UCA’s Reynolds names 20-21 schedule After an incredible and robust 20th anniversary season, the University of Central Arkansas Reynolds Performance Hall announces a 2020-21 season filled with even more exciting and entertaining shows featuring top artists, speakers and Broadway shows. The season kicks off Tuesday, Sept. 29, with award-winning journalist and former National Public Radio host Michele Norris, and continues with “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” crowd favorite “Home Free” and an adventurous trip overseas with Rick Steves’ “Europe: A Symphonic Journey with the Conway Symphony Orchestra,” along with many other events throughout the year. Reynolds Performance Hall will feature 23 shows from the Broadway, Pops and Night Out series; two Distinguished Speakers; one family show (which is a sensory-friendly event), as well as six Main Stage EdUCAtion shows and three public benefit performances for Main Stage. “The season has a diverse array of incredible performing artists and speakers. We are offering high-caliber musicians such as multi-award-winning gospel musician CeCe Winans and bluegrass artist extraordinaire Chris Thile,” said Director of Reynolds Performance Hall Amanda Horton. “The theatrical productions such as ‘An Officer and a Gentleman,’ ‘South Pacific’ and ‘Lucy Loves Desi’ will fill our theatre with dramatics and humor. Your eyes will be in for a visual treat with captivating performances by ‘STOMP,’ ‘Ballet Folklórico de México,’ ‘Cirque Mechanics’ and ‘Postmodern Jukebox.’” The season includes the following series and performances:
The 2020-21 season at Reynolds Performance Hall at the University of Central Arkansas features a variety of performances, including “An Evening with Chris Thile” (top), Biamila “Everyone Can be a Ninja: Find Your Inner Warrior & Achieve Your Dreams” (bottom left) and “Christmas with CeCe Winans.”
Broadway Series
Night Out Series
• “An Officer and a Gentleman” 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, sponsored by 501 LIFE Magazine • “World of Musicals” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, sponsored by B98.5 and KOKY 102.1 • “South Pacific” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, sponsored by the Log Cabin Democrat • “STOMP” 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, presented by Conway Printing
• Cirque Mechanics “Birdhouse Factory” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, sponsored by the Log Cabin Democrat • “Ballet Folklórico de México” 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, sponsored by the Log Cabin Democrat • Rick Steves’ “Europe: A Symphonic Journey with
Conway Symphony Orchestra,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, sponsored by the Arkansas Times • “Lucy Loves Desi: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom” 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 4, sponsored by UCA College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, B98.5 and 102.9 KARN News Radio
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Online Dazzle Daze planned The annual Dazzle Daze fundraiser in Conway will feature some major changes this year as organizers respond to the COVID-19 health crisis. The event, a fundraiser benefitting Conway Regional Health System, will not be held in person but will instead feature an online marketplace for holiday shopping. Dazzle Daze co-chairs MissE Newton and Stefanie Vann are leading the committee’s efforts. Both are members of the Conway Regional Women’s Council, which plans the fundraising event. “The changes to Dazzle Daze 2020 were made to ensure the safety of our community,” said MissE. “We could not risk holding an event where our community members could potentially be exposed to COVID-19. We hope to keep Dazzle Daze and the Conway
Regional Women's Council in the minds and hearts of our community during this challenging year.” Stefanie added, “During these unprecedented and uncertain times, the wellbeing of our community was most important in this change.” This is the 19th year for Dazzle Daze, which typically is held the week prior to Thanksgiving at the Conway Expo Center and Fairgrounds. Since its inception, Dazzle Daze has raised more than $850,000, which has been used to purchase equipment at Conway Regional Medical Center, fund scholarships, patient and community programs, and provide teacher grants. Stefanie said this year’s goal is to provide the community with a safer platform to continue to support their favorite Dazzle Daze vendors during the
holidays. “Our 2020 virtual event will be a new and fun experience for us all to enjoy,” she said. MissE issued an invitation to the community to the virtual shopping event in November/December. “You will be treated to some of your favorite vendors and sponsors, who have been at our onsite Dazzle Daze event for years,” she said. “We plan to introduce some information about Conway Regional Women's Council you may not know. We hope you will get a glimpse of why we work so hard to bring Dazzle Daze to life each year by showing videos of the individuals who have benefitted from your support of Dazzle Daze over the years.” For more information, visit DazzleDaze.com. “We are looking forward to this year’s event and hope to see you all in 2021,” said Stefanie. July 2020 501lifemag.com | 9