On this edition of Ozarks at Large, a gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art allows school children to tour the museum, and pianist Neil Rutman talks about his love of piano and boxing. Also on today’s show, a new poll explores Arkansas voter approval ratings for the President and Congress.Ozarks At Large
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, a gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art allows school children to tour the museum, and pianist Neil Rutman talks about his love of piano and boxing. Also on today’s show, a new poll explores Arkansas voter approval ratings for the President and Congress.And fall means Walton Arts Center has many events lined up for us every single weekend. Jodi Beznoska has the details.
Pianist Neil Rutman, artist-in-residence and boxing instructor at the University of Central Arkansas, talks about his concert at the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall tonight.
The 10th Annual Brits in the Ozarks All-British Car and Cycle Show is this Saturday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
More information is available at www.britishironnwa.org.
Michael Tilley from our content partner www.thecitywire.com discusses the State of the Region report, the closing of smaller post offices in the region, and more.
Ethan Nadelmann, former Princeton professor and the executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, will debate U.S. drug policies tonight with Asa Hutchinson, former administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency and former Arkansas Third District Congressman.
Several area school districts contest school board elections today, Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. addresses allegations of sex discrimination, the City of Fayetteville invites families to take a trail tour with Mayor Lioneld Jordan, and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Pacific Islander migrants are organizing a unique outreach project, initiated by their nation’s First Lady, to help disadvantaged babies and children back in the Marshall Islands.The Arkansas Tech Career Center in Ozark allows high-school students to prepare for the job market while earning college credit.
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and the Arkansas Press Association are hosting a free public seminar on the University of Arkansas campus tomorrow. To register info@arkansaspress.org or call (501) 374-1500.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, December 23, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we travel to Mutasia by visiting with the author of the series for young readers. Plus, gifts for children that encourage a love for insects and nature. Becca Martin Brown tells us where to catch Santa in the next two days before Christmas, and a Talk Business Arkansas update.
Last June, a flash flood along the Little Missouri River swept through a remote portion of the Alpert Pike Recreational Area on the Ouachita National Forest, west of Hot Springs. Twenty campers were killed. The USDA Forest Service ordered an inquiry. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, what emerged was a nationwide plan to better protect visitors on national park recreation sites.
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.
What are American political third parties? Our history doctor, Bill Smith, explains.
"Royal Garden Blues" by Don Byron
Mahalia Jackson, the OK Corral and more in our history capsule for October 26.
