Coffee Concerts
Main Event Concerts
Special Events
Coffee Concerts at Hastings Arts Center
Oda Voltersvik, piano
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Zeitgeist
Dolce Winds
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Coffee Concerts at the Hastings Arts Center have become a popular series. Audience members have come to hear many different performers through the years and it has become an enjoyable experience to look forward to each season. This year we have many performances to look forward to.
All Coffee Concerts are on Tuesday mornings at 10:30, with doors opening at 10:00 for coffee and treats. Audience members are encouraged to enjoy the art gallery before and after the concert. Cash, Check donations to Friends of the Hastings Arts Center and VENMO @FriendsOfTheHAC are welcomed and appreciated. Thank you!
If you are unable to come in person, you may catch the livestream on our YouTube channel by clicking here.
All Coffee Concerts are on Tuesday mornings at 10:30, with doors opening at 10:00 for coffee and treats. Audience members are encouraged to enjoy the art gallery before and after the concert. Cash, Check donations to Friends of the Hastings Arts Center and VENMO @FriendsOfTheHAC are welcomed and appreciated. Thank you!
If you are unable to come in person, you may catch the livestream on our YouTube channel by clicking here.
2026-2027 COFFEE CONCERT SCHEDULE
ALL CONCERTS ARE ON TUESDAYS AT 10:30AM
Doors open at 10:00am for Coffee & Treats
Freewill donations are welcomed and appreciated.
September 22, 2026: Sandra Sheih, flute with Sarah Lockwood, piano
October 13, 2026: Zeitgeist
November 17, 2026: Nancy Soteroplos, soprano & Sarah Lockwood, piano
December 8, 2026: Lux String Quartet (holiday program)
February 23, 2027: Benjamin Cold, saxophone & Sarah Lockwood, piano
March 9, 2027: 4 Low Pitches (a bass clarinet quartet)
April 13, 2027: Oda Voltersvik, piano
May 11, 2027: Dolce Winds
ALL CONCERTS ARE ON TUESDAYS AT 10:30AM
Doors open at 10:00am for Coffee & Treats
Freewill donations are welcomed and appreciated.
September 22, 2026: Sandra Sheih, flute with Sarah Lockwood, piano
October 13, 2026: Zeitgeist
November 17, 2026: Nancy Soteroplos, soprano & Sarah Lockwood, piano
December 8, 2026: Lux String Quartet (holiday program)
February 23, 2027: Benjamin Cold, saxophone & Sarah Lockwood, piano
March 9, 2027: 4 Low Pitches (a bass clarinet quartet)
April 13, 2027: Oda Voltersvik, piano
May 11, 2027: Dolce Winds
FREE COFFEE CONCERT
September 22, 2026 - 10:30am
Enhancing Emotional Intelligence through Music™️
Sandra Sheih, flute with Sarah Lockwood, piano
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This is a time to explore your inner self, your heart . . . to pause, explore, reflect upon, and begin to understand how your inner self shows up to the outside world.
Our emotions are feelings. They are not right or wrong, they just are. They reside in our hearts and in our bodies.. What is important to understand is that emotions drive our thoughts and behaviors whether or not we are consciously aware of them. During the concert you will have the opportunity to become aware of your emotions in a safe environment. This program is custom tailored to give you the opportunity to experience a vast array of emotions. When you can name a feeling, you are taking the first step towards enhancing your emotional intelligence. |
FREE COFFEE CONCERT
October 13, 2026 - 10:30am
Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist presents a concert of new chamber music featuring works that celebrate the harvest season and family heritage. Works composed by Heather Barringer, Jonathan Posthuma, Guy Klucevsek, Alicia Erlandson, and Pamela Z. Special guest Michelle Kinney, cellist, will join Zeitgeist for this performance.
Lauded for providing “a once-in-a-lifetime experience for adventurous concertgoers,” Zeitgeist is a new music chamber ensemble comprised of two percussion, piano and woodwinds. One of the longest established new music groups in the country, Zeitgeist commissions and presents a wide variety of new music for audiences in Minnesota. Always eager to explore new artistic frontiers, Zeitgeist collaborates with poets, choreographers, directors, visual artists and sound artists of all types to create imaginative new work that challenges the boundaries of traditional chamber music.
