By Waid Rainey and Hanna Lowery College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, a CNN panelist, Morehouse College professor, author and cultural critic, will give a lecture at the University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall on Monday, Feb. 13. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. lecture are $15 for the general public, $5 for UCA faculty and staff, and … [Read more...]
SYMPHONIC BAND PERFORMANCE SET FOR FEB. 8
By Audrey Forbes College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Symphonic Band will hold its first concert of 2017 on Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall. The concert, the only performance of the academic school year that features just the Symphonic Band, is free and open to the public. In addition to the regular … [Read more...]
HARRINGTON STRING QUARTET TO BE IN RESIDENCE THIS WEEK
By Brody Arnold College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The Harrington String Quartet will visit the University of Central Arkansas this week as artists in residence. Residency activities will be highlighted by a public concert Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. All residency events are free and open to the public. “The … [Read more...]
BAUM GALLERY TO HOST 3 EXHIBITIONS THROUGH FEB. 22
By Audrey Forbes College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas’s Baum Gallery will host three exhibitions through Feb. 22. The shows are Tripletta: A Show of Miniature Works by 46 Artists; the photography of Magdalena Solé and the sculptural works of UCA art professor Holly Laws. Solé will hold a public lecture Feb. 7 at 1:40 p.m. in … [Read more...]
‘DANNY ELFMAN’S MUSIC FROM THE FILMS OF TIM BURTON’ TO MAKE ARKANSAS PREMIERE AT UCA FEB. 11
By Waid Rainey College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY – “Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton” is scheduled for Reynolds Performance Hall on the University of Central Arkansas campus on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. "This is the first time that this show has ever been presented in Arkansas,” said director of Reynolds Amanda Horton. “We are thrilled to be … [Read more...]
UCA PROFESSOR DEFENDS ENDANGERED ARKANSAS SALAMANDER ON KUAR
Mark Spitzer, associate professor of creative writing at the University of Central Arkansas, will be a guest on KUAR's Arts & Letters at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20. The 29-minute episode, “What the Hellbender Salamander!,” to be aired on the NPR affiliate at 89.1 FM, highlights Spitzer’s newest literary eco-effort, Glurk! A Hellbender Odyssey, about North America’s largest amphibian: the … [Read more...]
ARKANSAS SHAKESPEARE THEATRE’S BARD BALL SET FOR JAN. 21
Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre will host its annual fundraiser, Bard Ball, onstage and backstage in Reynolds Performance Hall on the University of Central Arkansas campus Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m. AST favorite Dan Matisa will serve as emcee for the night's festivities, and several AST company members will share stories about how the organization has shaped their lives and careers. Jacob Keith Watson, … [Read more...]
UCA FESTIVAL OF ONE-ACT PLAYS & SCENES SET FOR NOV. 28- DEC.1
By Hanna Lowery College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas theatre program will present The Festival of One-Act Plays & Scenes Nov. 28-Dec. 1. Performances, free and open to the public, are set for the Bridges/Larson Theatre of Snow Fine Arts Center on the UCA campus. Performances will start at 7:30 p.m. each night. UCA theatre … [Read more...]
JAZZ ENSEMBLES SET NOV. 21 PERFORMANCE
By Amanda Nettles College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office. CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Jazz Ensembles will perform at 5:45 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 21, in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. Dr. Jackie Lamar, professor of saxophone and director of the UCA Dixieland Band, said that ensemble’s program would include “When … [Read more...]
UCA STUDENTS TO ADDRESS FIRST AMENDMENT IN NOV. 21 PUBLIC DEBATE
By Audrey Forbes College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — University of Central Arkansas Argumentation and Advocacy students will debate freedom of speech and freedom of religion at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, in the College of Business 107. The event is free and open to the public. The debate will feature students from the classes of Dr. Monika Alston-Miller and Dr. John … [Read more...]
