November's First Friday!

We are excited to welcome musician Don Wagner, artist Gene Hulstine, author and broadcaster Joel Goldberg, along with Canyon Cocktails.

Don Wagner has lived in Ottawa and Saline Counties his entire life, working 41 years in education along with farming and ranching. Since 1980, he's performed music professionally and authored three prairie poetry books plus one on education. He and his artist wife reside in rural Kansas, enjoying the peace, solitude, and beauty of rural living.

Gene Hulstine, an Ashland, KS native, is an artist and retired educator. He spent three years teaching art and 33 years as a high school counselor in Salina. His ink and pencil pieces include abstracts and Western landscapes. Inspired by his sons' creativity, retirement after 42 years led him back to doodling, which he finds both meditative and therapeutic. Now, he enjoys making art while his grandchildren draw nearby.

Joel Goldberg has aced the art of winning trust. His Game Changer Speaking Series gives audiences a front row seat to the strategies that empowered his own evolution from a kid sharing game highlights to a renowned sports broadcaster with nearly thirty years of award-winning experience. Since joining the Kansas City Royals in 2008, Joel has studied the skills that turn players into leaders and teams into champions. Now, using behind-the-scenes stories from the biggest names in sports, Joel reveals the exact playbook to winning trust and building culture that will put your organization in a league of its own. He will be here to sign both his books, Small Ball Big Dreams and Small Ball Big Results.

Canyon Cocktails will join us again, pouring delicious drinks.