Becca reminds listeners of upcoming auditions at the Arts Center of the Ozarks.
Ozarks At Large
Next week, NWACC will start a six-week program at Crystal Bridges titled America's Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway.
The Care Foundation awards more than $1 million toward greater community wellness in Northwest Arkansas. And Governor Beebe calls on state lawmakers to use state money to increase monitoring of the Buffalo River watershed near a controversial hog farm.
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas (www.talkbusiness.net) discusses what Walmart's latest reported earnings means for the overall U.S. economy.
Ahead on this edition of weekend Ozarks, music made with bedsprings and sawblades, and we learn the history behind a lake in Benton County, and it isn't Beaver Lake.
Joseph Israel will perform twice in Arkansas this weekend to celebrate the release of his latest album Kingdom Road.
Becca Martin Brown tells us about Justin Cunningham, who is putting on one last show before he leaves town for Julliard.
In the latest installment of our What's in a Name series, we explore the history of Lake Atalanta.The Fayetteville Public Education Foundation yesterday announced this year’s additions to the Fayetteville Schools Hall of Honor. This year is unique as four were included rather than the three that have been added the past 16 years.
Still on the Hill will curate (and perform at the launch of) a new exhibit of instruments made in unique Ozarks style.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, January 2, 2014
On this special edition of Ozarks at Large we listen again to some of our favorite stories from 2013, including: tigers making art near Eureka Springs, bugs on utility boxes in downtown Fayetteville and a day spent catching grasshoppers.
Kevin Kinder from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us that the Tony-winning production “Blast” will be at the Alma Performing Arts Center this weekend.
For more details, log on to www.almapac.org.
“Sunnyside” by Kaki King
…to talk about their upcoming performance at this weekend’s Eurekapalooza festival in Eureka Springs.
“Sixteen Tons” by The Ariels
Coach Robert Pulliza is happy to be back in Fayetteville to face Mississippi State tonight.
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announces a significant gift to benefit school students in the region. The $10 million gift from Willard and Pat Walker Foundation will pay schools for transportation to and from the museum and a meal from the museum restaurant among other things.
“Nightswimming”” by R.E.M.
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net speaks with Jay Barth, professor of political science at Hendrix College, about voter approval ratings for the President and their congressmen in a new TalkBusiness/Hendrix College poll.
