Arts

MUSIC IN THE PARK

Hutchinson has long cherished its link to music. Founded by the famous Singing Hutchinson Brothers, music is a popular draw throughout the year. Music in the Park, which attracts people of all ages takes place in the city’s Library Square in downtown Hutchinson. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is uncertain as of press time what this year’s summer schedule will be. In the past, the bands are a mix of musical genres. In addition to music, attendees can enjoy a social served by local nonprofit groups. The RiverSong Music Festival Committee selects the talent and Historic Hutchinson is handling all sponsorships and social applications. Rain announcements are made by 4 p.m. on Mondays on KDUZ 1260 AM and KARP 106.9 FM. For more information, call the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism at 320587-5252.

PHOENIX DRUMLINE

The Crow River Drumline Association is the sponsor of Phoenix Drumline, a Hutchinsonarea drumline that draws participants from a 30-mile radius. The group has two seasons: winter and summer. For more information about both drumlines, email crda. phoenixdrumline@gmail.com.

HUTCHINSON

CONCERT ASSOCIATION

If you enjoy music and appreciate a variety of talent, the Hutchinson Concert Association is for you. It’s one of the best ways to experience concert hall entertainment locally. The Concert Association features three concerts each year. Thanks to a reciprocal agreement with the Glencoe Concert Association, members can attend the group’s three concerts for no additional cost. For more information, visit hutchinsonconcert.weebly.com.

PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION

Hutchinson’s collection of public art is growing. The works range the mural “By the Country Store” along Hassan Street in downtown Hutchinson to the statue of Little Crow at Eheim Park near the Main Street bridge. Also on view are sculptures in the city’s Sculpture Stroll, which showcases works of art on loan for the term of one year. For more information, visit hutchinsonpublicarts.com.

HUTCHINSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS

The hub for local arts is the Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St. S.W. The organization was built on the premise that the arts in Hutchinson will be strengthened when art groups join together and share resources. The art center is home to exhibits, concerts, theater productions, meetings and more. For more information, call Lisa Bergh, executive director, at 320-5877278 or visit hutchinsonarts.org.

The Hutchinson Center for the Arts includes the following partner organizations:

• Crow River Area Youth

Orchestra: The organization is on hiatus with the hope of once again serving the youth of the Crow River area in the future. For more information, visit crayo.org.

• Crow River Youth Choir: This fi fth-grade choir performs for local groups and conducts an annual concert. For more information, call the art center at 320-587-7278.

Ben Anderson takes a solo on the baritone saxophone alongside lead singer Clark Machtemes as Traveled Ground performs during Music in the Park at Library Square. Behind them, Mason Machtemes plays the drums.

• Crow River Singers: The community chorus offers people who love to sing an opportunity to share their talents with others. Two seasons are offered: fall and spring. For more information, call Holly Dapper, project director, at 320-587-0710 or email: hollymd55@hotmail. com.

• Historic Hutchinson: This local preservation group’s purpose is to restore, preserve and protect the living and structural history of the Hutchinson area.

Current projects include the restoration of the historic

Harry S. Merrill House,

Episcopal Church, an annual living history cemetery tour, historic bus tours and the city’s

Register of Historic Places. For more information, call the art center at 320-587-7278.

• Hutchinson Parks,

Recreation and Community

Education: This city of

Hutchinson department facilitates art programs and partners with arts groups for the benefi t of the greater

Hutchinson area. For more information, call 320-5872975 or visit ci.hutchinson. mn.us/parkrec.html.

• Hutchinson Photography

Club: Welcomes people of all ages who are amateurs or professionals. The club also offers classes and conducts an annual showcase of members’ work in November. For more information, call the art center at 320-587-7278 or visit hutchphotographyclub.com. Hutchinson Theatre Company: Started in 2002, the local community theater produces a range of shows from comedies and musicals to dramas. It also sponsors YoungStars, a special summer theater program for youth. For more information, call the art center at 320-587-7278 or visit hutchtheatre.org.

• Litchfi eld Area Male Chorus:

Established in 1964, the allmale chorus rehearses at 7 p.m. Thursdays in the choir room at Litchfi eld High School.

For more information, call the art center at 320-587-7278 or email Litchfi eldMaleChorus@ hotmail.com.

• Minnesota Pottery Festival:

Launched in 2012, the festival brings together potters from across the United States.

It attracts the casual and serious buyer/collector. This year’s event will be July 2425. It takes place outdoors at Masonic/West River

Park along the scenic Crow

River. For more information, call 320-587-2599 or visit mnpotteryfestival.com.

• No Lines Improv Troupe was launched in 2016. Improv is defi ned as “a play with no lines.” The group performs a variety of skits that often call for audience participation.

No Lines Improv has performed at the Hutchinson

Center for the Arts and for corporate functions. For more information, call the art center at 320-587-7278 or visit No Lines Improv

Facebook page.

• RiverSong Music Festival:

This year marks the 13th annual two-day rain-or-shine outdoor event. One of the draws of the festival is the location. It takes place along the Crow River at Masonic/

West River Park. For more information, call the art center at 320-587-7278 or visit riversongfestival.org.