State revenue numbers for April show a higher than forecast amount collected during the month. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks about her hopes for the next presidential election. And, the head of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals steps down to take a new job in Nevada.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: the ideas behind those lights about to be turned on at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. We talk with Leo Villareal, the artist behind the first temporary outdoor installation at Crystal Bridges. And we’ll also hear a conversation with Pat Ryan Key inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio and he'll play a couple of songs as well.
From a trail of music to a celebration of beer (and, of course music), Artosphere is back with a full weekend agenda.
Pat Ryan Key's alt-rock trio I Do Declare Is gaining attention from beyond northwest Arkansas and his acoustic solo acoustic performances are becoming more common, too. This week he came to the Firmin Garner Performance Studio.Bucky Ball, a geometric, LED sculpture by artist Leo Villareal, is the first temporary outdoor installation for the museum. The work gets its name from Buckminster Fuller, an architect who designed geodesic domes. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas spoke with Villareal about this and other works.
The Arkansas legislature passed Act 1160 this session intended to blunt animal rights activist incursions on factory animal operations. Although the Arkansas measure was mostly gutted, the intent reflects a growing “ag gag” movement. (Correction: a dozen bills have been proposed this year, not all have been enacted, as originally reported). Fourth District Representative Tom Cotton has been making the media rounds lately, and a recent article in Politico credits the Congressman with creating interest for a possible Senate run next year. Nancy Pelosi speaks in Little Rock, Arkansas' reputation for cycling improves, and outdoor events at tonight's First Thursday in Fayetteville are cancelled because of the unfavorable weather forecast, though the indoor shows go on.
Though the spring weather has subsided for this Thursday, UA students celebrated yesterday's favorable weather with a carnival.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, now that Legislative Session has ended, Roby Brock talks with Rex Nelson about how the session went. Also, this weekend is jam-packed with events including a writers' workshop hosted by the executive producer of Tales from the South, and Daniel Hintz from Downtown Bentonville discusses First Friday.
First Friday in Downtown Bentonville will help Artoshphere get started, celebrate the return of the Farmers' Market and provide plenty of music as well.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, stories of Elizabeth Richardson, the namesake of the now 50-year-old disabilities service organization. Plus, Veterans' Day has been celebrating the heroism of those that serve America since President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11 the holiday in 1919. And, A Celebration of the Mind, an event this Saturday honors a man who brought mathematics to many through his column Mathematical Games.
Justin Minkel, a Springdale elementary school teacher and 2007 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, has just written a new book aimed at young readers.
Here are out ten clips relating to Buffalo, New York and the War of 1812.
1) Ten Thousand Maniacs (from the Buffalo area) sing Because the Night,
2) Robert Redford and Wilford Brimley in The Natural (filmed in Buffalo).
3) Bruce Springsteen sings about Buffalo's Erie Canal.
4) A trailer, featuring Marilyn Monroe, for the movie Niagara…set in nearby Niagara Falls.
5) Buffalo native Rick James ponders a Super Freak.
6) A BBC documentary about the assassination of President McKinley. The shooting happened in Buffalo. (as did the subsequent swearing-n ceremony of Theodore Roosevelt).
7) The only electronic song we know of about Buffalo native Grover Cleveland.
8) Judy Garland sings Somewhere Over the Rainbow…written by Buffalo native Harold Arlen.
9) Amanda Blake, another Buffalo native, as Miss Kitty on an early episode of Gunsmoke.
10) Johnny Horton sings The Battle of New Orleans, about the final battle of the War of 1812. Arkansas connection: written by Jimmy Driftwood.
Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, offers a preview of the state's politics in the coming year.
"The Boxer" by Editors
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers suggests 12 things you should do in 2014.
Kevin Kinder and Kyle Kellams compare their lists of favorite music for 2013.
