The Arkansas Legislature moves forward with a voter ID bill, the city of Fort Smith gets ready for some new fire equipment, and Bill Halter speaks out against changes to the lottery scholarship.
Ozarks At Large
Printmaker Amos Kennedy Jr.will visit the area next week to give workshops on the art of printmaking, and Katy Henriksen talks with him in advance of his visit.
Ahead on Ozarks: how tens of thousands of strangers are making this a better day for patients at Arkansas Children's Hospital. And inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio we'll hear the four-part harmony of Melody Lane, a barbershop quartet. They made the trip to our studio from Bella Vista yesterday.Steve Fisher came to KUAF this week for a conversation with Mike Shirkey of the Pickin' Post. He sang a few new tunes, and we have one of them as a preview of Saturday night's edition of the Pickin' Post.
Valentine's Day is a holiday, for some, that embraces attraction and love, but usually in the popular form of chocolates or a card, but as Katy Henriksen reports, a new book explores love on a much deeper level.Senator Mark Pryor discusses the approaching deadline for across-the-board spending cuts, the future of the Violence Against Women Act and more.
Members of Arkansas' Congressional delegation react to President Obama's State of the Union Address earlier this week, as well as the President's pick to lead the Department of Defense. And, Fort Smith city and Sebastian County officials plan their next step inn moving forward with a regional aquatics center following public dissatisfaction with recently revised plans.
Becca from NWA Newspapers suggests a poetry slam and musical performance as two options for your entertainment this evening.
A survey released this morning by the Walton Family Foundation measures residents of Northwest Arkansas' happiness and opinions.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: art for you . . . and possibly art by you. We talk to the artistic eye behind a new exhibit of photographs exploring street art in Lebanon and we'll also take a quick tour of the Community Creative Center, where everybody and anybody is encouraged to make art. And, research into the water quality of Beaver Lake by scientists at the University of Arkansas.
Artist Sarah Leflar and sUgAR Gallery’s Kat Wilson discuss the former’s upcoming one night only pop-up art show called “Black Hearts.”
“I Love Rock and Roll” by Hayseed Dixie
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells about melted crayon art, free movies, a delicious weekend, a book-signing and opera.
Columnist Wayne Bell from www.fayettevilleflyer.com discusses the phenomenon of summer songs.
Arts Live Theatre recently hosted a few free shows of Peggy the Pint Sized Pirate. (This is just a sound piece from one of them.) More information is available at www.artslivetheatre.com.
