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Barton County (Kansas) Arts Council

BCAC Event Chronology

Board Chronology

December, 1998 Preliminary meetings
February 19, 1999Incorporation of Barton County Arts Council
March, 1999
April, 1999		 Organizational meetings
May 18, 1999 First Annual Meeting
June 6, 1999 First Artist Studio Tour
September, 1999 Rainbow's End Arts Festival (recruiting)
January 1, 2000 Acquired Barton Arts Center
March, 2000 First window exhibit
March 21, 2000 First meeting at Arts Center
April 20, 2000 GBHS Art Auction
May 26, 2000Granted 501 (c)(3) status by IRS
June 2, 2000 Arts Center open house
June 4, 2000 Second Artist Studio Tour
Summer, 2000 Renovation
September, 2000 World War II window display
September 9, 2000 Rainbow's End Arts Festival
September 10, 2000 Scott County Tour
October, 2000 Oscar Micheaux window display
November 2, 2000 hosted Chamber coffee
December, 2000 premiere exhibit in remodeled gallery
March, 2001 renovation of back room
March 23, 2001 hosted Chamber coffee
March 24-25, 2001 Micheaux Festival
April 29, 2001 Special Consensus
Bluegrass Concert (at The Crest)
April 30, 2001 Bluegrass in the Schools (Riley School)
May, 2001 Elementary Art Exhibit
May 9, 2001 First Poetry Night
Summer, 2001 Artist Collect Exhibit
September 8, 2001Rainbow's End Arts Festival
Sept.-Oct., 2001 Fall 2001 window exhibits
October 20, 2001Volunteer Appreciation Night featuring Ann Zimmerman
November, 2001Rollin Karg glass exhibit in window and gallery
November 1, 2001Radim Zenkl - first performer in the Back Room
December 9, 2001Small Potatoes performs in the Back Room
January 12, 2002Gary Gackstatter performs in the Back Room
February 3, 2002Reception for Mary Jeroue
February 26, 2002Batik demonstration by Char Brown
March 10, 2002Reception for Judy Burnette
March 10, 2002Tanya Savory performs in the Back Room
March 19, 2002Trio con Fuego performs before board meeting.
April 3, 2002Dan Levenson performs in the Back Room and teaches fiddling in the schools.
April 13, 2002Trip to Karg Gallery in Kechi and other art venues in Wichita
April 14, 2002Reception for Elementary School artists
April 27, 2002Fairmount String Quartet
July 14, 2002Reception for Marion Lightfoot
July 29, 2002Bake Sale for poet Tami Reed
August 13, 2002Marvin Lane Werth performs at the Back Room
September 29, 2002Wild Carrot performs at the Back Room
October 18, 2002P. Blake Martin performs at the Back Room
October 25, 2002Bryan Bowers performs at the Back Room
November 8, 2002Bret Boyer performs at the Back Room
November 29, 2002Richard Gilewitz performs at the Back Room
January 12, 2003Reception for Chris Hershberger
January 12, 2003Scott Taylor performs at the Back Room
January 14, 2003GBHS debaters debate at the Back Room
February 1, 2003Gary Gackstatter, the 5-Man Trio & Rhapsody String Quartet at the Back Room
February 9, 2003Christine Lamoreaux reception in the gallery
February 9, 2003Glen Road at the Back Room
February 10, 2003Glen Road at Riley School
February 19, 2003Lou & Peter Berryman at the Back Room
March 8, 20039th Annual Great Bend Jazz Festival
March 9, 2003Reception for USD 428 art teachers
March 31, 2003Winds of Freedom concert at Ellinwood H.S.
April 13, 2003Watching Young Artists Grow reception
April 22, 2003Ann Zimmerman in the Back Room
April 24, 2003GBHS forensics students in the Back Room
April 29, 2003Colorado Children's Chorale and the Great Bend Youth Choir at the BCCC Fine Arts Auditorium
May 11, 2003Reception for Karen Neuforth & Debbie Clarke
May 19, 2003Opening night for the BCAC Cine Club
May 22, 2003Carolyn Aiken plays the Back Room
June 3, 2003Business Appreciation Day at Jack Kilby Square
June 14-15, 2003Micheaux Independent Film Festival
June 28, 2003The Davis Brothers play the Back Room
July 7, 2003FiddleSticks play the Back Room
July 13, 2003Reception for Mary Jeroue
July 15, 2003Paul and Win Grace play the Back Room
July 16, 2003Brian Henke plays the Back Room
July 17, 2003Ben Suchy plays the Back Room
August 22, 2003Bill Mize & Beth Bramhall play the Back Room
September 6, 2003Rainbow's End Festival
September 28, 2003Nick Charles plays the Back Room
October 4, 2003Chamber Coffee at the Arts Center
October, 2003GBHS Artist of the Month
October 9, 2003Mark Hofgard plays the Back Room
October 12, 2003Reception for Char Brown
October 15, 2003Bryan Bowers plays the Back Room
October 26, 2003Curtis and Loretta play the Back Room
November 9, 2003Reception for Phyll Klima
November 21, 2003TAAK meeting & GBHS Artist of the Month
December 7, 2003Reception for Chet Cale
January 11, 2004Gladys the Riveter (Teresa Bachman) at the Back Room
January 29, 2004Kelly Werts plays the Back Room
February 14, 20045 Man Trio plays the Back Room
February 18, 2004DFYIT Festival
February 22, 2004Reception for Marge Kite
March 14, 2004Reception for Smoky Hills Public Television Art Auction
March 15, 2004Frank Lee plays the Back Room
March 19, 2004Bret Boyer & Sean Fanning play the Back Room
March 26, 2004Alithea Mime Theatre at BCCC Fine Arts Auditorium
April 4, 2004Reception for Watching Young Artists Grow
April 10, 2004Painting sign for the Back Room.
