Today's program continues our week-long retrospective of favorite stories from 2012. On the program today: searching for waterfalls in Crawford County, the problem the summer gave farmers in need of hay, the return of the concept of the grange, a day's work for a school social worker and an afternoon at the Fort Smith Landfill.Ozarks At Large
Today's program continues our week-long retrospective of favorite stories from 2012. On the program today: searching for waterfalls in Crawford County, the problem the summer gave farmers in need of hay, the return of the concept of the grange, a day's work for a school social worker and an afternoon at the Fort Smith Landfill.On today's Ozarks at Large we begin a week of programs looking back at some of our favorite stories of 2012. Included on today's show: restoring Wonderland Cave, Martin Short, music from Time For Three, a trip to a restored prairie, the value of music therapy and some forgotten Fort Smith history.Becca Martin Brown of NWA Newspapers says that one of the local stories that changed the state of the local entertainment scene this year was the closing of the Goodfolk House, but the familiar concerts will be reborn as the Pickin' Post Concert Series, beginning December 29 with Fred Eaglesmith.
Last month, the relatively new University of Arkansas Ballroom and Latin dance club took to the floors of the Ohio Star Ball, the largest ballroom dancing competition in the nation. Christina Thomas attended one of the clubs meetings. She spoke with members of the team, including one who won best newcomer international in waltz and tango.
Local musician/songwriter Tony Presley's musical project is called Real Live Tigers. For Presley, who self-releases and self-books tours, music a labor of love. He's got a show coming up at Nightbird Books on Dickson Street in Fayetteville Saturday night before embarking on a Southeast tour. He stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance studio recently to play us a few songs and discuss why he plays music with "Ozarks at Large's" Katy Henriksen.
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, with less than a week until Christmas, we get into the holiday spirit as the a capella quartet 540 Express stops by for a performance. And, if you're still looking for a Christmas present, perhaps you would be interested in a new children's edition of Pinocchio.
Geoffrey Brock, a professor of creative writing and translation at the University of Arkansas, recently translated Pinocchio for the New York Review of Books. The translation, out since 2009 in an adult edition, has recently been issued as a lavishly illustrated large format children's edition. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen talks with Brock about the new edition and his translation.Last month, the relatively new University of Arkansas Ballroom and Latin dance club took to the floors of the Ohio Star Ball, the largest ballroom dancing competition in the nation. Christina Thomas attended one of the clubs meetings. She spoke with members of the team, including one who won best newcomer international in waltz and tango.
Wayne Bell closes out his personal entertainment picks of 2012 by discussing his favorite books and plays of the year.
Katy Henriksen fills us in on tonight's Sunday Symphony, which features the entirety of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece, as well as a work by composer Carl Nielsen known as "The Inextinguishable."
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Ahead on this Super Bowl day edition of Weekend Ozarks, Christina talks to three different coaches about their line of work, Kyle goes super-bowling, finding out about the trend of Arkansas high schools' inclusion of bowling as a varsity sport.
Last week Tim Landry, a scholar studying voodoo, spoke on the University of Arkansas campus.
"Gwan Bwa" by RAM
Becca Martin Brown, with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, gives us a list of free lectures, discussions and more taking place in the next few days.
The newest section of the Razorback Regional Greenway is also the first trail section to open in Johnson.
at end of show: "Brand New Tennessee Waltz" by Jesse Winchester
Beginning last November, the NWA Council recruited individuals to spread the word about Northwest Arkansas via social media.
"Cowboy Romance" Natalie Merchant
Theater Squared will offer its final full production its 8th season with Hamlet.
