Our monthly survey of theater in the area has a definite holiday theme. We spend some time backstage at the Arts Center of the Ozarks as the ACO preps for another production of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever"Ozarks At Large
Our monthly survey of theater in the area has a definite holiday theme. We spend some time backstage at the Arts Center of the Ozarks as the ACO preps for another production of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever"Those of us that celebrate and decorate for Christmas may be thinking about purchasing a Christmas tree. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas visits Lollis Christmas Tree Farm near Rudy to see what it takes to get your tree from seedling to stand.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: Charles Portis wrote more than just True grit and four other novels. A new collection gathers his short stories, his journalism and his only play together for the first time. We’ll talk with the editor of that collection. Plus the Little Craft Fair returns and more.Because the event nearly doubled in size this year, it outgrew the church it was held in last year and will move to the Fayetteville Town Center.
Jay Jennings has collected the short fiction, reporting and essays of Charles Portis in a new book, Escape Velocity: A Charles Portis Miscellany. He’ll discuss the book at Nightbird Books tomorrow night.
A deal for the Whirlpool plant falls through, a new manufacturer announces an arrival and unemployment numbers are released. Michael Tilley with the City Wire provides the details.The Arkansas Supreme Court rules in favor of two school districts in their suit against the state Department of Education and the state treasurer. Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel files suit against two Washington County companies. And, Governor Mike Beebe's office weighs in on yesterday's jobs announcement in Fort Smith.
Ahead on Ozarks, what the long-anticipated Flyover means for motorists in Northwest Arkansas, how ska music can help reduce the population of homeless pets in the region, and why a summer reading assignment inspired students at Haas Hall Academy.With a program dedicated to the Christmas Truce of 1914 on stage tonight, Walton Arts Center launches an ambitious holiday schedule.
The senior class at Haas Hall Academy had a summer reading assignment. That book has inspired a movement at the school.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, August 12, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: the musical instruments that could only be made Ed Stilley. He created his guitars, mandolins and fiddles by hand…and used springs, saw blades and Dixie cups to construct them. We'll hear about a new exhibit of his instruments opening soon at Walton Arts Center and we'll hear a new song written about him, played on two of the instruments he made. Plus crystal Bridges Museum of American Art prepares for the one millionth visit and an update on an ambitious effort by the Old Fort Homeless Coalition.
OnlineDermClinic can help. A group of local dermatologists recently launched a first-of-its-kind website and app to diagnose skin problems quickly and easily, no matter where you are.
"Skinny Love" by Bon Iver
New in-store retail technologies, such as iPhone barcode scanning and self checkout lanes are transforming how we shop. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, these innovations may increase theft—what the industry refers to as “shrink.” (Photo courtesy StopLift Checkout Vision Systems)
As part of Artosphere, artist Stacy Levy has created a floating piece of artwork on Lake Fayetteville that is comprised of native plants and is titled Spiral Wetland.
We cover a lot of stories throughout the week on Ozarks. Today, Kyle and Christina discuss what they learned from stories that aired in the previous week.
Becca Martin Brown gives us all the details on today's Block Street Block Party