April 19, 2004Installing sign for the Back Room.
April 29, 2004Andrew McKnight in the Back Room.
May 1, 2004Performance by the Wichita Brass Quintet
May 16, 2004Reception for Jane Gehring Newcom
May 27, 2004Mike & Tom Mangione in the Back Room.
June 19, 2004Kym Tuvim in the Back Room.
July 5, 2004Discovery String Band at the Crest.
July 9, 2004The Winstons in the Back Room.
July 23-24, 2004First Annual Silent Auction and Party
July 30, 2004Dorian Michael in the Back Room.
August 26, 2004Buddy Mondlock in the Back Room.
August 27, 2004Draiocht in the Back Room.
September 22, 2004Wild Carrot in the Back Room.
September 26, 2004Nick Charles in the Back Room.
October 12, 2004Bryan Bowers in the Back Room.
October 16, 2004Debra Cowan in the Back Room.
October 30, 2004Appraisal Fair
November 1, 2004The Heatons in the Back Room.
November 20, 2004Emily Higgins in the Back Room.
December 3, 2004Small Potatoes in the Back Room.
December 12, 2004Reception for Robert Joy
December 17, 2004Chris Aytes in the Back Room.
December, 2004Christmas window displays, 2004
December 31, 2004The George and Bob Show.
January 15, 2005Jennifer Clarke in the Back Room.
January 27, 2005Chuck Pyle in the Back Room.
February 5, 2005Wayne & Arthetta Long in the Back Room.
February 12, 2005Five Man Trio in the Back Room.
March 4, 2005Annie Gallup in the Back Room.
March 5, 2005Great Bend Jazz Festival at The Crest.
March 13, 2005Quilters Reception for the Artists of the Month.
March 30, 2005Unity with a Beat "Bongo" Barry Bernstein.
March 31, 2005Richard Gilewitz in the Back Room.
April 5, 2005Choral Concert at the First United Methodist Church
April 8, 2005Dana & Susan Robinson in the Back Room.
April 17, 2005James Durst in the Back Room.
May 8, 2005Reception for Annabelle Jacobs
May 14, 2005Bruce Huss in the Back Room.
May 28, 2005Rowan in the Back Room.
June 3, 2005Brian Curran in the Back Room.
June 12, 2005Reception for Louise Fenn
June 17, 2005Tommy Martin & Eileen Gannon in the Back Room
July 9, 2005The Free Staters in the Back Room
July 22, 2005Reva Williams and The Winstons in the Back Room
August 18, 2005Danny Santos and Wes Green in the Back Room
August 29, 2005Dave Potts in the Back Room
September 1, 2005Todd Hallawell in the Back Room
September 24, 2005Lisa Sandell in the Back Room
October 4, 2005Bryan Bowers in the Back Room
October 9, 2005Reception for Jane Gehring Newcom
October 16, 2005Nick Charles in the Back Room
November 3, 2005Kate & Bill Isles in the Back Room
November 6, 2005Reception for Phillip Robl
November 6, 2005Pete Morton in the Back Room
November 11, 2005Ariane Lydon in the Back Room
November 11, 2005Erin Rogers in the Back Room
November 13, 2005Holiday Tables fundraiser for the Chamber Beautification Committee
November 19, 2005An evening of fun and music
December 3, 2005Kansas Brass Quintet
First concert in Mike Walts series
December 13, 2005Stephen Bennett in the Back Room
January 7, 2006Alithea Mime Theatre
Second concert in Mike Walts series
January 13, 2006Boulder Acoustic Society in the Back Room
January 27, 2006David Rogers in the Back Room
January 28, 2006Great Bend Jazz Festival at the Crest Theatre
January 29, 2006Reception for Michael Florian Jilg
February 9, 2006Doug MacLeod in the Back Room
February 11, 2006Five Man Trio in the Back Room
February 20, 2006Reception for First District Congressional High School Art Show
February 25, 2006Vienna Choir Boys
March 3, 2006Cosy Sheridan and T.R.Ritchie in the Back Room
March 10, 2006Michael Young in the Back Room
March 11, 2006The Clarinet Quartet of the Heartland of America Band at the Hoisington High School Auditorium
March 12, 2006Reception for Christina Lamoreaux
April 29, 2006Emily Higgins & Tim Burrows in the Back Room
May 7, 2006Reception for Sally Johnson, artist of the month
May 8, 2006Claude Bourbon in the Back Room
May 25, 2006Liz Carlisle in the Back Room
June 2, 2006Lis Harvey in the Back Room
June 9-11, 20062006 Poetry Rendezvous at the Barton Arts Center
June 17, 2006Erica James in the Back Room
June 24, 2006The Bowery Dancers
Third concert in Mike Walts series
