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.
Justin Minkel, a Springdale elementary school teacher and 2007 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, has just written a new book aimed at young readers.
Here are out ten clips relating to Buffalo, New York and the War of 1812.
1) Ten Thousand Maniacs (from the Buffalo area) sing Because the Night,
2) Robert Redford and Wilford Brimley in The Natural (filmed in Buffalo).
3) Bruce Springsteen sings about Buffalo's Erie Canal.
4) A trailer, featuring Marilyn Monroe, for the movie Niagara…set in nearby Niagara Falls.
5) Buffalo native Rick James ponders a Super Freak.
6) A BBC documentary about the assassination of President McKinley. The shooting happened in Buffalo. (as did the subsequent swearing-n ceremony of Theodore Roosevelt).
7) The only electronic song we know of about Buffalo native Grover Cleveland.
8) Judy Garland sings Somewhere Over the Rainbow…written by Buffalo native Harold Arlen.
9) Amanda Blake, another Buffalo native, as Miss Kitty on an early episode of Gunsmoke.
10) Johnny Horton sings The Battle of New Orleans, about the final battle of the War of 1812. Arkansas connection: written by Jimmy Driftwood.
Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, offers a preview of the state's politics in the coming year.
"The Boxer" by Editors
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers suggests 12 things you should do in 2014.
Kevin Kinder and Kyle Kellams compare their lists of favorite music for 2013.
