The seventh annual Symphony in the Flint Hills will take place June 9 in Lyon County, announced Emporia Main Street director Casey Woods at a press conference Thursday at the Granada Theatre.
The next symphony, again 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.
For more information about local coordinating events visit www.facebook.com/EmporiaCelebrates.