Ozarks At Large
A quick preview of events at Rogers Historical Museum and the Fort Smith Museum of History.
From a folk music festival, to aspiring musicians playing on the square, running through the Boston Mountains and getting a free lunch box in Springdale, several events are happening soon throughout the area.


A sizable grant from the Walmart Foundation will help the NWA Children's Shelter continue to provide essential services for the area's children. The Benton County assessor's and collector's office in Gravette will soon move. The City of Fayetteville installs a charging station for electric vehicles, only the fifth in NWA. And a religious scholar weighs in on Pope Francis's recent comments in Brazil regarding homosexuals.


Randy Dixon, the director of the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, is back with sound clips highlighting some of Arkansas’ most influential politicians.
Link: For much more Arkansas oral and visual history, visit pryorcenter.uark.edu
Web Exclusive: Presidents in the Natural State
Link: For much more Arkansas oral and visual history, visit pryorcenter.uark.edu
Web Exclusive: Presidents in the Natural State
Although summer break is almost over, Becca has a few more entertainment suggestions for kids before they return to school.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, November 4, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with Marcos Villatoro, an NPR commentator and documentary filmmaker. Plus, we speak with an expert about the signs of dyslexia.
The city of Centerton is nearly finished building a trail around one city lake. And, the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation gets a new president.
"Music in Fifths" by Bang on a Can
Michael Tilley, from thecitywire.com, talks about Tyson Foods' interest in another company.
A preview of tomorrow night's second Artosphere Festival Orchestra performance tomorrow night.
The sound of monster trucks will fill the air in Springdale as the Monster Truck Super Series competition heads to Parsons Stadium.
"Drums" by String Cheese Incident
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers offers a listing of some (but not all) of the music in the area this weekend.