By Shelby K. Grimes College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office New York Times bestselling author Marya Hornbacher will visit the University of Central Arkansas as an artist-in-residence Tuesday, Feb. 18 and Wednesday, Feb. 19. Hornbacher is an award-winning essayist, journalist, novelist and poet. Five of her books have been named New York Times bestsellers. She is best known for … [Read more...]
UCA AND ARKANSAS SHAKESPEARE THEATRE HOST ACTOR/WRITER JESS PRICHARD
By Shelby K. Grimes College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre (AST), in conjunction with the University of Central Arkansas, will host actor and writer Jess Prichard as an artist-in-residence from Thursday, Jan. 30, to Sunday, Feb. 9, on the UCA campus. Prichard is an American actor and educator who has worked with regional theatres throughout the United … [Read more...]
UCA TO HOST PUBLIC LECTURE ON THE HISTORY OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE
The University of Central Arkansas Department of History will host a public lecture by award-winning historian and author Lisa Tetrault on Thursday, Feb. 6, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., in the UCA College of Business Auditorium. An associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University and a leading scholar of the U.S. suffrage movement, Tetrault will discuss “When Women Won the Right to Vote: A History … [Read more...]
UCA TO WELCOME ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE VIOLINIST MIN YEN CHIEN
By Shelby K. Grimes College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The University of Central Arkansas will host violinist Min Yen Chien as an artist-in-residence Wednesday, Feb. 12 through Saturday, Feb. 15. Since 1986, Min Yen has been a professor of violin and chamber music at the Taipei National University of the Arts in Taiwan and has trained many talented students to pursue careers in … [Read more...]
‘AN AMERICAN IN PARIS’ COMING TO REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL
The University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall will welcome the Tony Award-winning love story “An American in Paris” on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. Inspired by the Academy Award-winning film starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron, “An American in Paris” is an all-new musical by Big League Productions. The stage performance tells a timeless love story through iconic music and … [Read more...]
UCA BAUM GALLERY TO HOST CERAMIC EXHIBITION
The University of Central Arkansas’s Baum Gallery will host an exhibition titled “Fired Up in the Natural State: Contemporary Ceramics” Thursday, Jan. 23 to Friday, Feb. 14, with an opening reception Jan. 23, from 4-7 p.m. The exhibition is co-curated by Brian Young, director of the Baum Gallery, and Liz Smith, associate professor and associate chair of the art department at UCA. The … [Read more...]
GATLIN BROTHERS TO BRING ‘COUNTRY & CHRISTMAS’ TO REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL
By Kira Jinkins College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The University of Central Arkansas will welcome Larry, Steve and Rudy of The Gatlin Brothers to Reynolds Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. The Gatlin Brothers’ “Country & Christmas” will showcase some of their most popular hits and holiday favorites, along with stories of their career and songwriting … [Read more...]
BOSTON BRASS TO PERFORM HOLIDAY FAVORITES AT REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL
The University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall will welcome Boston Brass and Brass All-Stars Big Band with “Christmas Bells are Swingin’” on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. For 31 years, Boston Brass has aimed to establish a one-of-a-kind musical experience. Performing everything from exciting classical arrangements to burning jazz standards, Boston Brass treats audiences to a … [Read more...]
HARRY THOMASON TO DISCUSS NEW MEMOIR AT UCA
The University of Central Arkansas will welcome film and television writer, director and producer Harry Thomason to campus Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. for a talk and book signing on his new memoir, “Brother Dog.” The event will be held in the Snow Fine Arts Center’s Bridges/Larson Theatre. Thomason, a native of Hampton, is best known for his work as executive producer for the television shows … [Read more...]
UCA THEATRE TO PRESENT ‘UNITED DIFFERENCES’
The University of Central Arkansas Department of Film, Theatre and Creative Writing will present "United Differences," an expressive, experimental work at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, and Friday, Nov. 15, and at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, in the Snow Fine Arts Center’s Black Box Theatre. Admission is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. The show is a devised piece by a student … [Read more...]
