Live at the HAC
2023-2024 Concert Season
2023-2024 Concert Season
Season Tickets are Here!
For a limited time offer we have discounted season tickets at 20% off individual ticket price. Tickets for Double Down Daredevils, High 48s with Becky Schlegel, Everett Smithson Band, Roe Family Singers and Monroe Crossing!
Saturday-October 28th-7:00pm
The Double Down Daredevils
Friday-December 8th-7:30pm
The High 48s
Friday-February 9th-7:30pm
The Everett Smithson Band
Saturday-March 23rd-7:00pm
The Roe Family Singers
Friday-May 17th-7:30pm
Monroe Crossing
ARTIST RECEPTION: Deb Lee Carson
Friday, October 6, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Starting at 7:00pm, Deb will talk about her ongoing work through Wild Lands Wild Horses, whose mission is to help raise awareness for America's Wild Horses through advocacy, education, film, art, rescue, and adoption. Deb has collaborated with filmmaker Jamie Baldanza to create a docuseries about America's Wild Horse. A one-hour viewing of the pilot episode of the docuseries will be shown.
Freewill Donations to Wild Lands Wild Horses and Friends of the Hastings Arts Center
will be welcomed and appreciated.
"My subject matter, the wild ones (horses) are wrapped in the silence of the vast, desert range, their freedom bound only to the next sip of water, the next nibble of forage, unfettered only by the relentless watch for rogue stallions, or where to lie down to give birth to new life. The silence of the wilds, it is hard to find in the cacophony of civilization." – Deb Lee Carson
Friday, October 6, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Starting at 7:00pm, Deb will talk about her ongoing work through Wild Lands Wild Horses, whose mission is to help raise awareness for America's Wild Horses through advocacy, education, film, art, rescue, and adoption. Deb has collaborated with filmmaker Jamie Baldanza to create a docuseries about America's Wild Horse. A one-hour viewing of the pilot episode of the docuseries will be shown.
Freewill Donations to Wild Lands Wild Horses and Friends of the Hastings Arts Center
will be welcomed and appreciated.
"My subject matter, the wild ones (horses) are wrapped in the silence of the vast, desert range, their freedom bound only to the next sip of water, the next nibble of forage, unfettered only by the relentless watch for rogue stallions, or where to lie down to give birth to new life. The silence of the wilds, it is hard to find in the cacophony of civilization." – Deb Lee Carson
Coffee Concerts at Hastings Arts Center

The Coffee Concert Series is partially sponsored by The Friends of the Hastings Arts Center whose mission is to foster the enjoyment, understanding and development of the performing and visual arts at the HAC and the surrounding community through diverse and engaging experiences.
All Coffee Concerts are on Tuesday mornings at 10:30, with doors opening at 10:00 for coffee and treats. Audience members may enjoy the art gallery before and after the concert. Cash, Check donations to Friends of the Hastings Arts Center and now 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 may enjoy the art gallery before and after the concert. Cash, Check donations to Friends of the Hastings Arts Center and now 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.
September 26, 2023 • 10:30am
The Metro Brass Quintet
The Metro Brass Quintet kicks off our concert season by being our first Coffee Concert performance! They are also making their debut on the Hastings Arts Center stage. Please come to welcome them and enjoy a program of music for brass instruments and help the HAC to kick off the 2023-2024 concert season.
October 17, 2023 • 10:30am
Randall Ferguson presents
The History & Evolution of the Guitar

Classical & flamenco guitarist Randall Ferguson will present a program on the evolution of the guitar, playing several guitars, both antique and modern, dating from 1785, 1830, 1850, 1898, and 1917, to present. Come see and hear this impressive display of beautiful instruments.
November 14, 2023 • 10:30am
Catena String Quartet
The Catena String Quartet formed in 2022 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. All dedicated musicians from an early age, they hold a particular love for chamber music. As it goes in the classical music world, they discovered many unknown connections between them. Because of all these connections they chose the name “Catena”, a Latin word meaning "a connected series or chain”.
Early inspirations for them have been “Woodworks” and “Last Leaf”, which are collections of folk tunes arranged for string quartet by the Danish String Quartet. They are proud to have performed selections of these works for the Danish American Institute in Minneapolis, and at a function for the Queen of Norway at the Four Seasons Hotel in Minneapolis.
Early inspirations for them have been “Woodworks” and “Last Leaf”, which are collections of folk tunes arranged for string quartet by the Danish String Quartet. They are proud to have performed selections of these works for the Danish American Institute in Minneapolis, and at a function for the Queen of Norway at the Four Seasons Hotel in Minneapolis.
December 19, 2023 • 10:30am
FluteSpiration Quartet
FluteSpiration Quartet is a professional flute ensemble dedicated to high quality chamber music performances for all types of audiences. With an exciting synergy of sound, FluteSpiration presents innovative programs for concerts and for community and educational events. They perform in a variety of settings reaching out to audiences of all ages using all members of the flute family: piccolo, c flute, wooden flute, alto flute, and bass flute. Drawing from repertoire covering a rich diversity of styles—Classic masters (including Mozart, Bach, Beethoven), French virtuosic literature (including Debussy and Rameau), Opera selections, popular music, Irish/Celtic favorites, Latin dances, Sacred, Ragtime, Jazz, Holiday—their programming offers something for everyone for every occasion.
January 30, 2024 • 10:30am
The Ninebark Ensemble

Ninebark Ensemble brings together musicians with decades of experience playing orchestral, solo, and chamber music at the highest level. We have each taught students from beginners to at the collegiate level and bring our authentic selves to our educational engagements.
Ninebark Ensemble seeks to share genuine and thoughtful performances and educational outreach with our audiences. We approach classic masterpieces and emerging works with intentionality and enthusiasm. Chamber music can describe ideas and a myriad of emotions that fall outside of language and we hope to offer those experiences to our listeners each time we perform.
Ninebark Ensemble seeks to share genuine and thoughtful performances and educational outreach with our audiences. We approach classic masterpieces and emerging works with intentionality and enthusiasm. Chamber music can describe ideas and a myriad of emotions that fall outside of language and we hope to offer those experiences to our listeners each time we perform.
February 13, 2023 • 10:30am
Melyssa Rice, soprano & Gail Olszewski, piano
Life and Love-Songs of Clara & Robert Schumann

To experience love songs by Robert & Clara Schumann is to experience love at first sight! Come join soprano, Melyssa Rice, and pianist, Gail Olszewski, as they perform songs about life and love through the eyes of a husband and wife from the Romantic Era of Classical Music.
March 5, 2024 • 10:30am
Julie Johnson, flute & Gail Olszewski, piano
