Kevin Kinder from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers compares his list of favorite music from 2011 with that of Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams.
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Drs. Angie Maxwell and Todd Shields from University of Arkansas' Diane D. Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society visited KUAF to discuss some of the many findings of the 2011 Blair-Rockefeller Poll. In this part, they discuss the changing voting pattern of elderly Americans, the definition of being "Southern," and a few interesting observations to be made in this election cycle.
Drs. Angie Maxwell and Todd Shields from University of Arkansas' Diane D. Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society visited KUAF to discuss some of the many findings of the 2011 Blair-Rockefeller Poll. In this part, they discuss a few findings, and the success of the Tea Party movement.
On this edition of Ozarks, Kyle, Iti and Rhonda Dillard, KUAF's underwriting director, play Santa and give away gifts from our underwriters and program sponsors as part of the KUAF and Friends Annual Holiday Giveaway. We also learn more about the Northwest Arkansas Career and College Coaches program for at-risk high school students in the region, and hear some highlights from a poetry reading in Fayetteville.
An appeals court in Tennessee has ruled that Fisk University has unrestricted access to $30 million dollar proceeds from the sale of the "Stieglitz Collection" to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Georgia O'Keeffe donated more than 100 paintings and photographs to the college in 1949, which will now be shared with CBMAA. The decision will be reviewed by the Tennessee Attorney General's office.
The Old 78s recently stopped by the Firmin Garner-Performance Studio to discuss their new album, "The Women Wear No Clothes At All." The group's CD release party is scheduled for Dec. 4 at Greenhouse Grill in Fayetteville.
On this edition of Ozarks, we bring you highlights from our live coverage of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art's opening day.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, January 27, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, two University of Arkansas graduates take us back to the 1927 Mississippi River Flood in their novel "Tilted World." Plus, Benton County residents prepare to head to the polls to determine who should pay for rural ambulance services, and our weekly installment of Arkansongs and more.
The Arkansas Lottery Commission reports the second straight year of declining revenue for the state's scholarship lottery. Rogers Public Schools officials remove a rule that implied a requirement for end of semester exams. And two Arkansas attorneys file a motion in federal court for a summary judgement in regards to the state's ban on same-sex marriages.
"How We Be" by Sinkane
A University of Arkansas research team surveyed hundreds of Northwest Arkansas political and business leaders on state energy policy issues. The study stems from a surge of interest in the local electrical grid over the past year, due to controversy over a proposed 60-mile long interstate power transmission line that would cut a wide swath through north Benton and Carroll Counties.
The Fayetteville Public Schools’ Bookmobile is making an impact, through books, on young members of the community in an effort to combat summer learning loss. Catch up with them Monday, July 21 and again July 28 at the following locations:
9:30- Red Oak Park (Carlsbad/Boxley/Bridgeport Subdivision area off Wedington)
10:15- The Links at Wedington (at the roundabout in the middle of the complex)
11:00- Woodway Apartments (by the complex pool)
11:45- Crofton Manor off Mt. Comfort (on Hatterly Street)
12:10- Washington Plaza Apartments (Under a grove of trees towards the back entrance of the complex)
"Books From Boxes" by Maximo Park
The Sons of Brasil will deliver the second installment in this year's KUAF Summer Jazz Series, this weekend at 21c Museum Hotel in Bentonville. We hear from trumpeter and founder of the group Stan Kessler.
A few things to do this weekend, and if those aren’t enough, enter to win a selection of tickets.
