On today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time -- Arkansas has the second highest percentage of people testing positive for the use of methamphetamines at work, and the River Valley Regional Food Bank in Fort Smith is in dire need of protein products.
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The Brick Fields Duo will take part in the Ozarks Blues Society Challenge tonight at George’s Majestic Lounge on Dickson Street in Fayetteville.
For more information, visit www.brickfieldsmusic.com.
Dr. Jesse Casana, a University of Arkansas archaeologist, recently discovered evidence for the continuity of civilization at a time when all other ancient civilizations were collapsing. He talks to Ozarks at Large’s Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar about the details.
For more on what could’ve caused some of these ancient civilizations to collapse, click here.
For more on what could’ve caused some of these ancient civilizations to collapse, click here.
But a significant portion of the long-vacant Mallalieu Church in Fort Smith is being preserved from demolition so it can be used as an entrance for a new community academic center.Becca discusses the Prairie Grove Clothesline Fair, Beaver Lake Cruises, and the 2011 Student Selects: A Young Filmmakers Showcase on AETN.
A couple of Ozarks at Large team members visited First Thursday/Fest of All yesterday. There was art, belly-dancing, “Paw-casso,” music and so much going on.
This month in the Fayetteville Underground complex of galleries on the downtown square you will discover burnt, brushed and scratched art of every hue--and emotion.Beginning this weekend, the Bentonville Fire Department will be able to use a new traffic signal system that’ll allow emergency responders inside the vehicle to change the traffic lights to pass through intersections in a safe and timely manner.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, author Jo McDougall discusses her memoir “Daddy’s Money,” and the Bikes, Blues and Barbecue Motorcycle Rally plans to expand beyond Fayetteville. Also on today’s show, the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith launches its 2011-12 Season of Entertainment with “Aqua Vita.”Author Jo McDougall talks to Kyle Kellams about her memoir “Daddy’s Money” and growing up in southern Arkansas.
To listen to more of the conversation, click here.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, December 20, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks, a company that began on the University of Arkansas campus is on a list of 2013's top technological inventors. Plus the founders of the Early Morning Bourbon Girls…Rebecca Champagne and Meredith Martin Moats…talk about the band's upcoming reunion show at Maxine's Tap Room and play a couple of songs inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio.
Every year, the University of Arkansas celebrates International Education Week in honor of students who travel thousands of miles to get an education in the United States. Throughout this week, we’ve talked to these students to gain an insight into their lives here.
Today, we meet Daniel Rugamba from Rwanda. He is a member of the Rwandan national basketball team.
Jodi Beznoska from the Walton Arts Center has some gift ideas for the holidays.
The “Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program,” is a bipartisan initiative enacted in 2009 to restore national forest land may help public forests in Arkansas.
To track progress of this program, visit fs.fed.us/restoration/CFLR. To apply for work, visit fs.fed.us/fsjobs.
Fort Smith’s Sparks Regional Medical Center is now home to the Philips Gemini Big Bore PET/CT Scanner, the first of its kind in North America, and only the second in the world. The scanner, with the help of light, color, animation and music, makes patients feel at ease.
The Fayetteville Public Library is hosting the Food for Fees week. Patrons can exchange canned goods for overdue fees through Sunday.
More information is available on 479.571.0222 or www.faylib.org.
