Weekly Podcast at Conway Scene

Mike McCullars talks 25 years of the Conway Men's Chorus and the upcoming holiday concert. Website: https://conwaymenschorus.org/

Learn more about CIM https://www.conwayinstituteofmusic.com/ Conway Institute of Music is Conway's largest music school, teaching over 1900 students from ages 4 to adult. Whatever instrument you or your child wish to play, odds are we teach it: Piano, electric & acoustic Guitar, Drums, Bass, Voice and Singing, Violin, and Rock Band all taught under one roof. Jim Skelton is the CEO and Founder of the Conway Institute of Music. Book: https://a.co/d/fzNqG5c

S4E3 Learning more about the Central Arkansas Collective with Faye Hedera & Barbara Satterfield, founders of the art organization. Website: https://www.centralarcollective.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/centralarcollective

In this episode I visit with THV11 Meteorologist Skot Covet about being prepared for weather emergencies.

Julia Dossett Morgan talks about the Conway Alliance for the Arts, its history and the upcoming ArtsFest in October 2023. Liks: https://conwayarts.org/ ArtsFest https://conwayarts.org/artsfest/ The Max Event Venue https://www.experiencethemax.com/

Show notes Kim Williams Kim Williams Executive Director, Conway Downtown Partnership Summary We discuss downtown Conway during the holidays, including: Christmas Open House Small Business Saturday Illuminate Conway Mistletoe Madness All of these events are on our website calendar: https://conwayscene.com/calendar/ Links, Resources & Mentions https://conwayarkansas.org/pages/downtown-conway/ https://www.facebook.com/DowntownConway https://conwaychristmas.com/

Show notes Treci Buchanan Bio Treci Buchanan is an experienced leader in both Nonprofit and Retail Management with a determined spirit to lead and develop teams to their highest capacity in life and at work. She is currently the chairperson of the City of Conway Tree Board. Summary - outline Talked about her involvement with EcoFest The Conway Tree Board - made up of volunteers The board is a city board Three city departments work with the board along with Conway Corp Tree board has been around for 17 years Started under Mayor Townsell Arbor Day celebrates 150 years in 2022 She talks about benefits of having trees in our communities Treci talks about Arbor Day on November 5, 2022 Find out more online https://conwayarkansas.gov/boards/tree-board/ https://www.facebook.com/conwaytrees/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/conwaytrees/ https://www.instagram.com/conwaytrees/

Show notes Jessica Crum Guest Bio At Silverlake Design Studio, I serve as CEO leading our branding agency in serving businesses and nonprofits through logo and website design. Since Silverlake was founded in 2015, we have worked with more than 400 clients across the country. In 2020, with the mission of exposing the next generation to what's possible, I founded the Creative Institute of Central Arkansas. Our programs include the Emerging Talent Program and Conway Art Walk. Between those endeavors, I also serve as Creative Director for The Studio Downtown and Producer on my husband's feature films. Summary We chatted about: When Jessica moved to Conway ten years ago. Starting Silverlake Design Studio. Working from Blue Sail Coffee as a de facto co-working space. The need for a co-work space in Conway. How Jesscia is a serial entrepreneur. Co-work space, The Studio. The Creative Institute and the need for training creative industries. How The Creative Institute started and the process. How students can be part of the program. We also talk about the Conway Art Walk and how it began. Jessica explains what you can expect the first (or next) time you go to the art walk. Links Creative Institute Conway Art Walk Silverlake Design Studio

Bio Rickey Gulley is the consummate Conway resident. He grew up in Conway, graduated from Conway High School, and from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. He is also a veteran, having served in the Marines. We visited with Rickey about his journey and his love for Conway, AR. Summary - outline Rickey Gee Born in Camden, AR Moved to Conway when he was 4 Graduated CHS in 1996 Talks about his time in the Marines and what he learned the most. Tells the story of why he went to college even though he was older. Rickey explains about why he started giving his thoughts on Facebook each day. Talks about how he documents things with pictures. Gives a quick history lesson of roundabouts in Conway. Rickey gives some numbers about Conway. He talks about the things he wants to see improved in Conway. Rickey talks about his participation in the arts community in Conway. He talks about things he likes to do for fun and his go to Karaoke song. Links, Resources & Mentions You can find Ricky on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/rickeygee2

