The Rotary Club of Warren met Tuesday at First Methodist Church in Warren and heard from Warren High School Junior Rotarian Macy Jarvis to begin the meeting. Kaylee Nichols will present at next week’s meeting.
Top photo: L to R: Susan Akin and Rotarian Carlton Davis
Rotarian Carlton Davis presented his program of Susan Akin, President of the Seark Concert Association. Akin talked about the Seark Concert Association at length and gave some history of the program and the partnership with the UAM Fine Arts Center. She then transitioned to talking about more recent performances and how special it is to be able to present some of these acts through the SMARTS (Schools Majoring in the Arts) Program in school districts across seven different counties: Ashley, Bradley, Cleveland, Chicot, Desha, Drew, and Lincoln. Akin then talked about the upcoming schedule and mentioned that Warren’s own Josie Hargis had performed this past weekend. Other performances on the schedule include Remnants of Rock at Mayberry in Monticello on Nov. 10, Ballet Magnificat! The Most Incredible Christmas on Dec. 3, Rodney Block Collective & Special Guest on Feb. 13, and performances of Peter Pan, Jr. March 5-9. She mentioned how important it is to have these events in Southeast Arkansas and in the schools for kids to see and be a source of inspiration in their own pursuit of the arts. For more information on the Seark Concert Association you can visit https://searkconcert.org/.
