Beck PRIDE Center, Lady Red Wolves, collect pajamas
The Beck PRIDE Center for Wounded Veterans at Arkansas State University is joining forces with ASU’s Red Wolves women’s basketball in a project called “Pajammin’ With the Lady Red Wolves,” which will provide much-needed pajamas to children locally and in Iraq. Fans are asked to bring a new pair of pajamas to ASU’s basketball game against Florida Atlantic, at 12:05 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, in the Convocation Center. The collected sets of pajamas will then be divided, and some will be shipped for distribution to Iraqi children, while others will be distributed locally to non-profit agencies affiliated with PajamaProgram.org. Youths under 12 who wear pajamas or bring a new pair for donation are admitted free of charge to the game, while adults who wear them or bring a new pair pay only $5 admission. For details, contact Susan Tonymon, program director, Beck PRIDE Center, ext. 2624, or see the NewsPage release.

Department of Music's Faculty Recital Series continues
The Department of Music at ASU will present the second concert in the 2008-2009 Faculty Recital Series, featuring Dr. Lauren Schack Clark, Ellen Philpot, Rob Alley, Dr. Dale Clark, Dr. Robin Dauer, Dr. Ed Owen, Dr. Dan Ross, and special guests Dr. Karen Griebling of Hendrix College and Dr. Jackie Lamar of the University of Central Arkansas, on Thursday, Jan. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Riceland Hall, Fowler Center. The performance is free of charge and open to the public. This popular series of concerts began in 2004 as a venue to showcase the level of artistry of the music faculty at ASU. The audience is encouraged to visit the Bradbury Gallery during intermission. The current exhibition is the 2009 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, a variety of prints from traditional to experimental, minimal to intricate, and realistic to abstract. The 2009 exhibition was selected by Siri Engberg, specialist in contemporary prints and a curator at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minn. For details, please call the Department of Music at ext. 2094, or see the NewsPage release.

Lakeport Plantation hosts author Grif Stockley
Award-winning author Grif Stockley will be at Lakeport Plantation, 601 Highway 142, in Lake Village, Ark., from 1-2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7,  for a reading and a signing of his new book, “Ruled by Race: Black/White Relations in Arkansas from Slavery to Present.” Published by the University of Arkansas Press, “Ruled by Race” is the first comprehensive history of race relations in Arkansas. Mr. Stockley, who previously worked as an attorney for Arkansas Legal Services and the Arkansas ACLU, is currently the historian for the Ruled by Race Project at the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies.  He is the author of two other important histories of Arkansas race relations: "Blood in Their Eyes: The Elaine Race Massacres of 1919;" and "Daisy Bates: Civil Rights Crusader from Arkansas." Public tours of the Lakeport Plantation home will begin at 1 p.m. A presentation by Mr. Stockley will begin at 1:30, followed by a signing. Books will be available for purchase at $34.95 + tax (cash or check only). For more information on Grif Stockley’s reading and book signing at Lakeport Plantation, contact Dr. Blake J. Wintory, assistant director, Lakeport Plantation, at (870) 265-6031. Click here for information about traveling to Lakeport Plantation, including a map, or see the NewsPage release.

United Way contribution deadline is today
Today is the final day of ASU's United Way campaign. All ASU employees are urged to contribute to United Way. Donation is the lifeblood of United Way organizations. Donations help support the programs that deliver emergency communication and financial support to members of the armed forces and their families, provide children and teens a safe place to interact and play, give battered women a safe haven and opportunity to start over, help seniors lead active, healthy lives through classes and exercise programs, and help feed and shelter the homeless. These programs represent just a few examples of the many ways United Way dollars are spent to help people in Northeast Arkansas. Contribution options include-payroll deduction, one-time donation via personal check, or sending pledges or donations to Rosemary Freer, Testing Center, Student Union, ext. 2038. For details, contact Freer or Jenifer Rice-Mason in Disability Services, ext. 3964. 
 
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