Becca says that there's quite a lot of theatre happening in the area today.
Ozarks At Large
In this morning's Week in Review, we look at the stories we've covered concerning the partial shutdown of the federal government that started as the calendar flipped over to October.
Block Street Hot Club, who you can often find performing at the Fayetteville Farmers Market, stops by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. Fourth District Congressman Tom Cotton says that he thnks the government shutdown will negatively impact national security, while Senator Mark Pryor gives his account of yesterday's shooting near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.. Arkansans for Compassionate Care get their proposed ballot title approved by the state attorney general. And John Brown University gets a sizable contribution toward the school's forthcoming nursing program.
Transporting Transformations: Cuba In and Out is the new exhibit just up at 21c Bentonville. This diverse exhibit explores paradox in the years following Fidel Castro's retirement. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen speaks with Alice Gray Stites, chief curator and director of art programming for 21c, about the exhibit, as well as her philosophy "art is a verb," which she presented for the TEDx conference at the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm. Web Exclusive: Pictures of the new 21c Exhibit
It's not too early to get your holiday portraits made. And if you have them made at an upcoming event at Mt. Sequoyah, your sitting fee will benefit the Northwest Arkansas Family Network.A thirty-two million dollar grant has been awarded to the University of Arkansas' College of Education and Health Professions.
Arkansas DHS officials say that more than 55,000 Arkansans have expressed their intent to enroll in the Arkansas Private Option. September revenue for the state is reported as higher than August numbers. Arkansas National Guard members feel the pressure of the federal shutdown. Arvest announces plans to acquire a North Little Rock-based bank. And Greer's Ferry Lake celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, how little pieces of blue plastic are being recycled at Mercy hospital. We'll also go to First Tee of Northwest Arkansas in Lowell to find out how golf and life are intricately connected. Plus, we'll hear a song from Elephant Revival recorded in the4 Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
The Rogers chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma collected and donated books to Best Pediatric Clinic's reading program.
Becca says our musical options during the next few days include performances by the Lyrique Quintette, and Har Mar Superstar.
Michael Dorcas, a herpetologist at Davidson College in North Carolina, says that although they aren't native to Florida, Burmese pythons are increasingly migrating across the Sunshine State.
at end of show: "Family Tradition" by Hank Williams, Jr.
Winter weather plagued roadways and schedules early in the week, while Crawford County officials later touted a potential site for a new jail. We find out more in this morning's Week in Review.
"Sweet Thang" by Shuggie Otis
We visit a methadone treatment center in Springdale to learn how the medication works and visit with a recovering opiate addict.
