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.
The best guess is that the 500,000th resident in the four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area arrived today.
at end of show: "Henry and the Great Salt Lake" by Don't Stop Please
Only five swimming beaches were closed throughout Arkansas during the Memorial Day weekend, as E. Coli hot spots haven't been as bad so far as in previous years. And, passage of a water projects bill in Congress may mean federal money for waterway infrastructure projects in Arkansas.
"Blue Buildings" by Aunt Martha
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas discusses the primary election results and more in his weekly business and political news recap.
The President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands visited Northwest Arkansas over the weekend, to join thousands of Ozark islanders in celebrating their nation’s 35th Constitution Day.
Jacqueline Froelich attended opening ceremonies Friday evening and brings us some sounds of the gathering.
Becca reminds us the Gulley Park Summer Concert Series begins Thursday.