Websites: Conway County Youth Club https://www.arkfw.org/ Funk Fusion Dance Company https://www.funkfusioncompany.com/ Thriller in the Park https://www.facebook.com/events/479860453596800 Grant site https://www.latonyachante.com/

https://www.instagram.com/jm4peace/ https://vimeo.com/710149188 Josh talks about how you can be a part of cleaning up your community. Our Faulkner County County-wide cleanup will be on October 7th and 8th. There will be roll-off containers set up at these locations: The hours will be 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on Friday the 7th and 8 a.m.-12 noon on the 8th. More info: https://www.fcsolidwaste.com/electronic-waste-recycling

You can inquire about donating by contacting Lacey: Public Information Officer Conway Police Department Desk: 501.513.3583 Email: lacey.kanipe@conwayarkansas.gov

The 2022 Shakespeare Theatre Season https://conwayscene.com/arkansas-shakespeare-theatre-returns-for-summer-2022/ Scheduled performances Shauna Meador https://uca.edu/ftcw/facultystaff/shauna-meador/ History of Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre: Website Facebook Instagram

Show Notes: The 2022-2023 Season at Reynolds https://conwayscene.com/ucas-reynolds-performance-hall-announces-2022-23-season/ Previous Reynolds news at Conway Scene https://conwayscene.com/?s=reynolds+performance+hall Amanda Horton, Directory https://uca.edu/publicappearances/facultystaff/amanda-horton/ Wendy Sparks, Director of Marketing and Finance https://uca.edu/publicappearances/facultystaff/wendy-sparks/

Notes: https://conwayscene.com/calendar/ Submit event: https://conwayscene.com/calendar/community/add

Show Notes: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therogueroundabout Kickstarter Campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/448317555/the-rogue-roundabout-craft-kitchen-beverage-lab See Transcript at website

Show Notes: Christina runs a PR firm with Michelle Pugh. Christina is starting Natural State Update, a digital news platform. Christina is not on TV doing the news anymore. Christina still does commercials for local businesses. Christina's dogs appear when the delivery person shows up. We recorded during the middle of a storm, so the thunderstorm shows up too! Natural State Update launched with Christina, Jason Pederson, Scott Inman, and Ann Jansen. Natural State Update is doing stories that matter and make an impact. Natural State Media Links: Website https://www.facebook.com/TheNaturalStateUpdate https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLoAhPrGbK-fKrc6QUMD0kQ

Show Notes Opening day is May 7th. Over 50 vendors have applied and been approved. Each vendor is a local artisan who makes their own items to sell A board of 6, including Allen, leads downtown Conway Farmers' and Crafts This year's market will feature two food trucks Lots various types of items for sale each week, especially for Mother's Day Judith Allen assumed President role a three years ago Allen and her husband own SalScilla Farms SalScilla Farms has a cafe and also prepares pre-made meals

SHOW NOTES Toad Suck Daze has been around for 42 years $2M in scholarships since the beginning Scholarships given to students to attend UACCM, UCA, Central Baptist College, or Hendrix TSD originally started at Toad Suck Park One of the most unique named festivals in the country Music headliner this year is Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors Toad Suck Daze Page Music by Joystick – https://www.joystock.org

Conway NOW provides information in a timely manner. Works in hospitality Attends UACCM Studying Business Loves learning more about the community and delivering timely news. Started Conway NOW in August 2016, in tenth grade

