Timothy Dennis takes a look at stories involving the environment for this week's week in review.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Don’t Stop Please is a band recently re-located to northwest Arkansas from central Arkansas. We asked them to bring all of their instruments to our studio. And some other musicians…young people involved with the Drum Corps International spend all day practicing, all night performing…and somewhere, somehow some time sleeping. Christina Thomas catches up with one DCI ensemble as they make their way through our part of the world.
Tuesday, the Drum Corps International Summer Tour, made a stop at Bentonville’s Tiger Stadium. We meet on of the eight groups, the Crossmen, as they make their way to the 36th Annual DCI World Championships in Indianapolis.
Changes have already been made to the Arkansas Department of Community Corrections, with more changes still to come. Although the state's unemployment rate didn't change from May to June, that doesn't take into account several layoffs that have happened in the past month. Gas prices have been on the rise across Arkansas, with still higher prices on the horizon. And 39 permits have been issued for retail liquor sales in Benton County, leaving 16 potential permits still up for grabs.
Our Ozarks at Large “bird man” Joe Neal takes a bird poll on behalf of the proposed Mt. Kessler preserve west of Fayetteville. Joe Neal is coauthor of “Arkansas Birds,” published by the University of Arkansas Press. His latest book “In the Province of Birds, a Western Arkansas Memoir,” is published by Half-Acre Press.The story behind the stories. A new event that lets ordinary people tell their stories, Speak for Yourself takes place tomorrow evening at the Fayetteville Underground. Ozarks at Large’s Emily Gollahon has this report.
Pat Carr's latest book is a change of pace for her. The graphic novel Lincoln, Booth and Me describes the president’s assassination from the point of view of an unlikely witness.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, December 9, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about undergrounding. Plus, a conversation with the author of "Hanging On Upside Down: The Life and work of Marianne Moore."
Nat King Cole, St. Patrick and more in our history capsule for March 17.
Becca has eight ideas for the perfect St. Patty's Day celebration.
"Reels" by The Chieftains
Art student Luke Knox is using wood and bailing wire to explore the relationship between man, animal and myth for his senior thesis. Kristin Musgnug from the U of A art department is his mentor.
Walton Arts Center's Jodi Beznoska discusses SoNA's opening performance tonight. Later this week, Pink Floyd Experience and folk musician Arlo Guthrie; plus, a rundown of events through April 9.
Earthquakes documented in central Arkansas this winter could be felt as far north as Eureka Springs causing some Arkansas homeowners to double check their insurance policies. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, did you know all earthquake insurance is optional? For more information about Arkansas’s Market Assistance Program for earthquake insurance visit www.argenia.com/map.
