Arkansas voters make several decisions yesterday, the first class in the Arkansas Military Veteran’s Hall of Fame will be inducted Friday night on Veteran’s Day, replicas of ships that sailed with Columbus on his expeditions from Spain come to Fort Smith, and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
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Scientists have finally determined what’s decimating large populations of hibernating bats across the eastern half of the United States. If you’re looking for a place to get away from it all, look no further. Columnist Wayne Bell from www.fayettevilleflyer.com has some suggestions.
Author Crescent Dragonwagon will be at the Fayetteville Public Library tonight and Dairy Hollow House in Eureka Springs Thursday. Also tonight -- a Boston Mountain Brassworks Concert at the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall on the University of Arkansas campus and Dr. Dog at George’s in Fayetteville.
Another earthquake that rattled Oklahoma last night felt by many in western and northwestern Arkansas, Election Day across Arkansas includes interesting decision for voters, tickets for Saturday’s football game between Arkansas and Tennessee sold out, and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Documentary filmmakers Andrew Kilgore and Dan Robinson visited KUAF last week to discuss their upcoming documentary called “Ineffable Connections.” The film is based on the story of Kilgore and his documentary film subjects.
To watch trailers related to the project, log on to www.fierymoonfilms.com. To learn more about Andrew Kilgore, visit www.andrewkilgore.com.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, concerns regarding growth are addressed at University of Arkansas’ fall semester campus faculty meeting, and musician John Oates discusses his latest CD, “Mississippi Mile.” Also on the show today, a program hopes to address the issue of elder abuse in the state.University of Arkansas Chancellor Dr. G. David Gearhart and Provost Dr. Sharon Gaber addressed concerns and invited suggestions from campus faculty members during the fall semester campus faculty meeting held yesterday on the U of A campus.
To listen to Chancellor Gearhart and Provost Gaber answer questions from the audience, click here.
Happy Halloween! On this edition of Ozarks at Large, Halloween helps Joplin residents regain some normalcy, and the author of Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer, a graphic novel series, visits KUAF. A grassroots non-profit that organizes low-income rural Arkansas communities receives a large grant, and a Fayetteville business celebrates its 38th anniversary.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
On this special edition of Ozarks at Large we listen again to some of our favorite stories from 2013, including: skydiving for charity, an odd windy phenomenon that is at home in the Ozarks, Dave Barry on writing and everything you wanted to know about the Wiener Mobile.
Sen. Mark Pryor discusses the possibility of a government shutdown and how it will affect the economy.
"228" by Tones and Bones
Michael Tilley from www.thecitywire.com discusses Fort Smith's concerns.
Earlier this week, British historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto visited the University of Arkansas and KUAF to talk about significance of the year 1492 A.D.
Felipe Fernández-Armesto discusses his book Food: A History and more.
"Fuga y Misterio" by Ensemble Vivant
Jodi Beznoska from the Center discusses Compania Nacional de Danza, The Canadian Tenors, jazz performances, Chopped in the Ozarks and more.
"Sweet and Lowdown" by George Gershwin (from original piano rolls)
