Artosphere Orchestra to appear on Friday's performance today and a few activities for the first weekend of March.
Ozarks At Large
The Butterfield Trail Elementary Archery Team came in first place in a recent regional tournament. We meet the 24 member team during an after school practice as they prepare to head to the state tournament.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (www.agfc.com) is looking at buying a 42-acre plot of land north of Jasper to expand operations.
More than 200 Arkansas public schools this winter received a piece of a $7 million dollar cream pie, under the Arkansas School Recognition and Reward Program. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, two of the schools are in Huntsville’s District.
Still no House vote on the Private Option, though a House committee forwarded a Senate bill to leave the Lt. Governor's office vacant until November, and Axciom made it's third and potentially final round of layoffs, expected to save the company between 20 and 30 million dollars.
On this edition of Ozarks, Roby Brock talks to Senator Jane English about the deal she made to switch her vote for the private option. Plus, we have a report on last night's public input forum that was organized by Ozark Regional Transit
Last week the University of Arkansas Libraries hosted a panel discussion about Daisy Bates. Janis Kearney, Roy Reed and Gerald Jordan participated in the forum. (Photo: UA Libraries Special Collection)A jam night, concealed carry forum, and theater auditions are among several upcoming events at NWACC.
Jacqueline Froelich takes us on the Ozark Highlands Recreational Trail to meet a cartographer who maps our bioregion on foot and by water
Becca tells us Cher, Bruno Mars, and the Dave Matthews Band are among those performing in Tulsa soon.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the sounds of Spring and Summer are lone without the chirps of frogs. We visit an area pond to hear what's hopping, and we celebrate the croaking amphibian in our Sunday morning montage.
In case you need a spot to duck into in between April showers, local and regional art galleries and exhibition spaces will have plenty for you to soak up throughout the month, including exhibits at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum, the John Brown University art gallery, and elsewhere.
The current production of Anything Goes is a descendant of the Tony Award-winning 1987 incarnation. John Wideman is one of the authors who rewrote the script 16 years ago, and he says that the original Cole Porter score is what makes the musical pop.
"I Get a Kick Outta You" by Frank Sinatra
Steve Wozniak stops by Fayetteville over the weekend, and he gives his thoughts on the advancement of technology since he first revolutionized personal computing with the Apple II, And, Governor Mike Beebe discusses options facing Arkansas regarding expansions of the state's Medicaid system.
"Every Direction is North" by El Ten Eleven
Senator John Boozman delivered the inaugural lecture in the food for Thought lecture series, presented by the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, food and Life Sciences. The discussion focused on many topics, one of which was fuel. And afterwards, the senator talked about his thoughts on the budget and how long sequestration will last.
In a rare opportunity, both of Arkansas' U.S. Senators were in Fayetteville at the same time, so we took the opportunity to ask them about the similarities of fundraising, whether for programming or a reelection campaign.
