The annual Hilliard Speech Showcase is set for the University of Central Arkansas College of Business room 100 Thursday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. The event, free and open to the public, was created to honor the memory of Olive Hilliard, who served as an instructor of Writing and Communication at UCA from 2003 until her death in 2010. The Hilliard Showcase is sponsored by the UCA School of … [Read more...]
DUBLIN IRISH DANCE TO VISIT UCA ON FEB. 17
By John Anderson and Megan Bailey College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY— Irish culture will visit the University of Central Arkansas on Feb. 17 when the Dublin Irish Dance show comes to Reynolds Performance Hall. The performance is set for 7:30 p.m. Dublin Irish Dance is a troupe of world-champion Irish step dancers who perform with an eight-member traditional Irish … [Read more...]
WIND ENSEMBLE/SYMPHONIC BAND CONCERT SET FOR FEB. 7
By Sydney Lackland College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band will be in concert Wednesday, Feb. 7, in Reynolds Performance Hall. The 7:30 p.m. event is free and open to the public. The Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Ricky Brooks, professor of Music and director of Bands, will feature … [Read more...]
LYDIAN STRING QUARTET TO BE IN RESIDENCE AT UCA
By Waid Rainey College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The Lydian String Quartet will visit the University of Central Arkansas as artists-in-residence next week. The residency is highlighted by a free public performance in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7. The Lydian String Quartet has performed in venues across the United States, … [Read more...]
UCA JAZZ ENSEMBLES TO BE IN CONCERT FEB. 13
By Jordan Ballentine College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Jazz Ensembles will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 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 the group would perform traditional … [Read more...]
‘PIXAR IN CONCERT’ SET FOR REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL ON FEB. 3
By John Anderson and Megan Bailey College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall will welcome “Pixar in Concert” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3. “Pixar in Concert” is a multimedia symphony show with music from all 14 Pixar films, including “Cars,” “Toy Story,” “Monsters, Inc.,” “WALL•E,” “Ratatouille,” “A Bug’s … [Read more...]
WRITER MAGGIE SMITH TO VISIT UCA AS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
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...]
