Bands and Musical Entertainment

Blaine Younger Band Original Country/Rock Band or Acoustic 1311 E 33rd Apt 101A Hays, KS 67601 785-735-7028 785-653-0003 booking@blaineyounger.com www.blaineyounger.com

Butch Schlyer (Accordian/Polka Music) 501 Monroe Ellis, KS 67637 785-726-3699 785-628-9440

Code Blue Band (Rock N Road House Blues) John Pennington – 785-623-4571 www.codebluehealers.com

Country Dutchmen (Polka Band) Harold Dorzweiler 2261 Catharine Rd Hays, KS 67601 785-625-5256

Ed Pfeifer Band (Polka Band) 2700 Elm Hays, KS 67601 785-625-6162

Hays City Big Band Brad Dawson 785-628-4486 bdawson@fhsu.edu

Hays City Harmony Marilyn Wasinger 785-625-3091 Carol Hotz 785-625-6194

Heartland Band (Country Western) Charles Ihloff 1-888-525-7110 785-628-8030 www.heartlandband.com

Herrmanettes (Polka Band) Leroy Herrman 709 Canterbury Hays, KS 67601 785-628-6123 785-628-8010

High Plains Barbershop Don Barber 785-625-8932 barbershopman@eaglecom.net

Jimmy Dee & the Fabulous Destinations           Tim Pfeifer 785-625-7245                               Jim Schmidtberger  785-483-4987                 Bill Gasper  785-726-3509

Joe Dolezal (Polka) 2800 Country Lane Hays, KS 67601 785-625-6276 785-625-3423 jdolezal@media-net.net

Jolly Dutchman (Polka Band) Stan Basgall 1700 Western Plains Hays, KS 67601 785-625-7500 785-625-4747 stanb@media-net.net

Mud Bone (Acoustic Blues) John Pennington – 785-623-4571 www.codebluehealers.com

Tim Anthony and the Anamals (Rock and Roll) Tim Pfeifer 785-625-7245

The Blue Healers (Classic and Old Time Rock) John Pennington – 785-623-4571 www.codebluehealers.com

The Gloriana String Quartet Classical music, waltzes, ragtime & folk 1509 Elm Hays, KS 67601 785-623-4187

The Home Cooking Band (Country Folk Rock) Gary Cooley 785-650-0743

The Nostalgics (Music of the 50's & 60's) Kathy Amrein 1701 Hall St. Hays, KS 67601 785-625-6577 or 785-625-4004

Tom Griffith Old Fashioned Organ Grinder 2905 Thunderbird Lane Hays, KS 67601 785-625-9677

Bingo

Frontier Bingo
2450 East 8th
Hays, KS 67601
785-625-6350

Lucky Bucks Bingo
2704 Vine
Hays, KS 67601
785-625-7182

The Bingo Haus
1218 Canterbury
Hays, KS 67601
785-625-8522
 

Dance

Becky's School of Dance
106 W. 9th
Hays, KS 67601
785-625-6606

Fort Hays State University Tiger Debs Dance Team
600 Park
Hays, KS 67601
http://www.fhsu.edu/tigerdebs/about.shtml
The Tiger Deb Dance Team performs at all FHSU home football, Women's basketball and men's basketball games.

Jackie Creamer's Dance Studio
714 E. 7th
Hays, KS 67601
785-628-6468

Shooting Stars Singles Square Dance Club
Square dances once a month on Wednesdays
Carol Gordon – 785-625-6846
Jeanette Pearson – 785-726-4252

Sip N Spin
209 W. 10th
Hays, KS 67601
785-625-9292
DJ Wed-Sat nights - Live Bands throughout the year.

Sunflower Polka Club
Regularly scheduled polka dances in the area
Joyce Vanek – 785-252-3687
Joe Fuller – 785-625-7031

The Fanchon Ballroom/Northwest KS Singles Club
East Hwy 40
Hays, KS 67601
785-628-8154
785-625-7659

The Home
229 W. 10th
Hays, KS 67601
785-623-4664

The Wild Rose
109 W. 7th
Hays, KS 67601
785-628-3911

Gallery Walks

The Hays Arts Council organizes four to five gallery walks each year that showcase opening receptions at art galleries and studios as well as several retail businesses that feature arts and crafts. The Winter Gallery Walk is usually held on the third Friday of February and the Spring Gallery Walk is held the last Friday of April. Several opening receptions are typically held the 2nd Friday in June with the annual Fall Gallery Walk held the last Friday of August. The Spring and Fall Gallery Walks typically have over a dozen locations open to the public from 7-9 pm. 
 