Lauded for providing “a once-in-a-lifetime experience for adventurous concertgoers,” Zeitgeist is a new music chamber ensemble comprised of two percussion, piano and woodwinds. One of the longest established new music groups in the country, Zeitgeist commissions and presents a wide variety of new music for audiences in Minnesota. Always eager to explore new artistic frontiers, Zeitgeist collaborates with poets, choreographers, directors, visual artists and sound artists of all types to create imaginative new work that challenges the boundaries of traditional chamber music.
Pat O'Keefe, Heather Barringer, Patti Cudd, Nicola Melville
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Michelle Kinney, cello
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FREE COFFEE CONCERT
November 17, 2026 - 10:30am
Nancee Soteroplos, soprano & Sarah Lockwood, piano
Lesser known works by British Composers
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FREE COFFEE CONCERT
December 8, 2026 - 10:30am
Lux String Quartet presents a Holiday Program
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Lux String Quartet will bring a holiday music program which includes Christmas music arrangements by Minnesota composer David Evan Thomas.
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2027
FREE COFFEE CONCERT
February 23, 2027 - 10:30am
Benjamin Cold, saxophone with Sarah Lockwood, piano
More details about the program will be posted later.
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FREE COFFEE CONCERT
March 9, 2027 - 10:30am
4 Low Pitches
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4 Low Pitches bass clarinet quartet will delight the audience performing exciting and diverse repertoire from many genres of the music world. You will find yourself tapping your toes and wanting to jump up dancing with them as they perform some recognizable works like “Molly on the Floor (Shore)” and Saint Paul’s Suite. You will also be intrigued with the vast versatility of the bass clarinet and what this instrument in the hands of virtuosos can do!
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4 Low Pitches
Julia Heinen, bass clarinet Melissa Morales, bass clarinet Stacie Traill, bass clarinet Colleen White, bass clarinet |
FREE COFFEE CONCERT
April 13, 2027 - 10:30am
Oda Voltersvik, piano
presents "Like in a Dream"
Oda Voltersvik “(…) an artist with the talent to make a serious name for herself” (Calum Petrie on Grieg Piano Concerto, Scottish Press and Journal), has performed at venues such as Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, Victor Borge Hall, Wigmore Hall, St Martin in the Fields, Harpa, Norwegian Opera House, Bergen International Festival and Palermo Classica International Festival.
-Her recordings have received critical acclaim for their well-thought-out programme choices, technical skill and artistic expression. Among other achievements, she won first prize of the Bradshaw & Buono International Competition in 2017 and the honorable work grant from the Norwegian Arts Council in 2021-2022. Voltersvik received her Master in Performance Degree from the Royal College of Music London, and an Artist Diploma from Trinity Laban London with distinction from the Intercollegiate Jury.
-For several years, she has been touring and appearing with orchestras in the US with a visa for “Individuals with extraordinary ability in the arts”.
Ms. Voltersvik's describes her program “Like in a dream”.
“Sounds of the deep woods by Peterson-Berger, Edvard Grieg and Jean Sibelius, the most intimate yet celestial nocturnes by Frédéric Chopin, and the fantastical nightly atmospheres by Maurice Ravel, reaches for the otherworldly in this programme.”
-Her recordings have received critical acclaim for their well-thought-out programme choices, technical skill and artistic expression. Among other achievements, she won first prize of the Bradshaw & Buono International Competition in 2017 and the honorable work grant from the Norwegian Arts Council in 2021-2022. Voltersvik received her Master in Performance Degree from the Royal College of Music London, and an Artist Diploma from Trinity Laban London with distinction from the Intercollegiate Jury.
-For several years, she has been touring and appearing with orchestras in the US with a visa for “Individuals with extraordinary ability in the arts”.
Ms. Voltersvik's describes her program “Like in a dream”.
“Sounds of the deep woods by Peterson-Berger, Edvard Grieg and Jean Sibelius, the most intimate yet celestial nocturnes by Frédéric Chopin, and the fantastical nightly atmospheres by Maurice Ravel, reaches for the otherworldly in this programme.”
