CHASSE Announces October College Events
The College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education (CHASSE) at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock has announced its scheduled events for the month of October during the fall 2024 semester. The lineup of events for the remainder of the semester can be found on the college鈥檚 website.
Department of Applied Communication
Applied Communication Leadership Lecture: Melissa Johnston: The Department of Applied Communication will host its annual fall leadership lecture at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15 via Zoom.
Senior Director of Talent Development at First Orion, Melissa Johnston will give a lecture titled, 鈥淭he Crucial Role of Organizational Culture During Times of Crisis and Change.鈥�
Johnston holds a master鈥檚 degree in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, and she currently serves as an adjunct instructor for the applied communication department.
Registration for the lecture is free. To learn more about the 2024-25 Leadership Lecture series or to register, visit the Department of Applied Communication鈥檚 website.
Department of History
Evenings with History: Dr. Roy Ritchie, 鈥淢edieval America鈥�: To kick off the 2024-25 Evenings with History lecture series, special guest speaker Dr. Roy Ritchie will be giving a presentation on Medieval America at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 1 at the Arkansas Historic Museum (200 E. Third St.) in Little Rock.
Ritchie, the W. M. Keck Foundation Director of Research Emeritus with Huntington Library in San Marino, California, will explore the flourishing cultures in America prior to European colonization.
Light refreshments will be served at 7 p.m., and the lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Ottenheimer Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
The lineup of speakers for this academic year鈥檚 Evenings with History series can be found on the Department of History鈥檚 website. For additional information, contact Dr. Michael Heil at [email protected].
School of Art and Design
鈥淓mily Moll Wood: New Work鈥�: An exhibition by Emily Moll Wood, a 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock alumna, will be unveiled on Monday, Oct. 7 in the Focus Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art + Design. 鈥淓mily Moll Wood: New Work鈥� will be on display until Nov. 1.
A reception will be held on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 5 p.m. in the Windgate Center of Art + Design to celebrate a number of current exhibitions, including 鈥淓mily Moll Wood: New Work,鈥� 鈥淪chool of Art and Design: Creative Currents,鈥� and 鈥淢ichele Noiset: Analogies and Absurdities.鈥�
Both the exhibition and the reception are free and open to the public. The Windgate Center of Art + Design galleries are open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. All galleries on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus are closed on university holidays.
For additional information regarding the above event, contact the School of Art and Design鈥檚 administrative analyst Kristi Pruett at [email protected] or 501-916-5101.
School of Literary and Performing Arts
October Chamber and Wind Ensemble Concert: Dr. Nickolas Doshier, the director of music education at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, will lead the October Chamber and Wind Ensemble Concert at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 1.
The concert will take place in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts building on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus. The event is free and open to the public.
糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Choirs and 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Percussion Collaborative Concert: The School of Literary and Performing Arts is hosting a new collaborative concert titled 鈥淐elestial Awakening鈥� that combines aspects of the school鈥檚 music program.
The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Choirs and the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Percussion Ensemble will come together for the first time for a performance at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 7. The concert will take place in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, and the event is free and open to the public.
Not only is the performance a collaboration between two groups in the music program, but it also brings in aspects of the English program within the School of Literary and Performing Arts. With a setlist that features poetry set to music, students will also interact with and discuss the pieces prior to the Oct. 7 performance.
Visiting Writers Series: An Afternoon with Grant Faulkner: The English program in the School of Literary and Performing Arts looks forward to welcoming writer Grant Faulkner to the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus.
Faulkner will give a lecture at 3 p.m., Friday, Oct. 11 in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. The former executive director of the National Novel Writing Month and the co-founder of 鈥�100 Word Story,鈥� Faulkner has published a number of short stories and books.
For more information on Faulkner, . This event is free and open to the public.
SLPA鈥檚 Jazz in the Alley: In a first-time partnership with 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown, the School of Literary and Performing Arts is hosting 鈥淛azz in the Alley.鈥�
The outdoor concert will begin at 5:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 11 in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown space. The event also takes place during the .
糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students and employees with a Trojan鈥檚 U-Pass have the opportunity to take the Rock Region METRO bus to and from the event. Information on picking up your free U-Pass sticker can be found online.
Guest Vocalists Performance: Jonathan and Christina Ray: As part of a guest artist residency, Jonathan and Christina Ray will perform at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 17 in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall.
A musical duo based in Missouri, the Rays founded in Kansas City. Both Jonathan and Christina continue to perform, teach, and are active in the music community.
This event is free and open to the public.
Theatre Production: Mol铆ere鈥檚 鈥淭he Imaginary Invalid鈥�: To round out the list of events hosted by the School of Literary and Performing Arts for the month of October is the theatre program鈥檚 production of Mol铆ere鈥檚 鈥淭he Imaginary Invalid鈥� directed by Ben Grimes.
Shows will start at 7:30 p.m. beginning Wednesday, Oct. 23 through Saturday, Oct. 26. There will be a 2:30 p.m. show on Sunday, Oct. 27. All showings will be in Haislip Theatre in the Center for Performing Arts on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus. While the performances are free and open to the public, reservations are required. Information on how to reserve your seats will become available on the School of Literary and Performing Arts鈥檚 calendar of events.
The final play by French playwright Mol铆ere is the story of Argan, a wealthy hypochondriac who wants his daughter to marry the son of a doctor in order to gain easier access to prescriptions and cheaper medical bills. The play was co-adapted by Oded Gross and Tracy Young with music by Paul Pendergast and lyrics by Oded Gross, Tracy Young, and Paul Pendergast.
For additional information regarding the events hosted by the School of Literary and Performing Arts, contact the school鈥檚 coordinating assistant Caelon Colbert at [email protected] or 501-916-3291.