Ahead on Ozarks: a proposal to help fund an expansion of Walton Arts Center moves forward, the Vine Brothers perform inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio and more.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on Ozarks: a proposal to help fund an expansion of Walton Arts Center moves forward, the Vine Brothers perform inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio and more.
The Vine Brothers (there are three, none named Vine) bring a remarkable amount of energy to their shows. We experience some of that energy inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
Web Exclusive: An In-Studio Video With The Vine BrothersPatricia Limerick has studied, taught and written about the American West’s relationship with extractive industries. She was on the University of Arkansas campus to speak as part of the Hartmann Hotz Lecture Series.
Michael Vinson Williams’ book Medgar Evers: Mississippi Martyr studies the civil rights leader and the civil rights movement. The book was published by the University of Arkansas Press.
You can read more from Meredith Martin Moats at her blog
The Walton Arts Center’s expansion plans for its Fayetteville campus continue to move forward after a city commission pledged several hundred thousand dollars to the project, with the possibility for more money at a later date.
The Arkansas General Assembly moves forward with a controversial voter ID bill, education and education supporters rally against a proposal that would shift money from the state's general fund into highway construction, and Arkansas' U.S. Senate contingent speaks out about efforts to pass a federal budget.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a discussion about the recent overrides of the Governor's vetoes by the Arkansas Legislature. Plus, the conclusion of a partnership between the Ford Foundation and the University of Arkansas.
By day, Wiley Holt works as an assistant bank manager and teller. But in his off hours, he is an aspiring comic artist. Jacqueline Froelich takes us to meet him at his home studio. Warning: this story contains two pugs. To learn more about the artist visit him on facebook.
Web Exclusive: Some Panels From Wiley Holt
For the Ford Foundation and the University of Arkansas, this winter marked the end of a long relationship that brought more than 500 international fellows to campus.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, October 7, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks…an algae with a funny nickname…didymo…has been found in the White River watershed. The plan to keep it form spreading has been put in motion. And writing a book through facilitated communication: Holly Fields explains how her non-verbal daughter, Stephanie R. Marks, wrote the book "Paula’s Journal: Surviving Autism."
Becca lists several free performances by University of Arkansas ensembles scheduled for this week.
Michael K. Honey's new book Sharecropper's Troubadour gives us details of the life of John L. Handcox.
While about a dozen students of KIPP Delta Public Schools, an open-enrollment charter school network in Blytheville and Helena visited the UA Fayetteville campus yesterday, university officials formally announced a partnership with the public charter school that aims to increase college attainment for students in underserved communities.
"Map of the World" by Monsters of Folk
The NWA Rape Crisis Center plans to open a forensic exam clinic in Rogers by the end of the month.
One of the country's most accomplished and most respected writers is coming to the Fayetteville Town Center Monday night.
"Private Eyes" by Hall and Oates