Show Notes Raven @ Conway Scene https://conwayscene.com/author/rnobles/ Bear Serves https://uca.edu/americorps/bsl/ Creative Institute https://creativeinstitutear.org/ Art Walk https://creativeinstitutear.org/artwalk April Art Walk https://conwayscene.com/calendar/conway-art-walk/2022-04-21/ PR & Communications, UCA https://uca.edu/communication/pr/

SHOW NOTES Website Facebook Page Opening Day April 23, 8 am to 1 pm: Conway Scene Calendar Event Community Partners: Baptist Health Centennial Bank Conway Corp Conway Convention & Visitors Bureau Music by Joystock – https://www.joystock.org

New calendar sponsor Ace Hardware https://conwayscene.com/calendar/ New article, Featured Business Profile, The Chew Chew Station https://conwayscene.com/the-chew-chew-station/ Rachel Lovelace https://conwayscene.com/womens-history-month-rachel-lovelace-of-raylovethreads/ I don't use pop-up ads, here's why

SHOW NOTES The Unseen Campaign Website: http://conwaysunseen.weebly.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/See-the-Unseen-760438317380159 Events: https://www.facebook.com/events/828923318507900 https://www.facebook.com/events/374982657443313 City of Hope Outreach https://www.coho58.org/ THINK Coffee https://www.facebook.com/thinkcoffeearkansas Music by Joystock - https:; www.joystock.org

Show Notes: State of the Conway Scene - March 2022 Entering the 5th year of Conway Scene First article was published on Jan 28 2017 about UCA Downtown Since then we have published 405 articles + various other types of content including events, organizations in our business directory. Eight diff people have written articles along with 16 guest posts Popular posts in 2021= Trail of Christmas lights for How did Toad Suck get its name? Evergreen article Markus Pearson Freedom Fest Conway Scene Calendar via events Since we launched in 2017- 55K users since we launched 104K pageviews Most of our traffic has come from Google and Facebook 440 subscribers on the email list What's new going forward? Podcast, gonna change up the format some. Various types including interviews, etc. Just created a pricing list for those wanting to grow their business using Conway Scene Looking at running polls throughout the year. Looking for someone to help sponsor polls Two student writes this Spring, Raven, and Madelyn. Expect to hear more about them in the future. I'm looking to make the Conway Scene directory even more robust in hopes of featuring more small businesses in our Business Profile Series. Including more coffee shops in our Meet your Barista segment this year. I am working on a way for individuals to help support Conway Scene, similar to a Patreon. Businesses can now sign up to sponsor sections of our content, our email, and also our podcast. We continue to fill up our calendar to make it the most sought community calendar in the Conway area. We have expanded our footprint to include all of Faulkner County and Conway County. Have a great week! Todd

Upcoming Events Conway Junior High & Senior High Choir Christmas Presentation Tuesday, Dec 14, 6.30 pm HS auditorium Conway Art Walk is Thursday starting at 5 pm Winter Candyland talent show - Saturday 6-8 pm See the calendar Latest article: Multicultural Public Relations Class Presents PR Diversity Expo Shout out to Kellie McAnulty: AY Media Group Digital Media Director

We discuss upcoming holiday events as well as take a look at the Holiday Gift Guide. Calendar Holiday Gift Guide

Three things this week Thanksgiving Food Poll Upcoming Holiday Events Holiday Gift Guide Weekly Shoutout: Shannon Westbrook

Episode 10: November 7, 2021 What's up Conway, welcome to the Weekly, our weekly look at what's happening at Conway Scene. Calendar - events Startup Stories: iProv Wed, November 10 - 12 pm, Makerspace Minority Entrepreneurs Pitch Night Thursday, November 11, 6-9 pm, UCA Welcome Center Markus Pearson at Hatchet House Saturday, November 13, 7-10 pm Downtown Christmas Open House Sunday, November 14, 1-6 pm downtown Conway Shoutout goes to Dr. Houston D. Davis, Prez of UCA New at Conway Scene Thanksgiving Poll is live https://conwayscene.com/poll-thanksgiving-food/ New Business profile with Jessica Hornsby of Pure Joy Capture. Announcement: A note about Christmas/Holiday events. I am putting them on the calendar as I find them. I have parades for Vilonia, Greenbrier, Morrilton, and Mayflower. Still waiting to learn about Conway. I will make sure things are tagged Christmas and hope to do some roundups of some of the more popular events. Signing off: Chat next week Conway. In the meantime, plant a seed, give a smile, and make a difference