Local Performers and Historians

Dorothy Bemis 3011 Thunderbird Court Hays, KS 67601 785-650-0818 TOPICS Stories of World War II from the home front History of the American Flag

Leo Dorzweiler 2260 Catharine Road Hays, KS 67601 785-625-5394 TOPICS Immigration of Germans from Russia Volga Germans of Ellis County

Pete Felten – Stone Gallery 107 ½ W 6th Hays, KS 67601 785-625-7619 TOPICS Sculptures of western Kansas The art of sculpting

Gene Fleharty 2728 Thunderbird Lane Hays, KS 67601 785-625-2990 TOPICS Wild animals & settlers of the Great Plains History of waterfowl decoys-carving demonstration

Fort Hays State University Speakers Bureau/University Relations 600 Park Street Sheridan Hall 204 Hays, KS 67601 785-628-4206 www.fhsu.edu/speaker TOPICS Various speakers for all occasions Motivational topics

Barbara Huber 505 W 30th Hays, KS 67601 785-625-2023 TOPICS Creating works of art from feathers

Robert Layher 206 E 20th Hays, KS 67601 785-625-3197 TOPICS Flying Tigers 2nd Squadron

Terry Mannell 218 Northridge Hays, KS 67601 785-628-6848 TOPICS Where history walked the streets Horticulture in Ellis County

Carla Morrical-Frederking K-State Extension office 601 Main Hays, KS 67601 785-628-9430 TOPICS Educational Programs related to Family and Consumer Sciences

Leona Pfeifer 2700 Elm Hays, KS 67601 785-625-6162 TOPICS History of the Volga Germans History of the Germans from Russia Volga German Folklore Volga German Dialect Volga German Folk Medicine Those who were left behind

Howard Reynolds 307 W 2nd Hays, KS 67601 785-625-3018 TOPICS Prairie wildflowers

Marion Schmidt Blue Sky Miniature Horse Farm 1710 Canterbury Hays, KS 67601 785-625-6725 www.blueskyhorses.com TOPICS Miniature horse Presentation on Origin, Diet, Imprinting, Grooming Vetcare, and Training

Francis Schippers Box 95 Victoria, KS 67671 785-735-2230 TOPICS "Cathedral of the Plains" Orphan Train Volga German Heritage

Leon Staab 115 W 10th Hays, KS 67601 785-625-7544 TOPICS The story of the Unsere Luete German dialects of Ellis County

Mary Ann Thompson Hays Public Library 1205 Main 785-625-9014 Hays, KS 67601 TOPICS Historical Downtown Hays

Neil Unrein - Unrein Monuments 1105 Cedar Victoria, KS 67671 785-735-2789 TOPICS Stone posts of Ellis County/splitting & carving stone Santa Clause-Traditional German "Belznickel"

Ralph Walters Grand Directeur of Kansas Merci Box Car 100 Ash St Hays, KS 67601 785-625-3952 TOPICS Kansas Merci Box Car Gratitude Train

Larry Werth 240th Ave Hays, KS 67601 785-625-5208 TOPICS Volga German life growing up on the farm

Ray Youmans/Laurence Dryden Frank Bradley 2702 Oak Hays, KS 67601 785-625-5704 TOPICS WWII Military Air Base at Walker Kansas

Theaters

12th Street Auditorium Hays Unified School District 323 West 12th Hays, KS 67601 785-623-2400 Seating capacity for 912. This facility is used for numerous events through out the year including the Hays Arts Council "Famous Figures" Competition, Hays High Musicals and the Hays Academy of Hair Design style shows.

Encore Fort Hays State University Memorial Union 600 Park Hays, KS 67601 785-628-5801 www.fhsu.edu/perf_arts The Fort Hays State University Encore Series is one of the premier entertainment options available in Western Kansas. The Encore Series consists of eight programs annually and features national and international professional touring artists. The series makes it possible for citizens of western Kansas to experience high caliber performances without traveling several hours to a large city and without paying big city prices.  All Encore events are held in Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center, the crown jewel of FHSU arts and entertainment.

Felten-Start Theatre Fort Hays State University Malloy Hall 600 Park Hays, KS 67601 785-628-5365 785-628-4225 http://www.fhsu.edu/communication/theatreinfo.shtml Felten-Start Theatre is located in Malloy Hall. This performing arts facility is home to the FHSU Players Theatre Productions and musicals. FHSU students, faculty and staff and local community members have the opportunity to participate in numerous theatre productions and musicals throughout the year.  The Department of Communication Studies campus theatre organization puts on four shows per year which are typically held in October, November, March and May. In addition, several one act plays are performed by students during the spring semester.

Heartland Community Theater Cheryl Glassman TMP Marian High School 1701 Hall 785-625-6577 785-628-3056 glassmanc@tmp-m.org http://www.heartlandcommunitytheatre.org/ The Heartland Community Theater is a group of local volunteer performers, who enjoy sharing their talents through music, acting and behind the scenes work to create several family oriented shows each year.  A Christmas show is held the middle of December and a summer show is typically held in June.  See the calendar of events for more information.