Olivia's Basket has built nine homes in Mexico and Honduras, but the organization will hold its first ever public fundraiser next week in Fayetteville.
Ozarks At Large
There are plenty of opportunities to get out during the next few days.
New standards in education are increasing the accountability placed on the nations 5 and 6 year olds. Will it soon be PRE - K through 12?
UALR’s chief economist, Michael Pakko, talks economics with TalkBusiness Arkansas' Roby Brock about employment and unemployment in Arkansas in the last 6 months. Armies of insurance adjusters deploy to Central Arkansas to begin helping their customers file claims for storm damage, and Entergy Arkansas has its own army of crews working to repair the area's infrastructure.
On today's Ozarks, Walmart hosts a sustainability product expo, Mission of Mercy seeks dentists to volunteer their time, a reality show looks to cast Eureka Springs residents, and more.
This spring, a Hollywood casting agent started soliciting Eureka Springs residents to appear in a reality television series about the town. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, an unknown number of Eurekans have signed releases to appear on a project they know little about.
The Arkansas State Dental Association will hold the annual Arkansas Mission of Mercy May 16-17 in Springdale. One dentist involved with organizing the effort says that the annual event attracts thousands of people, both patients and volunteers.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, May 23, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, we take a look at a new study that analyzes high school graduation rates in Arkansas. Also Dick Johnson stops by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
Here are the clips for today's montage dedicated to the subway:
1. Duke Ellington performs one of America's best compostions, Take the A Train.
2. Elaine Bennis endures a legendary trip on New York's subway on a classic episode of Seinfeld.
3. Petula Clark's version of Don't Sleep in the Subway.
4. Sounds from the trailer the original Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3 with Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw.
5. Tom Waits' Downtown Train.
6.The most famous clip from the drive-in classic Warriors.
7. The Kingston Trio sings a song about the Boston subway.
8. Marilyn Monroe's dress flies up in the classic scene from Seven Year Itch.
9. Neo takes care of business in The Matrix.
10. The muppets (the muppets?) sing Subway!
Apologies to Amelie and all those Beauty and the Beast stories.
This year's Shakespeare in the Park by The Classical Edge will include free performances at Lawrence Plaza in Bentonville.
For information on other live theater visit:
Rogers Little Theater
Arts Center of the Ozarks
Arts Live Theatre
The UA Drama Department
The chief political scientist at UALR says that Lt. Gov. Mark Darr's decision to drop out of the race for Congress isn't overly surprising, as the political climate in Arkansas has recently been rife with scandal. And, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is working with other agencies to convert farmland back into woodlands and wetlands.
"Walking Papers" by Booker T. Jones
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses the latest unemployment figures and how bloggers have made an impact on the Arkansas political landscape this month.
A ceremony yesterday afternoon marked the official launch of Circle of Life Hospice Foundation.
