The two actors in the Australian production Boats sat down inside Walton Arts Center to talk about their innovative play.
Ozarks At Large
The Arkansas General Assembly this session enacted legislation on both public charter school authorization and inter-public school transfers. Phyllis Stewart, Arkansas Department of Education Chief of Staff, explains how both measures will work to expand school choice options.
The head of the Hatcher Agency, the state's largest independent insurer, says that many of his clients are providing insurance to employees rather than paying penalties associated with the Affordable Care Act. Senator Mark Pryor talks about his push for answers from the Air Force regarding the 188th Fighter Wing in Fort Smith while Senator Boozman says he is concerned about a backlog in disability claims for veterans. And Elton John is coming to Fayetteville in just a few weeks.
Ahead on Ozarks: how technology may, again, change the world of retailing. Christina Thomas has a story with researchers at the University of Arkansas and their work regarding what’s called "sequential pricing." Plus the Red Barn Ramblers: a 19-member all-star band made up of musicians you've been listening to for a long time. They play for fun…and for fundraising. Plus the Beaver Watershed Alliance, Pack Rat, Youth Bridge, the Yvonne Richardson Community Center and girl scouts all team up to get more young people on area rivers. Yesterday, we attended the first how-to canoe clinic for participants.
The Red Barn Ramblers band is nearly twenty members strong and includes musicians from several area blues and rock groups. When they get together, they raise money for good causes.Becca Martin Brown of NWA Newspapers gives a litany of entertainment options for Mothers' Day gifts.
A new program gets young people on the river, some paddling in a canoe for the first time.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, September 9, 2013
Ahead on this Monday edition of Ozarks: the inspiration for the novel The Red Kimono. Jan Morrell explains how her family's history was a starting point for her book about American citizens taken to internment camps during World War II. Plus the campus of Arkansas Tech University-Ozark prepares for a milestone and why changes to the Arkansas River are part of a plan to help the entire region grow.
A few not so typical opportunities to donate money, goods, and time in the next few days.
Sidney's Emporium has been located on Dickson Street for about two decades, and has been located in the old UARK Theatre building for the past 14 years. This month, the business is getting back to its mobile roots with a move to the Yacht Club on College.
"Saint Stephen" by the Grateful Dead
Becca Martin Brown continues her tour of towns with summer opportunities for kids.
A 2014 Artoshpere exhibit actually grows with help from the community. We visit one of six locations of these unique terrariums.
“Fountain” by PJ Harvey, and at end of show: “Yesterday’s Beer” by The LDJ Band
Senator Pryor and Congressman Cotton visited acres of idle pipeline in Central Arkansas yesterday, and they both issued renewed calls to approve the Keystone XL. Plus, several roadways in the area are closed, either for bridge inspection or condemnation.
"Firebird" by Gojogo