November 1, 2021 Snow Notes: Calendar - events: Greenbrier Hometown Holiday Open House November 7, 12-5 pm Get your holiday and Christmas events added to the calendar! Holiday Gift Guide - Shop local for the holidays! Downtown Christmas Open House - Conway November 14, 1-4 pm (note, I said 13th in the podcast, but its the 14th) Christmas tree is going up downtown Conway Weekly Shoutout Charles Finkenbinder, Conway City Attorney New at Conway Scene Markus Pearson - from Dwight to Alt-Country Rock He will play Hatchet House BBQ on November 13th

Weekly Podcast for the week of October 17, 2021 You may submit your gift idea here: https://conwayscene.com/gift-guide/submission/

Show Notes: October 10-11-2021 Calendar Wed Oct 13 Windgate Museum of Art's Gay Chorus Deep South Film Screening and Panel Discussion Regular events: Bear's Den, Library storytime, Hatchet BBQ, Farmers' markets, Need your events for the holidays. Halloween / Festivals, November and December events- get them in. Weekly Shoutout: Musicians! - Leroy Williams - the sax player New at Conway Scene Recent - Barham's Ozark Beef Coming - Meet your Barista from Zeteo Until next week, I bid you adieu

October 3, 2021 We are gonna look at three events, our weekly shoutout, and check out what's new and coming soon at Conway Scene. This is gonna be quick. Buckle up, you don't wanna miss it! Calendar - event Wednesday, Oct 6 Windgate Museum of Art's Evening with Nikki Finney College Night @ Hatchet BBQ 5 pm Thursday, Oct 7- half price for college students Friday, Oct 8 Artist in Residence Ivalas Quartet will perform at the Reynolds Performance Hall at UCA Weekly Shoutout LaTonya AKA Chante Duncan Coming up Meet your Barista A new business profile Announcement: Get in your Halloween and Fall Festival events, let's get them on the calendar!

Show Notes: Calendar - events Conway Farmer's Market thru October Medicare Educational Seminar at Pizza Ranch Thursday is Geek Breakfast at 7 am at Bob's Wingate Musem of Art @ Hendrix - screening and panel, To Kill a Mockingbird Weekly Shoutout Jessica Crum and Kate Carnahan - The Studio Downtown expanded looks fantastic New at Conway Scene: Get in those harvest fest, Halloween, trunk or treat events - sent to conwayscene@gmail.com Holiday Gift Guide starts in November. Be thinking of the product you want to sell. We will start collecting those the last week of October. Are you a student who wants to get some writing experience? Feel free to send me an email. Music: joystick-write-your-story Joystock.org

Week of September 20th Faulkner County Fair & Parade Parade on Tuesday - starts 5 pm Check out the calendar at Conway Scene Got an event coming up this fall, add it to the calendar Two new articles at Conway Scene: Kevin's Video Review- WunderHause August Forrester Biz Profile: Arkansas Medicare Resource Center, LLC, and Davis Insurance Resource, LLC New: Fountain Bleau Conway opens on October 21, Building 1 Toad Suck Mini Golf, about two weeks out Shout out: My friend Laura Holloway who runs the Blue Barn Bakery - love her keto treats Looking Ahead: Harvest fests, haunted houses & pumpkin patches! let's get them on the calendar Holiday Gift Guide - we will start taking requests in November Meet your Barista - new one coming - submit your coffee shop's barista, drop me a note and I'll get you the form Music by: Music by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org

The week of September 12, 2021. Music by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org