How not to be bored the next few days: standup comedy, a walk around Lake Fayetteville and Arts Live presents a modified musical.
Ozarks At Large
Surveys conducted through site visits to Arkansas school districts that conducted PARCC field testing this spring showed that most districts will be prepared for Common Core technology requirements this fall.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says there are drums, guitars and horns in our near future.

The rainy weather has caused a delay in planting for some farmers, while late freezes are causing concern for others with winter wheat crops. The state Republican party gets permission to intervene in a lawsuit regarding rules for absentee voters as part of the state's Voter ID law. And Fort Smith directors consider a set of rules regarding how city employees interact with city residents.



Becca Martin Brown, with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, gives us a list of free lectures, discussions and more taking place in the next few days.
Last week Tim Landry, a scholar studying voodoo, spoke on the University of Arkansas campus.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the duo Still on the Hill talks about their new album, and how Beaver Lake inspired the songs. Plus, we learn about how Gunderpickles started with a family recipe, and we honor the 100th anniversary of Mother's Day in our Sunday Morning Montage, a song from Cletus Got Shot and more.
Today -- First Friday on the Bentonville Town Square, Charlie Daniels at the AMP, and Boeing-Boeing at Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. This weekend, visit the Prairie Grove Clothesline Fair and/or the Kansas City Renaissance Festival.
“Work” by Joe Lovano
A lawsuit is filed against the U.S. Forest Service; Loretta Lynn’s Walton Arts Center concert postponed; events planned to mark Labor Day, and more – on today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
First Baptist Church in Greenland will host a bread giveaway tomorrow morning for local families.
This month in the Fayetteville Underground complex of galleries on the downtown square you will discover burnt, brushed and scratched art of every hue--and emotion.
A couple of Ozarks at Large team members visited First Thursday/Fest of All yesterday. There was art, belly-dancing, “Paw-casso,” music and so much going on.