We begin a series on selecting different faces for Mt. Rushmore. The first segment asks which American women deserve a spot.
Ozarks At Large
State Representative Bryan King last week filed House Bill 1435 to amend the Arkansas Code to allow school districts to retain local net millage revenue. And as Jacqueline Froelich, last year four districts, including Eureka Springs, took in excess and must return $2.6 million dollars.
One of the world’s most respected bands will play favorites and new selections Sunday night at Walton Arts Center. We recently talked with the founder of the band, Paddy Moloney. For more information visit www.waltonartscenter.org.
Hear about a party for Elvis Costello and a whistle in space by clicking here.
On this edition of Ozarks, lawmakers in Little Rock consider insurance coverage and autism. Also, a new way to get family, friends and even strangers to financially back your business plans or artistic endeavor. And Cynthia A. Minor talks about her first novel.
On this edition of Ozarks…prison reform legislation is discussed, advocates for a smoke-free Fayetteville talk about making all bars in the city smokeless and Theater Squared extends the run of Sundown Town.A community-wide effort to collect books will benefit students in a small Arkansas town.
Last fall, an original play called Imogene debuted at the University of Fort Smith. The work was written and directed by theater instructor Bob Stevenson, who gives us an update on the show's success.
Northwest Arkansas roads have been assaulted this winter by record snowfall, subzero temperatures, chemical deicer and heavy snow plows--likely creating fissures and potholes. Jacqueline Froelich reports that the state's highway budget is also pitted by a dearth of funding.The University of Arkansas recently became an all-Steinway school. And we recently met the man charged with keeping all of the instruments sounding at their best.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, a conversation with Martin Short. The veteran of SCTV and Saturday Night Live discusses the characters he's created and will portray on Walton Arts Center stage Tuesday night. Plus, an update from the Arkansas Legislature and (finally!) a preview of the latest First Thursday.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, December 2, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks, a united effort to protect the single largest source of drinking water in northwest Arkansas. The Beaver Watershed Alliance wants to use information, muscle and policy to protect the water around us. Plus the Fayetteville Jazz Collective is getting ready for a big holiday concert.
A concert at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith this month will fill Breedlove Auditorium with sound, movement and more.
School officials from around our listening area share how they decide when to cancel classes during inclement weather.
The Ozark Highlanders Bagpipe Band will celebrate its 28th annual fundraiser January 22. Last week, the group visited the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
More information is available at www.ozarkhighlanders.org. To watch video of their performance click here.
Mother Nature and Leon Russell are among Becca’s entertainment suggestions.
Ray Price, the U.S. House of Representatives and more in our history capsule for January 12.
"So Here We Are" by Bloc Party
