Crow River Area Youth Orchestra rehearsed this past Sunday for its spring concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 17, at the Hutchinson Middle School. The musicians spent the first half of the rehearsal working in their sections. Afterward, the orchestra came together and played as a group. To read more, see the story in the print edition of the Hutchinson Leader for Thursday, April 14, 2011. value="http://www.smugmug.com/ria/ShizamSlides-2007...
New Century Charter School, 1000 Fifth Ave S.E., Hutchinson, will open its second weekend run of “Twelve Angry Men,” in the round, at 7 p.m. Friday, April 15. The show also be staged at 7 p.m. Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for students and seniors; 320-234-3660. Staff photos by Kay Johnson. value="http://www.smugmug.com/ria/ShizamSlides-2007090601.swf?AlbumID=16598544&AlbumKey;=1250725638&transparent;=t...
Two emissaries from the National Eagle Center — executive director Jeff Worrell and 12-year-old bald eagle Angel — visited St. Anastasia School March 31. Worrell explained that although an eagle’s beak looks fearsome, the bird of prey uses its talons for striking. He asked, “Do you know that (bald eagles) have more power in their feet than the jaws of a lion?” Photos by Jorge Sosa value="http://www.smugmug.com/ria/ShizamSlides-200...
Park Elementary Third-grade students will perform the musical "Sleeping Beauty," at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 31-April 1, in the auditorium, 100 Glen St. S.W., Hutchinson. Students of Katie Weisenberger/Cassie Padrnos, Jill Rude, Nikki Mallak, Kim Macemon and Teri Wheatley will perform on Thursday. Students of Karen Auer, Nesha Withers, Deb Thorpe and Linda Kuhl will perform on Friday. There is no charge to attend and the public is wel...
If you’re a lover of Shakespeare and have a yen for the Wild West, you’ve hit the jackpot. Hutchinson High School will open its spring production of “The Almost Tragic Comedy of Ramona and Joel,” by August Mergelman, at 7 p.m. tonight with performances at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, at the high school auditorium, 1200 Roberts Road S.W. The show is a Wild West adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” and like the do...
The Peace Center echoed with the songs of the 1960s as the cast of Hutchinson Theatre Company’s jukebox musical “Forever Plaid” — Jinx (Tyler Peterson), Sparky (Nathan Schmalz), Smudge (Mike Martin) and Francis (Mark Muckenhirn) — rehearsed under the direction of Randy Wilson, with piano accompanist Judy Zylstra, bass player Sonja Johnson and percussionist John Beck. The show opens tonight (Thursday, March 24), at the Peace Center in Hutchinso...
After 50 years, Dr. Suess’ delightful “One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish” and “Fox in Socks” continue to tangle young readers’ tongues. Park Elementary celebrated the half-century anniversary of these two books, and the joy of reading overall, with its Feb. 28 through March 3 Read Across America week. Photos by Jorge Sosa value="http://www.smugmug.com/ria/ShizamSlides-2007090601.swf?AlbumID=16143843&AlbumKey;=N6nxS&transparent;=true...
Director Dave Conrad allowed New Discoveries Montessori Academy students to turn him into a human sundae last week as a reward for their raising $5,000 in a book reading program. Students also earned more than $2,000 in credits they could use to select books from a book fair at the Hutchinson school. value="http://www.smugmug.com/ria/ShizamSlides-2007090601.swf?AlbumID=16132488&AlbumKey;=n5Fgh&transparent;=true&crossFadeSpeed;=500&clickUrl...;
People interested in learning their "health age," headed to the Health Expo at Maplewood Academy on Sunday. The expo offered attendees an opportunity to test themselves at a variety of stations ranging from weight and height to blood pressure and lung capacity. In addition to the stations, there was food to sample and massages for relaxation, plus an activities area for kids. Staff photos by Kay Johnson. value="http://www.smugmug.com/ri...
3M chemical engineer Carl Hoeft visited Immanuel Lutheran School in Acoma Township Monday and made science fun for students during Christian Education Week. He led them through a series of demonstrations using liquid nitrogen that displayed the differences in the three states of matter — liquid, gas and solid. Students assisted on a demonstration that showed that a balloon with human breath dramatically shrunk when placed in the liquid nitroge...
