By Malachi Thornton College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Jack Hanna will bring his “Into the Wild Live!” presented by Nationwide to the University of Central Arkansas' Reynolds Performance Hall on Friday, Oct. 27. The performance is set for 7:30 p.m. "This will be a fun night for patrons of all ages to experience ‘Jungle Jack,’ a legendary zoologist who will bring … [Read more...]
UCA JAZZ ENSEMBLES SET OCT. 15 CONCERT
By John Anderson and Malachi Thornton College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Jazz Ensembles will be in concert Oct. 15 at the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. The Dixieland Band, Jazz Ensemble I and Jazz Ensemble II will perform in the 7:30 p.m. concert, which is free and open to the public. “Our jazz ensembles serve the purpose … [Read more...]
HILLIARD SPEECH SHOWCASE RESCHEDULED FOR SPRING 2018
Because of scheduling conflicts, the annual Hilliard Speech Showcase originally set for Oct. 5 has been rescheduled to spring 2018. The event, created to honor the memory of Olive Hilliard, who served as a professor at UCA from 2003 until her death in 2010, is sponsored by the UCA School of Communication. It showcases outstanding students from Principles of Communication classes. The Olive … [Read more...]
C.D. WRIGHT WOMEN WRITERS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL EVENT AT UCA
Conference will take place Nov. 3-4 with headliners Tayari Jones and Cara Brookins CONWAY — The C. D. Wright Women Writers Conference will host its inaugural event Nov. 3-4 at the University of Central Arkansas. The conference is open to all, though it will cater to women and women-identifying writers from all genres and all experience levels, from journalism to mass-market books to literary … [Read more...]
ARTSFEST 2017 TO INCLUDE UCA EVENTS
The University of Central Arkansas continues to be a part of ArtsFest, Conway’s yearly celebration of music, visual art, theatre, dance, creative writing and film, which will take place for one fun-filled day, Saturday, Oct. 7. This is the 11th year that Conway Alliance for the Arts (CAFTA) has organized the family-friendly ArtsFest. The 2017 theme is “A Splash Of Color.” All events are free … [Read more...]
OSCAR-NOMINATED FILMMAKER WERNER HERZOG TO VISIT UCA AS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
By Brody Arnold College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Werner Herzog, a prominent figure in the film industry, will visit the University of Central Arkansas as artist in residence Thursday, Oct. 5. It will be Herzog’s first trip to Arkansas. “He is a world-class filmmaker, a renowned figure in the arts,” said Stephen Stanley, assistant professor of Film and the … [Read more...]
CREATIVE WRITER ALEXANDER WEINSTEIN TO BE IN RESIDENCE OCT. 5-6
By Jennifer Buckley College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Award-winning creative writer Alexander Weinstein will visit the University of Central Arkansas as artist in residence Oct. 5-6. Weinstein is the director of The Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing and an associate professor of Creative Writing at Siena Heights University. His fictional creations … [Read more...]
GRAMMY-WINNING GUITARIST/COMPOSER ANDREW YORK TO HOST CLASSES AT UCA DOWNTOWN
The University of Central Arkansas Guitar Studio and Palmer Music Company will host a guitar master class and guitar composition workshop given by Grammy Award-winning guitarist/composer Andrew York on Friday, Sept. 22. York will give a classical guitar master class at UCA Downtown, 1105 West Oak St., from 2:30-4:30 p.m. The class will feature UCA guitar students performing compositions written … [Read more...]
PREVIEW PERFORMANCE AT UCA SET FOR ‘LR NINE’ OPERA
A preview scene from the University of Central Arkansas College of Fine Arts and Communication-commissioned opera, The Little Rock Nine, is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m. The scene, to be performed by graduates of the UCA Department of Music at Reynolds Performance Hall, will kick off “An Evening with Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Tania León: Turning History into Art.” Gates is the … [Read more...]
HENRY LOUIS GATES JR., TANIA LEÓN TO LECTURE ON TURNING LR CENTRAL HISTORY INTO ART
“An Evening with Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Tania León: Turning History into Art,” will feature lectures by two of the principals of the University of Central Arkansas College of Fine Arts and Communication-commissioned opera, The Little Rock Nine, on Monday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m. The evening, which will mark the 60th anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, will … [Read more...]
