Becca's weekend entertainment suggestions include Lombardi at Rogers Little Theater, the Bentonville Art and Culinary Festival and Thunder on the Mountain.
Ozarks At Large
The Walmart Shareholders' Meeting in Fayetteville this morning included business as well as entertainment for company associates.
Michael Tilley of The City Wire discusses the expansion of the Gerber plant in Fort Smith, Arkansas' severance tax revenue, and more.An Arkansas non-profit expresses concern about changes to the state's Medicare system. Another state organization is pushing for a tort reform ballot initiative. And, a former landfill in Fayetteville gets one step closer to being cleaned up and converted into greenspace.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we hit the highway in an effort to prevent some serious cracking on Interstate 540, and we hear from a Hawaii Congresswoman who's trying to get some funding for Marhsallese living in Arkansas. 
The Walton Arts Center's biggest fundraiser, Art of Wine, is next week. Jodi Beznoska has more on the three evenings of wine tasting, plus the second half of Artosphere.
The Fayetteville Farmer's Market will devote days to area senior citizens and area kids next week. Next month the market will celebrate its 40th birthday.
Eagle's Nest Paranormal is looking for a new member and you get be it! Becca Martin Brown has more.
Arkansas' U.S. Senators speak about changes to SNAP benefits in the legislation moving through the Senate. Governor Mike Beebe is calling for a funding increase for a graduate student grant program. And, the U.S. Marshals Museum sets a date for its groundbreaking.
The Arkansas Public Policy Panel, a statewide organization dedicated to achieving social, economic and environmental justice through citizen group action, is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary June 15th in Little Rock. We take a look back with current executive director Bill Kopsky.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, distance education will have a strong presence in a program on the University of Arkansas campus next fall, plus Rogers Little Theatre brings a comedy classic to the stage. We go behind the scenes with The Man Who Came To Dinner.
February numbers show that dollar amounts paid to crime victims in one county add up to nearly 25% of the total paid out in the state. We speak with the director of the Arkansas Crime Reparations Board.
Severe weather is always expected, no matter the season. And hundreds of thousands of volunteer storm spotters are in the field, trained by National Weather Service meteorologists to assist in hazardous weather monitoring. (Photo: SkyWarn workshop in Ozark, Franklin County)
Among many nonprofit events in the region this April will be Butterflies and Blooms benefitting Saving Grace, an organization that helps girls who have aged out of foster care.
"Saving Grace" by Point of Grace
Becca Martin Brown has more on The Addams Family's visit to the River Valley.
at end of show: "Look at Me Fly" by Stoney LaRue
