Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, previews tonight's opening of a classic at the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale.
Ozarks At Large
An important phase of the recovery after this spring's tornado is coming to an end in Mayflower.
We take a stroll to learn about the people behind a few of the names you'll find downtown.Becca says the Shiloh Museum's photo exhibit on medicinal springs in NWA is on display through December.
Supporters of proposals involving Arkansas' minimum wage and regulation of alcohol sales say they have enough signatures to make it to the ballot in November.
For this holiday weekend we listen again to music recorded inside Firmin-Garner Performance Studio during the first six months of 2014. We hear from:Pearl Brick
Cletus Got Shot
Sweetwater Gypsies
Isayah Wofford
The Riverblenders
Xcluded
Sons of Otis Malone
Finvarra's Wren
Dick Johnson
Elephant Revival
And a weekend update of things to do from Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers.
A new CD includes music the Cates Brothers Band recorded 32 years ago, but wasn't release until now.
The Oklahoma Department of Health has confirmed the state's first death due to Heartland virus—a new tick-borne illness discovered in the mid-South. So far no cases have been documented in Arkansas. Jacqueline Froelich spoke with an Oklahoma epidemiologist to find out the status of the virus and how to avoid be bitten.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, July 17, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, we speak with the trumpeter of The Sons of Brasil. The Kansas City jazz band plays nothing but Latin music and will be in NWA this weekend. Plus, we join a program in progress as it encourages youngsters to read over the summer.
A mural completed nearly ninety years ago looks a bit brighter after a
restoration. Tuesday the art and the artist were celebrated with an official rededication.
We spend time in the Cafe Rue Orleans kitchen as we prepare for Thursday's Chefs in the Garden at the Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks.
"Mamou Two-Step" by Pat Savant
We listen to another session from the recent debate between Senator Blanche Lincoln and Congressman John Boozman. This time, from the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock, they candidates discuss health care and the plan passed in Washington earlier this year.
Cannonball Adderley, Ozark folklore and more in our history capsule for September 15.
Don't let anybody tell you there is nothing to do. Six times a week, including this conversation, Becca Bacon Martin offers up possibilities for entertainment.
