Michael K. Honey's new book Sharecropper's Troubadour gives us details of the life of John L. Handcox.
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A screening of the documentary film Girl Rising aims to raise local awareness to the challenges girls face globally in education. Hosted by GIRLS Rock of Ramay Junior High, the screening will be at 6:30 Thursday evening at the Fayetteville High School Performing Arts Center.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, a conversation with author Joyce Carol Oates prior to her lecture in Fayetteville. Plus, a bit of tinkering before the Amazeum opens to children and the community next fall.
Before the Amazeum broke ground on a permanent space this morning, we visit their tinkering studio to learn through experience. While about a dozen students of KIPP Delta Public Schools, an open-enrollment charter school network in Blytheville and Helena visited the UA Fayetteville campus yesterday, university officials formally announced a partnership with the public charter school that aims to increase college attainment for students in underserved communities.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about traditional Native American ecological and cultural practices. Plus, we hear a roundtable discussion about recent political polling data for this year's statewide elections.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Mexico's history is long, rich and often misunderstood. We talk with a historian who has written eleven books on the subject. Plus, a conversation with a gubernatorial candidate who cites his business background as sufficient experience to serve in higher office in the state. And, a preview of the inaugural Homegrown Festival, debuting next week in Siloam Springs
A new book expands the understanding of Mexico's indigenous people and their interactions with Europeans over the past several centuries.
American Native is one of several local vendors participating in the inaugural Homegrown Festival in Siloam Springs next week. 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.
Energy Corps correspondent Christina Thomas reports on the pros and cons of biodiesel produced from used cooking oil from university cafeterias.
"Taxmen" by Little Junior Parker
President Bill Clinton's childhood home in Hope, Arkansas was dedicated as a national park facility over the weekend.
After all that tax filing, head to Dickson Street for some metal music.
"Straight No Chaser" by Miles Davis
Singer/songwriter Joe Purdy is currently on a three-month tour, but earlier this month, he played an acoustic set at the University of Arkansas. While he was in town, he visited the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
For more information on Joe, visit www.joepurdy.com.
To see video of Joe performing a song not heard on air, click here.
A micro-enterprise workshop to help mom-and-pop business assert their presence on the web will be hosted in Eureka Springs next week.
"Goodbye Porkpie Hat" by Art Farmer
