UCA Theatre to Present Sam Shepard’s ‘Fool for Love’
College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Theatre program will perform Sam Shepard’s highly acclaimed play “Fool for Love” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20, 21, 27 and 28, and at 2 p.m. on Feb. 22 and 29 in the Snow Fine Arts Center’s Bridges Larson Theatre on the UCA campus. The drama was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1984 and won an Obie Award. The play is about former lovers who meet each other in a motel in the Mojave Desert. Eddie wants May to come back to his trailer on a […]
A Celebration of Ray Charles Music Coming to Reynolds
CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall will welcome “Georgia on My Mind: Celebrating the Music of Ray Charles” Friday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. A Georgia native and an award-winning musician, the late Ray Charles was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. His soul music combined the styles of blues, gospel, jazz, and country in a way the world had never seen, earning him the nickname of “The Genius.” Among his many accolades, he was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received a Grammy […]
UCA to Welcome Marya Hornbacher as Artist-in-Residence
By Shelby K. Grimes, College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — New York Times bestselling author Marya Hornbacher will visit the University of Central Arkansas as an artist-in-residence Tuesday, Feb. 18 and Wednesday, Feb. 19. Hornbacher is an award-winning essayist, journalist, novelist, and poet. Five of her books have been named New York Times bestsellers. She is best known for authoring “Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia” (1999) and “Madness: A Bipolar Life” (2009). Her writing has appeared in the Boston Globe, the New York Times, Smithsonian magazine, Crazyhorse, and many others. She currently lives in […]
This week in Conway – Week of Monday, February 10, 2020
Hello Conway! We’re in the second week of February, and things are really starting to heat up as more organizations are starting to have more events. This week brings us Arkansas’s largest boat show, Valentine’s Day, Startup Stories by Conductor, and a night with the Conway Symphony Orchestra. Here are some more events you will want to put on your radar for this week, February 10, 2020, in Conway. Monday, February 10 4:30p: Youth Maker Monday: Scratch Jr. is hosted by Conductor and held at the UCA Makerspace is a free event. “ScratchJr is an introductory programming language that enables […]
Project Conway fashion show takes place February 27
Conway– Project Conway, a fashion show, will take place on Thursday, February 27, at 6:30 pm. The event takes place at The Brick Room in downtown Conway. Toad Suck Creative, a new startup, will be hosting the event, their first. Toad Suck Creative aims to bring artists and events together in Central Arkansas, most of the participants at Project Conway are current UCA students. With Project Conway, Toad Suck Creative brings two extraordinary local fashion designers together in a high fashion showdown in what promises to be a battle for the ages!! Each designer gets seven models, the public will […]
Anne Frank Exhibit to Be Displayed at Reynolds Performance Hall
CONWAY — “Anne Frank – A History for Today,” on loan from the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect, will be on display in the lobby of the University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall Monday, Feb. 10 through Friday, Feb. 21. Anne Frank’s beautifully-written diary portraying the life of a young girl in hiding has become a powerful historical document that gives an intimate glimpse into one family’s daily struggle against Nazi tyranny. “Anne Frank – A History for Today” is a worldwide touring exhibit that tells the story of Anne Frank, her Jewish family and friends and the […]
UCA to Welcome Artist-in-Residence Violinist Min Yen Chien
By Shelby K Grimes, College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas will host violinist Min Yen Chien as an artist-in-residence Wednesday, Feb. 12 through Saturday, Feb. 15. Since 1986, Min Yen has been a professor of violin and chamber music at the Taipei National University of the Arts in Taiwan and has trained many talented students to pursue careers in professional music. He explores the relationship between the violin and the muscular-skeletal system and is committed to studying the prevention of muscle overuse or misuse. Min Yen will begin his time at […]
This week in Conway – Week of Monday, February 3, 2020
Good morning Conway, this is the first full week of February. I hope your Super Bowl celebration was full of fun, family, and friends! Oh, and I hope your team won! Here are some of the events you will want to put on your radar for this week, February 3, 2020, in Conway. Monday, February 3 6:30p: Black History Month Celebration hosted by the Faulkner County Democratic Party. The event will take place at the Faulkner County Library. Tuesday, February 4 5p: 3D Modeling in TinkerCAD at the UCA Makerspace. Learn how to create your own 3D printing files. The […]