Four bands in our listening area made it on the list 12 Arkansas bands you should listen to now arts and cluture magazine Paste published as a part of its 50 States project. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen spoke with those bands, as well as others involved in our thriving local music scene about the article.
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Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us about today’s Ozarks Poets and Writers Collective meeting at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville and Reading Club sign-up at the Bentonville Public Library.
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net talks to political bloggers Michael Cook of the left-leaning Cook’s Outlook and Jason Tolbert of the right-leaning Tolbert Report to discuss what the primary results may mean for November elections.
The National Weather Service says there is a chance for more rain over the next few days in eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas; a March 19th storm that hit Fayetteville declared a tornado by the National Weather Service office in Tulsa; Arkansas’ home sales fall 10 percent last month; and more – on today’s Segment A.
On this Memorial Day edition of Ozarks at Large, we find out more about the Eureka Springs Blues Weekend, and speak with the author of the book Camp 9 Vivienne Schiffer. Also on the show today, we find out more about the Confederate Cemetery of Fayetteville.
Paul Kelso, the host of the Generic Blues Show every Friday night at 9 on KUAF, recently spoke with Charles Ragsdale, director of Eureka Springs Blues Weekend, about this year's lineup.
For tickets or more information about the Eureka Springs Blues Weekend, visit www.eurekaspringsblues.com.
Author Vivienne Schiffer grew up in the small Southern town of Rohwer which was the site of a large Japanese internment camp. Her book Camp Nine is a fictional work that examines loyalty, patriotism and culture.
Bagpiper, former candidate for Congress and now an author Kenton Adler talks with Kyle Kellams about his poetry and new book “The Silver Piper of Teer Non Og” for young adults.
To listen to more of this conversation, click here.
Before tornado sirens begin to blare, our smart devices are already delivering severe weather warnings. We talk to KFSM 5News Chief meteorologist Garrett Lewis about emergency sirens obsolescence, and we also hear from an expert at the National Storm Prediction Center about hazardous “outlooks.”
This edition of Ozarks at Large is all about the arts! Eureka Springs establishes a new arts council; and our food expert Teresa Maurer helps us with the art of cooking. Also on the show today, one half of the duo Still on the Hill Donna Stjerna discusses her upcoming performance on Mount Sequoyah in the Music on the Mountain series.
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Monday, April 28, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how lasers have gone from a phenomenon on The Jetsons to a part of daily life. We speak with a Stanford University professor who has been teaching about the light-emitting device since 1969. Plus, annual hospitality awards in the Arkansas River Valley honor those who serve and take care of the public.
The Water Ski Club team is one of several club sports offered at the university of Arkansas.
Becca Martin Brown has more on a slightly different production of Cinderella by Arts Center of the Ozarks.
The U of A gets $1.4 million of federal transportation money to start a Maritime Research and Educational Center. UAFS gets ready to unveil a new master plan. A Fort Smith school gets named a National Blue Ribbon School. And a volunteer fair set for this week aims to connect area non-profit organizations with people willing to help out.
"Wings" by Birdy
Tuesday night a five-person panel examined various elements of the Trayvon Martin shooting...from legal issues to press coverage....on the University of Arkansas campus.
"Young Lion" by Vampire Weekend
Becca discusses the eclectic music lineup at the Arkansas-Oklahoma State Fair, which includes a performance by Sevendust.