December 19, 2011

For Immediate Release

January Events at Hastings College
                                                                                              
Note to Media: Events and dates may be subject to change. For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact Alicia O’Donnell at (402) 705-0120 or aodonnell@hastings.edu.
 
(Hastings, Neb.)  – The following events are scheduled take place at Hastings College during January 2012. Please visit www.hastings.edu for more information.

Theatre
The Hastings College Department of Theatre Arts presents “The Club” by Eve Merriam at 8 p.m., Thurs.-Sat., Jan. 19-21 in the Hastings Masonic Center Ballroom.  The Box Office opens Thurs., Jan. 12 and will remain open Monday-Friday from noon to 5 p.m.  This musical is produced with the HC Department of Music.

Call 402-461-7380 or e-mail tickets@hastings.edu to reserve your tickets.  General tickets are $8 each while senior and student tickets are $5 each.  

Lectures
Jan. 16 at 10:45 a.m.     Dr. Charles McKinney, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Speaker, French Memorial Chapel     
 
Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m.      Sam Abell, National Geographic Photographer, French Memorial Chapel   
                        
Music
Events and times may be subject to change. Contact the HC Music Dept. at 402-461-7448 for more information.
                        
Music Events                           
Jan. 14 at 10:00 a.m.     Hastings Symphony Orchestra, Young Artist Auditions (College), Perkins Auditorium       

Jan. 22 at 3:00 p.m.      Guest Recital:  Dr. Slawomir Dobrzanski, piano, Perkins Auditorium
                                      
Sky viewing
Jan. 15 and 29 at 7:30 p.m.              Sky viewing at Sachtleben Observatory
                                                            4725 S. Wabash Ave.
                                                            Call 402-462-7378 for more information.

Other Events
                        
Jan. 21             Kevin Heineman Memorial High School Speech Tournament, French Memorial Chapel      

Home Athletic Events
Jan. 7 at 2 p.m.       Women’s Basketball vs. Mount Marty College                             
Jan. 7 at 4 p.m.        Men’s Basketball vs. Mount Marty College          
Jan. 11 at 6 p.m.      Women’s Basketball vs. Concordia University                                        

Jan. 11 at 8 p.m.      Men’s Basketball vs. Concordia University                                              Jan. 18 at 6 p.m.      Women’s Basketball vs. Doane College                                                 
Jan. 18 at 8 p.m.      Men’s Basketball vs. Doane College                                                      
Jan. 20 at 7 p.m.      Wrestling vs. Northwestern College                                                       
Jan. 21 at 2 p.m.      Women’s Basketball vs. Briar Cliff                                                         
Jan. 21 at 4 p.m.       Men’s Basketball vs. Briar Cliff                                                  

Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,150 students. Hastings College was named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review, and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit www.hastings.edu for more information.