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Ozarks At Large
The Fayetteville Farmer's Market heads into the home stretch and the Ozark Slow Food fundraiser approaches.
October is American Archives Month. This will be noted tomorrow afternoon at three inside Mullins Library. Keynote speakers for this event devoted to history will be a pair of teenage historians. Sarah and Emma Bailin attend Central High in Little Rock and have been making short documentaries since they were eleven years old. They'll screen their film "Return to Sender" about the 1980 Cuban refugee crisis at Fort Chaffee and how that event changed Arkansas' political landscape.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large we report on how you can see your ballot before Election Day, why bumble bees make such fascinating research subjects, what to expect from this week's gathering at the University of Arkansas devoted to breast cancer research and more.It is hard to imagine Eugene Sargent's mind or his hands ever rest. He is a sculptor and works with wood, metals, cement, and other materials. He creates furniture that is art and art that is furniture. He paints and draws. He writes. He makes computer cases out of aluminum and flashlights out of old tent poles. So it makes sense that his studio near Lincoln in Washington County is a pretty astonishing creation, too.
The final poll conducted by talkbusiness.net and Hendrix College before next week's election has been completed. Roby gives us the results.
On today's fundraising edition of Ozarks at Large, we learn about rural fire associations and how they operate. Also, Arts Live Theatre adapts "Night of the Living Dead" for younger audiences, Becca previews an exhibition by a Hurricane Katrina survivor and more. Mark Landon Smith and Jules Taylor stop by the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to preview Arts Live Theatre's upcoming production of “Night of the Living Dead.”
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, December 13, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, singer/songwriter Joe Pug stops by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. Plus, Becca Martin Brown gets us caught up on what's been rescheduled for this weekend.
Today we celebrate Barbershop Harmony Day with an in-studio performance by the River Blenders Barbershop Chorus
"Ghost Mall" by Charlie Hunter
The Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners formalized previously temporary rules for absentee voters who don't submit proper photo ID with ballots. The planned osteopathic medical school for Fort Smith names its first president, and teams from the U of A bring home multiple honors from the Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup.
"Theme From Viva Zapata" by Tommy Garrett
Beginning last November, the NWA Council recruited individuals to spread the word about Northwest Arkansas via social media.
"Hotel Regina" by John Powell
Most Saturday mornings, a certain rural Huntsville resident, can be seen at the Madison County Recycling Center sorting plastics, cardboard and cans—faithfully doing his civic environmental duty. But what makes this recycler special? He’s a dog. Jacqueline Froelich reports.
"Four Organs" by Bang on a Can
The Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale is hosting the annual high school students' art show.
