On today's program, the Chief of the Cherokee Nation is trying to create an education bridge between the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and his nation. Also, the Fayetteville vocal group Harmonia is celebrating the release of its latest album, we preview Washington Regional Hospice's annual autumn brunch and more.Ozarks At Large
On today's program, the Chief of the Cherokee Nation is trying to create an education bridge between the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and his nation. Also, the Fayetteville vocal group Harmonia is celebrating the release of its latest album, we preview Washington Regional Hospice's annual autumn brunch and more.
The sound of autumn bird migration is apparent--if you know what to listen for. Joe Neal serves as a guide. Joe Neal's latest book is "Birdside Baptist and Other Ornithological Mysteries." He is also coauthor, with Douglas James, of “Arkansas Birds,” published by the University of Arkansas press.The headquarters of the Cherokee Nation, the second largest American Indian tribe in the U.S., is located 60 miles west of Fayetteville in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, the Nation's chief is seeking to create an educational bridge to the University of Arkansas.
To learn more: cherokee.orgOn today's edition of Ozarks, we talk with the music composer for National Geographic's new documentary called Great Migrations. And a grant will help Youth Bridge continue its work with homeless and runaway teens. Also, Roby Brock of Talk Business DOT net sits down with the new CEO of Heifer International, we tour a new all-ages music venue in Springdale and more.
National Geographic's latest project is called Great Migrations. The first installment of the series premiered Sunday on the National Geographic Channel. Ozarks at Large's Iti Agnihotri Mudholkar spoke with the documentary's music composer Anton Sanko late last week.
On today's edition of Ozarks, we talk with Brock Thompson about his book "The Un-Natural State: Arkansas and the Queer South" in our latest installment of Unlicensed Opinion. Also, a preview of a rain garden workshop, comedian Josh Blue's performance at the Fayetteville Town Center, and a conversation with a UA professor training nurse midwives in Haiti.Author Brock Thompson talks with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams and Ozarks Unbound's Christopher Spencer about his book "The Un-Natural State: Arkansas and the Queer South," in this latest installment of Unlicensed Opinion.
On Your Mark Academy, a private nonprofit school for children with special needs and autism is hosting a fundraiser November 9th at 7pm at the Fayetteville Town Center with comedian Josh Blue, winner of NBC's "Last Comic Standing." Jacqueline Froelich provides a preview. Tickets are available at the door or online at onyourmarkacademy.org.Becca Bacon Martin shares one of tomorrow's events that we can register for today.
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks, why more walk-in clinics might dot the landscape as the Affordable Care Act is rolled out. And the founder of Cherish the Women, Joanie Madden, talks about learning to play the Irish whistle and why she was impressed with her first-ever visit to Fayetteville. The band plays tonight at Walton Arts Center.
Justin Minkel, a Springdale elementary school teacher and 2007 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, has just written a new book aimed at young readers.
Here are out ten clips relating to Buffalo, New York and the War of 1812.
1) Ten Thousand Maniacs (from the Buffalo area) sing Because the Night,
2) Robert Redford and Wilford Brimley in The Natural (filmed in Buffalo).
3) Bruce Springsteen sings about Buffalo's Erie Canal.
4) A trailer, featuring Marilyn Monroe, for the movie Niagara…set in nearby Niagara Falls.
5) Buffalo native Rick James ponders a Super Freak.
6) A BBC documentary about the assassination of President McKinley. The shooting happened in Buffalo. (as did the subsequent swearing-n ceremony of Theodore Roosevelt).
7) The only electronic song we know of about Buffalo native Grover Cleveland.
8) Judy Garland sings Somewhere Over the Rainbow…written by Buffalo native Harold Arlen.
9) Amanda Blake, another Buffalo native, as Miss Kitty on an early episode of Gunsmoke.
10) Johnny Horton sings The Battle of New Orleans, about the final battle of the War of 1812. Arkansas connection: written by Jimmy Driftwood.
Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, offers a preview of the state's politics in the coming year.
"The Boxer" by Editors
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers suggests 12 things you should do in 2014.
Kevin Kinder and Kyle Kellams compare their lists of favorite music for 2013.
