Augusta Read Thomas, Reasons to be Pretty, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band among the long list of events on Walton Arts Center's calendar.
Ozarks At Large
On this Spring Fundraising edition of Ozarks at Large, the issue of congressional redistricting remains unresolved and the Arkansas Supreme Court upholds a lower court decision to enable adoption and fostering of children by unmarried couples. Famed author Alexander McCall Smith talks about "The Very Small Things in Life" and Carroll Country high school students learn about philanthropy. Today also marks the start of KUAF's Spring 2011 Fundraiser.Popular author Alexander McCall Smith talks about seeing the poetry in everyday interactions. He talks today at 7 p.m. at the Fayetteville Public Library.
An honors recital at the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall today and Little Big Town performs tomorrow at Walton Arts Center.
Fay Jones School of Architecture student Elizabeth Philips researches better lighting techniques in spaces for the visually impaired.
The spread of invasive plant species in Fayetteville calls for some immediate measures.
On this edition of Ozarks: the 88th General Assembly of the Arkansas State Legislature is set to end this week, and a report on how food expiration dates contribute to landfills. Plus, the Rotary Club of Fayetteville hopes to eradicate polio globally and University of Arkansas poet Michael Heffernan is featured, yet again, on Writer's Almanac.Energy Corps correspondent Christina Thomas talks to University of Arkansas food scientist Dr. John Marcy about what food expiration dates really mean.
On this edition of Ozarks, Fort Smith Symphony's John Jeter discusses an April 16th concert, Arkansas legislature considers ecologically responsible natural gas development, a conversation on why some Northwest Arkansas towns shrunk in the last decade, and a preview of Yaniv Taubenhouse's performance for Shades of Jazz.
John Jeter, director and conductor at the Fort Smith Symphony, on a historic concert being performed by the Fort Smith Symphony on April 16, featuring selected works of William Grant Still.
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Thursday, December 5, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks, an artists' cooperative enters its 12th year in the community, and a group of high school students learn about marketing inside one local retailer, though the field trip was altered a bit as residents made purchases in anticipation of winter weather. Plus, the first group of Arkansas Teacher Corps fellows already recognizes the difference they've made in rural and low income school districts just a few months into their first semester.
Renowned Ozarks photographer Tim Ernst visited KUAF’s Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio last week to discuss his career as a photographer. He’ll present slideshows of his work at many venues across northwest Arkansas over the next several weeks. The complete list of venues can be found on www.timernst.com.
Walmart announces profits for the first time in nine quarters, Arkansas Division of Medical Services gets a new director, and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Experience the Broadway musical “Rock of Ages” at Walton Arts Center this week. Also, a northwest Arkansan journalism legend will be featured in an exhibit at the Shiloh Museum in Springdale starting tomorrow.
“Have a Feast Here Tonight” by Bill Monroe and Doc Watson
KUAF’s Katy Henriksen reports on the new monthly Improved Lighting Poetry Reading Series in Fayetteville. The latest poets to read brought a resume that boasts of working with rocker Patti Smith and pioneering the art of choral rapping.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Arkansas. The Civil War Sesquicentennial will be celebrated between 2011 and 2015.
