Ozarks At Large
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, Benton County students participate in a surgical simulation, Arkansas’ Second District Congressman Tim Griffin talks to Roby Brock about the economy, and a reunion of three members of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Also, participating artists talk about the July edition of the Fayetteville Underground and Wayne Bell on disappointing movies.Search and rescue dog handler Vynn Stuart and her two German Shepherds travel thousands of miles annually from their home in Ashdown, Arkansas to help locate missing persons.
Things to do this weekend fall into three columns. Column A is theater, column B is music and column C is art.
Becca gives a midsummer reminder of even more markets where we can get fresh, locally-grown produce.
Call Sudhir at 426-4308 or Sachin at 366-3021 for more information. To register for The Art of Living Part 1 course, click here. To register for the Youth Empowerment Seminar, click here.
The City of Fort Smith and Advertising and Promotion Commission agree to a temporary lease agreement to manage the Civic Center. Plus more River Valley updates from Michael Tilley of www.thecitywire.com.
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Sunday, December 15, 2013
Ahead on Weekend Ozarks, a conversation with Arkansas photographer Tim Ernst. Also, singer/songwriter Joe Pug pays a visit to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
Christopher Spencer of www.ozarksunbound.com is back for another Monday edition of Unlicensed Opinion. Our guest this week is Philip Martin of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
Visit Philip Martin's blog at www.bloodangelsanddirt.com
To hear more from the conversation, including the Culture Vulture guidelines for when you can spoil an ending or plot twist, click here.
Elizabeth Bailey was confined to her bed with a chronic disease when a friend brought her a plant to help brighten the room. The next day Elizabeth Bailey began observing a single snail that unwittedly immigrated into the room in the pot. Her fascination with the small animal helped her deal with her condition and eventually led to her book "The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating." The remarkable book mixes science, philosophy and memoir.
Blogger Bike Snob NYC is not really a bike snob, though he does ride his bike plenty. His new book, "Bike Snob" covers the history of bicycles and takes a sometimes serious, sometimes tongue-in-cheek approach to the two-wheeled world.
Surfing might not seem like the best way to become more grounded, but it worked for author Peter Heller.
"Flowers" by 1 Oz. Jig
Becca Bacon Martin has an audio scavenger hunt and several ideas about how to spend the weekend.