This will be Ms. Voltersvik's second performance at the Hastings Arts Center. We look forward to her return in April!
FREE COFFEE CONCERT
May 11, 2027 - 10:30am
Dolce Winds
Dolce Winds areaprofessional ensemble that has entertained and educated audiences of all ages since 1995. Dolce has performed in festivals, school concerts, soirées, weddings, worship services, charity benefits, and pub nights. Dolce has also been featured in artist concert series organized by the Schubert Club and by Thursday Musical as well as concert series held in St. Cloud, MN, and in Hayward and Bayfield, WI.
As Class Notes Artists for Classical Minnesota Public Radio in 2013-14 and 2016-17, Dolce performed dozens of concerts for thousands of schoolchildren in urban and rural schools. Dolce has performed on the MPR and the AFL-CIO stages at the Minnesota State Fair as well. In addition to their original woodwind quintet instrumentation, Dolce has been performing in various combinations in recent years, including as a woodwind quartet and as woodwind trios of varying instrumentation (with the occasional piano!) They play in memory of Dolce founder Vicki Wheeler.
Dolce musicians Ford Campbell, Karen Hansen, Kaia Sand, and Nancy Wucherpfennig are freelance performers and teachers who hold positions with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Mississippi Valley Orchestra, Kenwood Symphony Orchestra, and other Twin Cities area ensembles.
Join Dolce Winds for the Hastings Arts Center final concert of the 2026-2027 season! We may even have cake!!!
As Class Notes Artists for Classical Minnesota Public Radio in 2013-14 and 2016-17, Dolce performed dozens of concerts for thousands of schoolchildren in urban and rural schools. Dolce has performed on the MPR and the AFL-CIO stages at the Minnesota State Fair as well. In addition to their original woodwind quintet instrumentation, Dolce has been performing in various combinations in recent years, including as a woodwind quartet and as woodwind trios of varying instrumentation (with the occasional piano!) They play in memory of Dolce founder Vicki Wheeler.
Dolce musicians Ford Campbell, Karen Hansen, Kaia Sand, and Nancy Wucherpfennig are freelance performers and teachers who hold positions with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Mississippi Valley Orchestra, Kenwood Symphony Orchestra, and other Twin Cities area ensembles.
Join Dolce Winds for the Hastings Arts Center final concert of the 2026-2027 season! We may even have cake!!!
MAIN EVENT CONCERTS at Hastings Arts Center
Ann Reed
Café Accordion Orchestra
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Compass Rose Brass Ensemble
The Roe Family Singers
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Main Event Concerts are concerts with a ticket admission.
At the Main Event Concerts, there is an intermission to view the art gallery, partake in refreshments, and also mingle with the performers and purchase any of their merchandise if available. Please plan for those extra costs when you come. We look forward to seeing you at the HAC!
MAIN EVENT CONCERTS**
October 4, 2:00pm--Compass Rose Brass Ensemble
November 13, 7:30pm--Ann Reed with Joan Griffith
Nov 28, 7:00pm (Holiday concert)--Christmas on the Prairie
Dec 20, 2:00pm (Holiday concert)--A Winter Solstice Celebration
Feb 21, 2:00pm: Cafe Accordion Orchestra
March 13, 7:00pm: The Roe Family Singers
April 16, 7:30pm: Loreweavers
At the Main Event Concerts, there is an intermission to view the art gallery, partake in refreshments, and also mingle with the performers and purchase any of their merchandise if available. Please plan for those extra costs when you come. We look forward to seeing you at the HAC!
MAIN EVENT CONCERTS**
October 4, 2:00pm--Compass Rose Brass Ensemble
November 13, 7:30pm--Ann Reed with Joan Griffith
Nov 28, 7:00pm (Holiday concert)--Christmas on the Prairie
Dec 20, 2:00pm (Holiday concert)--A Winter Solstice Celebration
Feb 21, 2:00pm: Cafe Accordion Orchestra
March 13, 7:00pm: The Roe Family Singers
April 16, 7:30pm: Loreweavers
MAIN EVENT CONCERT
Sunday-October 4, 2026 at 2:00pm
Compass Rose Brass Ensemble
Experience the power and color of brass with the Compass Rose Brass Ensemble 🎺 as we kick off the Hastings Arts Center's 12th Concert Season. Spend an afternoon with live music by the CRBE who is returning to the HAC stage after 6 years. Come hear 10 of the best Twin Cities brass players!
