The Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra will perform an all-American concert this weekend. Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen speaks with conductor Steven Byess and Los Angeles composer Sara Carina Graef.
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John Jeter from Arkansas’ oldest orchestra Fort Smith Symphony tells us about its upcoming performances.
Cirque du Soleil’s Dralion in North Little Rock, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra in Tulsa, and more entertainment choices are available near the northwest Arkansas area.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, Christina Thomas rides in a B-17 aircraft over northwest Arkansas, and a conversation with Senator Mark Pryor. Our math segment with Dr. Chaim Goodman Strauss returns, and Dr. Robert Mueller discusses the upcoming the University of Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Concert.Dr. Robert Mueller, the director of the University of Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, discusses the orchestra’s upcoming Monday night concert.
Walton Arts Center has something special for Scotch enthusiasts today. Also on the list, musician John Oates performs tonight at UARK Bowl, and the Ozark Folk Festival starts tonight in Eureka Springs.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, Governor Mike Beebe answers questions from people around the state, and a preview of tonight’s Munich Symphony Orchestra performance at Walton Arts Center. Also on the show today, details on radiation-related research conducted by University of Arkansas engineering researchers.The Munich Symphony Orchestra’s performance tonight at Walton Arts Center is Becca’s pick for the day.
KUAF’s Katy Henriksen talked to Phillipe Entremont, the conductor of the Munich Symphony Orchestra. The group performs Mozart's "Requiem" tonight at Walton Arts Center.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain visits northwest Arkansas, and Kyle Kellams speaks with Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders regarding the closing of the Whirlpool plant. Also, the conductor of Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra Steven Byess visits KUAF to discuss the season’s opening concert on “The Three B’s.”Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, what has been termed by some as mommy-blogging has become big business in the area. We learn about the legality of earning money for blogs and reviews. Plus, we go behind the scenes at the National Weather Service in Tulsa.
Clint Schnekloth is the Lead Pastor at Good Shepard Lutheran Church in Fayetteville and the author of the new book, Mediating Faith: Faith Formation in a Trans-media Era.
at end of show: "Sunny of 75" by Joe Nichols
When the Arkansas Legislature convened this week, lawmakers proposed and pondered long-term solutions to the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid. The changes considered were meant to make the program more palatable to some politicians. We learn more in this morning's Week in Review.
"The Game of Love" by Daft Punk
In 1980, more than 125,000 Cubans fleeing Fidel Castro's communist regime were boatlifted to America and processed at military compounds including Fort Chaffee in Arkansas. Among the population were gay Cubans and prisoners that Castro had purged from his prisons. The Cubans were widely portrayed by the press as criminal—a stigma that's persisted. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, historians are working to clarify the record.
Photo: "Task Force Commander, Colonel Don E. Karr with Cuban refugee family"--Courtesy Fort Chaffee Museum
Charles Baum was both a philanthropist and a baseball lover. We learn more about the man behind the Arkansas Razorback's baseball stadium.
"Stubborn Love" by The Lumineers
Here are the ten sources for our Sunday Montage dedicated to bows, arrows and archers:
1) Sam Cooke sings tribute to Cupid.
2) Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald) proves a point in the animated movie Brave.
3) Harry Nilsson sings Me and My Arrow.
4) Claude Rains and Errol Flynn meet in the 1939 version of Robin Hood.
5) Arya receives counter intuitive lessons on an episode of HBO's Game of Thrones.
6) Kacey Musgraves offers advice in her song Follow Your Arrow.
7) Legolas fails to impress in a scene from the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
8) From the 80s: ABC's hit Poison Arrow.
9) Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) gets attention after her amazing shot in The Hunger Games.
10) The Halle Orchestra performs the greatest piece of music dedicated to an archer, Rossini's William Tell Overture.
Apologies to: Hawkeye, Green Arrow, The Golden Archer (and about 100 other comic book characters), Burt Reynolds in Deliverance, Edith Wharton, and Cock Robin. Maybe next time.
