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.
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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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Tuesday, April 15, 2014
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.
A bill to establish an independent commission to approve public enrollment charter schools in Arkansas has stalled. Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe has asked the state education department to strike an alternative. We also look at what’s trending nationally.
John Brummett, political columnist for the Arkansas-Democrat Gazette, talks to Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Businesz about the General Assembly’s body of work so far this session.
We continue our series of local chefs creating dishes inspired by our program. In honor of Fat Tuesday, we visit the kitchen of Maudie Schmidt to hear her spin on the beignet.
"Going to the Mardi Gras" by Professor Longhair
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says, weather permitting, the agenda is full this week of things to do.
"Sultry Sunset" by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
For our monthly roundup of visual arts opportunities, we meet three students included in a new exhibit at the Anne Kittrell Art Gallery on the University of Arkansas campus.
