By Jennifer Buckley College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Award-winning writer Maggie Smith will visit the University of Central Arkansas as artist-in-residence Feb. 13-14. The residency will include a free public reading followed by a Q&A and book signing in the College of Business auditorium 107 at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13. Smith has received fellowships from the … [Read more...]
UCA THEATRE STUDENTS EARN STAGE COMBAT CERTIFICATION
Fourteen people associated with the University of Central Arkansas Theatre Program recently earned skills proficiency certifications in unarmed combat through the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD). Participants came to campus over the winter break to complete more than 30 hours of training in unarmed stage combat techniques taught by certified stage combat instructors David Sterritt … [Read more...]
RENOWNED TROMBONIST JOSEPH ALESSI VISITS UCA
Stop to include rehearsal for Carnegie Hall performance CONWAY--Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic and professor of trombone at the Juilliard School of Music, will hold a performance, master classes and a rehearsal for a Carnegie Hall performance at the University of Central Arkansas during a visit Jan. 28-30. At 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 in Ida Waldran, Alessi will hold … [Read more...]
GHENGIS BARBIE TO VISIT UCA AS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
By Jennifer Buckley College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The horn quartet Ghengis Barbie will be in concert Jan. 29 as part of its residency on the University of Central Arkansas campus. The concert, free and open to the public, is set for 7:30 p.m. in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Made up solely of women, this ensemble is self-described as the leading … [Read more...]
UCA TO HOST PRINTMAKING EXHIBITION
Baum Gallery presents first show of spring Baum Gallery on the University of Central Arkansas campus will host its first exhibition of the spring, “Pathways: An Exhibition of Large Format & Experimental Printmaking” from Jan. 25-Feb. 16, 2018. The featured artist-in-residence is David C. Williams who will be giving a printmaking demonstration on Wednesday, Feb. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 … [Read more...]
B.J. THOMAS TO OPEN SPRING SEASON AT REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL ON JAN. 18
By Des’ree Dallmann College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — B.J. Thomas, the iconic pop and country singer, will celebrate nearly 50 years of music in a concert at the University of Central Arkansas’ Reynolds Performance Hall on Jan. 18. The performance is set for 7:30 p.m.“This performance will include all of his mega-hits that made him a star in the pop, gospel, and … [Read more...]
‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL’ TO BENEFIT REYNOLDS’ MAIN STAGE EDUCATION SERIES
By Des’ree Dallmann College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — A touring production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol will visit the University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall on Dec. 19 to benefit the Main Stage Education Series for school children. Patrons will get into the Christmas spirit with the beloved story of Ebenezer Scrooge and the … [Read more...]
UCA CONCERT CHOIR TO CELEBRATE HOLIDAYS WITH PERFORMANCES OF HANDEL’S MESSIAH DEC. 7
By John Anderson College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — After a break of several years, the University of Central Arkansas Concert Choir will perform the first act of Handel’s “Messiah” at the Snow Fine Arts Center on Thursday, Dec. 7. The 7:30 p.m. performance, which will feature soloists, chorus and orchestra, is free and open to the public. George Frideric Handel … [Read more...]
UCA WIND ENSEMBLE, SYMPHONIC BAND TO BE IN CONCERT NOV. 28
By Brody Arnold College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band will be in concert at Reynolds Performance Hall on Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Ricky Brooks, director of bands, will perform four pieces: “Ecstatic Fanfare” by Bryant, … [Read more...]
STUDENTS COMPETE IN ACTAA STUDENT CONGRESS
Eight students represented the University of Central Arkansas at the 49th ACTAA Student Congress on Human Relations, sponsored by the Arkansas Communication and Theater Arts Association. The delegation competed against teams from Hendrix College, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, and the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The UCA delegation consisted of seniors Alexander Denker, … [Read more...]
