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Mini Hereford Junior Nationals Debut in Hutchinson

Thursday, January 09, 2020

Hutchinson, KS - Visit Hutch is excited to announce that the Miniature Hereford Association will bring their Junior National Show to Hutchinson for the first time June 23 – 28, 2020. This five day show, that will take place at the Kansas State Fairgrounds, will attract approximately 150-200 attendees and 300 head of cattle. “Visit Hutch is thrilled to add another national junior livestock event to the host of events that are held at the Kansas State Fairgrounds each year. We always loenjoyve welcoming these youth competitors and are excited to host the Mini Herefords for this first time in June,&rdquo...

Guess Who's Coming To Dinner at Stage 9

Monday, July 01, 2019

Hutchinson, Kan. - Todd Kreidler’s expert theatrical rendering of the classic film Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner gives Stage 9’s its second regional premiere of the season. Matt and Christina Drayton’s comfortable white, middle-class life turns upside down during volatile social change of the 1960s, when their daughter, Joanna, returns home with her fiancée John Prentice. Dr. Prentice is a world-famous doctor, who also happens to be black. Suddenly, the Draytons find a challenge to their longtime progressive values. Not only do Matt and Christina find themselves facing difficult personal questions about their family, so do the surprise guests wh...

6th Annual Smallville Con Returns This Weekend

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Smallville Con returns for its 6th Annual Pop Culture and Comic Book Celebration! June 22-23, 2019! Hosted on the grounds of the historical Kansas State Fair, 2000 N. Poplar, Hutchinson, KS 67502, the event will once again require three full buildings and use of adjacent areas. COMICS - SCIENCE FICTION - ANIME - FANTASY - STEAMPUNK - HORROR - GAMING - MOVIES -TELEVISION Smallville Con once again partners with Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers to bring to town Brandon Routh (Superman Returns, Legends of Tomorrow, Call of Duty: Ghosts). Other celebrity guests posing for photographs and signing autographs includ...

Hotel/Convention Center Study Released by Visit Hutch

Friday, May 31, 2019

HUTCHINSON, KS – Visit Hutch, in partnership with the City of Hutchinson, released today the Hotel/Convention Center Market Study in an 84-page report. In February 2019, the City engaged with Hospitality Real Estate Counselors (HREC) to produce the $15,000 study with the objective to determine the market support for a proposed Hotel/Convention Center in Hutchinson. The declining number of conventions at the Atrium Hotel and Convention Center, is what led the City to look into a potential new project. “The convention market has always been an important component of our tourism cluster, having a large economic impact on our overall economy...

KCAC Inks Two-Year Contract for Volleyball Tournaments To Remain In Hutchinson

Monday, May 13, 2019

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Since 2017, the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference has hosted their annual Fall Fling Volleyball Tournament and Volleyball Championship at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. Both events will be hosted in 2019, and last week KCAC Commissioner, Scott Crawford, signed contracts for the 2020 and 2021 events. The Fall Fling will take place in August of each year, with the tournament expanding from two days to three days in 2019. Additionally, 13 teams outside of the KCAC member colleges will arrive in Hutchinson for the tournament, increasing the field to 26 teams. In November, the KCAC Volleyball Championship will continue to b...

Hutchinson To Continue Hosting the NJCAA DI Volleyball Championship

Monday, April 08, 2019

HUTCHINSON, KS - The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Board of Directors voted last week at the Annual Meeting in Richmond, VA, for Hutchinson to continuing hosting the NJCAA DI Volleyball Championship in November 2021 and 2023. Visit Hutch has hosted the NJCAA DI Volleyball Championship for the past two years and under their current contract will continue to be the host in 2019. “While we would have liked to been awarded all three years that we proposed, we understand the NJCAA’s philosophy on rotating Championship host communities and are still thrilled we get to continue to welcome the D...

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder at Stage 9

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder The best of British musical comedy is on display in this regional premiere which won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Musical. Monty Navarro’s nursemaid knows a terrible secret: Monty’s mother was disinherited by the Dysquith family. With disdain in his heart and greed in his eyes, Monty befriends the family before setting out to eliminate the eight pesky relatives between him and his inheritance while keeping his mistress (she’s after more than just love) and fiancée (she’s his cousin but who’s keeping track?) expertly at bay. This misadventured, murderous journey to the to...

CBS Sports Network To Air 2019 NJCAA DI Basketball Championship

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Charlotte, NC - CBS Sports Network and the NJCAA have announced a yearlong agreement that will feature the NJCAA Division I Men's and Women's Basketball National Championship games and the NJCAA Football National Championship game in 2019. The agreement makes CBS Sports Network the national television partner of the association. CBS Sports Network will air the basketball national championship games on March 23, 2019 with the Division I Women's Basketball Championship game at 12:00 p.m. ET and the Division I Men's Basketball Championship game at 2:00 p.m. ET. The Football National Championship is slated for December 5, 2019 on CBS Sports Networ...

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