Steve Fisher came to KUAF this week for a conversation with Mike Shirkey of the Pickin' Post. He sang a few new tunes, and we have one of them as a preview of Saturday night's edition of the Pickin' Post.
Ozarks At Large
Valentine's Day is a holiday, for some, that embraces attraction and love, but usually in the popular form of chocolates or a card, but as Katy Henriksen reports, a new book explores love on a much deeper level.
Thanks to a new program, Arkansas Children's Hospital patients will receive Valentines whose messages were personalized by people from around the country. If you want to send a Valentine to a patient for free, visit the hospital's website here.Members of Arkansas' Congressional delegation react to President Obama's State of the Union Address earlier this week, as well as the President's pick to lead the Department of Defense. And, Fort Smith city and Sebastian County officials plan their next step inn moving forward with a regional aquatics center following public dissatisfaction with recently revised plans.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the results of the Walton Family Foundation's latest survey. Plus, a preview of TheatreSquared's latest production, “Sons of the Prophet,” which opens later this week. Also, we continue our series on OAL-inspired dishes with a new crepe.
Saturday night, the Starrlight Jazz Series will continue with two performances by the Grace Kelly Quintet in the Walton Arts Center's Starr Theater. 
As our series continues, we pay a visit to Crepes Paulette in Bentonville to watch the creation of a KUAF-inspired crepe.Arkansas legislators move forward with a bill that would cap annual growth of the state government, and the controversial bill that would allow some to carry concealed firearms on college campuses in the state moves forward as well. Plus, John Brown University in Siloam Springs gets a gift to help renovate the oldest dormitory on the school's campus.
Ahead on Ozarks: the continuing evolution of charter schools in Arkansas. Plus, our monthly survey of visual arts in the area, including a visit with three architecture students at the University of Arkansas about their photographic studies of different places in Northwest Arkansas. And for Fat Tuesday, we go inside the kitchen of Maudie Schmidt to make a Cajun classic: the beignet.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, FEMA and the American Red Cross are familiar names when it comes to emergency relief organizations, but have you heard of the Mennonite Disaster Team? We meet the Ozarks Mennonite team, as well as the brothers behind Two Brothers Canoes in the latest installment of our "Locally Made" series.
Photographer David Dempsey takes us on an expedition to a secret habitat in Carroll County in search of “Mountain Boomers.”
“Summer’s Here” by James Taylor
The goal for the 18th annual Cancer Challenge is to raise $650,000.
Paul Haas, the conductor of SoNA, discusses its inaugural season.
“Arkansas, Fight!” performed by SoNA
Things to do on the first day of summer.
“Summer” by Antonio Vivaldi, performed by Guiliano Carmignola by Venice Baroque Orchestra
The summer softball games continue a tradition started by Civilian Conservation Corp who built the Devil’s Den State Park.
