Tonight, an artists’ forum for TheatreSquared’s Tigers, Be Still will be hosted inside the Fayetteville Public Library, or read some poetry with Clayton Scott at Nightbird Books. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details.
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Carol Prusa’s art is influenced by physics, architecture, medicine, Tibetan monks, mathematics, and other esoteric elements. Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen spoke with Prusa about her art and exhibit at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Gallery.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we take a look at college advertising, and Ozarks water-colorist Bill McNamara’s art. Also on the show today, we speak with comic Kristin Key and our math expert Chaim Goodman-Strauss.Comic Kristin Key will be at the UARK Bowl in Fayetteville this Sunday evening for a performance. She talks to us about her comedy style, and what it's like to be a female comic.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we speak with author Jeannie Whayne who speaks with Kyle Kellams about her book “Delta Empire.” Also on today’s show, we hear from elated parents and staff of Fayetteville’s Asbell Elementary School which received $100,000 to use as it pleases from Target.Author Jeannie Whayne visited KUAF to discuss her book “Delta Empire” with Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams.
The band will perform at Smoke & Barrel Tavern in Fayetteville starting at 10 p.m. tonight. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details.
Today marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year, and this year’s the Year of the Dragon. Kyle Kellams compiled clips of voices of people who were born in the Year of the Dragon. Do you recognize any of these individuals?
The voices, in order as we heard them are:
1) Peter Lorre (from the Maltese Falcon). Born in 1904 2) Fats Domino (singing Walkin’ to New Orleans). Born in 1928 3) Tom Brokaw (from his final night as anchor). Born in 1940. 4) Diana Krall (singing Fly Me to the Moon from her CD, The Very Best of Diana Krall). Born in 1964. 5) Dan Ackroyd (on Saturday Night Live in 1976). Born in 1952. 6) Tom Jones (singing It’s Not Unusual from the CD, Along Came Jones). Born in 1940. 7) Dick Wilson (as Mr. Whipple). Born in 1916.
The retail giant is looking for new products, and hopes consumers will help it find some. To learn more, visit www.getontheshelf.com.
Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen spoke with Paul Haas, music director of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, about tomorrow’s Masterworks concert, and the challenging pieces it’ll feature.
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Northwest Arkansas Rape Crisis Center will soon be able to expand their efforts to survivors of sexual assault, and a traveling exhibit at the University of Arkansas this week wants college students to engage in conversations about hunger.
Marshall Mitchell has been writing songs, and singing them, for years. Recent audiences have included school children. He was commissioned to write new songs about clean water. He explains how he did that and will sing a couple in our studio.
For more information about Marshall Mitchell, visit marshallmitchell.com.
For more information about the Illinois River Watershed Partnership, visit irwp.org.
For more information about Secchi Day, visit bwdh2o.org.
After ten-year-old Will Phillips engaged in a solitary act of civil disobedience at his West Fork middle school last autumn, he caught the attention of both national media and civil rights advocates. Jacqueline Froelich paid a visit to the boy and his family to find out what's happened since and how all that attention has affected their lives.
"No Scratch Blues" by The Zydeco AllStars
Jodi Beznoski from Walton Arts Center explains why it is anything but lazy these summer days at the venue. Beauty and the Beast, Blue Man Group and several other events are on stage now or will be soon. To learn more, visit waltonartscenter.org.
The monthly First Friday in Bentonville celebrates the dog days of summer. And actual dogs. For more information about First Friday, visit downtownbentonville.org
"Mombasa" by Hans Zimmer
PJ Robowski visits the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to give us a preview of tomorrow's music on Film Score Friday.
"Mombasa" by Hans Zimmer