June 25, 2006Reception for the Mitchell Sisters
July 2, 2006Johnsmith in the Back Room
July 22, 2006Bruce Huss in the Back Room
August 13, 2006Reception for Jerry Segraves
August 19, 2006Dan Bliss & John Walker in the Back Room
August 25, 2006Spontaneous Combustion
Fourth concert in Mike Walts series
August 31, 2006Nathan Knowles and Deena Smith in the Back Room
September 19, 2006Sara Grey and Kieron Means in the Back Room
September 24, 2006Nick Charles in the Back Room
October 11, 2006Bryan Bowers in the Back Room
October 29, 2006The Prairie Acre in the Back Room
November 5, 2006Holiday Tables in the gallery
November 12, 2006Reception for Elizabeth Liljegren
November 13, 2006Vicky Emerson in the Back Room
November 25, 2006Tom Lewis in the Back Room
December 10, 2006Reception for the Central Kansas Thread Benders in the gallery
December 10, 2006Stephen Bennett in the Back Room
December 12, 2006Stephen Bennett encore in the Back Room
December 16, 2006Kansas Murals book signing at the Arts Center
December 16, 2006BCAC Annual Party in the Back Room
December 30, 2006Teresa Storch in the Back Room
January 6, 2007Rowan in the Back Room
January 21, 2007Monk's Feast
January 28, 2007Reception for local artists
January 29, 2007Krista Detor in the Back Room
February 2, 2007Kate & Bill Isles in the Back Room
February 10, 2007Five Man Trio in the Back Room
February 11, 2007Reception for Marge Kite
February 23—25, 2007Dragonfly Moon Storytelling Festival
February 26, 2007Wichita Children's Theatre in Ellinwood
February 27, 2007Wichita Children's Theatre in Great Bend
March 10, 2007Great Bend Jazz Festival at the Crest Theatre
March 25, 2007Bob Bovee & Gail Heil in the Back Room
March 30, 2007Mike Agranoff in the Back Room
March 31, 2007Reception for Wang Yeqiang Yequiang Wang in the gallery
April 2, 2007Central Kansas Community Choir at the First United Methodist Church
April 7, 2007Steve & Charisse Kahler in the Back Room
April 10, 2007Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart in the Back Room
April 15, 2007Reception for Watching Young Artists Grow in the BCAC Gallery
April 27-28, 2007Wetlands & Wildlife Invitational Art Show in the Angus Inn
May 12, 2007Acoustic Eidolon in the Back Room
May 19, 2007John Hamlin in the Back Room
May 27, 2007Reception for Lewe Becker at the BCAC Gallery
May 27, 2007Michael Chapdelaine in the Back Room
June 2, 2007Boulder Acoustic Society in the Back Room
June 10, 2007Reception for Cottonwood Fiber Guild at the BCAC Gallery
June 11, 2007Annual meeting at the BCAC Gallery
June 17, 2007Lemuel Sheppard in the Back Room
June 22, 2007Alferd Packer Memorial String Band at the Barton County Historical Museum
July 22, 2007Reception for David Brock at the BCAC Gallery
July 24, 2007Terri Langerak in the Back Room
July 28, 2007Ann Zimmerman in the Back Room
August 24, 2007Fraud in the Back Room
September 1, 2007Randy Sparks & Becky Jo Benson in the Back Room
October 3, 2007Bryan Bowers in the Back Room
October 9, 2007Edgar Cruz in the Back Room
October 14, 2007Reception for Hillary King at the BCAC Gallery
October 19-21, 2007Oscar Micheaux Memorial Celebration 2007
November 1, 2007D-Squared in the Back Room
November 11, 2007Curtis and Loretta in the Back Room
December 2, 2007Small Potatoes in the Back Room
December 31, 2007New Years Eve Party in the Arts Center
January 18, 2008Kate and Bill Isles in the Back Room
January 19, 2008Great Bend Jazz Festival at the Crest Theatre
January 20, 2008Monk's Feast
January 25, 2008Barb Ryman in the Back Room
January 27, 2008Reception for Ellinwood High School Art Students
February 9, 2008Gary Gackstatter & Chris Mayer in the Back Room
February 10, 2008Reception for the Central Kansas Photography Club
February 22, 2008David Rogers in the Back Room
March 1, 2008Piper Leigh, Jim Sanders & Mark Bowling in the Back Room
March 9, 2008Reception for Thelmi Russi & Betty Underwood
March 28, 2008Dana & Susan Robinson in the Back Room
April 8, 2008Dan Crary in the Back Room
April 18, 2008Carolyn Cruso in the Back Room
April 19, 2008Wine, Whine & Cheese
April 20, 2008Watching Young Artists Grow - 2008