MAIN EVENT CONCERT
Friday-November 13, 2026 at 7:30pm
Ann Reed with Joan Griffith
What to expect from an Ann Reed concert? Storytelling and songs that find a permanent place in the heart plus an added dry sense of humor and expert skill on the 12-string guitar. Ann has been writing songs and delighting audiences for more than 40 years. If you aren’t able to see Ann in person, tune in to Ann Reed Live From Somewhere In Her House! a virtual show that started in May 2020 or the once-a-month sing-along she hosts with Dan Chouinard which is live streamed from St. Paul, MN.
For this particular concert, Ann will be joined on stage with Joan Griffith, classical and jazz guitarist, bassist and mandolinist.
ANN REED--Songwriter, singer and author, has been a performing artist for more than 40 years with her rich, dark-chocolate voice, storytelling from the human experience, and songs that find a permanent place in the heart. Of course some of her songs and stories might end up closer to your funny bone – a little irreverence never hurt anyone.
-Ann has a show on YouTube every other Thursday called: Ann Reed Live From Somewhere In Her House. From that came the 8-song CD: A Short CD By Ann Reed From Somewhere Outside Her House. It joins her most recent recordings Winter Springs, Summer Falls, a collection of songs inspired by the seasons, and Other People’s Songs, a collection of favorite standard tunes with guitarist/bassist Joan Griffith. Ann has two books available: Citizens of Campbell, a novel, and The Less Said: A Collection of Short Form Poems.
-[Guitar geek alert: Ann is one of the few who accompanies herself on the 12-string guitar.] For more information about Ann Reed please visit: www.annreed.com
JOAN GRIFFITH has toured and recorded extensively as a classical and jazz guitarist, bassist and mandolinist. Her jazz CD, Sambanova, with pianist Laura Caviani and Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista, featuring many of her own compositions, was included in KBEM’s top ten best recordings of 2008. Her mandolin performances include the Minnesota Orchestra’s recording of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, the South Dakota Symphony’s recording Journey to the Badlands and her 2009 recording Alma Brasiliera with recorder virtuoso Clea Galhano. She is roster artist in jazz for COMPAS and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Joan also teaches at the University of St. Thomas and Macalester College. Joan’s most recent recording is Sambanova, Vol 2.
For this particular concert, Ann will be joined on stage with Joan Griffith, classical and jazz guitarist, bassist and mandolinist.
ANN REED--Songwriter, singer and author, has been a performing artist for more than 40 years with her rich, dark-chocolate voice, storytelling from the human experience, and songs that find a permanent place in the heart. Of course some of her songs and stories might end up closer to your funny bone – a little irreverence never hurt anyone.
-Ann has a show on YouTube every other Thursday called: Ann Reed Live From Somewhere In Her House. From that came the 8-song CD: A Short CD By Ann Reed From Somewhere Outside Her House. It joins her most recent recordings Winter Springs, Summer Falls, a collection of songs inspired by the seasons, and Other People’s Songs, a collection of favorite standard tunes with guitarist/bassist Joan Griffith. Ann has two books available: Citizens of Campbell, a novel, and The Less Said: A Collection of Short Form Poems.
-[Guitar geek alert: Ann is one of the few who accompanies herself on the 12-string guitar.] For more information about Ann Reed please visit: www.annreed.com
JOAN GRIFFITH has toured and recorded extensively as a classical and jazz guitarist, bassist and mandolinist. Her jazz CD, Sambanova, with pianist Laura Caviani and Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista, featuring many of her own compositions, was included in KBEM’s top ten best recordings of 2008. Her mandolin performances include the Minnesota Orchestra’s recording of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, the South Dakota Symphony’s recording Journey to the Badlands and her 2009 recording Alma Brasiliera with recorder virtuoso Clea Galhano. She is roster artist in jazz for COMPAS and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Joan also teaches at the University of St. Thomas and Macalester College. Joan’s most recent recording is Sambanova, Vol 2.
