Barton Community College is transforming classroom learning with cutting-edge training tools, including the APEX Officer virtual reality (VR) system for criminal justice students and an advanced ambulance simulator for EMS training to prepare students for real-world scenarios.
Barton Community College will be closed for Thanksgiving break Nov. 27 through Nov. 29. The college will resume its regular schedule on Dec. 2.
The Barton Performing Arts Department invites the community to enjoy nostalgic, holiday-themed entertainment as well as the induction of the first members of the Fine and Performing Arts Hall of Fame at its annual holiday concert at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 5 in the Fine Arts Auditorium.
At 19 years old, Eston Juno of Otis will be set to enter the workforce when he graduates this spring after just one year in Barton’s Natural Gas Program and is ready to see his efforts pay off.
Students taking lessons via Barton’s Community Music School will host a recital at 4 p.m. Dec. 7 in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel in the Fine Arts Building. The recital is free and open to the public.
One of the most iconic ballet productions in the world will be brought to life this fall as the Barton Dance program and various collaborators present “Nutcracker for the Golden Belt,” with multiple showtimes Nov. 21, 23, and 24 in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Barton campus.
The Central Kansas Community Choir (CKCC) will hold its annual concert featuring Part One of Handel’s “Messiah” with soloists to celebrate the holiday season at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9 at the First United Methodist Church Great Bend at 2123 Forest Ave., in Great Bend.
The Barton Community College Library will team up with the English department and Barton’s literary annual “Prairie Ink” staff to host a writing workshop from 6-7:30 p.m. Nov. 21 in the Barton Library, Room L111.
Barton Community College recognized employees for years of service at an all-campus forum earlier this semester.
Those looking for an interactive art experience will get a chance when the Shafer Gallery unveils its “Sunlight and Brushstrokes” exhibit with a come-and-go workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Gallery, and a reception at 6:30 p.m. that evening, which will feature light refreshments and a gallery talk from artist Jessie Rasche.