Timothy Dennis takes a look at the Arkansas Entertainers' Walk of Fame, set to be unveiled in Fayetteville in the coming months.
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A triptych, coming from the Greek word for three fold, is a work of art, usually a panel painting that is divided into three panels. A new book takes a closer look at the antique artform. Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams spoke with University of Arkansas art historian and assistant professor Lynn Jacobs about her new book, which attempts to reinterpret the early Netherelandish triptych.
Ahead on the program: how the closure of a rural landfill has repercussions across the Ozarks. Jacqueline Froelich reports on the fallout from a decision to default on a landfill’s revenue bond payments. Plus The Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs is not gone after all. Timothy Dennis has the latest on efforts to keep the Eureka Springs attraction open. And Robert Ginsburg, host of KUAF’s Shades of Jazz, has his picks for the best jazz recordings of 2012.Robert Ginsburg, host of KUAF’s Shades of Jazz, has his own list of favorite music recorded and performed in 2012.
Becca Martin Brown of NWA Newspapers brings us a list of events for adults and a list for bored children, including an exhibit today and tomorrow at the Bentonville Public Library, and country music tomorrow night at George's Majestic Lounge.
Seven years ago, the Ozark Mountain Solid Waste District, which serves Boone, Carroll, Newton and four other counties, purchased an old leaky landfill and hauling company, near Mountain Home, to centralize district trash collections. Board members envisioned making the necessary ecological repairs and paying off the note within 15 years. Instead, in late November they voted to abandon the project. 
Michael Tilley, from The City Wire, tells Kyle that the deal hammered out by Congress this week won’t be enough to get the Mitsubishi plant in Fort Smith open. They also discuss retail numbers for December and the new Board of Directors in Fort Smith.Tax revenue for the state was up in December, though officials don't expect the same gains this month. Governor Beebe is in favor of state legislators resolving the Medicaid debate in the upcoming regular session rather than during a special session later. Fayetteville-based Mitchell Communications Group announces it has been acquired by a Japanese communications conglomerate. And a new program by the NWA Children's Shelter to give children a brighter look ahead.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a new look at a mediaeval form of art, Arkansas Congressman Mike Ross on retirement, and a visit to Crystal Mountain.Catch Me If You Can and a pair of performances by the Oberlin Dance Company are all that’s in store for January at the Walton Arts Center, but Beth Bobbitt, the center’s manager of public relations says that more is on the way in February.
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Thursday, October 24, 2013
Ahead on this fundraising week edition of Ozarks, a look at the Ozark Ice Skating Club, analyzing the recent update to the Arkansas Poll, and lessons from 50 years ago and the Children's March in Birmingham, Ala..
Last month, freshman Trei Dudley was named the Boys and Girls Club's National Youth of the Year, making her an ambassador for the 4 million kids involved with the national organization.
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.
Katy Henrkisen gives us a preview of what's ahead on tonight's KUAF Sunday Symphony.
"Symphony No. 6" by Mahler
As we move further toward the end of the year, the ideas of "giving" and "thanks" are prevalent ideas for many, but as this week's look back shows, some have already caught the giving bug.
Becca Martin Brown tells us about the new company, named Performing Artists of Lifestyles.
Crazy on You by "Air"
