A new art gallery, dedicated to showing controversial and confrontational works, will open this month. We meet the curators at the new Bottle Rocket gallery.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on Ozarks: Foley's Van will be the first band to play next week's Bikes, Blues and BBQ event in northwest Arkansas. Before the launch the annual festival, they’ll play inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. And , the effects of cuts to Head Start programs in the region.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says no black cat can keep you from enjoying yourself this weekend…and she has a preview of the approaching Bikes, Blues and BBQ.
Hundreds of millions of dollars have been slashed from Head Start, the historic preschool program, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Jacqueline Froelich reports on the closure of the Willow Heights Head Start in downtown Fayetteville.
Michael Tilley with The City Wire talks about the bump up in home sales across the region and the slow departure of the A-10 planes.The Bella Vista Bypass hits a snag in Missouri, and the Rogers Fire Department gets a FEMA grant worth more than a half-million dollars
Becca Martin Brown tells us that the country lineup of Exile, which features a list of former members of the band, has reunited and will perform soon in northwest Arkansas.
Ezra Idlet and Keith Grimwood of Trout Fishing in America recently stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. Here they are playing the title track from their new album, "Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers."
Becca Martin Brown tells us that the country lineup of Exile, which features a list of former members of the band, has reunited and will perform soon in northwest Arkansas.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we meet a cartographer on the Ozark Highlands Trail, just in time for Spring hiking season. Plus, we take a Sunday drive to the roadside cafe, The Valley Inn, for a slice of their famous pie.
The Arkansas Poll takes the temperature specifically of Arkansas residents about their opinions. The 2012 edition, released late last week, shows the state’s residents are most concerned about the economy…will vote heavily in favor of Mitt Romney over Barack Obama and may give the proposed sales tax to benefit highway projects an approval.
Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers reminds us where we can catch some free flicks before 6 today.
"The Perfect Storm" by David Wilcox
Just in time for the holidays, a new northwest Arkansas-centric cookbook, created by the members of a Fayetteville church, delivers hundreds of recipes tested by the parishioners…and gives a snapshot of the region’s past and present at the same time.
"Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones
The literary club began in 1912 and remains intact, though the year is 2012. The club celebrated its anniversary by visiting the graves of the four founding members, all of whom are buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Fayetteville.
Richard White says a careful examination of our past can help us better understand the present.
