Voters yesterday overwhelmingly reauthorized Sebastian County's one-cent sales tax. NWACC officials prep for commencement this weekend. An earthquake hit Norhtwest Arkansas early yesterday morning, and the Clinton Presidential Library had a rare bomb scare.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on Ozarks: how to make a work of art in public, in water, with living plants. We travel to Lake Fayetteville to see the installation "Spiral Wetland" and talk with the artist, Stacy Levy. Plus, now that the Private Medicaid option is a reality in Arkansas, what's next? Roby Brock will talk to Greg Hatcher, the founder and CEO of the state’s largest, independent health provider. And we continue our series on summer camp options inside the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale.
Carter Sampson pulled her RV into the parking lot at the Carver Center for Public Radio yesterday. She played two songs…here's one of them. Another song and our conversation with her can be heard on Friday’s edition of Ozarks at Large.
You can see her at 8 o'clock tomorrow night at Frisco Club in Rogers and at 9 o'clock Wednesday night at Smoke and Barrel in Fayetteville.
We continue our week-long series on summer camps by finding out more about the five weeks of art classes at Arts Center of the Ozarks.
PLUS: here are some links to some art camps in the region:
- To learn more about the ACO camps, click here.
- The Community Creative Center in Fayetteville has no shortage of camps this summer
- The University of Arkansas Fort Smith Academy of the Arts isn't just song, dance and music…there are summer art camps beginning in June as well.
- This is the second summer for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and there are camps there, too. Click through to their website, then click on the Summer Camps button on the home page.
Fayetteville artist Jason Jones is adding a little more color to some otherwise dull and commonplace fixtures around the downtown square.Web exclusive: Pictures of the Painted Bugs
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.
Roby Brock, from Talk Business Arkansas, talks to Greg Hatcher, the founder and CEO of Arkansas’ largest independent health care provider, about deadlines approaching for businesses dealing with new health care regulations.The Northwest Arkansas Community College board of trustees votes against allowing licensed faculty and staff to carry concealed firearms on the school's campus. Ozark Regional Transit announces expanded hours for several routes. The Fayetteville Advertising and Promotions Commission announces a new website, new visitor's guide for the year, and a new guided tour in the works. And, it's election day for the Sebastian County one-cent sales tax.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, most of us use it: the Internet, how the World Wide Web has shaped popular culture. Plus, we find out what's so great about honey, and we get ready for a summer chock full of camps.
Here are some other sports camps offered around the region this summer by the City of Bentonville, the Special Olympics of Arkansas, the Boys and Girls Club of Fayetteville, and the Fayetteville Athletic Club
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas Fort Smith offer a variety of sports camps, as well. Search their respective websites, as the information is not in one place.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, November 15, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: the band Boom Kinetic sheds stuff: its original name included, to make a new CD that is released today. Antoinette will talk to them inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio and they'll play a couple of acoustic renditions of songs on that new CD. Plus Michael Tilley from TheCityWire.com helps us wrap up a busy news week and more.
In this segment, we talk with David Johnson of the Fayetteville Public Library and we hear performances by J Wagner and Still on the Hill.
Medical Marijuana is approved for the ballot, changes come to this year's Frisco Fest, and Highway 62 in Lincoln sees traffic and safety issues around a new school.
"Minor Swing" by David Grisman
Earlier this month, Google launched a program in Arkansas to help small businesses gain a presence online. It’s easy, quick and it’s free. OAL’s Christina Thomas spoke with Scott Levitan, director of small business development for Google
The second annual Winslow Half Marathon will allow runners to see all of the little town and more next month. We met two of the volunteers with the race in downtown Winslow this week.
For more information, visit the marathon's website here.
"Blue Angel" by Squirrel Nut Zippers
Becca Martin Brown helps us kick off the unofficial “festival season” in the Ozarks.
