
Ozarks At Large

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.

Arkansas Lottery Officials update the Legislative Oversight Committee on decreasing lottery revenue. A group advocates at the state capitol for fairer tax laws, and the Ben Geren Aquatics Center moves forward as the first construction bids will soon be awarded.

The traveling exhibit called Hunger U is on the University of Arkansas campus this week.
Surveys conducted through site visits to Arkansas school districts that conducted PARCC field testing this spring showed that most districts will be prepared for Common Core technology requirements this fall.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says there are drums, guitars and horns in our near future.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the Wrecking Ball takes to downtown Springdale for a one of a kind event for one night only. Plus, First Christian jChurch in Fayetteville prepares to celebrate its 100th birthday today.
The Blue Men are in the Walton Arts Center rear view mirror, but there is more ahead in the next two weeks, including B.B. King.
"Shadow Waltz" by Joe Pass
The King of Blues, the Reds' perfect game and more in our history capsule for September 16.
Becca Bacon Martin says it is Weekend Eve and there are several options for staying away from the couch tonight.
"A New Companion (Friar Tuck)" from the soundtrack to the 1938 verison of Robin Hood. The score is preformed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra.
The 1938 Korngold-composed music to Robin Hood changed how adventure movies sounded for decades.
Susan Werner can be a conduit for any number of musical styles. Tonight she'll have two concerts inside Starr Theatre at Walton Arts Center in downtown Fayetteville.