The seventh annual Symphony in the Flint Hills will take place on June 9 in Lyon County, announced Emporia Main Street director Casey Woods at a press conference Thursday at the Granada Theatre.
The next symphony, featuring the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra, will be held on the Leets Pasture west of Bushong, about two miles south of Highway 56 between Council Grove and the Admire exit on the turnpike.
A group known as "Emporia Celebrates the Flint Hills," with Woods as marketing chair, announced a series of events during the week of the symphony to showcase Emporia and Lyon County.
"Emporia is the natural entry point for persons seeking to attend this wonderful event," Woods said. "Our ability to showcase the grandeur of the Flint Hills for tourists experiencing the symphony will have an estimated $450,000 impact on the local economy and solidify Emporia's status as Front Porch to the Flint Hills."
The major presenting sponsor of the event will be Capitol Federal, and Kent Townsend, CFO of the bank along with Emporia branch manager Delores Heins presented a check for $50,000 to support the symphony.
"It is really important for people to understand the absolute importance of patronage to the arts," said Emily Hunter, executive director of Symphony in the Flint Hills. "It is a huge honor to be recognized by Capitol Federal as being worthy of their support.
This is the bank's second year of support for the symphony, and it has pledged a third year as well.
For more information visit www.symphonyintheflinthills.org
Steve_Corbin (anonymous) says...
GREAT NEWS on a dreary day.
Getting a hotel / motel room the 1st week of June around here will be hard. And that's good news.
November 17, 2011 at 2:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
owenrhys (anonymous) says...
Thanks, Cap Fed!
November 17, 2011 at 3:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
methusla (anonymous) says...
This sort of event will do more to promote Emporia and the surrounding area, than any " Entrance Rocks " will ever do, no matter what they cost !
Only problem is the folks traveling the turnpike, can get off at the Admire exit and simply travel West on hwy 56 to the location of the Symphony site !
Was there no site/land closer to Emporia, to really show off Emporia ?
How about it reddog and you other land owners, no community pride in Emporia to cause you to donate a chunk of your land to be used for an event that may just move Emporia " Forward " !!!
Don' t think about the money to be made and think what you may be doing for Emporia/Emporians/Lyon Countians and build a historical " Legacy " for yourselves that will be remembered with more fondnice and reverence !
JMO
November 17, 2011 at 5:10 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
methusla (anonymous) says...
And , yes thanks to Cap-Fed and Kent Townsend for their generous donation !
I knew there was a reason, I chose Cap-Fed to do business with and be a part of !
November 17, 2011 at 5:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
b3bill (anonymous) says...
I hope a lot of the surrounding smaller towns such as Americus, Council Grove, Admire, etc can also benefit some from this. There's plenty of time between now and then for them to advertise and make plans to draw in some tourists.
I think it would be cool if somehow the Flint Hills Nature Trail that goes through Allen, Admire, Bushong, Council Grove for biking/hiking/etc could be promoted. There might be a lot of people utilize it over the week and weekend, and maybe some stop and spend a few bucks in some of the towns it goes through. Lots of other possibilities too that I hope the smaller communities may think of.
November 18, 2011 at noon ( permalink | suggest removal )