The Michigan-based band discusses how they came together as a family band, and they perform "My Love is a Tall Ship" by Jimmy Crowley.
Ozarks At Large
In this installment of What's in a Name, we look at the history of Benton, the county and the ville.
The city of Fort Smith continues to construct a 20-year plan and the University of Arkansas has news about scholarships for future students.
A Texas charter school management nonprofit, Responsive Education Solutions, had been gaining a financial stake in Arkansas—until a complaint filed to the Arkansas Department of Education revealed its science curriculum advances intelligent design. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, the controversy raises questions regarding charter authorization.
The state legislature finished business before getting ready to adjourn this year's fiscal session, and Peco Foods announces expansion in Arkansas. Those stories and more in this morning's week in review.
Ahead on Ozarks, Becca Martin Brown of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers gives us a list of St. Patrick's Day events happening this weekend, and we have a preview of the William S. Paley Collection exhibit at Crystal Bridges. We also learn about the latest plans for the new high school in Bentonville.
Finvarra's Wren recently stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio for a conversation and performance.
Tomorrow, The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism, will open to the public at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, has a long list of St. Patrick's Day activities.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, April 18, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about traditional Native American ecological and cultural practices. Plus, we hear a roundtable discussion about recent political polling data for this year's statewide elections.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Arkansas. The Civil War Sesquicentennial will be celebrated between 2011 and 2015.
Last week, Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams moderated a discussion with the cast and crew of TheatreSquared’s Tigers Be Still. These are the highlights from that conversation.
“Raisin’ the Dickens” by Mike Auldridge
Columnist Wayne Bell from www.fayettevilleflyer.com discusses the upcoming Grammys and the reduction in its categories.
“Oliver Twist” by Lionel Hampton
First organized nearly thirty years ago, Arkansas education service coops help with professional development, accreditation compliance and curriculum proficiency. We visit the Northwest coop in Farmington.
The United Kingdom-based society recently elected Drs. Benjamin Grob-Fitzgibbon and Steven Sheppard from the University of Arkansas as its fellows. The two honorees talk about the responsibility of being RHS fellows and historians.
To listen to more of this conversation, click here.
“Gloria in D Major” by Antonio Vivaldi