HOLIDAY EVENTS
MAIN EVENT Special Holiday CONCERT
Saturday-November 28, 2026 at 7:00pm
Christmas on the Prairie
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Back by popular demand, Christmas on the Prairie returns to the Hastings Arts Center for Thanksgiving weekend! Some of Minnesota's favorite musicians come together for this one-night special collaboration. Don't miss it! Featuring Mary Jane Alm, Aimée Lee and Boyd Lee, along with Prairie Home Companion regulars Richard Kriehn, Gary Raynor, Joe Savage and Peter Johnson. Minnesota's beloved storyteller, Kevin Kling, joins in the fun to add his signature charm to the evening. You'll be sure to laugh and be inspired by the warmth and joy of this special holiday program.
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Join local musicians past and present as we ponder the quiet of winter, the joy and warmth of the season, and the laughter and chaos it sometimes brings. Jennifer Eckes (singer), Erik Pearson (singer, pianist, and arranger), Sarah Lockwood (pianist, violinist, vocals) and Josh Wahlstrom (percussion and vocals) collaborate for this annual event for the 3rd year in a row! Come enjoy winter music as we share in community the winter solstice and all it represents.
Jennifer Eckes
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Erik Pearson
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Sarah Lockwood
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Josh Wahlstrom
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2027
MAIN EVENT CONCERT
February 21, 2027 at 2:00pm
Cafe Accordion Orchestra
Dan Newton’s Cafe Accordion Orchestra (CAO) performs an eclectic mix full of French flare, Latin heat and Bohemian attitude. The heart of the CAO repertoire is the passionate sound of the French valse-musette. The group complements the musettes with swing, ballads, tangos, cha chas, rumbas, and cumbias to create a wonderfully varied show. They inject their music with good humor and expressive abandon. Their high level of musicianship and passion for performance makes them an entertaining concert act as well as a great dance band.
MAIN EVENT CONCERT
Saturday-March 13, 2027 at 7:00pm
The Roe Family Singers
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Bonfire Music Group recording artists the Roe Family Singers are a Hard-Core Old-Time band from Minneapolis, MN. Led by wife & husband Kim and Quillan Roe, the band marries old-time sounds from barn-dances, fiddle pulls, and county fairs with a punk rock delivery.
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MAIN EVENT CONCERT
Friday-April 16, 2027 at 7:30pm
Hailing from the frost-kissed northlands of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Loreweavers are a fantasy-folk powerhouse dedicated to bringing the magic of the tavern to stages across the realm. Drawing inspiration from the immersive soundscapes of The Lord of the Rings, The Witcher, Skyrim, and countless tabletop tales, they blend the raw charm of traditional Irish reels and raucous sea shanties with the thunder of modern rock to create a sound both timeless and electrifying.
WEAR A COSTUME!
To make the evening extra fun, audience members are encouraged to come in Renaissance Festival attire.
WEAR A COSTUME!
To make the evening extra fun, audience members are encouraged to come in Renaissance Festival attire.
Special Events Throughout the Year
We often hold other events outside of our concert season. The following is a list of special events planned or being planned. Mark your calendars and save the date. More info will be posted once plans are confirmed!
- Friday/Saturday, September 25 and 26: MULTI-MEDIA SALE FUNDRAISER
- Drop off your donations of gently used books, CDS, vinyl, DVDs, puzzles and board games at the Hastings Arts Center on M/T/W September 21-23 from 5:00-7:00pm
- Multi-Media Sale is September 25 and 26 from 9am to 3pm both days
- Sunday, December 6 @2:00pm: Holiday Music Fundraiser for the Hastings Arts Center: Pete Likes and Friends.
- Winter 2027 Jonah Walt Artist Residency, Selected Dates in January and February @7:00pm (1/14, 1/28, 2/25 and one more earlier in February TBD)
- Friday, May 7 Broadway Gala Fundraiser
- Sunday, May 23, 2:00pm, Free Chamber Music Concert featuring members of the River Valley Community Orchestra
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