Becca Martin Brown has some last minute activity to do with your mom or do yourself or your kids if you are a mom, or not.
Ozarks At Large
The idea of Community varies from person to person. A year long project at Fayetteville High School concludes with an open house showcasing juniors’ and seniors’ ideas of community as seen through each of their camera lenses.
The past week in Arkansas saw a visit from President Obama, hundreds of new jobs announced, and expansion plans for one decades-old stadium move forward. We have more in this morning's Week in Review.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Michael Tilley talks about a new owner for some long-abandoned real estate in Fort Smith, and the official announcement of a Whole Foods in Fayetteville. Plus, Cletus Got Shot gets ready to perform at a few festivals in the next month.
Cletus Got Shot will perform at the 2014 Artosphere Celebration and the Block Street Block Party next weekend. 
An undocumented Arkansas college student who traveled to Mexico to attain a nursing degree back in 2011, was forced to flee back across the U.S. border this winter, and risk arrest by immigration officials in order to save her own life. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, Marisol Soto somehow made it all the way back home to Pea Ridge, Arkansas. (Photo: Marisol, Andrea, and Marianna Soto)
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses a sale of some former Whirlpool real estate in Fort Smith and the eventual arrival of Whole Foods in Fayetteville.Exxon Mobil Corp. contributes $125,000 to the Arkansas Community Foundation to assist with long-term disaster recovery efforts in Central Arkansas. Two state legislators call for another financial impact analysis for the state's Private Option program, and postal workers across the state will collect food items Saturday for one of the larger food drives in the state.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, June 9, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, we learn the differences between various types of Arkansas charter schools. Plus, a UA researcher receives a grant to study the genetic composition of diatoms.
Some 4 million Americans suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder. We talk to a top expert who’s co-organized the region’s first OCD awareness event, Saturday at UA Memorial Hall, in the psych department. For details: ocdnwarkansas.org
“Times Square” by Ornette Coleman
Michael Tilley, the editor and publisher of www.thecitywire.com, discusses the 1% prepared food sales tax forums in Fort Smith, online sales tax, and more.
“Dark End of the Street” by Ry Cooder
Dr. Kathryn Sloan is an associate professor at the University of Arkansas’ department of history. She visited KUAF to discuss her new book "Women's Roles in Latin America and the Caribbean," and the message she hopes to get across to Latin American women everywhere.
“Marmello” by Buena Vista Social Club
…for a Thursday night. Also, one of the events is highly recommended by Kyle.
Jazz singer Rene´ Marie spoke with KUAF’s Shades of Jazz host Robert Ginsberg about her love for and unconventional approach toward music.
