PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION CONTACT: Gayle Seymour at (501) 450-3295; gayles@uca.edu. February 2, 2012 By Rachel McAdams College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — CORE Performance Company, a professional dance company led by Sue Schroeder, will premiere its “Moving Toward Health” project, a … [Read more...]
Symphonic Band to kick off spring season Feb. 15
By Gavin Douglas Glenn College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Symphonic Band will begin the spring season with a concert at the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The concert, free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Director Brantley Douglas said he looks forward to sharing the … [Read more...]
Rev. Jesse Jackson to Speak Feb. 23
The Rev. Jesse Jackson will continue the Log Cabin Democrat Lecture Series at the University of Central Arkansas on Thursday, Feb. 23. Jackson, president and founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, one of America's foremost political figures, will speak at the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m. on the University of Central Arkansas campus. "Jesse Jackson is one of those people … [Read more...]
ArkaText literary festival set for Feb. 20-24
By Paige Turner College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Department of Writing will host the annual literary festival ArkaText Feb. 20-24. All events of the festival, which celebrates Arkansas’s literary voice as well as student writers from UCA, are free and open to the public. The purpose of the festival is to celebrate all the … [Read more...]
Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre sets youth auditions for Feb. 18
CONWAY — Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre will hold youth auditions for its 2012 summer season on Saturday, Feb. 18, in the Snow Fine Arts Center on the University of Central Arkansas campus. Youth of all ages are encouraged to participate in the auditions, which will run from 2-5 p.m. in the Bridges/Larson Theatre. “No preparation is necessary, but students may be asked to sing and … [Read more...]
Dixieland Band, jazz ensembles to perform in Snow Fine Arts Center
By Paige Turner College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The first jazz concert of the year is coming to the University of Central Arkansas on Monday, Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m. The concert at the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall is free and open to the public and will feature three groups. “This concert will be one of the first concerts by any ensemble at UCA this semester,” … [Read more...]
Jesse Jackson to continue UCA lecture series
By Rachel McAdams College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The Rev. Jesse Jackson will continue the Log Cabin Democrat Lecture Series at the University of Central Arkansas on Thursday, Feb. 23. Jackson, president and founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, one of America’s foremost political figures, will speak at the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m. on the … [Read more...]
Arkansas Civil Rights Symposium: Little Rock Central 55 Years Later set for Black History Month
CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas will host a film screening and panel discussion on the role of the Arkansas Gazette in the Central High Crisis as part of its Arkansas Civil Rights Symposium: Little Rock Central 55 Years Later, on Thursday, Feb. 23. The 30-minute documentary film, The Crisis Mr. Faubus Made: The Role of the Arkansas Gazette in the Central High Crisis, will be … [Read more...]
Susan Eisenhower to visit UCA to discuss grandfather’s intervention in 1957
CONWAY — Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of President Dwight Eisenhower, will discuss his intervention in the 1957 Little Rock Central Crisis in a lecture at the University of Central Arkansas on Thursday, Feb. 23. Eisenhower’s 11 a.m. lecture in the College of Business Auditorium, part of UCA’s Arkansas Civil Rights Symposium: Little Rock Central 55 Years Later, is free and open to the … [Read more...]
Susan Eisenhower to Visit UCA to Discuss Grandfather’s Intervention in 1957 Crisis
Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of President Dwight Eisenhower, will discuss his intervention in the 1957 Little Rock Central Crisis in a lecture at the University of Central Arkansas on Thursday, Feb. 23. Eisenhower's 11 a.m. lecture in the College of Business Auditorium, part of UCA's Arkansas Civil Rights Symposium: Little Rock Central 55 Years Later, is free and open to the … [Read more...]
