Ahead on Ozarks, an update from the oil spill in Mayflower, and the jugglers are coming: to Fayetteville, Eureka Springs and Springdale.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on Ozarks, an update from the oil spill in Mayflower, and the jugglers are coming: to Fayetteville, Eureka Springs and Springdale.The University of Arkansas Inspirational Choir, The Popovich Comedy Pet Theater and Anything Goes will all come to the Walton Arts Center stage in the coming days and weeks.
Tomorrow's First Friday event in Downtown Bentonville will kick off a series of juggling festivals set to take place over the course of the next week, culminating in the NWA Juggling Spectacular, set for a week from this Saturday.
Becca Martin Brown of Northwest Arkansas Media says that the Fort Smith Little Theatre's new production of Steel Magnolias doesn't feature men in the cast.
As part of a series of special reports created especially for KUAF’s on-air fundraiser, we call up popular public radio journalist Robert Krulwich to question him about the nature of public radio fundraising.
Last month, John Kantner spoke as part of the Stigler Lecture Series on the University of Arkansas campus. He says that at one time, the canyon was a cultural mecca.Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel yesterday toured the site of the oil spill in Mayflower. He says that incidents such as Sunday's pipeline rupture are evidence that higher standards are needed for the oil industry.
Governor Mike Beebe hears from the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration regarding the Mayflower oil spill, allaying some of the governor's initial concerns regarding how cleanup will continue. Attorney General Dustin McDaniel begins investigations into the spill, though after a visit to the site, he has more questions than answers. And an Arkansas House Committee passed a proposal to offer $125 million dollars to the Big River Steel superproject.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, an update on the Mayflower oil spill, street performers in Bentonville and the Governor's Cup brings young entrepreneurs to Northwest Arkansas
This month, street performers will steal the show at First Friday on the Downtown Bentonville square.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, a hands-on approach to preparing high school students for both college and the real world. Plus, an effort to encourage those who have some college credits to return to complete their degrees. We'll also visit a hidden treasure at the 80-year old Devil's Den State Park and hear the voices of Eureka Springs.
The annual Northwest Arkansas Gridiron will put material about newsmamkers written by local journalists on stage. The annual lampooning is Friday and Saturday, October 5th and 6th.
"Yakety-Sax" by Chet Atkins
Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas talks with James Dashner, an accountant turned children's Author, who is the featured guest at the Rogers Public Library Foundation's Conversations fundraiser.
Becca Martin Brwon tells us of a few events happening today that aren't a part of Bikes, Blues and BBQ.
"Rumble" by Link Wray
Because we mostly zoom by them in our sealed vehicles, nature recordist and essayist Joe Neal takes us into an Ozarks meadow for a listen. Joe Neal is coauthor of “Arkansas Birds,” published by the University of Arkansas Press. His latest book is “In the Province of Birds, a Western Arkansas Memoir.”
The Walton Arts Center is silent during the motorcycle rally, but makes up for it during the month of October.
