Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us about this year's Yonder Mountain Harvest Music Festival and more.
Ozarks At Large
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, Rogers Little Theatre explores racism, sexism and the quest for truth in their production “The Rant;” and the countdown to Artosphere Festival Orchestra’s upcoming concert, begins. Also on the show today, Mireya Reith, state Latina immigrant rights leader, comments on Department of Homeland Security’s this morning’s announcement regarding undocumented young people.Jason Smith from Walton Arts Center talks about the big Artosphere Festival Orchestra just ahead.
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center tells us about various Artosphere Festival Orchestra performances and an upcoming country music festival at the AMP.
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center tells us about various Artosphere Festival Orchestra performances and an upcoming country music festival at the AMP.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, an effort to make Fayetteville a no-kill community for stray animals gains momentum; and an Arkansas native assumes the leadership role at Human Rights Campaign. Also on the show today, the 2012 KUAF Fulbright Chamber Music Festival continues this week.Professor Stephen Gates talks about the 2012 KUAF Fulbright Chamber Music Festival that continues this week with the “Flute Sonata” by Prokofiev and the “First Piano Sonata in B-Major” by Brahms.
Jason Smith from Walton Arts Center says these three elements are what make the upcoming Artosphere Festival Orchestra concerts interesting.
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center talks about the ongoing Art of Wine Festival and upcoming performances by the Artosphere Festival Orchestra.
Ozarks at Large’s Jon Schleuss caught up with Portland-based MarchFourth Marching Band at this year’s Wakarusa Music Festival. The group, resembling a New Orleans’ line band, is all party.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the cajun-zydeco group, Snake Eyes and the Bug Band, will perform this afternoon at the Fayetteville Public Library' we hear a conversation and a song from the band, and it's sort of like soccer but on horseback: polo in Bentonville. Plus, we celebrate the horse in our Sunday Morning Montage.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says Toto (and Dorothy) will be here soon.
Louis Jordan is one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Still, many Arkansans might not know about their native son. Stephen Koch, the host of Arkansongs, has written a new book about him.
Here is the list of the ten clips we used as our salute to The Wizard of Oz (and the explanation for each):
1. Pinball WIZARD by the Who
2. Jed Clampett as played by Buddy Ebsen, the actor originally cast as the...
3. ...TIN MAN, also the inspiration for a song by America.
4. A 1961 documentary about Ham, sent into space by NASA...a real-life FLYING MONKEY.
5. John Cougar Mellencamp sings Rain on the SCARECROW.
6. Famous television doctor, Dr. OZ.
7. The song Africa by TOTO.
8. A 1966 commercial for the game TWISTER. (as in the phenomenon that sent Dorothy to Oz)
9. The Tokens sing the (cowardly?) LION sleeps tonight.
10. Elton John with the title song from his album Goodbye YELLOW BRICK ROAD.
Apologies to the band Kansas and the song Witchy Woman by the Eagles. Maybe next time.
Next year an LLM degree at the University of Arkansas will be obtainable in a face-to-face setting or from a distance.`
at end of show: "Amanda Jewell" by Ricky Skaggs
Michael Tilley, from The City Wire, helps us dissect an odd news week.
