The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith presents “South Pacific;” an indie rock show will play at a place called Paradigm Shift; the first of the Clayton Conversations at Clayton House; and finally, Elizabeth Cook will be at Second Street Live. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers asks - what other reasons do we need to take a trip to Fort Smith?
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Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas spoke with Dr. Tim Yeager of the University of Arkansas to learn more about why U.S. banks are losing billions in annual revenue due to the Federal Reserve’s 2010 changes to overdraft policy.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, the fate of Monte Ne, a 1900s summer resort in Benton County, remains undecided. We preview the first show of the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Gallery, and take a look at an exhibit at Rogers Historical Museum that explores the southern stereotypes in comic strips.
Essayist Joe Neal records and writes of migrating and resident geese negotiating our frigid winter skies. His newest book is in “In the Province of Birds, a Western Arkansas Memoir,” published by Half-Acre Press.State lawmakers and the Joint Budget Committee take a look at Governor Mike Beebe’s proposed budget; and the Arkansas Razorback men’s basketball team loses to Kentucky – on today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Director Sharon La Cruise’s documentary Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock will be screened this Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the Donald W. Reynolds Center. Ozarks at Large’s Antoinette Grajeda spoke with the filmmaker to learn more about the process of making the documentary.
To watch a trailer of the documentary on the University of Arkansas website, click here.
To watch a trailer of the documentary on the University of Arkansas website, click here.
The Grammy winning percussionist will be in northwest Arkansas again for a performance at Walton Arts Center. Kyle Kellams spoke with him on the phone about his music, and life on the road.
To hear more of this conversation, click here .
The Avid Readers Book Club met at 1 p.m. this afternoon at the Springdale Public Library. Tomorrow, “Sandwiched In” with John Cross about Eureka Springs' history will take place at Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details.
Author Allyson Lewis visited KUAF to discuss her book “The 7 Minute Solution: Creating a Life with Meaning 7 Minutes at a Time” with Kyle Kellams.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, U.S. Department of Agriculture cuts costs and closes 16 Arkansas offices. Also, Roby Brock looks back at the biggest stories of 2011; the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith gets ready to present “South Pacific;” and UARK Bowl in Fayetteville prepares to host a Sunday night stand-up comedy series later this month.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, April 14, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a Pea Ridge family works to bring a family member home, a new trail lets walkers, runners and cyclists see a part of northwest Arkansas that's pretty much been a secret, and the lowdown on voodoo from a guest speaker who visited the University of Arkansas campus late last week.
Here is our salute to Seattle and Washington (Bronco fans, we did Denver last week).
1. Nirvana performs Come As You Are.
2. War Games, set in Seattle, begins.
3. Jimi Hendrix, Seattle native, plays Purple Haze.
4. Agent Cooper gives high praise in (and on) Twin Peaks, Washington.
5. Seattle native Bing Crosby sings You Are My Sunshine.
6. Frasier Crane plans to get even with Bulldog on Frasier.
7. Heart, another Seattle band, plays Crazy on You.
8. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson discuss a possible romantic meeting in Sleepless in Seattle.
9. Detectives Holder and Linden, from the fictional Seattle police department, order lunch in an episode of The Killing.
10. Seattle native Sir Mix-A-Lot and Baby Got back.
Apologies to: Eddie Vedder, Modest Mouse, Macklemore and...oh, about five hundred other bands and musicians. Maybe next time.
Becca says that area residents will have an opportunity to learn about Muhammed Ali and other notable African Americans at an exhibit in Fort Smith.
Here, the quartet from Siloam Springs performs their song "Rosa Lee."
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has a new program designed to help landowners clean up hazardous substances without being fined. Senator John Boozman offers his thoughts on the Farm Bill that passed the House and is now on its way to the Senate. And the state's attorney general is being asked to clarify the state's new voter ID law.
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Michael Tilley, from The City Wire, discusses financial numbers for Arkansas real estate, Tyson Foods, Walmart and the city of Fort Smith.
