
Ozarks At Large

To adopt a pet at the Fayetteville Animal Shelter as it will be closed Saturday for the installation of new flooring. Plus a couple of events as the weekend nears.

The University of Arkansas Libraries formally opened the papers of Senator Dale Bumpers to researchers yesterday.
As promised, the state legislature overrode a line-item veto by Governor Mike Beebe to allow sand used in natural gas drilling to be exempt from sales tax. And, several organizations through the state accrue grant funding.


Mary Kay Zuravleff is the author of Man Alive, a story about a physician whose life changed after he was struck by lightning. She will speak tonight at Nightbird Books.

Last week, a federal judge struck down much of Arkansas' Heartbeat Protection Act, passed last year by the state legislature. We speak to two people, one from the pro-life movement and one from the pro-choice movement, to hear what they think the ruling means.
As Becca continues her week of themes, today's art theme includes events at Crystal Bridges and Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, other ways to teach and other ways to learn. We go inside a local school of innovation, and we'll go on stage in Bentonville as Northwest Arkansas Community College prepares their staging of The Giver.
Becca Martin Brown requests that we attend the Summer Reading Club Finale at the Fayetteville Public Library, which will feature music by Trout Fishing in America.
Yesterday, a ribbon cutting ceremony marked to official opening of the Fayetteville Contemporary Gallery on the second floor of city hall.
During tomorrow's First Thursday event, the Fayetteville Underground will host a preview show at its new location prior to its official opening in September. More information is available at here.
Johnathon Williams, author of “Road to Happiness,” will have a reading at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville at 7 p.m. Friday. More information is available here.
Arkansas’ lottery is launching a new “Natural State Jackpot” next month, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals’ modest winning streak is over at two games, and more.
“High Jump” by: Sonny Criss