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“Titans of Filmmaking” Highlights Day Two of Cash Festival
October 18, 2019
DYESS, Ark. — A trio of presenters thrilled a large crowd of country music fans during the “Titans of Filmmaking” special presentations Friday afternoon in the Dyess Community Center the second day of the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival in Dyess....
Ukulele Player to Highlight Fowler Center Series
October 17, 2019
Arkansas State University’s Fowler Center will present a concert by ukulele artist Jake Shimabukuro Friday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Riceland Hall, as part of its annual performing arts series.
Arkansas Science Festival Runs Oct. 24-26 at A-State
October 17, 2019
Arkansas Science Festival returns to Arkansas State University for three days of special events and activities, Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 24-26.
Symposium Presentations Kick Off 2019 Cash Festival
October 17, 2019
Visitors, both national and international, who made the pilgrimage to the 2019 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival Thursday were treated to the first day of symposium presentations.
Filmmaker Rounds Out Special Presenters at Cash Festival
October 16, 2019
JONESBORO – Music documentary director Thom Zimny, a Grammy and Emmy Award-winner, is the third filmmaker who is part of the special presentations portion of “Titans of Filmmaking” at the 2019 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival. Zimny joins author/editor/Grammy...
Final Plans Set for 2019 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival
October 15, 2019
JONESBORO – Fans of legendary singer/songwriter Johnny Cash will begin to migrate to Dyess this week to attend the three-day 2019 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 17-19. The event, which starts with symposium speakers...
Author and Historian Alan McPherson to Speak at A-State
October 12, 2019
Author and Historian Alan McPherson will discuss his investigative research and book during a presentation in Arkansas State University's 2019-20 Lecture-Concert Series, Wednesday, Oct. 16.
Wesley Brown to Visit Campus for Joel Gambill Distinguished Speaker Series
October 10, 2019
JONESBORO – Wesley Reko Brown, senior political and business reporter for Talk Business & Politics (TB&P), will return to Arkansas State University, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 16-17, for the Dr. Joel Gambill Distinguished Speaker Series.
Three Engineering Programs Achieve ABET Reaccreditation
October 7, 2019
Arkansas State University’s bachelor’s degree programs in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering have been reaccredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied...
Library Tower is Red Tonight in Memory of Lawson Wherry
October 4, 2019
The Dean B. Ellis Library clock tower will be lighted red this evening (Friday, Oct. 4) in memory of A-State student Lawson Wherry.