Podcast: State of Conway Scene
Show Notes: State of the Conway Scene – March 2022 Entering the 5th year of Conway Scene The first article was published on Jan 28 2017 about UCA Downtown. Since then we have published 405 articles + various other types of content including events, organizations in our business directory. Eight diff people have written articles along with 16 guest posts Popular Posts in 2021 Trail of Christmas lights for 2021 How did Toad Suck get its name? Markus Pearson Freedom Fest Conway Scene Calendar via events Since we launched in 2017 55K users since we launched 104K pageviews Most of […]
Red Curtain Theatre to perform the Wizard of Oz in April 2022
CONWAY—Red Curtain Theatre will be performing the Wizard of Oz (Youth Edition) from April 8th through the 16th. Join Red Curtain Theatre along the yellow brick road in this youth stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s timeless tale, in which young Dorothy Gale travels from Kansas over the rainbow to the magical Land of Oz. Performances will be at 7 p.m. on April 8, 9,15, and 16 and at 2 p.m. on April 10 and 16. Performances: Friday, April 8 at 7 pm Saturday, April 9 at 7 pm Sunday, April 10 at 2 pm Friday, April 15 at 7 […]
Elizabeth Rush visits UCA as an artist-in-residence
By: Amber Austen, Office of Media Relations CONWAY— New York Times recognized author, Elizabeth Rush, will be an artist-in-residence on Tuesday, Feb. 22, and Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, at the University of Central Arkansas. Hosted by the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Rush will have a public reading on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the College of Business Auditorium. The event includes a question-and-answer session along with a book signing. Earlier in the afternoon, she will host a Master Class on Literary Journalism from 3:30-5 p.m. in Win Thompson Hall, room 331. Rush’s work explores how humans adapt […]
‘The Choir of Man’ returns to Reynolds at UCA
CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall will present the worldwide smash and runaway hit “The Choir of Man” at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 8. Known across the globe as “the ultimate-feel good show,” “The Choir of Man” offers up 90 minutes of indisputable joy. Featuring pop, classic rock, folk, Broadway and pub tunes, “The Choir of Man” has something for everyone. The multi-talented cast of nine handsome guys combines hair-raising harmonies, foot-stomping singalongs, world-class tap dance and poetic meditations. It’s about the power of community and pays riotously enjoyable homage to that gathering place we’ve all missed so much over […]
Reynolds Performance Hall to present ‘Warriors Don’t Cry’
CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Reynolds Performance Hall will present “Warriors Don’t Cry” at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Inspired by Melba Pattillo Beals’s Little Rock Nine memoir “Warriors Don’t Cry,” this production is a catalyst for deeper discussion about social responsibility, civil discourse, social media, community engagement and freedom. Reluctant to cope with one more tragedy in a school, young activist Ya Girl is ready to call it quits on leading her million-plus Instagram followers in the fight for social justice. When Melba Pattillo Beals steps out of history and into Ya Girl’s phone to share the story of her battle […]
Blown Away Salon serves Conway residents for almost a decade
For almost a decade, Blown Away Salon Owner-operator Monica Davis-Lee has been helping Conway residents look and feel better with great hairstyles. Davis-Lee is looking forward to growing in the next few years, which included a recent remodel. Today, we learn more about Blown Away Salon and Monica Davis-Lee. Name / Business Blown Away Salon How long has your business been in operation? I opened the salon 7 years ago. I sold the Salon after about 3 years and then co-owned and now am the sole owner again. What have been some of your biggest challenges and how did you […]