Musician John Oates is in Fayetteville to perform at UARK Bowl on Dickson Street. He spoke with Kyle Kellams about his new CD “Mississippi Blues.”
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Christina Thomas spoke with Eric Jensen, the presenter of “A History of Hip-Hop” party. The event is being hosted today at Smoke & Barrel Tavern in Fayetteville at 9 p.m.
Author Colin Beavan is in Fayetteville today and tomorrow to talk about his No Impact Man project and answer questions about his book.
Katy Henriksen, KUAF’s classical music producer, spoke with Joanie Madden, the founder and leader of Cherish The Ladies. The group performs traditional Irish music and will be in Fort Smith tomorrow.
Visit www.fortsmithsymphony.org for more details on tomorrow’s performance.
On this fall fundraising edition of Ozarks at Large, Feed Fayetteville, a local non-profit, hosts a panel discussion about hunger issues, and a historic Fort Smith house conducts history tours with a “twist.” Also on the show today, Ozarks at Large regulars Jodi Beznoska and Michael Tilley pay a visit, and a chili cook-off on Monday hopes to help a great cause.Monday’s cook-off will benefit Meals on Wheels and Joplin tornado relief efforts.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, Randall Shreve from the local band Randall Shreve and The Sideshow visits KUAF to talk about the band's new album, and our tech expert Tyrel Denison explains the ever-evolving inner workings of Facebook. Today’s also the first day of our fall fundraiser. Please pledge your support to KUAF by calling 575-5823 or 800-522-5823.Our tech expert Tyrel Denison explains some of Facebook’s new features (e.g., Spotify and Timeline).
Here's something helpful: http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-privacy-infographic-2011-10
Click here to listen to Ty discuss how you can organize your friend list in a better fashion.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, a new national pro-life movement grows in Arkansas, and more information on Fayetteville’s annual Art in the Park event. Fayetteville Flyer columnist Wayne Bell discusses comebacks, and political bloggers Michael Cook and Jason Tolbert discuss the difficulties Democratic candidates might face when seeking Congressional offices from Arkansas.Political bloggers Michael Cook and Jason Tolbert discuss if President Barack Obama’s low approval ratings (in a recent Talk Business/Hendrix College poll) would affect Democratic candidates' chances of seeking Congressional offices from Arkansas.
Visit www.talkbusiness.net for more details.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn three things you should know about collecting coins. Plus, we get ready for Hamlet, which will close out this season for TheatreSquared.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest Arkansas campus announced a $1.5 million gift from Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation today. The gift will fund the construction of a clinical skills education center. The center’s scheduled to open by mid next year.
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The Arkansas Department of Children and Families Services now provides “subsidized guardianships” for certain foster children placed within their family of origin. We hear from the director as well as Jennifer Ferguson with Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families.
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.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Arkansas. The Civil War Sesquicentennial will be celebrated between 2011 and 2015.
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 .
“Batiri Cha Cha” by Poncho Sanchez
