Severe weather rolled through northwest Arkansas last night, though no injuries were reported in Benton or Carroll counties. State Treasurer Martha Shoffner appeared in court yesterday, and the city of Fayetteville plans to plant its first community orchard.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: we dig into archives from the Pryor Center for Oral and Visual History once again with the center’s director, Randy Dixon. He brings us the sounds of sports in Arkansas for the past 45 years, including the voices of Brooks Robinson, Paul Eels and even Richard Nixon. Plus The eulogy for a piece of northwest infrastructure that marks a change in how we drive. And opera takes center stage on this week’s edition of Arkansongs.Sharp-eyed residents of Fayetteville have noted that recent construction in the city has meant a shift when it comes to traffic lights in the city. Ozarks at Large's Timothy Dennis has these thoughts about the change.
Becca Martin Brown says the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas has just ended its latest season and is already prepping for the next one.
Randy Dixon, the director of the Pryor Center for Oral and Visual History, is back with more clips of Arkansas history. This time the topic is sports.
Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, has the recap on the past week’s news in Arkansas politics and business.Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, an app that could help a doctor save a life, plus new ways to shop make it easier for consumers, but could also make it easier for those who steal. And, Kyle and Christina talk about what they learned this week.
Here are the ten clips for our montage dedicated to streets, roads and avenues:
1. Nat King Cole gets us started with Route 66.
2. Gloria Swanson as the doomed Nora Desmond in Sunset Boulevard.
3. U2 sings Where the Streets Have No Name.
4. Michael Douglas as Gordon Gecko in Wall Steet.
5. Bruce Springsteen sings 10th Avenue Freeze Out.
6. Michael Conrad offers his end-of-meeting statement on Hill Street Blues.
7. The opening theme, of course, from Sesame Street.
8. Part of the trailer from the original Nightmare on Elm Street.
9. Jack Kerouac reads from the last page of On the Road.
10. Willie is On the Road Again.
Apologies to Bob Dylan’s Highway 61, the cast of Mulholland Drive, any number of other songwriters and Kraftwerk’s Autobahn (but then again, the German group was included in last week’s montage). Maybe next time.
As part of Artosphere, artist Stacy Levy has created a floating piece of artwork on Lake Fayetteville that is comprised of native plants and is titled Spiral Wetland.
New in-store retail technologies, such as iPhone barcode scanning and self checkout lanes are transforming how we shop. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, these innovations may increase theft—what the industry refers to as “shrink.” (Photo courtesy StopLift Checkout Vision Systems)Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks…a spare budget, a stark story and a love of Arkansas locations are ingredients for a new movie called Come Morning. The northwest Arkansas premier is in a few weeks and we'll hear from the film’s creator. Plus a preview of GIS Day…how creating maps has changed in just the past thirty years…and how the earth changed 10-thousand years ago. Michael Jochim offers a preview of his talk tonight about the end of the last ice age and how the planet changed.
Tyson Foods announced declining income in its third quarter earnings call, a section of Lake Fayetteville trail could potentially be moved, three Razorbacks move on to semifinals in London, and more.
“Steeplechase” Charlie Parker
Extracting methane from shale preserves locked deep underground in north Central Arkansas requires tremendous amounts of water, diverted from streams and rainwater catchments. But what is the effect on aquifers during prolonged drought?
Fifty years ago, the Delta was the economic engine for Arkansas. Skip Rutherford, the Dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, says it is still an important part of the state.
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“Rowing Song” by Patty Griffin
Thousands of people are expected to attend the third annual “Community Block Party” at the First United Methodist Church campus in downtown Springdale this weekend.
For more information, visit the church's website here.
The staff at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Academy of the Arts is already noticing the end of summer. Dr. Rosilee Walker Russell says this semester offers more than any previous term.
Audition dates for upcoming ensembles at UAFS Academy include:
Teen Theater, Scrooged, The Musical: August 14, 16, 21, 23 6-8pm.
Teen Honor Choir and Teen Jazz Vocal: August 23, 5-8pm and August 25 9am-noon
Instrumental music auditions for grades 4th and up: August 23 5-8pm and Augustr 25th 9am-noon.
For more information, visit the academy's website here.
“Discus” by Inoran
