The following events take place at Hastings College during the month of February 2010. Please visit www.hastings.edu for more information.

Nebraska Honor Band, Choir and Orchestra Concert
Nearly 200 high school students will perform in the annual Nebraska Honor Band, Choir and Orchestra Festival concert at 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6 in Kiewit Gymnasium. The public is invited to attend. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students, and may be purchased at the door.

The Nebraska Honor Band, Choir and Orchestra Festival is the state’s original honor festival. This is the 48th annual honor band, the 40th annual honor choir and the 31st annual honor orchestra.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The Hastings College Department of Theatre Arts and Department of Music present the J-Term musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 4-6 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. This show is rated PG.

William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin’s unlikeliest of hit musicals has a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time. The show was nominated for six Tony Awards in 2005, winning two for Best Book of a Musical and Best Featured Actor.

The box office opens Thursday, Jan. 28 and will remain open weekdays from noon to 5 p.m. For tickets, call (402) 461-7308 or email tickets@hastings.edu.

Art Gallery
January 12-February 5 – Annual All-Student Art Exhibition

Music
All Day, Feb. 4-6 – Hastings College High School Honor Band, Choir and Orchestra Festival, campus wide
8 p.m., Feb. 4-6 and 2 p.m., Feb. 7 – Music Theatre Production, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Scott Studio Theatre
3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6 – Honor Band, Choir and Orchestra Concert, Kiewit Gymnasium
3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 14 – Faculty recital, Mark LaChance, trombone, Perkins Auditorium
7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16 – Faculty recital, An Evening on Broadway, Charles Smith, baritone, Robin Koozer, tenor and Ruth Moore, piano, Perkins Auditorium
10 a.m., Monday, Feb. 22 – Student recital, Music Hour, Perkins Auditorium
3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 28 – Student/Guest recital, Hastings Symphony Orchestra, HC Choir and Young Artist Concert, Masonic Center

Home Athletic Events
Feb. 6 Women’s Basketball vs. Briar Cliff 2 p.m.
Feb. 6 Men’s Basketball vs. Briar Cliff 4 p.m.
Feb. 10 Women’s Basketball vs. Doane College 6 p.m.
Feb. 10 Men’s Basketball vs. Doane College 8 p.m.
Feb. 11 Wrestling vs. Concordia Dual 7 p.m.
Feb. 13 Women’s Basketball vs. Northwestern College 2 p.m.
Feb. 13 Men’s Basketball vs. Northwestern College 4 p.m.

Sachtleben Observatory
7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6 and 20, sky viewing at Sachtleben Observatory, 4725 S. Wabash Ave. Call 4-OBSERV, (402) 462-7378 for more information.

Other Events
Feb. 1-28 – Black History Month
Feb. 1 – Spring Semester Begins