State of Arkansas
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Arkansas Culture and Characters Arkansas Tech replaces theater director Ardith Morris
DAVID ESHELMAN: New theater years. I look forward to what leader at Tech.Ardith Morris the future holds.” sent me a note via Facebook a The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette few minutes ago that said River Valley and Ozark she'd been removed as Edition named Eshelman to its director of the theater “20 to Watch” list for 2012. program at Arkansas Tech The decision to make a change University after 29 years. in the leadership of the Shortly after, a news release Arkansas Tech theatre program arrived from the university was based on four factors: confirming the change. She's *a report made by the tenured and will remain a Russellville Fire Marshall on faculty member. Dr. David Sept. 9, 2011, found “fire Eshelman, an assistant and life safety issues” at professor of speech, will be the Techionery theatre interim director of the workshop that led Arkansas theater program. Tech to close the workshop on Kate Brugh, who was theater Sept. 15, 2011; production manager, also was *while the enrollment of the reassigned to teaching duties. university has more than The theater program has long doubled over the past decade, been a source of friction on the number of students campus. Tech President Robert choosing to pursue the Brown set off one controversy Bachelor of Arts degree in by banning use of a prop gun speech with the theatre in a stage musical in 2008. option has been stagnant at Before that fight over free approximately 18 students per expression was over, public year —- this compares to 177 performances had been current majors in art and 160 severely limited and Morris current majors in music; was lauded by the ACLU for *the passage rate of Arkansas her 1st Amendment defense. Tech theatre students taking Things blew up again with the test necessary to enter closure of the theater the teacher education program program's workshop following in recent years has been a fire department safety approximately 10 percent, inspection last fall. Theater which is not acceptable to defenders saw this as an the university; orchestrated inspection and *and there have been an said cramped conditions in average of approximately four the workshop were a result of graduates per year with the the administration's long Bachelor of Arts degree in failure to provide adequate speech with the theatre facilities. option over the past decade, The school cited the workshop a number which is below the safety problem in the State of Arkansas minimum for leadership change, but also degree production. said the program wasn't Dr. Ardith Morris, who attracting enough students previously served as director and producing enough drama of the theatre program at teachers. Arkansas Tech, and Kate Brugh, NEWS RELEASE who previously served as Arkansas Tech University took production manager for the steps on Thursday to ensure theatre program at Arkansas the long-term viability of Tech, are tenured members of its theatre program by the faculty who are now further strengthening its reassigned to full-time commitment to the arts. teaching duties within the Dr. David Eshelman, assistant Department of Speech, Theatre professor of speech at and Journalism. Arkansas Tech since 2006, has Arkansas Tech will conduct a been named interim director national search to identify a of the university theatre new permanent director for program. the university’s theatre His first assignment in his program. new role will be to oversee The university is compiling a the clean-up and restoration self-study as part of the of the Techionery theatre Arkansas Department of Higher workshop, and the university Education (ADHE) review of has committed to providing the Arkansas Tech Bachelor of the resources necessary to Arts degree in speech —- bring about the including the theatre option revitalization of that within that degree. facility. The self-study, which Eshelman’s background in includes input from members theatre includes writing of the Arkansas Tech speech plays and monodramas that and theatre faculty, is have been performed in such scheduled to be completed in locales as Chicago and New mid-February. York City. In March, a team of He is the founder of the independent evaluators from Arkansas Radio Theatre, which out of state selected by ADHE operates within the Arkansas will visit Arkansas Tech to Tech Department of Speech, conduct an on-site visit as Theatre and Journalism. part of the program review. Eshelman holds a Ph.D. in The independent evaluators theatre from the University will use the self-study and of Missouri. He earned his their own observations to Bachelor of Arts degree from compile a report, which will Case Western Reserve be returned to the Arkansas University and his Master of Tech Department of Speech, Fine Arts degree from the Theatre and Journalism in mid- University of Texas at Austin. April. “I am excited about the The self-study report, the future of the theatre program independent evaluators’ at Arkansas Tech and my role report and university in it,” said Eshelman. “I comments to the reports will have enjoyed working with the be forwarded to ADHE in early students involved in Tech May. theatre over the past six
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What’s going on / Music Austin Lucas to play house show Thursday
Austin Lucas plays a house Chance Records. show in Little Rock Thursday. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. We just got word here at Rock at 712 Beechwood St., and the Candy HQ about a house show suggested donation is $5. on Thursday with Bloomington, Hill will have a raffle for a Ind. singer/songwriter Austin test pressing of Lucas' "Live Lucas, who has released at the White Water Tavern" LP. albums on Travis Hill's Last Seth Baldy opens the show.
