The Walton Arts Center announces expansion plans for its Fayetteville campus, and officials in Springdale reject a sign that's just too tall.
Ozarks At Large
The University of Arkansas production of Moises Kaufman’s play, 33 Variations, is a highlight in a month of area theater that includes romance, Shakespeare and a dreadful movie that will be much better on a local stage…trust us.
The plays mentioned include:
- 33 Variations, University of Arkansas Theater
- Plan 9 From Outer Space,
- Later Life, Arts Center of the Ozarks
- As You Like It, Northwest Arkansas Community College Theater Department
- Prison Stories at St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we spend some time with the Arkansas Gryphons, a men's rugby club based in Northwest Arkansas. Plus, singer/songwriter J. Wagner stops by the studio for a conversation and a performance. And, our own Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar bids us a bittersweet goodbye.Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers says we can research our Native American roots, attend a book signing and more today.
We spend some time at an Arkansas Gryphons practice to catch up with the men's rugby club as they continue their season.The city of Rogers moves closer to turning dirt on a couple of streets improvement projects, and the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank gets some help in feeding the area's hungry.
Ahead on this weekend edition of Ozarks, National Coffee Day celebrated with a visit to a local roaster and distributor, and a close look at environmental infrastructure and recycling news in today's week in review.In today's week in review, Ozarks at Large's Timothy Dennis looks at environment-themed stories from the past week.
Katy Henrikson gives us a preview of what's in store on tonight's edition of KUAF's Sunday Symphony.
Last week, 7 Hills Homeless Center in Fayetteville sent out a request to the community for supplies they urgently need. An updated list is available at the organization's Facebook pageLatest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Ahead on weekend Ozarks, how nurse practitioners will fill a potential shortfall of primary care physicians, the 2014 renovation plans for the Arts Center of the Ozarks, how Scrabble is being used as part of an annual fundraiser for the Literacy Council of Benton County, how one business is cashing in on the latest juicing craze and more.
The city council will consider buying just more than four acres for the city's fourth fire station. Plus, the Private Option compromises were discussed at the Political Animals Club in Little Rock.
"Mambo Meixcano" by Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkestra
Open enrollment for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act ends March 31st. And if you don’t have minimal essential coverage of any kind, you will be penalized. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, how much depends on your income level.
Meanwhile, a push to raise the Arkansas minimum wage, and a separate effort to increase workforce programs get underway in the state. Roby Brock has that story and more in his weekly update.
The Arkansas Agriculture Department has recently revamped its program that connects local farmers to interested consumers, including an upcoming App.
Louis Jordan is one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Still, many Arkansans might not know about their native son. Stephen Koch, the host of Arkansongs, has written a new book about him.
