Family folk duo coming to Conway Nov. 2
Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet
The University of Central Arkansas Public Appearances will present Trout Fishing in America on Sunday, Nov. 2, at 4 p.m. at the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts.
Family folk duo Trout Fishing in America is the songwriting collaboration of Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet. For almost 50 years, their vibrant, percussive sound and dynamic stage presence has cultivated a multigenerational fan base at performing arts centers, clubs and music festivals all around the country.
Through hard work, strong musicianship, solid friendship, supportive families and a genuine ability to connect with their audience, Trout’s homegrown success and appeal exploded in the 1990s. This led to regular touring throughout the U.S. and Canada in their infamous red truck, Robert RedFord. They retired the red truck in 1997 after accumulating over half a million miles. Grimwood and Idlet have always been road dogs, driving tens of thousands of miles throughout the United States every year.
It is not unusual for three or four generations of a family to show up at a Trout performance, and this is a point of pride for both Grimwood and Idlet. It may still be impossible to share what kind of music Trout plays, but after attending a show, it’s clear attendees know exactly what they have witnessed: two guys who still love what they do and are excited to share it.
UCA Public Appearances has continued to grow each year and now offers five unique series: Broadway, POPS, Night Out, An Evening With, and the Windgate Collection. Reynolds Performance Hall has also welcomed over 70,000 pre-K-12th grade students from across the state of Arkansas to experience live performing arts through the Main Stage Education Series. This series educates while entertaining and provides arts accessibility to all students.
Tickets range from $23 to $46 for adults and $11.50 for students. Prices for tickets are all in. The cost of the ticket is visible upfront, including fees before taxes. Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased at the Reynolds box office or Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts box office Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., online at uca.edu/publicappearances, or by calling UCA Ticket Central at (501) 450-3265 or toll free at (866) 810-0012. Student and children’s tickets are only available by contacting the box office.