Love Family Band

On Friday August 1^st, Rudy Love and the Love Family Band will be performing at Avenue A. Park kicking off Hutchinson’s 119^th Annual Emancipation Day Celebration Weekend. This Free concert will start at 7:00 pm.

With Wichita as a home base Rudy Love has continued the family tradition of musical performing excellence began by his father Robert Love Sr.  who recorded for the Chess Record label and toured the country as a performing musician with noted gospel and R & B artists.

A musical prodigy, Rudy formed his first group, the “Junior Canaanites,” at his home church when he was in the 5^th grade, by the age of 18 he was touring with Little Richard and in the early 1970s was an established studio artist working for Motown Records and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section appearing on records with such luminaries as Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, and the Temptations. In 1975 Love became the musical director for Sly and the Family Stone touring the world with that popular group. Later as a soloist and leader of his own band Rudy extensively toured Asia and Europe developing a loyal following of fans that helped make his 1997 disc “Out of Rhythm” go platinum.

Returning to Kansas, Love has kept performing, recording and writing music. Examples of Rudy’s more recent work can be found on the sound track of the hit movie “American Gangster” and his collaborations with hip hop impresario Jay Z.

The appearance of the Love Family Band is a return to the tradition of top flight entertainment being part of the Emancipation Day Celebration festivities. In the past noted entertainers such as the Jay McShann Combo, Lionel Hampton’s Orchestra, and Booker T and the MGs have played in Hutchinson as part of the Emancipation Day Celebration.

The public is invited to join us for free hot dogs and lemonade along with some great music to create what will surely be a memorable summer evening in Downtown Hutchinson.

This program is sponsored by The Emancipation Day Celebration Committee and the Hutchinson/Reno Arts and Humanities Council in partnership with the Downtown Hutchinson Revitalization Partnership. For more information contact the Hutchinson/Reno Arts and Humanities Council at 620/662-1280 or hrah@cox.net.

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Music at the Farmer's Market

The Red Lion Jazz Band will be performing at the Reno County Farmers Market this Saturday (July 19^th) from 9:00am to around 11:00am. Another reason for us all to visit this superb venue and start our weekend out on a positive note.

Sponsored by the Reno County Farmers Market and the Hutchinson/Reno Arts and Humanities Council.

Next Saturday Bob Ulelele (AKA Bob Colladay) will be at the Farmers Market.

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Free Movie on July 23

To highlight July as Americans with Disabilities Awareness Month and note the 18^th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (July 26^th) the Prairie Independent Living Resource Center along with the Hutchinson Public Library and the Hutchinson/Reno Arts and Humanities Council will sponsor a free showing of the theatrical film “Music Within” to be followed by a panel discussion concerning issues addressed by the ADA.

“Music Within” is the true story of Richard Pimmental who in his career played a key role in the creation and passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. After losing his hearing due to his military experience in Vietnam Pimmental returns home to deal with his own frustrations and doubts as well as trying to overcome the obstacles that existed due to the lack of acceptance and understanding of the disabled by society. The determined veteran makes it his mission to prove that he can achieve the goals he has set for himself. Through his journey he learns that for the community and for individuals to achieve their full potential, both societies’ perception of the disabled and their perception of themselves need to be altered. This movie is rated R.

“Music Within” will be shown free of charge on Wednesday, July 23^{rd, at} 6:30pm, in the auditorium of the Hutchinson Public Library. For more information call Annette Smith at 620/663-5441 #132 or Mark Rassette, 620/662-1280, e-mail, hrah@cox.net.  

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Deadman Flats in Hutchinson Saturday

“Bluegrass in the Park” a celebration of music and community will take place Saturday, July 12^th, starting around 12:30pm at Avenue A. Park in the beautiful historic Downtown Hutchinson. Seating will be arranged on the plaza, adjacent to Main Street East of the gazebo.

Opening Saturday’s program will be the “Tallgrass Express String Band” featuring American roots music from the Tallgrass Prairie. Formed through meetings at the renowned Friday night jam sessions at the Emma Chase Café in Cottonwood Falls the group’s repertoire is as broad as the cultural roots of Kansas. Genres include fast driving Old Time and Bluegrass favorites, beautiful ancient Celtic tunes, early American Gospel hymns, beloved Cowboy and Western standards, and early vintage Country Classics.

Following the Express will be Deadman Flats a Lawrence based band with strong local connections, musicians Alex Law, Hank Osterhout, and Matt Stambaugh are all from Hutchinson.

Influenced by artists as diverse as the Greatful Dead, Split Lip Rayfield, Earl Scruggs, Johnny Cash and the Fast Food Junkies the band works in a hard driving alternative bluegrass vein interlaced with humor.

This Free program is sponsored by the Hutchinson/Reno Arts and Humanities Council in conjunction with the Downtown Hutchinson Revitalization Partnership. For additional information contact HRAH at 620/662-1280 or e-mail hrah@cox.net.

Waitress movie at the Fox Theatre in Hutchinson

The movie, "Waitress," is at the Fox Theatre in Hutchinson this weekend. 7:30 Friday and Saturday nights and 2 p.m. Sunday.

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Author Max McCoy speaking in Hutchinson

The Hutchinson/Reno Arts and Humanities Council in cooperation with the English Dept. at HCC and the Hutchinson Public Library will sponsor an evening with award winning Kansas author Max McCoy on Monday, April 14^th at 7: 00 pm in the Auditorium of the Hutchinson Public Library. McCoy will read from his forthcoming novel I, Quantrill, and his nonfiction work in progress, Strangely Heavy: A True Story of Passion and Rivalry in the Meteorite Fields of Kansas.

A native Kansan, McCoy was born in Baxter Springs and has lived in Kansas all his life. Kansas and Missouri tend to figure heavily in his novels.. A graduate of Pittsburg State University he earned his M. A. in English from Emporia State University and is currently a professor of English at Emporia State University.

Max McCoy is an award winning novelist, investigative reporter, screenwriter, and independent filmmaker. The topics addressed in his journalistic work are wide ranging and include serial killers, atomic bomb survivors, and white supremacists. His fiction is varied as well, embracing westerns, historical novels, and thrillers such as the Indiana Jones Series.

This program is free and open to the Public. For more information contact the Hutchinson/Reno Arts and humanities Council, 620-662-1280. hrah@cox.net.

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Food For Thought on April 30

 Food for Thought Series from Prairie View
Hutchinson stop will be at 7:30 a.m. at the Town Club.
Cost is $15. For reservations contact Judy Janzen, education coordinator of the Prairie View Learning Institute, at 1-800-362-0180 ext. 6412 or 316-284-6412.

“Tell Me Something Good!” with Marian Madonia
      • April 29, 2008, Wichita and Hillsboro
      • April 30, 2008, Hutchinson and Newton
      • May 1, 2008, Salina and McPherson

Sometimes it is easier to tell someone what went wrong with our day than it is to “tell me something good!” Marian Madonia, owner of Madonia International, will help us look at the difficult “garbage” experiences in our life and motivate us to focus on the “something good.” This is a practical program (with a healthy dose of humor) to help us look differently at life’s situations so that we might turn the circumstances around to the benefit of ourselves and others. A gifted storyteller, Marian brings to life the lessons that are universal for all of us.

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