Conductor Announces Application Period for the Second Cohort of the 10x GROWTH Accelerator
CONWAY–The Conductor today announced the official application period for the second cohort of a 20-week program designed to scale Arkansas’ high-growth tech and tech-enabled ventures. Conducted in partnership with Metova and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, the scale-up-oriented accelerator will provide targeted support to growth-oriented ventures with additional focus on offering recommendations for improving software scalability and protection from cyber threats. The first cohort comprised 13 companies from across the state who convened in Conway each Tuesday to participate in the program. “The Conductor’s 10x Accelerator has opened my eyes to new thoughts and ideas well beyond my expectations,” said Dan […]
A Guide to Conway Farmers Markets
Editor’s Note: We have created a simple guide to the Conway Farmers Markets for 2018. There’s no better place to buy fresh produce than a farmer’s market. The food is guaranteed to be local, the money benefits your community directly, and any questions you have can be answered on the spot by the person who grew the food. If it was convenient, there’d be no reason to shop anywhere else; however, finding a local farmer’s market can be a bit tricky. With limited hours on specific days and not much in the way of advertising, if you’re not well connected […]
The Studio Downtown is set to open cowork space in June
The Studio, a new cowork space, will open in downtown Conway in June 2018. The cowork space is a new venture by Owner Kate Carnahan and Creative Director Jessica Crum of Silverlake Design Studio. The concept for The Studio began with a dream for our creative team at Silverlake to work some place inspiring. Having lived in Los Angeles, we’d seen coworking spaces solve this problem for others, so we brought it to Conway – with our art infused flair, of course. The Studio Downtown According to a press release, The Studio is a “…creative coworking space designed to blend […]
Meet your Barista: Becca Snider
This month’s Meet your Barista is Becca Snider. The UCA Student has been a barista at Zeteo for the past two years and has cultivated a passion for coffee. If you have ever spent much time getting coffee at Zeteo in downtown Conway, it’s a good chance Becca Snider made your drink. The veteran barista has been a fixture for two years. She has worked at popular coffee shop longer than any other baristas. Becca is Texas-raised from Amarillo, TX and describes her self as coffee-crazed. She is one of six children in her family (everything’s bigger in Texas, right?) and studying […]
Reynolds Performance Hall Announces 2018-19 Season
College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Kicking off with a Sept. 20 performance by blues legend Buddy Guy, and two performances of the musical CHICAGO, Reynolds Performance Hall will feature 22 events for the 2018-19 season at the University of Central Arkansas. The season will include Broadway, Pops and Night Out Series, two Distinguished Lectures and one Add-On Special, as well as six Main Stage EdUCAtion shows and a benefit performance for the Main Stage. “We are honored to host some iconic entertainers next season, including blues phenomenon Buddy Guy, Emmy-Grammy-Oscar-Tony award-winner Rita Moreno, and legendary […]
Southern Bloodline Apparel wins Collegiate Venture Competition
Student-run company will receive $10,000 award in worldwide competition CONWAY—The Conductor today announced that Southern Bloodline Apparel is the winner of the $10,000 first-place prize in the Collegiate Venture Competition, a competition created by the Conductor to celebrate successful, post-revenue companies run by college students or recent college graduates. In its first year, the competition received applications from student companies around the world, with representation from a number of Arkansas colleges and universities, as well as Drexel University, the University of Chicago and the National Research Saratov State University in Russia. Southern Bloodline Apparel is co-owned by student-athletes Kyle Alexander, […]
Events for Toad Suck Daze 2018
The 36th Annual Toad Suck Daze (TSD) are this weekend. If you don’t know what Toad Suck Daze is, then you will want to learn more about Conway’s most popular event. It is a weekend full of events, vendors selling everything from Gator on a Stick to arts and crafts, corn dogs and funnel cakes. Music. There will be lots of music too. There are so many events to be part of during TSD weekend. We thought we would highlight some of those events that might be of interest to our readers. Also, we thought we would highlight some of […]
12th Season of Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre Starts in June
CONWAY — Tickets for the 12th season of Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre went on sale April 16. The lineup for the June 8-July 8 season, which explores the theme of transformation, includes Shakespeare classics The Winter’s Tale; Henry IV, Part One; and a family adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing, as well as Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Tickets to the Reynolds Performance Hall productions of Henry IV, Part One and My Fair Lady are $32 per person ($25 for seniors/active military/students); tickets for Much Ado About Nothing are $15 for adults, $10 for students. Two-play packages for Henry IV, […]