The alt-country band Damn Arkansan credits Smoke and Barrel Tavern for helping them make it as a band, so they helped organize a benefit concert to help the bar buy a new sound system.
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The alt-country band Damn Arkansan credits Smoke and Barrel Tavern for helping them make it as a band, so they helped organize a benefit concert to help the bar buy a new sound system.
Web Exclusive: Video of Damn Arkansan Inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio
The Valley of the Vapors music festival turns Hot Springs into a hotbed of DIY and experimental music each March. There's a new documentary film out about the fest making its Northwest Arkansas debut at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville this Saturday. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen has more.
In reaction to the Newtown, Connecticut elementary school massacre, Arkansas schools continue to bolster security—from hiring armed guards to installing heavy surveillance. We check districts around the region, talk with school security experts, look at current state legislation, and hear from former U.S. Congressman Asa Hutchinson on the status of his National School Shield Emergency Response Program, commissioned by the National Rifle Association.
Bishop Gene Robinson, elected in 2003 as the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church will speak at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville February 9th and 10th. He took an early retirement from his post late last year and is now a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress in Washington D.C. We speak to him by phone about his life and vocation, in advance of his visit.We've had another week with news about organizations that provide services to the community. Timothy Dennis looks at those stories, plus repercussions from the week's severe weather, in this week's Week in Review.
Ahead on Ozarks: All of the Harry Potter books and movies...condensed. Antoinette talks to the creative force behind the show Potted Potter. They'll be at Walton Arts Center this month. Plus the next step after more than 200 people met yesterday in Rogers to discuss making the region healthier. Plus Yoonie Han, guest artist at tomorrow night's concert by the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra, sits down at the Mary Baker Ramsey Steinway Piano at KUAF to give us a preview of her performance of Rhapsody in Blue.
The comedic, two-man show "Potted Potter" condenses all seven Harry Potter books into a 70-minute production that is coming to the Walton Arts Center.It took an extra month, but Wayne Bell has seen enough films to now make his Best of 2012 list.
The 5th annual Interfaith Harmony Day is scheduled for 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Fayetteville. The event is free and will include a variety of events including music, poetry, food, children's activities, and discussions. More information is available by calling 832-754-1791.We catch back up with one of the start-ups we met at last year's Ark Challenge, Sooligan. the co-founders of the social media platform have made good on their promise to launch at the biggest sproting event in the country.
You can learn more about the next Ark Challenge here. You can follow Sooligan at their Facebook page or on Twitter.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the Wrecking Ball takes to downtown Springdale for a one of a kind event for one night only. Plus, First Christian jChurch in Fayetteville prepares to celebrate its 100th birthday today.
A decision on whether to close a street to vehicles in Springdale by that city's aldermen will help lay the path for the Razorback Greenway through the city. More than 6,000 voters cast ballots yesterday in the first day of early voting in Arkansas' primary and judicial elections. And the University of Arkansas announces who its next lobbyist to local, state and federal legislators will be.
"Flight of the Crow" by Passenger
On any given day as many as 4,000 Arkansas children are in state custody, having been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect. Until their case is settled, children are placed provisionally with a relative, foster home, or children’s shelter. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, a new state rule now allows emergency placement with “Fictive Kin.”
Web Exclusive: An Oasis for Children in Crisis
Our content partner KUAR in Little Rock is interviewing Arkansas' gubernatorial candidates. Today's conversation is with Lynette Bryant. An extended version of the interview is available here.
Becca reminds us singer/songwriter Shannon Wurst will perform at the ACO May 10th.
"River Song" by Shannon Wurst
A conceptual photography exhibit in Mullins Library on the UA campus explores the connections people have to built space and their homes. The works by Sabine Schmidt will be on display through May.
"Little Boxes" by Malvina Reynolds
