg. Folk-bluegrass-roots | 2 pm
OCTOBER 12
Kandango Gravel Ride. Registration at ridekandango.com
OCTOBER 12-13
Time Machines IV: A Vintage Motorcycle Exhibit | 11 am – 4 pm
OCTOBER 19 – FEBRUAR Y 16, 2020
Rural | Urban Invitational Art II | featuring rural and urban artists
Opening Reception October 20. Artist Panel | 2 pm
Closing Reception February 16, 2020. Artist Panel | 2 pm
DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Sarah Smarsh, author of Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
DECEMBER 8
“Jubellations” Bell Choir from St. John’s Lutheran Church of Alma Kansas | 2 pm
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