Ozarks At Large

On today's edition of Ozarks, 21c Museum Hotel officially opens. We have a report from the ribbon cutting ceremony that took place late this morning. Plus, local organizations are helping education residents about the Earned Income Tax Credit, while tomorrow night's Science Cafe will provide information on the nanotechnology work being conducted on the University of Arkansas campus.

This is our list of items for this morning’s montage of snakes:

1. Kaa, the snake from The Jungle Book, sings a hypnotic tune. The voice is provided by the legendary Sterling Holloway.
2. Harrison Ford, as Indiana Jones, ponders his next adventure.
3. Jim Stafford, now of Branson, sings one of his biggest hits, "Spiders and Snakes."
4. The character Snake, from The Simpsons, watches his car get stolen.
5. A highlight of Kenny “The Snake” Stabler running for a touchdown for the Oakland Raiders.
6. A big (talking?) snake gets zapped in the Harry Potter movie Chamber of Secrets.
7. Electric Light Orchestra performing "Don’t Let Me Down."
8. The famous Spam skit from Monty Python. (python, get it…)
9. The only part of *the* quote from the movie Snakes on a Plane we could put on the air.
10. Duran Duran with the song "Union of the Snake."

The alt-country band Damn Arkansan credits Smoke and Barrel Tavern for helping them make it as a band, so they helped organize a benefit concert to help the bar buy a new sound system. Web Exclusive: Video of Damn Arkansan Inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio

In reaction to the Newtown, Connecticut elementary school massacre, Arkansas schools continue to bolster security—from hiring armed guards to installing heavy surveillance. We check districts around the region, talk with school security experts, look at current state legislation, and hear from former U.S. Congressman Asa Hutchinson on the status of his National School Shield Emergency Response Program, commissioned by the National Rifle Association.