ASU-Beebe will host “Folklore Week: Echoes of Elsewhere,” Oct. 27-31, as part of the 2025–2026 Performing Arts Series. The sessions are free admission and will be held in the Abington Library, at 204 N. Palm Street, and the Science Building Lecture Hall, at 300 Peach Street in Beebe.
On Monday Oct. 27 at noon, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Lore and Mystery” will be presented by Dr. Lisa Floryshak, assistant professor of art at ASU-Beebe.
Then, on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 12:30 p.m., “Cryptids in Arkansas: Origins and Explanations” will be presented by Korey Davis, assistant professor of psychology at ASU-Beebe.
On Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 9:30 a.m., Dr. Natalie Underberg-Goode will present “Shapeshifters in Video Games: The Role and Representation of the Slavic Forest Spirit Leshy and the European Werewolf in Contemporary Games.” Dr. Underberg-Goode is a professor of Games and Interactive Media at the Nicholson School of Communication and Media at the University of Central Florida.
Then, on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 9:30 a.m., Dr. Gregory Hansen, professor of Folklore and English at Arkansas State University, will present “Legends of Casey Jones and the Haunting of the Allen House Within Balladry.”
Also, at 12:30 p.m., Dr. Daniel F. Littlefield will give a presentation in the Science Building Lecture Hall. Dr. Littlefield is director of the Sequoyah National Research Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He co-founded the center in 1983 with James Parins. According to the Arkansas Times, the center houses the largest collection of Native American print culture in the world.
Finally, on Friday, Oct. 31 at 10 a.m., “The Yazoo City Witch” will be presented by Amber Bramlett, associate professor of education. Winners of the art and writing contests will also be announced directly after the presentation.
To view the full 2025–2026 Performing Arts Series schedule or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.asub.edu/performing-arts/.
Dr. Daniel F. Littlefield, director and co-founder of the Sequoyah National Research Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will give a presentation at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 30 in the ASU-Beebe Science Building Lecture Hall.
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