
Ozarks At Large

Becca Martin Brown gives us the lowdown on today's music, theater and other events.
The Ozark dialect is rooted in Appalachia and traces back to the British Isles, yet it can elicit a certain stigma. Susan Young with the Shiloh Museum of Ozark history, a fifth generation Arkansan, lectures widely on her culture and dialect. We bring her into the studio to talk Ozark.
The week ahead is National Suicide Prevention Week, and Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas speaks with Melody Kouchehbagh and Jenni Kirstein of the Arkansas Crisis Center about how the organization helps people at risk.
Ozarks at Large's Timothy Dennis takes a look back at the past week's stories involving education.

School is in at the UAFS Academy of the Arts and we find out about everything that’s going on there.
Springdale schools get passing grades on benchmark exams, farmers' markets in Fayetteville earn top ranks, and the University of Arkansas plans construction of a new building.
Walton Arts Center staff has been unloading trash cans for STOMP today . . . and the Wailers (yes, those Wailers) will be arriving in November.
Robert Laurence’s first novel is set in the mid-eighties . . . before cell phones and email. The story centers around the letters one writer sends to friends and how those friends’ lives are (and are not) connected. He’ll read from the book Friday night at Nightbird Books on Dickson Street. He came to our studio and talked with us about the book.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, August 30, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, new enrollment numbers at the University of Arkansas; university officials announced this morning another record year for enrollment at the state's flagship campus. Plus, the testing isn't as often as it used to be, but there is still research being conducted on Arkansas deer for chronic wasting disease. We take a look at that and new hunting regulations as deer season approaches. And, the band Olassa performs inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
We spend some time at an Arkansas Gryphons practice to catch up with the men's rugby club as they continue their season.
Using memories and artifacts of those close to the Walton Arts Center, Kathy Thompson has captured the importance of the arts center to the community.
"History" by J Dilla
The annual Winetopia raises money for Restore Humanity's work in Kenya.Web Exclusive: Restore Humanity's Future Plans
"Restore" by By The Tree
Northwest Arkansas is rife with businesses and institutions on the move. Ozarks at Large's Timothy Dennis looks at Northwest Arkansas Business stories from the past week in today's week in review.
To celebrate the fall favorite, Ozarks at Largeís Christina Thomas paid a visit to Vanzant Fruit Farm in Lowell. The orchard has been producing apples since 1949.