Ezra Idlet and Keith Grimwood of Trout Fishing in America recently stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. Here they are playing the title track from their new album, "Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers."
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Becca Martin Brown tells us that the country lineup of Exile, which features a list of former members of the band, has reunited and will perform soon in northwest Arkansas.
As we continue our monthly What's in a Name? series, we investigate the connection of the name Shiloh to the city of Springdale. Several happenings at area libraries and music at local pubs for this National Chocolate Milkshake Day edition of the daily notes.
Twenty-one public school districts in Arkansas have received state funding to operate health clinics, providing a full range of services for low-income children. We visit one of the first to open, three years ago, at Lincoln School District, in rural western Washington County.The Arkansas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies yesterday approved plans to let 13 school districts across the state arm some of their staffs. Governor Beebe talks with Roby Brock about what's next in attempts to fix a shortfall in the state's Public School Health Insurance Program. John Brown University is again ranked at the top, and the Walton College of Business at the U of A again gets praise as well.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the results of an external audit on the University of Arkansas Division of University Advancement. Plus, three things you need to know about saving for retirement.
The formal dedication for the new spaces for the Fay Jones School of Architecture is tomorrow, we have a sneak preview.In addition, the University Libraries digital exhibit on the history of Vol Walker Hall can be accessed here
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As Becca continues her (accidentally) music-themed week of entertainment suggestions with a reminder about the Time Jumpers at the Alma Performing Arts Center.
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Thursday, January 23, 2014
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.
University of Arkansas sculpture students are displaying their artwork through storefront windows at Garland Center on Garland Avenue in Fayetteville. Professor Bethany Springer gives Ozarks at Large’s Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar a tour.
To learn more about the artwork, email Professor Bethany Springer at bspringe@uark.edu.
To view a slideshow of the displayed artwork, click here.
Senator Mark Pryor hopes for a quick decision on the constitutionality of the nation’s health care law; a direct flight from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Washington DC will begin on July 11th; and more – on this edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
“A Long Time Listening” by Agent Fresco
Becca Bacon Martin with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us about events lined up toward the end of spring break.
KUAF’s Shades of Jazz host Robert Ginsburg speaks with Chase Cavalier and Ben Harris, trumpeter and guitarist of the Fayetteville Jazz Collective, respectively in advance of the collective’s performance on March 30th at the UARK Bowl in Fayetteville.
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center predicts that upcoming weeks will be busy, very busy for Walton Arts Center.
