Four Arkansas singers-songwriters will share the stage and their stories at tomorrow night's "Songs in the Ville" at the UARK Ballroom.
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A poetry performance, an open mic and poetry slam on Becca's to-do list for today. Plus, information on Kenny Chesney's and the heavy metal band Godsmack's April performances in and around Arkansas.
Proceeds from seven bands playing at Saturday's Angel Fest at Terra Studio will benefit seven area non-profits linked with children's issues.
On this edition of Ozarks, the first in a series of interviews with University of Arkansas Honors College students who received a Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) grant of up to $2,500 each earlier this year. Ozarks at Large's energy correspondent Christina Thomas reports on the intermingling of faith and concern for the environment; plus, a visit to Paris, Arkansas reveals an amazing collection of over a hundred bells of different sizes.Public tickets for Dalai Lama's May 11 visit to Northwest Arkansas become available. Plus, Becca discusses tomorrow's Art and History of Glassblowing session at Shiloh Museum in Springdale.
Nearly 90 undergraduate students were awarded the Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship grants of up to $2,500 to conduct research. Joseph O'Neil is a senior majoring in horticulture in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. His is the first in an Ozark at Large series of interviews with U of A Honor College students and their faculty mentors regarding the research work they've undertaken.
The month of March marks the centennial anniversary of the International Women's Day and also the 24th anniversary of Women's History Month. The University of Arkansas has many events planned to celebrate the two.
The Kansas City-based Heartland Men’s Chorus will perform at the Eureka Springs City Auditorium on March 12th at 7pm. Proceeds will benefit the Ozarks Aids Resources. Jacqueline Froelich provides a preview. Tickets for the Heartland Men's Choir can be order on line at www.hmckc.org or by calling the OARS ticket line 870-350-1155.
Gary Numan, Russia's February Revolution and more in our history capsule for March 8.The Benton County Quroum Court has approved an ordianance to establish a regional HIV clinic. For nearly 20 years, NWA's only regional HIV clinic has operated in Washington County.
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Sunday, January 5, 2014
On this special edition of Weekend Ozarks at Large, we look back at some of our favorite musical performances of the last half of 2013 including: Don't Stop Please, Barrett Baber, Boom Kinetic, A Good Fight, Kory Montgomery, Foley's Van, The Cole Reeves Band, National Park Radio,Priscilla Dawn White, Block Street Hot Club, and the reunion of the Early Morning Bourbon Girls.
A sustainability summit hosted yesterday in Rogers gave a forum for some of the largest food, agricultural and beverage manufacturers to promote their newest product sustainability efforts.
Becca says the ACO Chorale is preparing for its Spring Concert May 4th at Arts Center of the Ozarks.
"Weighted Sin" by Chad VanGaalen
A service learning project used by student interns to teach the importance of community service to elementary school children works with the real life organization Chicks for Children. We visit as fourth and fifth graders wrap up the project with a song and dance.
"Loaded Soul" by Andre Obin
The Arkansas State Dental Association will hold the annual Arkansas Mission of Mercy May 16-17 in Springdale. One dentist involved with organizing the effort says that the annual event attracts thousands of people, both patients and volunteers.
This spring, a Hollywood casting agent started soliciting Eureka Springs residents to appear in a reality television series about the town. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, an unknown number of Eurekans have signed releases to appear on a project they know little about.
at end of show: "Backroad Ride" by Backroad Anthem
