An Evening With Murphy Visiting Poet Sharon Olds
CONWAY, Ark. – Hendrix-Murphy Visiting Poet and Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds will read and discuss her work on Thursday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Staples Auditorium on Hendrix College campus. A book signing in Mills Lobby will follow the reading, and WordsWorth Books of Little Rock will sell select titles of Olds’ work. This highly anticipated event is free, open to the public, and no tickets or reservations are required. Ms. Olds’ staff requests that members of the audience wear masks. Sharon Olds is the author of thirteen volumes of poetry, and for her prowess in the form has […]
UCA presents ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’’
CONWAY—The University of Central Arkansas theater program wraps up its 2022-23 season with “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” at the James M. Bridges Black Box Theatre in the Windgate Center for the Fine and Performing Arts. Performance dates are at 7:30 p.m., April 6-7 and April 13-14, and at 2 p.m., April 8. The performance includes mature content and adult language. UCA students, faculty and staff can receive free tickets at the door or at the Reynolds Box Office. General admission tickets are $10 and can be purchased online. Tickets may also be purchased at the […]
Original “Blue’s Clues” Host To Speak In Conway
CONWAY – The University of Central Arkansas’ Reynolds Performance Hall welcomes Steve Burns on Tuesday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. Burns is an American actor and television host best known as the original host of the long-running children’s preschool television program “Blue’s Clues” from 1996 until 2002, for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 2001. The series was rebooted as “Blue’s Clues and You,” with Burns serving as a frequent writer, director and producer. As a musician, he collaborates with Grammy Award winners, The Flaming Lips, with whom he released the critically acclaimed albums “Songs For Dustmites” […]
Hideaki Tsustui visits UCA as artist-in-residence
CONWAY– The University of Central Arkansas will host Hideaki Tsustui, who has provided lighting design for hundreds of corporate events, concerts, and television, as an artist-in-residence from Tuesday, March 28, to Thursday, April 6. During Tsustuis residency, he will provide lighting for the opening night performance of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime,” a play by Simon Stephens. The performance will take place on Thursday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre, located in the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts. Tickets cost $10 for the public and can be purchased at the […]
100 Faces of Conway helps Faye Hedera meet her community
Faye Hedera is using “100 Faces of Conway” to meet her community and it turned into a labor of love. During the Conway Art Walk in March, I sauntered downtown to enjoy the art festivities. As I wondered, I walked into UCA Downtown and encountered a young lady with some stunning portraits. Even more, the portraits were of people here in Conway. She was visiting with Pete Tanguay, owner of The Max Event Venue. So I walked up to see what was going on. There I met artist Faye Hendra. She explained to me about her 100 Faces of Conway […]
Hendrix Senior Awarded a 2023 Watson Fellowship
Adaja Cooper ’23 will spend one year traveling to study the roles of public art in five countries CONWAY, Ark. (March 16, 2023) — Adaja Cooper, a senior studio art major and business minor from Little Rock, has been named to the 2023 class of Thomas J. Watson Fellows. The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship is a one-year grant for purposeful, independent exploration outside the United States, awarded to graduating seniors nominated by one of 41 partner institutions. Cooper is the 40th Hendrix student to receive this honor. For her Watson project, titled “Power, Preservation and Activism in Art,” Cooper will […]
Amy Grant to perform in Conway
CONWAY – The University of Central Arkansas Reynolds Performance Hall welcomes Amy Grant on Friday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. Grant has enjoyed a 30-plus-year adventure as a singer-songwriter, author, television host and speaker. Grant is the first contemporary Christian music artist to have a platinum record, the first to hit No. 1 on the pop charts and the first to perform at the Grammy Awards. Early in her career, she became instantly recognizable in both the Christian and pop music worlds. Over the years, she has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, including three multi-platinum, six platinum and […]
Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre announces summer theatre camp
CONWAY—The Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre at the University of Central Arkansas is offering a four-week summer theatre camp for grades 2-12 that will provide students with the opportunity to learn about theatre from professional teaching artists as well as participate in workshops with professional actors with the AST Education Team. “We have combined all of the theatre education programs we have loved over the years at UCA and AST and have created a robust, dynamic, and meaningful education program that will not only engage students in high-level creative learning but will ultimately be tons of fun,” said Chad Bradford, AST’s managing […]