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.
RockIt Music Week begins today, Bicycle Fayetteville Day celebrations continue and we basically stay busy today. Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details.
The Piano Fest 2012 is designed for students with no prior experience with the instrument.
The Tyson Family and Tyson Foods Foundations endow a new lecture series at the University of Arkansas; Arkansas Senator John Boozman endorses presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney; legendary musician Levon Helm passes; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Roman Holiday” by Camera Obscura
Representatives from towns across northwest Arkansas gathered yesterday at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale to announce the new northwest Arkansas tourism brand “Explore Northwest Arkansas.”
The two-day event marking Bicycle Fayetteville Day begins tomorrow. Greg Mitchell, one of the organizers, helps disperse stereotypes associated with biking.
“Li’l John’s Song” by Bent Grass Green
