Becca discusses today's events at Jones Center, Fayetteville and Rogers Public Libraries, etc.
Ozarks At Large
Dr. Janine Parry, director of Arkansas poll, chaired an advisory committee to the D.C.-based Institute for Women's Policy Research in 2000-2004. She talks about the history of women representation on a state level in Arkansas.
On this edition of Ozarks, Walmart tests the concept of smaller stores, we hear opening arguments in the Act 1 case in the Arkansas Supreme Court, and the Arkansas House and Senate agree to a $35 million package made of six tax-cuts. Plus, Kevin Kinder talks about this year's South by Southwest highlights and other music festivals.Spring break day trips closer to home - Branson's Butterfly Palace and Rainforest Adventure in the north and Fort Smith Museum of History in the south.
On this St. Patrick's Day edition of Ozarks at Large, more updates from the Arkansas Legislature await. Our weekly conversation with Michael Tilley from thecitywire.com on news from the Fort Smith region; plus, a documentary film based on the War Eagle Creek screens today at the Fort Smith Public Library. We will also have the third in an Ozarks at Large series of interviews with undergraduate students conducting research with the help of SURF grants and Jodi Beznoska from the Walton Arts Center has an exhaustive list of events that are coming up.Walton Arts Center's Jodi Beznoska discusses SoNA's opening performance tonight. Later this week, Pink Floyd Experience and folk musician Arlo Guthrie; plus, a rundown of events through
April 9.
April 9.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, an update from the Arkansas Legislature, a review of the earthquake insurance options available to Arkansans, and a concert featuring seven bands that sees to benefit seven non-profits associated with children's issues.
Plus, a quick preview of tomorrow's "Songs in the Ville," and we meet Brittany Rogers, a history major and second in the Ozarks at Large series on undergraduate research being conducted with the help of SURF grants.
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Monday, January 6, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, an assistant professor of landscape architecture works to preserve a cemetery in Rowher, Arkansas. We also preview a free credit workshop.
Becca Martin Brown has some (but not all) of the suggestions for warm-weather music here.
The winning slogan will be included in a logo and outreach materials. Slogans must be five words or less and include a form of the word recycle. Entry forms and more information on the contest can be found on ADEQ’s website, under the Hot Topics section on the homepage.
John Brown University will host a series of art workshops this summer.
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services points to a handful of reasons as to why employment and unemployment numbers in the state keep improving. The Arkansas Supreme Court grants a stay on a Pulaski County Circuit Court ruling that allowed same-sex marriages to occur in the state last week, and Arkansas Tech's board of trustees approves tuition increases for the coming academic year.
"The Machine" by Garage A Trois
A study released by Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families says that the state’s juvenile detention system is broken. But as Jacqueline Froelich discovered, two Northwest Arkansas detention centers have found a fix.
