Eleven acres adjacent to Gulley Park were recently put on the market. Friends of Gulley Park hope to raise the funds necessary to buy the property, expand the park and maintain the atmosphere of the current public space.
Ozarks At Large
Eleven acres adjacent to Gulley Park were recently put on the market. Friends of Gulley Park hope to raise the funds necessary to buy the property, expand the park and maintain the atmosphere of the current public space.
Planners for Pea Ridge National Military Park in northwest Arkansas in Garfield seek to return the American Civil War battlefield back to its original ecological nature. Chief Resources Manager, Kevin Eads takes us on a tour.
The Care Foundation announces more than $3 million in grants that aim to help underserved children with pre-K and food security programs. The Fayetteville city council approved governance changes for the Walton Arts Center. And state legislators approve changes to public school employee insurance plans.
Ahead on Ozarks, the U.S. Geological Survey is investigating an increase of tremors in Oklahoma, and Adam Posnak uses African-inspired religions' and cultures' images for his pottery. His latest exhibit opens this week in Fayetteville.
Modern Mission, whose proceeds help fund New Creation Camp, recently opened a new, indoor battlefield. The summer months provide plenty to see in galleries around the region, including Adam Posnak's solo exhibit at Sugar Gallery in Fayetteville.
The Beaver Watershed Alliance has been working on assessing ways to improve water quality of the West Fork of the White River. As part of the project, the group is holding public meetings to engage residents and landowners alike.
The Legislature began discussing the items on the special session agenda yesterday in Little Rock.
Earthquakes in Oklahoma have dramatically increased since last autumn, likely linked to gas and oil development the U.S. Geological Survey says. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, larger quakes there could shake western Arkansas. We hear from both the director of the Oklahoma Geological Survey in Norman and an Arkansas seismologist. Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, July 10, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross. Also, the architect of Crystal Bridges visits Bentonville.
Last week, an Artists’ Forum was held at the Fayetteville Public Library for TheatreSquared’s new play Boeing-Boeing. Cast members discussed the process of researching and working on the play.
More information on Boeing-Boeing is available on www.theatre2.org.
Arkansas will receive $1.5 million dollars to protect endangered aquatic and bird populations. But we also learn how saving such habitat pays forward economically and recreationally. (Photo: Joe Neal).
“Birdland” by Jerry Douglas
The Run for Every Chris is scheduled for Sunday, September 25 at Lake Fayetteville Veterans’ Memorial Park.
More information about the race and the Arkansas Crisis Center is available on www.arcrisis.org.
Mark Landon Smith of Arts Live Theatre discusses the upcoming season of Arts Live Theatre.
“Blue in Green” by Bill Evans Trio
For today, auditions for a Halloween spoof at Arts Center of the Ozarks, “Rest in Peace” photo exhibit at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, and Rogers’ auto-biography at Rogers Historical Museum.