Our Savior’s Lutheran School launched its observance of National Lutheran Schools Week on Monday with school colors day, a special breakfast and a movie at the State Theater. Other events planned during the week included sports day, hats & shades day, a picnic day and dress-up VIP day. Leader staff photos by Kay Johnson. value="http://www.smugmug.com/ria/ShizamSlides-2007090601.swf?AlbumID=16050108&AlbumKey;=1204617365&transparent;=tru...
M-Saxteen, the Minnesota Army National Guard's 34th "Red Bull" Division band's saxophone quintet presented a free concert Saturday night to about 350 people at Hutchinson High School auditorium. Also performing was the HHS Jazz Band. The band's saxophonists joined M-Saxteen for "Happy Days." M-Saxteen baritone sax player is Justin Fisher, a Hutchinson resident whose daughter, Rachel, plays sax in the HHS jazz band. value="http://www.smu...
Don't miss the Hutchinson Middle School musical, "Alice in Wonderland Jr." See it at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, at the Hutchinson High School Auditorium, 1200 Roberts Road S.W. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for students. Leader staff photos by Kay Johnson. value="http://www.smugmug.com/ria/ShizamSlides-2007090601.swf?AlbumID=15699383&AlbumKey;=1176697701&transparent;=true&crossFadeSpe...;
New Century Charter School students — Amanda Sterner, Mercades Bryant, Ed Lundborg, Markus Canoyer and Tyler Mihlbauer — will perform its one-act play, “Fog on the Mountain,” by Tim Kelly, for the public at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, in the school’s multi-purpose room, 1000 Fifth Ave. S.E., Hutchinson. Admission is free. On Saturday, the students will compete in the one-act play competition at Le Sueur-Henderson High School. Staff photos by Kay J...
Hutchinson High School will perform its one-act play, “Laughing Stock,” by Bradley Hayward, for the public at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, in the high school auditorium, 1200 Roberts Road S.W. Admission is $1. "Laughing Stock" will be the school's entry in this year's one-act play competition. On Saturday, the cast will head to Buffalo for subsections. Staff photos by Kay Johnson. value="http://www.smugmug.com/ria/ShizamSlides-2007090601.sw...
Hutchinson High School’s FIRST Robotics team is gearing for another year of grueling competition. For more on this story, see the Leader's Jan. 20 print edition. (Jorge Sosa is a staff writer for the Hutchinson Leader. He can be reached at [email protected])
Randy Wilson is directing the Hutchinson Theatre Company's spring production of "Forever Plaid." Auditions are from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16, and from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, at Peace Lutheran Church, 400 Franklin St. S.W. Celebrate 10 years of stage productions with this slide show. To read more about the Hutchinson Theatre Company, see the feature on 1B in Thursday's Hutchinson Leader (Jan. 13, 2010). value="http://www.smu...
Students at Our Savior's Lutheran School in Hutchinson showcased their musical talents at the annual Christmas Recital Wednesday, Dec. 22. Leader staff photos by Kay Johnson. value="http://www.smugmug.com/ria/ShizamSlides-2007090601.swf?AlbumID=15230727&AlbumKey;=1139529315&transparent;=true&crossFadeSpeed;=500&clickUrl;=http://www#46;smugmug#46;com"> src="http://www.smugmug.com/ria/ShizamSlides-2007090601.swf?AlbumID=15230727&...
Staff Writers Kay Johnson and Jorge Sosa welcomed musical guests Leah Stroming and Tyler Lauer of the Sunday Night Live band for this week's edition of "Six Minutes Over Hutchinson." Our video captures their performance of the Christmas classic, "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen."
Under the direction of Jeff Sprecht, conductor, the Crow River Area Youth Orchestra rehearsed Sunday afternoon in the choir room of Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson. The group was rehearsing for its winter concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, in the sanctuary at Peace Lutheran. It will follow the Crow River Singers concert. Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for children and seniors. Leader staff photos by Kay Johnson. value="http://ww...
BLHS Theater Department proudly presents Neil Simon's hysterical full length comedy, Rumors. The Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself, though only a flesh wound, and his wife is nowhere i...