Becca Martin Brown gets us ready for The King and I in Rogers and an adaptation of Jane Austen in Fort Smith.
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Youth Home serves thousands of teens from around the state annually and now has a bit more financial stability. Early next month the organization called the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A. Inc. will hold its annual convention in Rogers. We talked to John Bircher, National Spokesman for the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
Link: To learn more about the Military Order of the Purple Heart, visit www.purpleheart.org
Link: To learn more about the Military Order of the Purple Heart, visit www.purpleheart.org
In the first of our series on the deployment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in Arkansas, Cynthia Crone, the state’s insurance department deputy commissioner, explains the fundamentals, including getting an early look at Arkansas’s insurance exchange, now referred to as marketplace.Officials with hunger relief organizations in Arkansas express concern over recent efforts to remove SNAP funding from the federal Farm Bill. Central Arkansas leaders request information from ExxonMobil regarding a stretch of pipeline in the Lake Maumelle Watershed. The Arkansas House and Senate Education Committees discuss the new Common Core curriculum, set to take effect when schools start in about a month. And the Fayetteville Public Library board of directors moves forward with an offer to purchase the former City Hospital property.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a local artist aims to have more of his artwork in public places; from cockroaches to giant ants, the roles bugs play in films; the latest installment of Arkansongs and our daily conversation with Becca Martin Brown.
Hank Kaminsky will host a reception Thursday at the Fayetteville Town Center to introduce works of his to the public. He hopes some, if not all, of them will soon be in public spaces.
Plus, Goveror Mike Beebe advocates for more broadband in Arkansas’ public schools. Roby Brock has more in this week’s TalkBusiness Arkansas Update.Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin faces a lawsuit after allegedly failing to comply with the state's Freedom of Information Act. Governor Mike Beebe calls on more lawmakers to think less about slashing taxes and more about providing essential services and projects for Arkansans. And a new partnership between the Clinton School of Public Service, Walton College of Business and Rockfish Interactive hopes to encourage students to pursue public service through entrepreneurship.
On this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we learn more about the number pi, albeit casually. Plus, we meet Penelope the pet skunk, and we visit Springdale's hidden treasure.
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Friday, December 13, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, singer/songwriter Joe Pug stops by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. Plus, Becca Martin Brown gets us caught up on what's been rescheduled for this weekend.
Donald Ouellette is the man with the gorilla mask and a pizza sign on the intersection of Crossover and Mission, one of Fayetteville’s few sign-shakers.
“Young at Heart”” by Brad Mehldau
Bryan Sanchez was a professional sign-spinner for Aarrow Advertising in Phoenix, Arizona for two years before switching to corporate side of the business. Bryan talks about the business, its effectiveness and what it takes to be a professional sign-spinner.
For the 2011 Ford Fiesta ad, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyFN-vpr7Js. For the It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia ad, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rhsmEEg7Qk. For the 311’s Hey You video, visit http://www.metacafe.com/watch/sy-22475246001/311_hey_you_official_music_video/.
“Signs” by Rebirth Brass Band
Theater in Fayetteville and Black Music Month celebrations in Rogers is what's up today.
Michael Tilley of www.thecitywire.com talks about increase in personal income in Arkansas and more.
“Lost in Space” by John Williams
Tickets are available for a number of events at Walton Arts Center.
“Portland, Oregon” by Loretta Lynn featuring Jack White
