Rosco Bandana hails from Gulfport, Mississippi and is back in our neck of the woods for the Yonder Mountain String Band's Harvest Music Festival.
Ozarks At Large
Becca Martin Brown says some folks like to get out of town during homecoming at the University of Arkansas...and there are plenty of things to do away from the game.
On game days, Tusk IV, the live mascot for the University of Arkansas, travels from his home near Dardanelle to Fayetteville to help cheer on the Razorbacks.The President of the Federal Reserve is coming to NWA, a camp concerning nighttime critters and other sports this weekend are all outlined in today's notes.
It was a particularly busy week for news and Michael Tilley from The City Wire says some thoughts about health care were among the stories.State stopgap money for some furloughed federal funding in Arkansas runs out today. Winter wheat planting is getting a late start in the state, after later than usual maturity of summer crops. And cyclists in Fayetteville will eventually have a connection between the trails system and destinations in midtown Fayetteville.
Ahead on Ozarks, Whats in a name, and who was Jenny Lind? She is the namesake of a tiny unincorporated town near Greenwood and of a major road in Fort Smith. Plus, a farm tour takes mothers to the source of their families' food. And a school project teaches students the importance of homegrown produce.
Becca Martin Brown has the details on the 11th annual 5x5 art fundraiser for the Arts Center of the Ozarks.
We know Jenny Lind Road and the community of Jenny Lind were named after a Swedish opera singer. We're not exactly sure why. We do know that when she came to the US in 1850, there was excitement.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
On this special edition of Ozarks at Large we listen again to some of our favorite stories from 2013, including: skydiving for charity, an odd windy phenomenon that is at home in the Ozarks, Dave Barry on writing and everything you wanted to know about the Wiener Mobile.
Jim Fairbanks’ new memoir examines his life since a diagnosis of type one diabetes.
More about the book at makesusstronger.com
"Love Love Love" by Of Monsters and Men
The new outdoor workout area near John Brown University is only the second one put in place by a city in the state, and is the result of a partnership between the city, JBU and Bridges to Wellness in Siloam Springs.
Angels and Tomboys, a new exhibit at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is now open. The exhibit features works that show the changing nature of girlhood after the Civil War.
"Angels" by Flight of the Concords
Becca Martin Brown tells us about the newest quasi-wooden roller coaster at Silver Dollar City, which is the only wooden coaster to have inversions.
Roscoe Bandana recently played at Gulley Park, and will soon play again in Siloam Springs and at the Harvest Music Festival on Mulberry Mountain. Here they are playing their tune "Heartbreak Shake."
