New figures for unemployment for January in Arkansas were released this morning and a candidate for governor unveils a new plan for higher education.
Ozarks At Large
To close out today's show, we have another traditional Irish song by musicians Carol Widder and Richy McCusker.
Here are the 9 pop culture references used for today's montage:
- "Reel Around the Sun" from a 1995 performance of Riverdance
- Rudy gets ready to lead the Fighting Irish onto the field for the first, and only, time
- The Band backing Van Morrison on "Tura Lura Lura (It's an Irish Lullaby)" on Thanksgiving night, 1976
- A Lucky Charms commercial from the early '70s
- Kermit the Frog being upstaged by none other than the late, great Ray Charles singing "It's Not Easy Being Green"
- John Wayne tries to get his bearings from local Dubliners upon his arrival in Ireland in The Quiet Man
- A 1979 commercial for Irish Spring soap
- John Lennon singing "The Luck of the Irish"
- A recent commercial for Jameson Irish Whiskey
Katy Henriksen fills us in on today's Independent Film event at the Fayetteville Public Library and tonight's Sunday Symphony.
Candy Lee is putting together a first-time-ever concert bill with her band, The Sweets, plus Shannon Wurst and Still on the Hill. The proceeds will help a family who recently lost their home.
Little Rock’s new Children’s Library and Learning Center will have its grand opening ceremony tonight.
Wayne Bell discusses how the film “Oz the Great and Powerful,” the most recent story to join the mix, has been received.
The second annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Fayetteville begins at noon tomorrow. Event organizer Don Brown and musicians Richy McCusker and Carol Witter, recently stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio for a conversation and a musical performance.
Simultaneous tax cuts and hikes, charter schools and the latest on Medicaid expansion from the state legislature; jockeys prepare for this weekend's Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn; more sidewalks in Fayetteville and the population continues to grow in Northwest Arkansas; all in today's Segment A.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with photographer and author Tim Ernst. Also, giving the gift of a free family portrait to those in need.
Kelly Toner, a senior in the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas, is developing a volunteer orientation module for “Midwives in Haiti,” an organization that educates Haitian women in providing prenatal care and skilled birth assistance to their fellow Haitian sisters.
Maria Haley, the executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, passed away yesterday; residents of Rogers pass a tax extension, and more – on today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
“Six Pianos” by Steve Reich
Today, short films about the oil spill in the Gulf screen at the Fayetteville Public Library plus, a circus comes to Parsons Stadium in Springdale.
Earlier this week, the Fulbright Trio performed inside the Firmin-Garner Performance studio in advance of their tomorrow night’s performance in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.
Three-person teams visit homes of students who’ve quit school to provide them with any assistance they might need to finish their diplomas.
“Let’s Call This” by Thelonius Monk
