Paula Morell, executive director of Tales from the South, is hosting a writers' workshop Sunday at the Writers' Colony in Eureka Springs.Ozarks At Large
Paula Morell, executive director of Tales from the South, is hosting a writers' workshop Sunday at the Writers' Colony in Eureka Springs.Becca Martin Brown tells us about a nascent book club that will discuss old societies tomorrow night in Fort Smith.
Marla Steele, a doctoral student at the University of Arkansas, is one of just a few researchers studying a rare, Asian eagle.
To see the website devoted to Marla's work, both past and future, click here.
Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas sat down with Rex Nelson, former communications director for Gov. Mike Huckabee, to discuss how the GOP governed during the Arkansas Legislature. Recent projections show Springdale officials that a list of street improvement projects slated to receive voter-approved bond money may cost more than is budgeted from bond sales. The Eureka Springs Downtown Network receives national accreditation, and consequently a higher-perceived reputation. Aldermen in Bella Vista decide that the city should take over the Bella Vista Library, but that's only the beginning. And the Diamond Hogs finished non-conference play with a win at Baum Stadium last night.
Ahead on Ozarks, a big check from Tyson Foods to the Springdale Public Schools Education Foundation…Grammy-winning John Legend speaks in Fayetteville…the Fort Smith Symphony tunes up for the season finale…and all kinds of theater magic on tap for May.
John Jeter, conductor of the Fort Smith Symphony, gives us a preview of the season finale.
Our monthly survey of theater opportunities lets us sing in the rain, go barefoot in the park and sing with the little mermaid.
In the early 1900s, Minnesota entrepreneur William Kruse had a vision he would strike gold on some farmland in Rogers, Arkansas. He spent a small fortune constructing a mining operation. We visit the site, and prospect details from the archives of the Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Photo courtesy Rogers Historical Museum.
Singer/songwriter John Legend spoke on the UA campus last night as part of the Distinguished Lecture series.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the Amazeum receives a large gift and Grant Tennille, the director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, discusses the state of Arkansas' economy.
Governor Mike Beebe and other state and federal officials yesterday toured the storm damaged cities of Vilonia and Mayflower. The State Board of Correction weighs new options for telephone service for inmates, and unemployment drops across the region.
"Killer Joe" by Ray Barreto
Last night, a ceremony in Springdale was part of the local observation of Workers Memorial Week.
Eureka Springs is now an official motorcycle destination.
And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, a local alderman is working with concerned citizens to revise the town’s noise ordinance to preserve both Eureka’s quaint atmosphere and “vehicular diversity.”
Tomorrow night a workshop addressing retirement and sustainability will be held, for free, at the Fayetteville Public Library.
"Wright Brothers" by Wynton Marsalis
Becca Martin Brown says The Bard is on stage in Fayetteville and a classic story from another era is on stage in Bentonville.
