
Ozarks At Large

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.


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.


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.
University of Arkansas sculpture students are displaying their artwork through storefront windows at Garland Center on Garland Avenue in Fayetteville. Professor Bethany Springer gives Ozarks at Large’s Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar a tour.
To learn more about the artwork, email Professor Bethany Springer at bspringe@uark.edu.
To view a slideshow of the displayed artwork, click here.
Senator Mark Pryor hopes for a quick decision on the constitutionality of the nation’s health care law; a direct flight from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Washington DC will begin on July 11th; and more – on this edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
“A Long Time Listening” by Agent Fresco
Becca Bacon Martin with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us about events lined up toward the end of spring break.
KUAF’s Shades of Jazz host Robert Ginsburg speaks with Chase Cavalier and Ben Harris, trumpeter and guitarist of the Fayetteville Jazz Collective, respectively in advance of the collective’s performance on March 30th at the UARK Bowl in Fayetteville.
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center predicts that upcoming weeks will be busy, very busy for Walton Arts Center.