Boar's Head Players Present First Summer Production of the Season

"Bleacher Bum," by Joe Mantegna, will be on stage evenings at 8 p.m. and matinées at 2 p.m. June 19 through June 28, at the Nadine Baum Learning Center.

Comedy abounds in the hallowed bleachers of Wrigley Field as the Cubbies take on the Cards in this nine-inning homage to America's favorite pastime.  Die-hard Chicago Cubs fans gather in the "cheap seats" to root for the home team, heckle the outfielders, bet on every conceivable event and occasionally, watch the game!

For tickets, call 479-575-4752. For more information, contact David Wright at 575-3645.

Intramural Sports Summer Registration Schedule

Sand volleyball registration, softball register and basketball registration ends at 11:55 p.m. Thursday, June 4. Three-on-three flag football registration begins June 30 and ends at 11:55 p.m. July 2. Golf registration begins July 7 and ends at 11:55 p.m. July 9.

University of Arkansas Jazz Ensembles Concert

The University of Arkansas Jazz Ensembles under the direction of James Greeson and Gerald Sloan will perform their first concert of the year at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, in the Arkansas Union Theater.  The two 17-piece big bands will play music by Count Basie, Thad Jones, Bill Holman, Tito Puente and many others.  A number of undergraduate and graduate musicians will be featured on the concert in solo roles, including trombonists Matthew Shipes, Matt Cope and Michael Olefsky, trumpeter Michael Howland, and saxophonists Jason Cooney and Sid Winford.   A highlight of the program will be a performance of Bill Holman's composition “A View from the Side” which won a Grammy award in 1996 for “Best Instrumental Jazz Composition.”  Other great music heard on the program will be Tito Puente's “Ran Kan Kan,” Sammy Nestico's arrangement for the Basie Big Band of “A Night in Tunisia,” and a powerful ballad by the legendary band leader and composer Thad Jones called “Kids Are Pretty People.”  Also, local favorite Claudia Burson will also be featured as a piano soloist at different points in the concert.

There is no admission charge and the concert is open to the public.

University of Arkansas Intramural Program Featured by CBS College Sports

Keep an eye out while watching games on television during the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament this year for scenes from the University of Arkansas intramural program.

The Fayetteville campus was selected by Coca-Cola and POWERade as one of five schools to be featured in video clips produced by CBS College Sports.

The clips tell the stories of two intramural teams – a men’s team called the Nomadic Islanders and a women’s team called the Fighting Wombats. The features will be shown on the CBS College Sports network and can also be viewed here:

Show Us Your Tee – Arkansas

http://mfile.akamai.com/9192/wmv/cstv.download.akamai.com/9192/cstv_videos/powerade_im/0308/031908_uashowusyourtee.asx

Nomadic Justice – University of Arkansas

http://mfile.akamai.com/9192/wmv/cstv.download.akamai.com/9192/cstv_videos/powerade_im/0308/032408_nomadic.asx

The videos can also be seen online at www.cstv.com.

The clips, about 3 minutes each, show the students playing in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Building on the Fayetteville campus. The university’s Intramural/Recreational Sports program, directed by Craig Edmonston, hosted the POWERade 3-on-3 basketball tournament in February and March.

Edmonston commented on the recognition, “Bill Mock, associate director of intramural sports, and the intramural sports staff did an excellent job of planning and administering the POWERade 3-on-3 basketball tournament. The University of Arkansas had more teams entered than any other university in the Southeastern Athletic Conference. The selection of our teams for the CBS clips is a reflection upon the reputation that Intramural/Recreational Sports has in the country. Our program is highly respected and our students represent us well.”