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.
A group is hoping for another special session of the Arkansas legislature to get public schools connected to the ARE-ON network, plus business news in this Talk Business and Politics Update.
We talk with the author of the local children’s book which mimics a classic tale with Fayetteville icons.
The University of Arkansas' Center for Spatial Technologies is featured in a new series on PBS. There will also be a public premier screening in Vol Walker Hall on campus Tuesday night.
In a rare occurrence, Becca Martin Brown talks with a Bentonville gallery owner about the art scene in the city.
Arkansas looks to change licensing requirements for child care facilities throughout the state. We look at the potential changes and the effects they could have on providers in the area.