Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas is taking us on a tour of businesses that produce liquor locally.
Ozarks At Large
The brand new educational standard, called Common Core, is being introduced, initially, to K through 2nd grade students in state public schools this fall. We visit with teachers at Shaw Elementary in Springdale to see how the interdisciplinary, participatory curriculum works.Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center has all the details on holiday-themed shows and ticket availability.
The Northwest Arkansas Career and College Coaches Program will help mentor at-risk high school students in the region. As part of the program, college coaches will start working with these at-risk students next fall.
Clarinetist Sara Manasreh performed earlier this month inside the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall on the University of Arkansas campus.
Author Joe Neal illustrates with bird sounds our seasonal regime change. Photo: Hermit Thrush by Joe Neal.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, more details on a housing project known as “Mutual Self-Help Housing,” and author Kristin S. Kaufman discusses her book “Is This Seat Taken?” The University of Arkansas hosts its first fall commencement in four decades, and the Springdale Municipal Airport plans to expand to accommodate larger planes.The University of Arkansas will host its first fall commencement in 40 years this Saturday.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, Crystal Bridges announces its partnership with the Louvre in Paris and a new gift, and Christina Thomas visits a different kind of movie theatre. A Fayetteville church hosts a candlelight service for families who’ve lost a child, and the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Northwest Arkansas helps people make informed decisions about funerals.The Funeral Consumers Alliance of Northwest Arkansas has been helping its members make informed decisions about end-of-life matters.
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Monday, January 6, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, an assistant professor of landscape architecture works to preserve a cemetery in Rowher, Arkansas. We also preview a free credit workshop.
Kyle Kellams talks with author S.J. Watson about his first novel “Before I Go to Sleep.”
“Sleepwalk” by California Guitar Trio
Becca discusses the Prairie Grove Clothesline Fair, Beaver Lake Cruises, and the 2011 Student Selects: A Young Filmmakers Showcase on AETN.
Reverend Steve Copley, chairman of the Arkansas Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice, discusses wage theft, a crime that receives hardly any attention.
“Fruits of My Labor” by Lucinda Williams
The local chapter of an international Muslim organization will host a blood-donation campaign next weekend in honor of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Organizers hope the drive will save lives and dispel myths about Islam.
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.
