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Front-page feature about the Back Room from the Great Bend Tribune for Sunday, August 26, 2007
When the Arts Council acquired the Barton Arts Center on January 1, 2000, they actually acquired two buildings which are attached.
The first floor of the main building has been converted from a shoe store to an art gallery. Behind the gallery is a smaller building which had housed the Army Recruiter, but had become just a storeroom for the shoe store.
This back room was cleaned up in time for the Micheaux Festival and was used as a venue where videotapes of Micheaux movies could be screened .
Since then, the room has been used to host a Poetry Circle , a public practice debate by Great Bend High School debaters , and a public performance by Great Bend High School forensics students .
The room can also be used for such purposes as:
art demonstrations
art workshops
lectures
singer/songwriter performances
chamber music
small jazz ensembles
literary presentations
CPI Qualified Plan Consultants has generously offered to again underwrite the Back Room for several years now. (See story from the Great Bend Tribune .)
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You're invited to view some photos of each of the performances to date:
Chronological (most recent first):
Alphabetical:
You're also invited to view video clips from some recent performances:
In the hope of coordinating the scheduling all such activities, a unified calendar of all events currently scheduled in the back room is shown below:
TuesdaySeptember 7, 2010
7:30 p.m.
(live music)
Betsy and the Frenchman
The Back Room — Barton Arts Center 2006 Forest, Great Bend, KS
For info, call (620) 792-3097 For info, write tickets@bartonarts.org
A Paris-based band that plays traditional American music. Yes, that Paris!Admission $10 with advance reservations
WednesdaySeptember 22, 2010
7:30 p.m.
(live music)
Nick Charles
The Back Room — Barton Arts Center 2006 Forest, Great Bend, KS
For info, call (620) 792-3097 For info, write tickets@bartonarts.org
Australian fingerstyle guitarist returns for the sixth time!Admission $10 with advance reservations
SundayOctober 10, 2010
t.b.a.
(live music)
Mark Dvorak
The Back Room — Barton Arts Center 2006 Forest, Great Bend, KS
For info, call (620) 792-3097 For info, write tickets@bartonarts.org
folk (original & trad) with banjo & guitarAdmission $10 with advance reservations
SaturdayOctober 16, 2010
8 p.m.
(live music)
Susan Herndon
The Back Room — Barton Arts Center 2006 Forest, Great Bend, KS
For info, call (620) 792-3097 For info, write tickets@bartonarts.org
singer/songwriter from OklahomaAdmission $10 with advance reservations
SaturdayNovember 6, 2010
8:00 p.m.
(live music)
Daniel Boling
The Back Room — Barton Arts Center 2006 Forest, Great Bend, KS
For info, call (620) 792-3097 For info, write tickets@bartonarts.org
singer/songwriter from New MexicoAdmission $10 with advance reservations
TuesdayNovember 23, 2010
7:30 p.m.date is tentative !
(live music)
Jon Brooks
The Back Room — Barton Arts Center 2006 Forest, Great Bend, KS
For info, call (620) 792-3097 For info, write tickets@bartonarts.org
Canadian singer-songwriterAdmission $10 with advance reservations Admission $15 for walk-ins (space permitting)
FridayDecember 3, 2010
approximate date
(live music)
Small Potatoes
The Back Room — Barton Arts Center 2006 Forest, Great Bend, KS
For info, call (620) 792-3097 For info, write tickets@bartonarts.org
Outstanding singer/songwriter duo from ChicagoAdmission $10 with advance reservations
SundayDecember 12, 2010
7:30 p.m.
(live music)
The Bittersweet Christmas Band
The Back Room — Barton Arts Center 2006 Forest, Great Bend, KS
For info, call (620) 792-3097 For info, write tickets@bartonarts.org
Seasonal Music from the Reverent to the RidiculousAdmission $10 with advance reservations
WednesdayJanuary 19, 2011
7:30 p.m.
(live music)
Jody Adams and the StringDudes
The Back Room — Barton Arts Center 2006 Forest, Great Bend, KS
For info, call (620) 792-3097 For info, write tickets@bartonarts.org
Acoustic folkAdmission $10 with advance reservations
SundayFebruary 6, 2011
t.b.a.
(live music)
Ed Hall
The Back Room — Barton Arts Center 2006 Forest, Great Bend, KS
For info, call (620) 792-3097 For info, write tickets@bartonarts.org
1991 Walnut Valley Fingerstyle winnerAdmission $10 with advance reservations
TuesdayMarch 15, 2011
7:30 p.m.
(live music)
Jerry Barlow
The Back Room — Barton Arts Center 2006 Forest, Great Bend, KS
For info, call (620) 792-3097 For info, write tickets@bartonarts.org
Celtic fingerstyle guitarAdmission $10 with advance reservations
FridayApril 15, 2011
approximate date
(live music)
Gordie Tentrees
The Back Room — Barton Arts Center 2006 Forest, Great Bend, KS
For info, call (620) 792-3097 For info, write tickets@bartonarts.org
Singer/songwriter from the Yukon Territory .Admission $15 with advance reservations
FridayApril 29, 2011
8:00 p.m.
(live music)
Carolyn Cruso
The Back Room — Barton Arts Center 2006 Forest, Great Bend, KS
For info, call (620) 792-3097 For info, write tickets@bartonarts.org
Multi-instrumentalist from Washington State returns to The Back RoomAdmission $10 with advance reservations
SundayMay 8, 2011
approximate date
(live music)
Kerry Kean
The Back Room — Barton Arts Center 2006 Forest, Great Bend, KS
For info, call (620) 792-3097 For info, write tickets@bartonarts.org
guitarist, singer, songwriter from OhioAdmission $10 with advance reservations
SaturdayMay 14, 2011
approximate date
(live music)
Stevie Coyle
The Back Room — Barton Arts Center 2006 Forest, Great Bend, KS
For info, call (620) 792-3097 For info, write tickets@bartonarts.org
singer/songwriter (ex-Waybacks)Admission $15 with advance reservations
SundayOctober 16, 2011
7:30 p.m.
(live music)
Claude Bourbon
The Back Room — Barton Arts Center 2006 Forest, Great Bend, KS
For info, call (620) 792-3097 For info, write tickets@bartonarts.org
medieval Spanish bluesAdmission $10 with advance reservations
SundayOctober 23, 2011
7:30 p.m.
(live music)
Sarah McQuaid
The Back Room — Barton Arts Center 2006 Forest, Great Bend, KS
For info, call (620) 792-3097 For info, write tickets@bartonarts.org
Irish singer/songwriter from England returnsAdmission $10 with advance reservations
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Read what the Great Bend Tribune had about the Back Room.