The Arkansas Arts Center's art mobile is over 50 years old and one of few that remains in the nation. This week, it visits two area junior highs with its 2013-2014 exhibit "The Art of the Story."Ozarks At Large
The Arkansas Arts Center's art mobile is over 50 years old and one of few that remains in the nation. This week, it visits two area junior highs with its 2013-2014 exhibit "The Art of the Story."
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas talks to a panel about the effects of imperfect roll out of Healthcare.gov.Republican gubernatorial hopeful Asa Hutchinson yesterday announced his plans to cut taxes for middle-income Arkansans, though some disagree about the potential budget impact the plan would have for the state. Fayetteville voters yesterday approved extending the current HMR tax to help fund development of a regional park and to help fund expansion of the Walton Arts Center, which still has quite a bit of fundraising left to do. Bentonville breaks ground on its community center, and two Springdale parks will soon have new bleachers for baseball and softball fields.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: art for you . . . and possibly art by you. We talk to the artistic eye behind a new exhibit of photographs exploring street art in Lebanon and we'll also take a quick tour of the Community Creative Center, where everybody and anybody is encouraged to make art. And, research into the water quality of Beaver Lake by scientists at the University of Arkansas.
"Beirut Speaks" is a photography exhibition by Jaime Holland that highlights street art in Lebannon. It's now on display at Coco's Lebanese CafeThe Community Creative Center wants you to try your hand at creativity.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says fall is a prime time for visual arts in the region.
The northwest Arkansas version of a startup weekend means entrepreneurs of all kinds will gather together in Fayetteville beginning Friday night.
Beaver Lake, a fresh water impoundment on the uppermost White River in northwest Arkansas is warming, and my be changing due to climate change, according to new research gathered by University of Arkansas limnologist Thad Scott.The city of Bentonville recently got a grant from the Endeavor Foundation for sidewalk construction in an area with sparse pedestrian infrastructure. Heifer International assesses damage to ongoing projects in the Philippines following the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. This year has seen record corn yields for Arkansas farmers, but that's not necessarily all good news. Today is voting day in Fayetteville to extend a current hotel-motel-restaurant tax. And the UA Soccer team advances to the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history.
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Ahead on Ozarks, the initial payment to insurance carriers in relation to the state’s private option is in the mail today. And the band SX Rex will explain their name and play two songs inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio
The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care is working to improve conditions at nursing homes throughout the state. And tax elections are taking place today in Madison County and Siloam Springs, while early voting begins for a millage increase in Bentonville.
"Lake Erie Lament" by Kyle Andrews
Dr. Rajiv Shah spoke at the University of Arkansas yesterday. In his lecture and the Q&A session that followed, he called for more public-private partnerships to invest in the developing world.
Fourth District Congressman Tom Cotton this weekend told Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, why he supports military action in Syria.
"500 Miles" by McCoy Tyner with Marc Ribot
Becca Martin Brown gives us as much advice about attending local entertainment as is possible in 90 seconds.
A new art gallery, dedicated to showing controversial and confrontational works, will open this month. We meet the curators at the new Bottle Rocket gallery.
"Bottle Rocket" by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
