Arkansas still ranks third in the nation in the number of teen pregnancies, Fayetteville Roots Festival organizers announce another headliner, and more.
Ozarks At Large
On this spring-fundraising edition of Ozarks at Large, the Southern Poverty Law Center in Alabama releases its annual “hate report;” and Northwest Arkansas plays host to the longest continuous Earth Day Festival in the history of Earth Day. Also on the show today, learn more about a Mary Poppins Boot Camp.The Northwest Arkansas Earth Day Festival is the longest continuous Earth Day Festival in the history of Earth Day. Mikel Lolley, the chief organizer, explains.
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On this edition of Ozarks at Large, highlights from President Barack Obama's visit to Cushing, Oklahoma. We also have a preview of the Artosphere and Fayetteville Roots festivals; and another chat about math with our expert Dr. Chaim Goodman Strauss.Bryan Hembree and Jerrmy Gawthrop with the Fayetteville Roots Festival discuss this year’s line-up. The festival will be hosted in fall.
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center discusses the upcoming Artosphere festival that celebrates local artists, food and more.
“Puss in Boots” to be screened at the Fayetteville and Springdale Public Libraries; the Goddess Festival continues; and much is to be learned about the history of Eureka Springs. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us more.
The University of Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Symphonic Band perform tonight at Walton Arts Center and the Fort Smith Convention Center, respectively. Also in store for us are other musical performances. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we find out more about a local food and farming festival; and Dr. Eric Baker from the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith discusses the consequences of oil shortage. Also on the show today, singer-songwriter Marshall Mitchell performs for us in advance of his performance next week at the Mount Sequoyah Convention and Retreat Center in Fayetteville.As a festival that celebrates local food and farmers, Dig In! Food and Farming Festival will return to Fayetteville tomorrow.
More information is available at www.diginfestival.com.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, June 23, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, coverage from a groundbreaking ceremony for Bentonville's new high school. Plus, a conversation with the author of “The Indicted South: Public Criticism, Southern Inferiority, and the Politics of Whiteness.”
Jacob Kaufman from KUAR provides a recap of the state legislature's recently concluded special session.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is stepping up enforcement this weekend on the state's lakes and rivers in an effort to decrease incidents of boating while intoxicated. Plus, the Rogers Fire Department embraces new technology with a smartphone app that informs people in public of nearby incidents of cardiac arrest.
Earthquakes in Oklahoma have dramatically increased since last autumn, likely linked to gas and oil development the U.S. Geological Survey says. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, larger quakes there could shake western Arkansas. We hear from both the director of the Oklahoma Geological Survey in Norman and an Arkansas seismologist.
The Legislature began discussing the items on the special session agenda yesterday in Little Rock.
The Beaver Watershed Alliance has been working on assessing ways to improve water quality of the West Fork of the White River. As part of the project, the group is holding public meetings to engage residents and landowners alike.
