On this weekend edition of Ozarks at Large, highlights from Walmart's 2012 Annual Shareholders' Meeting held this past Friday, and an update from Wakarusa. Also on the show today, we find out why the stories behind some of classical music's most famous works matter.Ozarks At Large
On this weekend edition of Ozarks at Large, highlights from Walmart's 2012 Annual Shareholders' Meeting held this past Friday, and an update from Wakarusa. Also on the show today, we find out why the stories behind some of classical music's most famous works matter.Ozarks at Large's Jon Schleuss tells us more about the happenings at the 2012 Wakarusa Music Festival at Mulberry Mountain.
Jason Smith from Walton Arts Center talks about Aaron Copeland's music, and a particular music composition could be a time-stamp in a composer's life.
Paul Kelso, the host of the Generic Blues Show every Friday night at 9 on KUAF, recently spoke with Charles Ragsdale, director of Eureka Springs Blues Weekend, about this year's lineup.
For tickets or more information about the Eureka Springs Blues Weekend, visit www.eurekaspringsblues.com.
Local pianist Jonathan Story plays his first solo recital at the Walton Arts Center tomorrow evening. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen discusses the upcoming concert with Story and the pianist gives a performance of Schubert's "Serenade" the Firmin-Garner Performance studio.
Northwest Arkansas ticks are out earlier this year than last because of warmer temperatures. Ozarks at Large's Jon Schleuss talks with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a local entomologist. What diseases do they spread? How to remove them? And what's the best defense?
Tomorrow's ballot in Washington County will include a question about raising the sales tax a quarter of a percent to support the growing public transit system in the county.
The Artist's Laboratory Theatre is a collective ensemble company that is dedicated to storytelling through the process of experimentation. Next week they will invite audiences to explore the Nature of Place with a performance throughout the landscapes of backstreets, lots, and structures of downtown Fayetteville. For more information visit: ArtLabTheatre.com.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Ahead on this Super Bowl day edition of Weekend Ozarks, Christina talks to three different coaches about their line of work, Kyle goes super-bowling, finding out about the trend of Arkansas high schools' inclusion of bowling as a varsity sport.
Or at least they were when David Pryor was in Congress. He gave a lecture this week on dysfunction in Congress.
The Mustache Running Club and Girls on the Run of NWA are two ways local residents can become involved in the sport of running. A calendar of races can be found at www.ArkansasRunner.Com.
"Going Home" by Marc Broussard
Becca says that the new Arts Center of the Ozarks season is full of excitement.
Here is our collection of clips dedicated to running.
1. Jackson Browne sings about Running on Empty.
2. Richard Dawson (the bad guy) hears a famous movie line in The Running Man.
3. The Dixie Chicks are Ready to Run.
4. A young Forrest Gump hears what will become a familiar refrain.
5. RUN DMC and It's Tricky.
6. Usain Bolt wins the 2014 200 meters in Sochi.
7. Pharcyde sings Runnin'.
8. Chariots of Fire: Get up and run!
9. Jerry Seinfeld explains how he won the big race.
10. Bruce Springsteen is a scared and lonely rider in Born to Run.
Apologies to: Roger Bannister, Julia Roberts in the Runaway Bride and Dion. Maybe next time.
The Mountain Home-based band performs "Unfamiliar Road."