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188th supporters plan online defense
By Peter Urban facilities across the country Stephens Washington Bureau — in places like Montana and WASHINGTON — Backers of the Arkansas — that are likely to 188th Fighter Wing in Fort take a hit depending on if Smith plan to launch an the local delegation is online petition campaign this paying attention,” Thompson week to save its A-10 mission. said. “We are standing up a website John Pike, director of where the community can post GlobalSecurity.org in letters of support that the Alexandria, Va., said the Air congressional delegation will Force has never been a fan of deliver to the secretary of the A-10 mission to provide defense,” said Kevin L. Wear, close air support to Army chairman of the 188th Fighter combat units. Wing Steering Committee. And, he noted, that an Speculation has swirled since argument could be made that November that the 188th there is a logistical Fighter Wing, based at Fort advantage to using Predator Smith Regional Airport, is on drones for that purpose. the chopping block. The Pike and Thompson said that Pentagon has no public Congress would play a key comment on the rumor but is role in whether the A-10 preparing extensive budget squadrons remain. cuts over the next decade. “All of these budget “It’s all speculation at this initiatives are going to be point but we are preparing subject to congressional for a worst case scenario approval,” Pike said. that we will have to defend “This is really a simple keeping the A-10 mission at question of whether Congress Fort Smith,” said Wear, a will or will not authorize a retired Colonel and former change in status of the base. 188th commander. If it funds the existing U.S. Defense Secretary Leon mission, there won’t be a Panetta last week provided a change,” Thompson said. broad overview of how the The Air National Guard has Pentagon anticipates reducing five A-10 squadrons. The A-10 its budget by $487 billion squadrons in Arkansas, over the next decade. Indiana and Michigan replaced While Panetta made no mention other missions during a 2005 of the 188th, Military Times round of base closings and reported Monday that plans realignments. Maryland and are to cut three of the five Idaho Guards already had A-10 Air National Guard A-10 squadrons. squadrons. Wear said the entire Arkansas The trade publication based delegation is supporting the the report on an interview 188th Fighter Wing because it with Adm. James Winnefeld, is “by far the most cost vice chairman of the Joint effective A-10 unit in the Chiefs of Staff. world.” Military analysts contacted “If the point is budget cuts today said that it should not you shouldn’t be cutting the come as a surprise that the A- most cost effective unit. 10 Guard squadrons would be That is the message we are in peril. taking forward,” he said. Loren Thompson, a defense Wear expects to have a analyst with the Lexington website up and running by Institute in Arlington, Va., this week where letters can said that, historically, be submitted in support. military budget cuts fall “We are going to get the first on the Guard. whole community involved,” he “There are a number of Guard said.
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Police beat Former Baptist minister to be paroled on sex crime
AT PLEA: David Pierce led when he was arrested and many from courthouse in 2009.Fox asked for leniency on account 16 reports that David Pierce, of his age, health, dangers the former Baptist music to child molesters in prison minister in Benton who and his good works. pleaded guilty to sexual He received a 10-year indecency with a child in sentence in August 2009. He 2009, will be released on won't be released until parole. arrangements are made for him David Koon wrote a cover to be accepted as a parolee story for us about this case. in another state. Another He victimized scores of boys stipulation today by the over a couple of decades at parole board was that, should the First Baptist Church of he ever return to Arkansas, Benton. There was an he cannot live within 50 outpouring of support for him miles of Saline County.
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Fayetteville Public Access Television: Waving Goodbye to Shannon Caine
The cure for boredom is channel) posed at the time curiosity. There is no cure about so-called for curiosity. - Dorothy “controversial” programming” Parker on public access Television: What makes a good interviewer? “What if a young executive Curiosity, and the and his family were staying willingness to let guests at the Radisson, and they saw talk about the subjects close this? What would they think to their hearts. In this of Fayetteville?” regard, Shannon X. Caine was Shannon Caine's response? probably one of the best “They might see there was art interviewers that public in this damn town! That public access television in argument has always struck me Fayetteville has had for many as blatantly bogus. What if years. somebody saw it? Well, they Her program, The Caine might think that gee, we're Interviews, has run for not a one horse cow town.” several years in Fayetteville, .She went on to say about on what was once known as such critics, “They don't Community Access Television understand that not everybody (CAT) and is now known as has to watch shows suitable Fayetteville Public Access for five year olds.” Television (FPAT - ah, well). Thanks, Shannon. The former radio DJ and You helped made the community author has won awards not a more interesting place to only for her public access live in. work, but also in creative ****** writing, oratory and music. Fayetteville Public Access From non-profits to the Television: Come and jump in Fayetteville Freethinkers, the pool Shannon Caine brought many to Why, yes, now that you her studio, and they mention it, Rambunctious attracted the audience not Reader, there are classes only to her show, but to free to the public at public access. It’s to people Fayetteville Public Access like Shannon Caine that Television. Why not not give public access television in them them a call at 444-3433, Fayetteville today owes much or drop in at 101 W. Rock and of its success and popularity. tell them the guy at the bus She was also involved with station told you about them? the long-running Abbey of the ***** Lemur program, and