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.
Roby Brock gives us an update on the Big River Steel project and more in his weekly business update.
Becca says kids activities for this week include a fishing derby tomorrow.
Dr. Peter Ungar, an anthropologist at the University of Arkansas, discusses how he looks at teeth to determine the diets of our ancestors and how what we and other animals eat today affects our pearly whites. He is also the author of Teeth: A Very Short Introduction published by Oxford University Press.
The latest state revenue report shows a surplus for the end of the fiscal year. State and local leaders celebrated the opening of the 71-B Flyover last night in Fayetteville, and Rogers is working on building a new, modern fire station for the central part of the city.
The Oklahoma Department of Health has confirmed the state's first death due to Heartland virus—a new tick-borne illness discovered in the mid-South. So far no cases have been documented in Arkansas. Jacqueline Froelich spoke with an Oklahoma epidemiologist to find out the status of the virus and how to avoid be bitten.
