Becca reminds listeners of upcoming auditions at the Arts Center of the Ozarks.
Ozarks At Large
Next week, NWACC will start a six-week program at Crystal Bridges titled America's Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway.
The Care Foundation awards more than $1 million toward greater community wellness in Northwest Arkansas. And Governor Beebe calls on state lawmakers to use state money to increase monitoring of the Buffalo River watershed near a controversial hog farm.
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas (www.talkbusiness.net) discusses what Walmart's latest reported earnings means for the overall U.S. economy.
Ahead on this edition of weekend Ozarks, music made with bedsprings and sawblades, and we learn the history behind a lake in Benton County, and it isn't Beaver Lake.
Joseph Israel will perform twice in Arkansas this weekend to celebrate the release of his latest album Kingdom Road.
Becca Martin Brown tells us about Justin Cunningham, who is putting on one last show before he leaves town for Julliard.
In the latest installment of our What's in a Name series, we explore the history of Lake Atalanta.The Fayetteville Public Education Foundation yesterday announced this year’s additions to the Fayetteville Schools Hall of Honor. This year is unique as four were included rather than the three that have been added the past 16 years.
Still on the Hill will curate (and perform at the launch of) a new exhibit of instruments made in unique Ozarks style.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
On this special edition of Ozarks at Large we listen again to some of our favorite stories from 2013, including: skydiving for charity, an odd windy phenomenon that is at home in the Ozarks, Dave Barry on writing and everything you wanted to know about the Wiener Mobile.
The day, which is celebrated tomorrow, is an international phenomenon to unite the voice of global citizens for moving away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy resources.
Our slow food expert Teresa Mauer has the details on “Dine Out for No Kid Hungry,” a national campaign to fight childhood hunger.
“Apple Bed” by Sparklehorse
Students who play high-school football may get injured. The question is who pays for the treatment of those injuries? Alex Abrams, assistant sports editor for Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, discusses his upcoming story on the topic.
The 6th annual Eureka Springs Artists Studio Tour is taking place today thru Sunday. We sample several and visit with organizers Lorna and Craig Trigg Hirsch at Fire Om Earth Studio. For a map and listing eurekaspringsstudiotour.com/
“Gravy Waltz” by Oscar Peterson
A local non-profit One Community will host the Arkansalsa Fest tomorrow in Fayetteville to raise money for scholarships.
