University of Arkansas Fort Smith's "Read This" 2014 book is "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien.
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"Tilted World" by Tom Franklin and Beth Ann Fennelly, both University of Arkansas graduates, takes readers inside a different era,when Prohibition was big business and foot travel was as likely as horse or car travel in rural Mississippi. The two will read from their novel Friday evening at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville.
A collection of historical documents and books are on loan to the University of Arkansas this semester.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, while there won't be a red carpet, Eureka Springs will recognize achievement in independent film this weekend. Plus, an exhibit allowing patrons to get hands-on with some of the first pages and books ever printed. And, Becca Martin Brown talks haggis.
A collection of historical documents and books are on loan to the University of Arkansas this semester.
We speak with An Na, author of A Step From Heaven, a book that was awarded the Michael L. Prince Award when it was published a decade ago. Critics and reviewers commended the book's characters for speaking like a child without being too precocious or condescending. The author will speak this week in Fayetteville.We speak with An Na, author of A Step From Heaven, a book that was awarded the Michael L. Prince Award when it was published a decade ago. Critics and reviewers commended the book's characters for speaking like a child without being too precocious or condescending. The author will speak in Fayetteville later this month.
Pearl Brick tells us about her guitar, and plays another song in the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.Today's week in review looks back at the school-related news we've aired over the past seven days.
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, a roundtable discussion on workforce education in the state. And, and an effort to expand the footprint of Gulley Park.
Renowned Ozarks photographer Tim Ernst visited KUAF’s Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio last week to discuss his career as a photographer. He’ll present slideshows of his work at many venues across northwest Arkansas over the next several weeks. The complete list of venues can be found on www.timernst.com.
Walmart announces profits for the first time in nine quarters, Arkansas Division of Medical Services gets a new director, and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Experience the Broadway musical “Rock of Ages” at Walton Arts Center this week. Also, a northwest Arkansan journalism legend will be featured in an exhibit at the Shiloh Museum in Springdale starting tomorrow.
“Have a Feast Here Tonight” by Bill Monroe and Doc Watson
KUAF’s Katy Henriksen reports on the new monthly Improved Lighting Poetry Reading Series in Fayetteville. The latest poets to read brought a resume that boasts of working with rocker Patti Smith and pioneering the art of choral rapping.
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.
