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Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre

Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre To Open 13th Season June 7

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CONWAY— Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre announces its 13th season of professional theatre will run June 7-July 7. Performances of Shakespeare’s raucous comedy “The Comedy of Errors,” his complex and intriguing “Macbeth,” the beloved musical “Guys and Dolls,” and a family adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” will be presented in Reynolds Performance Hall on the University […]

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The Conductor Makerspace

Conductor CEO Kim Lane will represent the Conductor and Arkansas in Bahrain

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Conductor CEO to Serve as U.S. Delegate, Speaker at 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Congress CONWAY— Kim Lane, CEO of the Conductor, has been invited to serve as a U.S. Delegate and speaker at the 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Manama, Bahrain from April 14-18. Presented by the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), the Global Entrepreneurship Congress is

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Toad Suck Daze

Toad Suck Daze festival makes $130K in contributions

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Organizers say new attendees will be “blown away” by programming CONWAY, Ark. (April 9, 2019) – In less than one month, the 38th annual Toad Suck Daze festival will kick off in downtown Conway. Today, presenting sponsors Cherokee Nation Entertainment and First Arkansas Bank & Trust announced entertainment, expanded programming, and $130,000 in charitable contributions.

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The Conductor Makerspace

Conductor Receives Small Business Administration’s Regional Innovation Cluster Award

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Conductor to expand reach to rural Arkansas regions, grow Conway team CONWAY, April 5— The Conductor, a public-private partnership between the University of Central Arkansas and Startup Junkie, today announced that it has been awarded the Small Business Administration’s Regional Innovation Cluster contract. The funding will enable the Conductor to bolster its offerings in the

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UCA News

UCA To Host Best-selling Author Michael Eric Dyson For Speakers Forum And Lecture

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CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas will host Dr. Michael Eric Dyson for a speakers forum and keynote address on Monday, April 15, in McCastlain Ballroom on the UCA campus. Dyson’s appearance at UCA will begin at 2:15 p.m. in McCastlain Ballroom with the Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honors Society (AKD) Speakers Forum. The

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UCA News

UCA Downtown Presents Art Exhibit On Human Connection by Kristen Spickard

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By Darian Burks CONWAY — As part of its 100-year celebration, the University of Central Arkansas Division of Outreach and Community Engagement will hold an art reception for “In Common” by Kristen Spickard from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, April 4 at UCA Downtown, located at 1105 West Oak Street in downtown Conway. Spickard is a

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The Conductor Makerspace

Conductor, Local Entrepreneur Head to Capitol Hill for Entrepreneurial Advocacy Training Workshops and more

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CONWAY, April 2–The Conductor, a public-private partnership between the University of Central Arkansas and Startup Junkie, today announced that it will be participating in advocacy training workshops and educational meetings with federal policymakers at the Kauffman Foundation’s Entrepreneurship Advocacy Trip in Washington, D.C. The trip, which is sponsored and facilitated by the Kauffman Foundation, creates

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UCA News

UCA To Welcome Bonnie Jo Campbell As Artist-in-residence

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By Andrew Tucker, College of Fine Arts and Communication Office CONWAY — American novelist and short story writer Bonnie Jo Campbell will be an artist-in-residence at the University of Central Arkansas in April and will participate in a trio of events April 9 and 10 in Win Thompson Hall and the College of Business Auditorium.

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Patrick Lewis volunteers to direct Heroes for Hope Race and Toad Suck Race to raise funding for kids

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CONWAY, Ark. March. 14, 2018 – The Children’s Advocacy Alliance (CAA) plans for the biggest KidsFest to date and Heroes for Hope Race supporting abused and neglected children of Central Arkansas. CAA board member and Regions Vice President Commercial Banking Relationship Manager Patrick Lewis leads planning of 2019 Heroes for Hope Race. “Children never choose

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