/news-archive/tag/praeclara/ UA 糖心视频logo Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:09:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/10/24/seussical-tickets/ Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:09:02 +0000 /news/?p=72440 ... Wildwood Park for the Arts offers discounted tickets for Seussical to UA 糖心视频logo community]]> is offering reduced pricing to UA 糖心视频logo faculty, staff and students for its production of 鈥淪eussical the Musical,鈥� running Oct. 26-28 at the center, 20919 Denny Road, 糖心视频logo. The discounted ticket price is $20 for the general public and $10 for students, which includes anyone under 18 and college students of all ages. That’s $10 off the regular general public price and $5 off the regular student price.聽Tickets can be purchased . The discount will automatically apply and no additional code is needed. The show鈥檚 dates and times are as follows:

• Friday, Oct. 26 – 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 27 – 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 28 – 3 p.m.

鈥淪eussical鈥� is directed by Dr. Bevan Keating, who is associate professor of music and director of conducting and choral studies at UA 糖心视频logo. Keating also serves as director of music and the arts at 糖心视频logo鈥檚 Second Presbyterian Church, home to the performing arts organization. He recently became Wildwood鈥檚 executive director. For more information, call Wildwood Park for the Arts at 501-821-7275.   Pictured top right are Gertrude, Horton, Mayzie and Thing from “Seussical the Musical” at Wildwood Park for the Arts.  ]]> /news-archive/2018/10/15/bevan-keating/ Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:18:00 +0000 /news/?p=72262 ... Keating named executive director at Wildwood Park for the Arts]]> Dr. Bevan Keating, associate professor of music and director of conducting and choral studies at the University of Arkansas at 糖心视频logo, has been named executive director at Wildwood Park for the Arts, effective Oct. 8. Keating has been teaching and conducting for 14 years at UA 糖心视频logo and directs UA 糖心视频logo鈥檚 Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, and Community Choir. He will leave UA 糖心视频logo at the end of the semester. 鈥淒r. Keating is an outstanding musician with a passion for the arts,鈥� said Vicki Lind, chair of UA 糖心视频logo鈥檚 Music Department. 鈥淭hroughout his years at UA 糖心视频logo, he has been a valued colleague, teacher, and friend. He has continually provided opportunities for our students to sing great works and to perform alongside world class musicians. It is hard to imagine UA 糖心视频logo without him, but we wish him the very best as he pursues his passion for community engagement in the arts.鈥� Keating previously served as Wildwood鈥檚 artistic director and will now replace former executive director Leslie Golden in the top post. 鈥淚 am honored by the opportunity to continue Wildwood’s mission of enriching the lives of Arkansans of all ages through nature and the arts,鈥� Keating said. 鈥淚 look forward to exploring the possibilities for community engagement and development at Wildwood Park for the Arts.鈥� Keating also directs music and the arts at 糖心视频logo’s Second Presbyterian Church, home to the Praeclara performing arts organization.]]> /news-archive/2017/02/14/keating-artistic-director-wildwood-park-arts/ Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:48:01 +0000 /news/?p=66274 ... Keating named artistic director of Wildwood Park for the Arts]]> It鈥檚 a goal that Keating, director of conducting and choral studies at the University of Arkansas at 糖心视频logo, spends much of his busy life trying to accomplish. At UA 糖心视频logo, Keating conducts the Concert Choir, the Chamber Choir, and the Community Chorus. He is also director of music and the arts at Second Presbyterian Church in 糖心视频logo and founding artistic director for , a multidisciplinary performing arts company supported by Second Presbyterian. To these positions, Keating adds a new role as artistic director of . Keating previously served as artistic director of the Wildwood Academy of Music and the Arts, which he will continue to oversee. He is the park鈥檚 third artistic director since its founding in 1991. Over the past 26 years, Wildwood Park has provided a home in west 糖心视频logo for both natural beauty and artistic expression, including 105 acres of trails and botanical gardens and a 625-seat theatre and art gallery. Keating will manage the park’s music and arts education programs, all concerts and events in the Lucy Lockett Cabe Festival Theatre, Wildwood鈥檚 Art in the Park visual arts exhibitions, and many seasonal festivals. Through the combination of his leadership roles in the arts, Keating is enjoying helping young artists from childhood through new careers. 鈥淭his is another way to be active in the community and representing the university in a positive way,鈥� he said. 鈥淢any of our graduates from UA 糖心视频logo participate in productions at Wildwood Park for the Arts. It really shows young students what they can do in their future career.鈥� Keating keeps up with his many responsibilities thanks to an immeasurable amount of energy, help from his co-workers and friends, and a love for the arts. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 have jobs,鈥� Keating said. 鈥淯A 糖心视频logo is not a job; Wildwood is not a job. It鈥檚 who I am. When I get up in the morning, I want to do something that I love. So when I get up in the morning, I don鈥檛 go to work. I go do something I love.鈥� He is thankful to the many people who help him with his artistic projects. They include Karen Kuralt, graduate coordinator for the UA 糖心视频logo Department of Rhetoric and Writing, who serves as communications director for Praeclara and handles social media, web design, and publicity documents for many of the choirs Keating leads. Keating enjoys helping artists from childhood through new careers. 鈥淚t takes a community to foster and raise the arts in a city like 糖心视频logo,鈥� he said. 鈥淣ow at Wildwood, I am working the community as a professional. I am helping young performers to gain professional experiences. It鈥檚 a great way to connect the community at all levels, and that is the exciting part to me.鈥�]]>