Applications Open for Fourth-Year of Award-Winning Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Boot Camp
Conductor, UAMS, BioVentures and Arkansas INBRE collaborate to host boot camp for undergraduates around the state. CONWAY—Conductor, BioVentures, UAMS, and Arkansas INBRE are collaborating for the fourth year to host a weeklong camp for undergraduate and graduate students from across the state. The camp is an intensive program that focuses on catalyzing innovative ways to solve problems in healthcare and equips the students with the knowledge and resources to start and fund their own health science venture. The program won an Innovations in Research and Research Education Award in 2018 from the Association of American Medical Colleges and has worked […]
CAFTA hosts Winter Make and Take fundraising event with Saint Peter’s Artists Collective
Conway, AR – Dec. 2, 2019 – CAFTA, the Conway Alliance for the Arts, will host a Winter Make & Take event at Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall at 925 Mitchell St. on Thursday, Dec. 12, from 7-9 p.m. This event will be held in collaboration with Saint Peter’s Artists Collective. Guests will enjoy refreshments of wine, cheese, crackers, coffee, and dessert, while Conway jazz-folk fusion ensemble Lady J and the Trebled Souls will provide live music. Then, local artist Kristen Spickard and volunteers will lead a collage-making workshop. This event is ages 21+ and the cost to attend […]
Ultimate Guide to Christmas Events in Conway 2019
Christmas Cheer is not in short supply in Conway, AR. We have the largest Christmas tree in Arkansas, so would you expect anything else besides plenty of ways to enjoy the most hap- happiest season of all? Know when each month’s event schedule is released PLUS get a weekend-only version sent straight to your email each week by subscribing to the Conway Scene newsletter. We strive to keep this post as current as possible, but please check with the event host before attending or purchasing tickets in the case of changes. Got an event to add? Send the info to events@conwayscene.com. CHRISTMAS IN CONWAY Wednesday, […]
Conway Gives returns for the second year helping Conway’s homeless neighbors
All funds will be distributed evenly between The Bethlehem House, City of Hope Outreach, the Conway Ministry Center, Salvation Army, and CAPCA (Community Action Program of Central Arkansas). Conway Gives is back for Giving Tuesday on December 3rd. Conway – “The community is coming together in more ways than one,” Laura King stated. “Mone of this would be possible without our friends at the Arkansas Community Foundation of Faulkner County and the Conway Downtown Partnership”. This is the second year that nearly 100 Conway Gives volunteers will be taking it to the streets of Downtown Conway, Arkansas. Volunteers will be […]
Gatlin Brothers to Bring ‘Country & Christmas’ to Reynolds Performance Hall
By: Kira Jinkins, College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas will welcome Larry, Steve, and Rudy of The Gatlin Brothers to Reynolds Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. The Gatlin Brothers’ “Country & Christmas” will showcase some of their most popular hits and holiday favorites, along with stories of their career and songwriting process. The Grammy Award-winning trio have been dazzling audiences all over the world for more than 60 years and have accumulated a lifetime of achievements, including a Grammy Award for Best Country Song for “Broken Lady,” an […]
Illuminate Conway takes place on Small Business Saturday downtown
The newest Christmas tradition is Illuminate Conway and it takes place in downtown Conway on Saturday, November 30. The 2019 version features Chick-fil-a as a title sponsor and a contest by Sissy’s Log Cabin along with other attractions such as Santa Claus, music hosted by Preston Palmer Music Company, crafts and games, a children’st train ride, and the Ferris wheels. At 6:00, Mayor Bart Castleberry will light the tall Christmas tree illuminating downtown Conway. The event starts at 3 pm on Saturday, November 30th and continues through the end of December. Additional attractions include the Horse Drawn Carriage Rides and […]
‘A Very Electric Christmas’ Coming to Reynolds Performance Hall
By Kasiana Pettus College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall will welcome Lightwire Theater’s “A Very Electric Christmas” at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. Since rising to national acclaim after appearing as semi-finalists on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and winning the top honors on TRU TV’s “Fake Off,” internationally recognized Lightwire Theater has gone on to amaze audiences worldwide with their unique combination of skill and grace as told through the technological innovations of moving light characters. Audiences will be captivated by dazzling visuals and unique characters, as actors […]
The Ultimate Guide to Conway Events December 2019
Events Guide December 2019 Every month we curate your Ultimate Guide to Events in Conway, a post filled with a handy schedule of (probably) everything going on in Conway that month. We scour dozens of sources, calendars, and websites so you don’t have to. Know when each month’s event schedule is released PLUS get a weekend-only version sent straight to your email each week by subscribing to the Conway Scene newsletter. We strive to keep this post as current as possible, but please check with the event host before attending or purchasing tickets in the case of changes. Got an event […]