Due to an abundance of caution being paid to the situation surrounding COVID-19, Southwest Arkansas Arts Council and Hempstead Hall will have to make some changes to the remaining shows for our 2019-2020 Performing Arts Series.
The SWAAC Executive Board met earlier this week and unanimously voted on the following items:
· At this time, the Four Tops show set for May 2 has been cancelled. Refunds will be issued within the coming days.
· The Glenn Miller Orchestra performance previously set for May 28 is postponed at this time. If a future date is set, you will be notified via email and our social media outlets. No refunds are being issued for this show until a make-up date is announced.
· The following events have been cancelled:
o March 26 – Luncheon featuring Rodney Steele (Arts Station)
o April 5-25 – Regional Art Teachers Exhibit (Arts Station)
o April 8 – “The Wind in the Willows” children’s theater (Hempstead Hall)
· We are currently exploring possibilities for Steven Walden’s Opening & Art Exhibit
From UAHT (concerning the use of Hempstead Hall):
UAHT will continue to operate campus next week as normal as possible with special attention to our campus safety protocols. Again, we urge everyone to be committed to your social separation practices. UAHT will be monitoring the situation. In addition to the actions announced previously, the following actions are announced for UAHT campuses to be proactive in our safety and operations planning:
• UAHT will continue to track CDC guidelines as they are modified and clarified with regard to factors that would suggest any campus closings; and
• UAHT, based on the Governor’s “commonsense” advice this afternoon, will continue to strictly limit the use of Hempstead Hall and all our other meeting facilities by outside groups for gathering to mitigate the introduction and spread of potential illness on our campus
Any questions can be directed to SWAAC at swaac13@gmail.com or 870.777.8200.
Thank you for being patient with us during this unprecedented time.