Pulaski Tech’s Big Rock Reading series kicks off today, Sept. 18, with poet and singer/songwriter Marck L. Beggs, who will read his poetry and sing beginning at 6 p.m. in the RJ Wills Lecture Hall, located on the second floor of the Campus Center, on the college's main campus, 3000 West Scenic Drive.

 Beggs has written three books of poetry and is a member of the folk-rock duo, Bohemian Sauce. The evening will conclude with a question-and-answer with the author and a book signing.

 Beggs’ visit is the first of three events in the Big Rock Reading Series, which brings writers from central Arkansas and beyond to the college. All events are free and open to the public.

CONWAY, Ark. (AETN) — The Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) will host the 51st annual "Young Arkansas Artists" traveling exhibition Sept. 3-21.

The exhibit includes 36 pieces from the "Young Arkansas Artists 51st Annual Exhibition," which is organized by the Arkansas Arts Center with the cooperation of the Arkansas Department of Education. The exhibit is open to K-12 Arkansas public and private school students. Entries must be original works created under a teacher’s supervision during the school year. Members of the Arkansas Art Educators Association select works based on originality and artistic merit.

This year, 177 Arkansas schools submitted a total of 667 works of art, from which 116 paintings, drawings and mixed media pieces were selected for the exhibit.

Of those pieces, the following 36 artworks will be featured at AETN: