JONESBORO – The Arkansas State University Wind Ensemble will begin its 2016-2017 Concert Season on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Fowler Center, Riceland Hall. Tickets are $5 for the general public, and students are admitted free with their ID. The theme of the concert is “Loss.” Dr. Timothy [read more…]
TYRONZA, Ark. — The Southern Tenant Farmers Museum, one of Arkansas State University’s Heritage Sites, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with several events, Thursday, Oct. 6. Headlining the events is a sharecroppers lunch at the Tyronza Senior Center, 135 South Main Street. The lunch is free to the public [read more…]
PIGGOTT –The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum & Educational Center (HPMEC) in Piggott will hold its Fall 2016 Writers’ Retreat, Monday through Friday, Nov. 7-11. The retreat will be held in the Educational Center and the Hemingway Barn-Studio and will offer writers the opportunity to work under the direction of a professional mentor. [read more…]
JONESBORO — The Farm Hands will perform a concert of bluegrass music on Monday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. at the Collins Theatre, 120 West Emerson Street, in downtown Paragould. The concert is part of the Bluegrass Monday concert series presented by KASU 91.9 FM. KASU will literally “pass the [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – Arkansas State University employees are being hit by crooks in an apparent phishing scheme, according to the university. ASU employees began reporting discrepancies in their payroll Thursday and Friday, prompting the university to urge all employees to check their direct deposit statements and accounts. The ASU website stated several [read more…]
PIGGOTT — To kick off the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Education Center’s upcoming trip to Cuba, HPMEC will host Una Noche Cubana, a Cuban-themed evening, Friday, Sept. 30, at the Pavilion on the campus of Arkansas State University. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with Cuban cocktails and a cigar demonstration [read more…]
JONESBORO – The second presentation in Arkansas State University’s Lecture-Concert Series for 2016-17 will be a concert by Alash, an ensemble of master throat singers from the Tuva, a Russian republic bordering Mongolia. The ensemble will perform Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in Fowler Center, Riceland Hall. Admission is [read more…]
JONESBORO — Dr. Brad Rawlins has become a special assistant to the Provost to handle matters pertaining to the Arkansas State University campus in Queretaro and other academic projects. In January, 2017, the former dean of media and communications transitions into appointment as vice-rector for academic and student affairs for its [read more…]
JONESBORO – Gene Baur, president of Farm Sanctuary, will open the 2016-17 Lecture-Concert Series at Arkansas State University with an address to students, faculty and the public on Tuesday, Sept. 13. His presentation will begin at 12:30 p.m. at the west facade of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building. In [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – Before a gathering at the Political Animals meeting Friday at the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, Arkansas State University President Charles Welch talked about both the good and the bad. However, it was clear there was a lot more positive news to talk about than negatives. Welch [read more…]
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