Nearly 40 families and individuals affected by a major tar sands oil pipeline rupture two months ago in Mayflower, Arkansas--25 miles northwest of Little Rock--have filed lawsuit against Exxon-Mobil. We talk with a lead attorney on the case, as well as query Exxon about the suit.
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The Walton Arts Center Council yesterday voted to move the Arkansas Music Pavilion to Rogers, near the Pinnacle Hills Promenade. WAC officials say that the move will open up more opportunities for the venue.
Ahead on Ozarks: Michael Tilley of The City Wire discusses recent signs the Arkansas economy is improving, Adams Collins plays inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio and sounds of a rain-drenched first day at Wakarusa.
The Adams Collins Jazz Trio will be the first performance in the Mountain Street Stage Music Series Sunday at the Fayetteville Public Library.Web Exclusive: Adams Collins Talks Shop About the Vibraphone
Nearly 40 families and individuals affected by a major tar sands oil pipeline rupture two months ago in Mayflower, Arkansas--25 miles northwest of Little Rock--have filed lawsuit against Exxon-Mobil. We talk with a lead attorney on the case, as well as query Exxon about the suit.
On this edition of Ozarks, a botanical sanctuary in Carroll County is just one of a few in the country, and the only one in the state. Plus, the changing face of community theatre in the area: one long-standing company has dissolved while others are considering their future.
The Walton Arts Center has classical music, three days of wine and tickets for the most famous guitar trio from Texas.
Yvette Ortiz, a native Spanish speaker, recently picked up her fourth language, Yiddish. The University of Arkansas graduate student has received a scholarship to attend an immersion program in New York this summer. We speak with her and one of her professors, Jennifer Hoyer.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, November 25, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, a look back at the second wave of feminism in politics, the new face of Arkansas' voter ID law, and Roby Brock tells us Tyson has been doing chicken right in his Talk Business Arkansas update. Plus, the use of insects in music; it doesn't happen often.
Fayetteville and Springdale Public Libraries screen movies, and a band called Narrows performs tonight at the Dickson Theatre in Fayetteville. Becca Bacon Martin with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us more.
“Along Time Listening” by Agent Fresco
Child poverty rate in Arkansas on the rise; children with mental illnesses in the state may soon be able to access mental health services through virtual checkups; and more – on today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen spoke with the Central Arkansas doom metal band called Pallbearer who performed at South by Southwest – a music, film and interactive conference hosted annually in Austin, Texas.
More information is available at www.facebook.com/pallbearerdoom
A team of University of Arkansas researchers recently received a large grant from the National Science Foundation to use age progression as a tool in the search for missing children. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas speaks with Dr. James Lampinen, a member of the research team.
For more information, contact Dr. James Lampinen at lampinen@uark.edu.
“The Concubine” by Beirut
The Ark is a coordinated initiative to increase regional competitiveness. Ozarks at Large’s Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar visited the launch event Wednesday afternoon to find out more.
More information is available at www.arkchallenge.org.
