
Ozarks At Large

Jodi Beznoska, VP of Communications at Walton Arts Center, tells us about the center's busy upcoming week and offers a preview of the 2011-2012 season.
Becca suggests music, dance, poetry, comedy or drama for today's entertainment picks.
Heavy rains, floods, winds and twisters this past week have taken a toll on the state's parks and forests.

The opening of Beaver and Table Rock Lake dams' floodgates after Monday's rainfall -- on today's Ozarks at Large Half Time.
Roby Brock from www.talkbusiness.net talks to Dr. Jay Barth, a political scientist from Hendrix College, about a joint poll being conducted by talkbusiness.net and Hendrix College regarding Arkansans' perspectives on the State Legislature and political figures.

Ozark Poets and Writers Collective meet at Nightbird Books, UA Fort Smith Chorale Ensembles performances at the Fort Smith Convention Center and The Whigs at George's.
A U.S. poet laureate's visit to the University of Arkansas, National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and Eureka Springs' announcement of its 2011 Grand Illumination Grand Luminary - on this edition of Ozarks at Large Half Time.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, making inroads in the battle against lung cancer in Arkansas. After years of steady increases, the rate is dropping in the state. Plus shifts in the testing for a GED certificate in Arkansas, and a closer listen to one of the bands scheduled to appear at the 2014 edition of Wakarusa.
The story of the first African American policeman in Fayetteville led two graduate students at the University of Arkansas to uncover other stories for their documentary Oak Cemetery: A Forgotten Place.
“Strong as Oak” by Watsky
The band Caroline Rose will perform during the weekend festival on Mulberry Mountain. Here, they perform "Roll On" inside our studio as the festival gets underway today.
at end of show: “Flying Dreams” by Birds of Chicago
Officials with the U.S. Marshals Museum yesterday approved its 2015 budget, which includes allocations for architectural, exhibit and operational costs. President Clinton speaks to the role presidential libraries serve in providing historical context, and state revenue numbers for May came in below what economists expected.
"All the Trees" by Curtis Harvey
Leslie Rutledge and David Sterling are seeking the Republican nomination for Arkansas Attorney General. You can see the entire interview here.
Memorial Day marks the opening of public swimming pool season across America. And this summer, an article about pools and race will be published in the Arkansas Historical Quarterly, titled “Going off the Deep End: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Desegregation of Little Rock’s Public Swimming Pools.” Jacqueline Froelich spoke with author and historian John Kirk.
"Swans and the Swimming" by Iron & Wine