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Friday, February 28, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: it has been 60 years since the largest-ever nuclear weapons test by the United States took place on the Marshall Islands' Bikini Atoll. Today, many Marshallese, including several northwest Arkansas residents, are marking the anniversary of the Castle Bravo Blast. Plus, Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers gets us ready for the weekend, Michael Tilley from The City Wire helps us analyze the week's news, and more.
A traveling exhibit on the Civil War is now at the Fayetteville Public Library. All you need is the ability to read exceptionally fast. Also tonight, auditions for “Web of Murder” will be at Fort Smith Little Theatre, and Blue Man Group is back in northwest Arkansas! Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details.
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.
The Northwest Arkansas Curling Club was formed in the '90s. Ozarks at Large’s Antoinette Grajeda finds out more about the sport.
“Hoppipolla” by Sigur Ros
This Sunday, Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams hosted the 10x10 Countdown Conversation ahead of Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band’s performance next week. The conversation featured percussionist Fernando Valencia who brought along his conga drums to give audience members a quick run-through of the instruments.
We visit a new lab located in the University of Arkansas warehouse district where Architecture Professor Santiago Perez uses robots to bring complex computer-generated architectural elements to life.