LINDSBORG -- It's almost time for Handel's Messiah.
To watch the livestream of the Bethany Oratorio Society performance of Handel's Messiah at 3 p.m. on Sunday, click here.
To read about the soloists, click here.
Messiah Festival schedule of events
Through April 4: Lindsborg Collects… Lindsborg Art in Downtown Lindsborg
The Lindsborg Collects Exhibition showcases the privately owned art collections of local residents with a focus on artists who have a Lindsborg or Bethany College connection. The show will be open at 105 N. Main Street in downtown Lindsborg from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Through May 23: 123rd Annual Midwest Art Exhibition at Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery
The 123rd annual Midwest Art Exhibition will feature works by Bethany College graduates Richard and Tom Klocke of Lawrence; mixed media woodcuts by Salina native Jim Sherraden of White Creeks, Tennessee; art by members of the Sandzén Gallery’s Show Committee (Cary Brinegar, Wayne Conyers, Maleta Forsberg, Michael Jilg, Elizabeth Liljegren, Ron Michael, Karla Prickett, and Rose Marie Wallen); and selections from the Dave Woolard Collection of Hays.
The gallery will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Sundays from 1-5 p.m.
Through April 4: Juried Student Art Exhibition at Mingenback Art Center
The Department of Art and Digital Media at Bethany College will host a corridor exhibition at Mingenback Art Center of artwork created by local women art instructors alongside the traditional juried exhibition of artwork created by Bethany College students, judged by visual artist Ruth Moritz.
Easter Sunday, April 4 at 3 p.m.: Handel’s Messiah at Presser Hall Auditorium
The Bethany Oratorio Society is planning a full performance of Handel’s Messiah on Easter Sunday with the full Oratorio Society Chorus and Orchestra. To facilitate social distancing, the chorus and orchestra, who will all be wearing special singing masks, will be spread throughout the Presser Hall Auditorium. This event will be livestreamed, and if the COVID-19 situation allows, a limited number of tickets for balcony seating will be available at the door on the day of the event. Watch MessiahFestival.org for details.