Coffee Concerts
Main Event Concerts
Special Events
Coffee Concerts at Hastings Arts Center
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 encourage 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 Facebook page 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 encourage 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 Facebook page by clicking here.
2025-2026 COFFEE CONCERT SCHEDULE
(All Concerts are on Tuesdays at 10:30am)
September 23, 2025: Nancy Earhart Burt, historical presentation on Amelia Earhart
October 7, 2025: Choro Borealis, Brazilian Choro music
November 4, 2025: Artu Duo--Ruth Marshall, cellist & Garret Ross, pianist
December 16, 2025: Hannah Flowers, harp
January 20, 2026: Catena String Quartet (change)
February 3, 2026: OboeBass duo
March 10, 2026: Jennifer Eckes presenting Broadway highlights
April 7, 2026: Amos Lucidi, pianist
May 19, 2026: The Paper Clips, trombone quartet
June 2, 2026: Sarah Lockwood, violin/viola & Gail Olszewski, piano
July 14, 2026: Duo-B (Philip Borter, cello & Hirono Sugimoto, violin)
For more details about these concerts, please scroll down further.
(All Concerts are on Tuesdays at 10:30am)
September 23, 2025: Nancy Earhart Burt, historical presentation on Amelia Earhart
October 7, 2025: Choro Borealis, Brazilian Choro music
November 4, 2025: Artu Duo--Ruth Marshall, cellist & Garret Ross, pianist
December 16, 2025: Hannah Flowers, harp
January 20, 2026: Catena String Quartet (change)
February 3, 2026: OboeBass duo
March 10, 2026: Jennifer Eckes presenting Broadway highlights
April 7, 2026: Amos Lucidi, pianist
May 19, 2026: The Paper Clips, trombone quartet
June 2, 2026: Sarah Lockwood, violin/viola & Gail Olszewski, piano
July 14, 2026: Duo-B (Philip Borter, cello & Hirono Sugimoto, violin)
For more details about these concerts, please scroll down further.
MAIN EVENT CONCERTS at Hastings Arts Center
Main Event Concerts are concerts with a ticket admission. We have curated an exceptional season for our patrons which includes a variety of genres: jazz, bluegrass, holiday pizazz, and a diverse palette to please all music tastes. We hope to transport you through educational and transformational experiences during your stay with us.
Season Tickets for the Main Event Concerts are now available. Season tickets include admission to 6 concerts at a 20-25% discount off the single ticket prices. Click below to purchase your discounted Season Ticket, today!
At most of the Main Event Concerts, there is an intermission to view the art gallery, partake in refreshments, and also mingle with the performers and perhaps purchase any of their merchandise. So, please plan for those extra costs when you come. We look forward to see you at the HAC!
Season Tickets for the Main Event Concerts are now available. Season tickets include admission to 6 concerts at a 20-25% discount off the single ticket prices. Click below to purchase your discounted Season Ticket, today!
At most of the Main Event Concerts, there is an intermission to view the art gallery, partake in refreshments, and also mingle with the performers and perhaps purchase any of their merchandise. So, please plan for those extra costs when you come. We look forward to see you at the HAC!
SPECIAL FREE CONCERT
Sunday--March 29, 2026--2:00pm
ZEITGEIST and SOUNDING GROUND ARTISTS
Sunday--March 29, 2026--2:00pm
ZEITGEIST and SOUNDING GROUND ARTISTS
Join Zeitgeist and Sounding Ground artists astrid hubbard flynn, Isaac Mayhew, and Yan Pang for a performance of the new works they have developed through Sounding Ground.
The SOUNDING GROUND composer residency program provides commissioning, development, and production support for Minnesota composers in the early stages of their careers. SOUNDING GROUND awardees work closely with Zeitgeist over an extended period on the development and production of a significant new work created for Zeitgeist.
The SOUNDING GROUND composer residency program provides commissioning, development, and production support for Minnesota composers in the early stages of their careers. SOUNDING GROUND awardees work closely with Zeitgeist over an extended period on the development and production of a significant new work created for Zeitgeist.
FREE COFFEE CONCERT
April 7, 2026 - 10:30am
Amos Lucidi, piano
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Amos Lucidi is an acclaimed Mexican pianist who has performed across Europe and the Americas, including solo appearances with the Yucatán Symphony Orchestra. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Minnesota and has taught at the Escuela Superior de Artes de Yucatán, sharing his passion for piano performance.
A program of Music by Manuel Ponce, Manuel de Falla, Frederic Chopin and Claude Debussy is planned. |
SPECIAL EVENT
Saturday--April 11, 2026--6:00pm
"A Night at the Jazz Club"
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Come to a night of live jazz from the Hastings High School Jazz Ensembles. Under the direction of Jim Jacobsen, the students have been putting together their skills and this program all school year. As an added bonus, you can also enjoy viewing the Hastings Middle and High School Student Art Show which will be on display in the HAC Gallery! Tickets are only $10. Click the link below!
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MAIN EVENT CONCERT
Sunday-April 12, 2026
2:00pm
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Sprig of That is a tabla, fiddle, and guitar trio playing a hearty Midwest-raised and globally inspired acoustic stew. In February 2023, they released bloom, their full-length, all-original debut album, produced by Wes Corbett (Sam Bush Band, Joy Kill Sorrow) and engineered/mixed by Dave Sinko (Punch Brothers, Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer) recorded at Nashville’s legendary Sound Emporium studios over the course of a week in December 2021. Formed in Minneapolis, MN in 2018, the group has spent the last five years making a name for themselves across the country: playing legendary venues like Seattle’s Tractor Tavern, Minneapolis’ Cedar Cultural Center and NYC’s Rockwood Music Hall, sharing the stage with artists like Charlie Parr and Emilia Amper, and collaborating with organizations like Carnegie Hall, Minnesota Public Radio, and the Mile of Music Music Education Team to give educational workshops across the country. In 2021, they released “Eight Threads,” a cross-genre collaboration comprising 8 compositions written for the trio by eight very different Twin Cities-based music makers that was accompanied by an eight episode self-produced podcast. In addition to bloom and Eight Threads, they have also released two EPs of original compositions and arrangements: Sprig of That in 2019 and Untold in 2020. With an album comprising their best work yet and dates booked across the country, 2023 is looking to be the biggest year yet for Sprig. Grateful for what has been and excited for what’s to come, Sprig is, in a word, ready to bloom.
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SPECIAL EVENT
April 19, 2026
2:00pm
River Valley Community Orchestra
Chamber Music Concert
Come enjoy an afternoon of chamber music performed by the members of the newly formed RVCO!
Freewill donations to the RVCO are greatly appreciated!
Freewill donations to the RVCO are greatly appreciated!
FREE COFFEE CONCERT
May 19, 2026 - 10:30am
The Paper Clips
Trombone Quartet
Free to attend
The Paper Clips will bring a program featuring new music for brass by traditionally underrepresented composers like Tiffany Johns, David Wilborn, Reena Esmail, Zoe Cutler, Dayla Spencer, Chloe Rowlands, and more.
This Coffee Concert will conclude the 11th season. Come prepared to celebrate another great season at the HAC! We might even have cake!
This Coffee Concert will conclude the 11th season. Come prepared to celebrate another great season at the HAC! We might even have cake!
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FREE COFFEE CONCERT
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Gail and Sarah are longtime friends and collaborative pianist colleagues. They often are accompanying and performing with others, but this is the first time they have put together a full concert to perform together. They look forward to sharing a program with the coffee concert audience! The program will include works by Bach, Mozart, Clara and Robert Schumann, and Rachmaninoff.
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FREE COFFEE CONCERT
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