Percussion Ensemble to perform Feb. 22

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION February 3, 2012 CONTACT: Dr. Blake Tyson, 501.450.5263; btyson@uca.edu By Gavin D. Glenn College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Percussion Ensemble will perform its first concert of the spring semester on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the Snow … [Read more...]

CORE Performance Company to perform in Baum Gallery

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION CONTACT: Dr. Gayle Seymour at (501) 450-3295; gayles@uca.edu. February 3, 2012 By Rachel McAdams College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Offic CONWAY — CORE Performance Company will perform a specially-commissioned dance for the “Moving Toward Health” project at the University of Central … [Read more...]

CORE Performance Company to partner with Conway schools to address eating disorders

By Rachel McAdams College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — CORE Performance Company will come to Conway to work with local elementary school students and faculty, using dance performances to develop and encourage positive body image during its stay as part of the University of Central Arkansas’s Artists in Residence program Feb. 20-24. Food and Feelings: Listening to … [Read more...]

Eating disorder expert to speak as part of CORE residency

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION CONTACT: Dr. Gayle Seymour at (501) 450-3295; gayles@uca.edu. February 3, 2012 By Rachel McAdams College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Dr. Dina Zeckhausen, writer, psychologist and eating disorder expert, will address the University of Central Arkansas and the Conway … [Read more...]

CORE Performance Company to partner with UCA for Eating Disorders Awareness Week

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION CONTACT: Gayle Seymour at (501) 450-3295; gayles@uca.edu. February 2, 2012   By Rachel McAdams College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — CORE Performance Company, a professional dance company led by Sue Schroeder, will premiere its “Moving Toward Health” project, a … [Read more...]

Symphonic Band to kick off spring season Feb. 15

  By Gavin Douglas Glenn College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Symphonic Band will begin the spring season with a concert at the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The concert, free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Director Brantley Douglas said he looks forward to sharing the … [Read more...]

Rev. Jesse Jackson to Speak Feb. 23

The Rev. Jesse Jackson will continue the Log Cabin Democrat Lecture Series at the University of Central Arkansas on Thursday, Feb. 23. Jackson, president and founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, one of America's foremost political figures, will speak at the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m. on the University of Central Arkansas campus. "Jesse Jackson is one of those people … [Read more...]

ArkaText literary festival set for Feb. 20-24

By Paige Turner College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Department of Writing will host the annual literary festival ArkaText Feb. 20-24. All events of the festival, which celebrates Arkansas’s literary voice as well as student writers from UCA, are free and open to the public. The purpose of the festival is to celebrate all the … [Read more...]

Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre sets youth auditions for Feb. 18

  CONWAY — Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre will hold youth auditions for its 2012 summer season on Saturday, Feb. 18, in the Snow Fine Arts Center on the University of Central Arkansas campus. Youth of all ages are encouraged to participate in the auditions, which will run from 2-5 p.m. in the Bridges/Larson Theatre. “No preparation is necessary, but students may be asked to sing and … [Read more...]

Dixieland Band, jazz ensembles to perform in Snow Fine Arts Center

By Paige Turner College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The first jazz concert of the year is coming to the University of Central Arkansas on Monday, Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m. The concert at the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall is free and open to the public and will feature three groups. “This concert will be one of the first concerts by any ensemble at UCA this semester,” … [Read more...]