Becca Martin Brown reminds us that the Tontitown Grape Festival is almost here and there is a new book will debut at this year's festival.
Ozarks At Large
With temperatures expected to crest in the triple digits for most of the next week…if not beyond…it is a perfect time to seek out things you can do in air conditioning. Our music reviewer Katy Henricksen says there is a new recording available from a Brooklyn-born musician that challenges description and isn’t quite like anything else you’re likely to find right now. For more information, visit: XeniaRubinos.com.
On today's edition of Ozarks, the wet-dry issue heads to voters in Benton County, and our weekly conversation with Michael Tilley from The City Wire moves to Friday.Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center discusses the first show of the season and the organization's Arts With Education program.
With the widespread scope of this year’s heat wave and drought, we examine how the electric companies are handling the demand, as well as what tips they're offering for conserving.
On today's edition of Ozarks at Large, we celebrate the second anniversary of the show becoming a daily program. We are celebrating with the theme of cotton – the traditional second anniversary gift.Katy Henriksen has this retrospective of cotton, Arkansas, and music and how they're connected.
It's not uncommon to see clothing being shot into the stands using a T-shirt cannon at various sporting events. Antoinette Grajeda and Kyle Kellams recently took a trip to Arvest Ballpark to test out the Northwest Arkansas Natural's T-shirt gun. More information about the Nats is available at NWANaturals.com.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the future of Northwest Arkansas. The Northwest Arkansas Council unveils the region's new brand, which the group hopes will attract new businesses to the region. And, new businesses mean more people coming to Northwest Arkansas, which can lead to more traffic. The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission has a transportation improvement plan and we'll have more on that later.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, December 30, 2013
On this special edition of Ozarks at Large we listen again to some of our favorite stories from 2013, including: an afternoon making Gibson Baskets, hiking along Rock City, time spent in the kitchen of The Hive in Bentonville and visit with Tusk, Arkansas' official mascot.
At any given time, there are around 4000 children in foster care in Arkansas. Of those, 500 will never return home. Sebastian County has the second-largest number of foster kids and children available for adoption behind only Pulaski County though its population is much less. We learn more about adoption in Arkansas…
"Instrumental" by Arcade Fire
The Rock City Times offers up a daily dose of satire…with the parody aimed at all things Arkansas.
"BYOB" by Vitamin String Quartet
A Harrison Middle School EAST class, under the direction of teacher John Henderson, is researching Fick Cemetery, purported to be the town’s first burial ground—some believe for African Americans. And while all artifacts and stones have long been removed, the students are determined to unearth the truth.
Emily Ervin is one of several vendors participating at The Little Craft Show Dec. 7.
Becca says that even though the concert this week by the Arts Center of the Ozarks Chorale is titled as such, there will be some holiday music performed.
"Not a Christmas Song" by David Berkham
