A Commitment Beyond Academics in conjunction with the local communitybased arts program. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS — FORT SMITH UAFS’s upcoming yearly entertainment line-up, tabbed “The Season of Entertainment,” will feature the Broadway tours of “Monty Python’s Spamalot” and “The Wizard of Oz.” Dance, jazz and choral performances round out the mix along with lectures as part of a yet-to-beannounced Distinguished Speaker series. For visual art, the Mary Tinnin Jaye Gallery in the Fullerton Administration Building boasts a fine collection of pieces on loan from private collections and owned by the university. Student and professional works are also displayed in the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center year-round. Finally, UAFS hosts many festivals and interactive events. The 2011 International Festival was the largest ever, with 30 cultures represented and more than 1,200 people in attendance. This year, UAFS will also host Festival on the Border, which will feature numerous musical acts, including The Fray. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FAYETTEVILLE Three on-campus galleries feature new exhibits each month. In 2009, the university also established an interdepartmental exhibition space in Bentonville, named the University of Arkansas Student Gallery and known as “sUgAr,” in anticipation of the opening of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The university’s Distinguished Lecture Series, which is organized by students, brings at least one well-known lecturer to campus each semester, either from the world of civic affairs or from the popular world of acting, sports and performance. Past speakers have included Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan, President George H.W. Bush, Prime Minister Ehud Barak of Israel, actor and director Robert Redford, author Malcom Gladwell and, most recently, the Dalai Lama. The student-run university programs provides the campus with a wide variety of entertainment, from touring musicians such as Snoop Dogg and John Mayer to groups like The Roots. The university also has a close working relationship with the Walton Arts Center, which brings in Broadway musicals and performing groups like the Alvin Ailey Dance Company as well as supporting local fine arts groups, such as the Symphony of North Arkansas and the university drama department’s own theatrical productions. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK When it comes to cultural opportunities, being in the capital city has its advantages, but students needn’t leave campus to get a
dose of the arts. The art department maintains three galleries in the Fine Arts building that showcase varied works from visiting artists, traveling exhibitions, competitions, faculty work, and student work. The theatre arts and dance department stages many plays and dance productions throughout the year. ARTSPREE is a performing arts series, and its four concerts are free to students. Finally, lecturers, comedians, hypnotists, magicians and more are regularly scheduled for events on campus. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO The Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series will bring NBC environmental reporter Jeff Corwin to campus in October for a talk entitled “Tales from the Field.” In the spring, Kerry Madden, author of a number of popular Young Adult novels and a biographer of Harper Lee, will be on campus to talk about writing and the teaching of writing. Student plays, concerts and art exhibitions take place throughout the year. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF Social satirist Dick Gregory, motivational speaker Cedric Jennings, and former ESSENCE magazine editor Susan Taylor are just some of the speakers who have come to UAPB as part of the Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders lecture series. On campus fixtures include the University Museum & Cultural Center, which includes a large collection of photographs, catalogs, yearbooks, letters, artifacts, portraits and other ephemera that document the lives of the people who helped to shape the history of the university and the Delta. In addition, students can participate in one of 90 student organizations or enjoy theatrical productions, the internationally renowned Vesper Choir, and a variety of sporting events. UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS The 1,200-seat state-of-the-art Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall is home to UCA Public Appearances, a division of the University’s College of Fine Arts & Communication. Its primary responsibility is to develop and present performing arts programming to the entire Central Arkansas community. Since opening in 2000, UCA Public Appearances have brought the late Ray Charles, Gladys Knight and Nicholas Sparks to the UCA campus, as well as national touring acts Cats, Rent and Legally Blonde. Upcoming UCA Public Appearances programming includes Wizard of Oz, Dionne Warwick, Erin Brockovich and Cirque Mechanics’ Boom Town, among others. Student tickets are $10.
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