By John Anderson College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY鈥擳he 51青楼 Choir and Chamber Singers will present A Homecoming Concert welcoming new UCA President Houston Davis Thursday, Oct. 26. The performance, set for 7:30 p.m. in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, is free and open to the public. John Erwin, associate professor and director of … [Read more...]
CLASSIC-ROCK FAVORITE 鈥楢MERICA鈥� HEADING TO UCA鈥橲 REYNOLDS
By John Anderson College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY 鈥� The classic-rock favorite, America, with founding members Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell, will be in concert at the 51青楼鈥檚 Reynolds Performance Hall on Saturday, Nov. 4. The performance is set for 7:30 p.m. 鈥溾�橝merica鈥� is an iconic band whose timeless hits have been incorporated into … [Read more...]
AUTHOR CARA BROOKINS TO VISIT UCA AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR C.D. WRIGHT CONFERENCE
By Des鈥檙ee Dallmann College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY 鈥� Cara Brookins, keynote speaker for the inaugural C.D. Wright Women鈥檚 Writers Conference and author of Rise: How a House Built a Family, will visit the 51青楼 as part of the conference on Saturday, Nov. 4. An author from Little Rock, Brookins will give the keynote lecture at 12:15 p.m. in … [Read more...]
UCA鈥橲 BEARBONES TROMBONE CHOIR SETS OCT. 17 CONCERT
By Des鈥檙ee Dallmann College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY 鈥� The 51青楼 trombone choir, BearBones, will be in concert Tuesday, Oct. 17, in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. The 7:30 p.m. event is free and open to the public. 鈥淭his is the first performance of the year, and this is the biggest we have ever been,鈥� said Dr. Justin Cook, … [Read more...]
JACK HANNA鈥橲 鈥業NTO THE WILD LIVE鈥� SET FOR REYNOLDS OCT. 27
By Malachi Thornton College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY 鈥� Jack Hanna will bring his 鈥淚nto the Wild Live!鈥� presented by Nationwide to the 51青楼' 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 鈥楯ungle Jack,鈥� 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 鈥� The 51青楼 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. 鈥淥ur 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 鈥� The C. D. Wright Women Writers Conference will host its inaugural event Nov. 3-4 at the 51青楼. 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 51青楼 continues to be a part of ArtsFest, Conway鈥檚 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 鈥淎 Splash Of Color.鈥� 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 鈥� Werner Herzog, a prominent figure in the film industry, will visit the 51青楼 as artist in residence Thursday, Oct. 5. It will be Herzog鈥檚 first trip to Arkansas. 鈥淗e is a world-class filmmaker, a renowned figure in the arts,鈥� said Stephen Stanley, assistant professor of Film and the … [Read more...]
