NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Fox Theatre's birthday celebration is Friday night in Hutchinson.
"The Fox has been a part of our downtown and our community for 91 years," said Josh Davies with the Fox. "We're going to celebrate that. The actual birthday is on June 8, because the theatre opened June 8, 1931. We're going to celebrate just a few days early. This is a free event. There's going to be live music. There's going to be a beer garden. There's going to be food trucks. The event starts at 6 p.m. and we'll go until about 9 or 9:30 p.m. Bring your chairs and join us. It's going to be a lot of fun. We haven't done anything like this before. It's something new we're going to try and it could possibly be an annual event if we have a good turnout."
The event will be on the street on 1st in front of the Fox with Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials and a special opening performance by the Stone Cutters Union.
"Lil' Ed is a very well known artist in the blues music scene," Davies said. "He's a wonderful guitar player, singer, he'll have a band behind him that is just absolutely stellar. The opening act is Stone Cutters Union. They are out of the Topeka and Kansas City area. They're going to play from about 6 to 7:15 and then there will be a short changeover and we'll get Lil' Ed on the stage to finish out the evening."
You'll also be able to go in and see the Fox Friday, too.
"The theatre's going to be open from 6 to 7:30 when the event starts," Davies said. "If you haven't been to the theatre before, this is your opportunity to come down, go inside, take a look around. It's a spectacular venue and it's on the state and national register of historic places."
For more information on the Fox, go to hutchinsonfox.com.