In partnership with Women4Kansas, Barton Community College will welcome Miss Kansas 2024, Alexis Smith, as a special guest speaker at 7 p.m. April 17 in the Fine Arts Auditorium; the event is free and open to the public.
Students taking lessons via Barton’s Community Music School will host a recital at 3 p.m. May. 3 in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel in the Fine Arts Building. The recital is free and open to the public.
The Barton Community College Library will host a launch party for the 2025 edition of Barton’s literary journal “Prairie Ink” 6-7:30 p.m. April 24 in the Cavanaugh Room in the Barton Library.
The Shafer Art Gallery’s annual “Vortex Day” exhibit and juried art show returned this spring, featuring artwork from high school students around the area featuring over 140 pieces from Great Bend, Central Plains, Hoisington, Larned, and Chase high schools.
Barton Community College will partner with the Kansas Army National Guard on April 8 to provide healthcare students with an exciting experience, which will showcase a military Blackhawk helicopter as well as demonstrations from the pilots and crew highlighting air medical operations and emergency response procedures.
The Shafer Gallery will hold an awards reception and opening reception for the popular “Bart Art” exhibition featuring artwork from Barton faculty, staff, and students at 6:30 p.m. April 11.
The drought monitor report as of Tuesday, April 1st continues the deterioration in conditions from last week with a small area of South Central Kansas near the border now in severe drought.
The drought monitor report as of Tuesday, April 1st continues the deterioration in conditions from last week with a small area of South Central Kansas near the border now in severe drought.
Barton Community College invites the community to attend a signing ceremony with Pratt Community College to celebrate their continued partnership at 9 a.m. April 3 in the Plaza De Cavanaugh room (L-116) in the Learning Resource Center.
***CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER*** Barton Community College’s Early Childhood Education Program will host a free family event, “Wheels and Squeals,” from 9 a.m. to noon April 5 to celebrate the national Week of the Young Child.