several The Closing of Hull House pieces featuring Shannon can One of my heroes in be found on YouTube. She is elementary school was Jane edgy and she is smart, and it Addams of Chicago, who shows itself well in the founded Hull House, which was clips. founded in 1889 to provide One of her passions over the much-needed services to years has been obituaries, immigrants and the poor while and headstones, and she has at the same time helping them written several books on the through education and subject, appearing on my own recreation. This later show to talk about the it. I morphed into citizenship have an entirely new classes, medical help and appreciation for art of the other services. obituary after my interviews At one time, Hull House with Shannon Caine. served more than 9,000 people This week Shannon and her a week. husband left Arkansas for Yesterday Hull House closed Florida. The cliched thing to after more than 120 years. do is to say “We wish them Due to shut down in the well in their future spring, the money simply ran endeavors,” but maybe we out, leaving more than 300 should hold a mini-wake here people without jobs - and who in Northwest Arkansas, knows how many people without because yet another talented the services they provided? person has left the area. No good news there. In 2004 I interviewed the **** folks behind Abbey of the Quote of the Day Lemur for the Little Rock He who cannot change the very Free Press, and posed the fabric of his thought will question to them that one never be able to change critic ( echoing those who reality. - Anwar El-Sadat would like to turn the public rsdrake@cox.net access channel into an “arts”
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Environment $4 million for a clean Maumelle
The U.S. Forest Service includes four miles along the announced today it approved a Big Maumelle, to protect the $4 million grant to Central water quality in the feeder Arkansas Water for the to the city's water supply, Maumelle Water Excellence Lake Maumelle. Project. The dollars are for CAW can't protect our land acquisition and will pay drinking water with this back a portion of the $12 acquisition only. The Quorum million CAW spent to purchase Court needs to quit the 915-acre Winrock Grass pussyfooting around and pass Farms, once held by Jay land use rules for the lake, DeHaven. The state of rules that protect the water Arkansas also kicked in $4 and not the financial million toward the purchase. interests of a few looking to CAW purchased the land, which develop the land.
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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Now, it’s the LA Times touring Bentonville
Bentonville gets yet another opened Nov. 11, leans toward plug as a travel destination, representational works with this time from the Los broad appeal. Norman Angeles Times, which includes Rockwell's "Rosie the Crystal Bridges Museum in its Riveter" is here, as is Andy "12 places to visit in 2012." Warhol's "Dolly Parton." New To wit: Yorkers may scoff at this Bentonville, Ark.: That's distant town as a cultural right, Bentonville, served by destination, but we out west Northwest Arkansas Regional should be above that. Airport. It's where Wal-Mart crystalbridges.org; free is headquartered, and it's admission to the permanent where Alice Walton, of the collection. chain's founding Walton (That's my emphasis in the family, has spent hundreds of paragraph above.) millions of dollars to build Travel and Leisure magazine Crystal Bridges, a new museum was the first out of the gate of American art, colonial to to urge folks to travel to contemporary, on a 120-acre Arkansas. Many others have site. The collection, which followed.
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Technical problems delay auction of state property
Arkansas News Bureau bring the auctions back LITTLE ROCK — The state’s online quickly. This appears plan to auction unclaimed to be a security problem on property on eBay for the eBay’s end,” the auditor’s first time is on hold. office said in a statement. The auction website notified Items such as coins the office of State Auditor celebrating the American Charlie Daniels today, the Bicentennial and paper money day the auctions were will be sold in the auctions scheduled to begin, that it in order to free up vault was having problems posting space, according to the to the auditor’s account. auditor’s office. Plans call “Staff members from the for auctions to be held on auditor’s office have been the last Friday of every working diligently with eBay month. to ascertain the problem and
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Arkansas Culture and Characters English competency for legislators?
An Arizona judge has removed slippery slope. Should a City Council candidate from literacy be required, in the ballot because, he found, addition to Arizona's English she did not speak English competency? Basic computation sufficiently to participate skills? In a gentler vein, in city business. this brings to mind columnist Serious business. Give a Richard Allin and cartoonist court, rather than voters, George Fisher's Southern the ability to decide whether Legislative Dictionary and someone was competent to be Allin's mythical lawmakers an elected representative? from Wad and Gudge, Ark. Official competency is a
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What’s going on / Music Friday To-Do: Black Oak Arkansas
BLACK OAK ARKANSAS subdued than it was in the 9 p.m. Juanita's. $10 adv., heyday of the '70s. But $12 d.o.s. there's no denying the Over the course of four group's legacy in the history decades, somewhere around 50 of not just Arkansas acts, souls have passed through the but Southern rock as a whole. ranks of Black Oak Arkansas. These days, though they might But there has been one not be playing the same size constant, and that of course, venues as their is front man Jim "Dandy" contemporaries in Skynyrd or Mangrum, who is widely The Allmans, Black Oak is considered the prototype for nonetheless one of the such raunch-tastic Wildman originals of the genre, still lead singers as David Lee at it. Roth. The opening acts are Blind Nowadays, like many rockers Opie and Ben Franks & The of his vintage, Dandy's stage Bible Belt Boys. presence is a bit more
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