Ahead on this edition of weekend Ozarks, one local org is about seven days into a 20-day effort to find more big brothers for children in the area, and a daughter collaborates with her mother to write a book about what life was like in France before and during World War II.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of weekend Ozarks, one local org is about seven days into a 20-day effort to find more big brothers for children in the area, and a daughter collaborates with her mother to write a book about what life was like in France before and during World War II.
Becca Martin Brown tells us that July is her favorite time of the year for all of the season announcements that are made.
Here are the ten clips (and eleven threes) included in our montage this week:
1. Bob Dorough sings Three is a Magic Number.
2. Larry, Curly and Moe in trouble in A Plumbing We Will Go.
3. Al Pacino utters the most memorable line from Godfather III.
4. The Three Degrees’ biggest hit, When Will I See You Again.
5. Kendall Trainor gives Arkansas a win with his field goal (worth 3 points) in the 1985 Holiday Bowl.
6. An early 1980s jingle for Three Musketeers candy bar.
7. Steve Martin, Martin Short and Chevy Chase as the likeable, but slow-witted, Three Amigos.
8. The Oscar-winning song It’s Hard to Be a Pimp by Three Six Mafia.
9. Speaking of Oscar, the opening comments from Three Faces of Eve, an Oscar-winner for Joanne Woodward.
10. DOUBLE THREE ALERT! The Three Tenors sing We Three Kings.
Apologies to the little pigs, the bears and Goldilocks, Jan Stenerud, Babe Ruth and that band that sang that song in the 90s.
1. Bob Dorough sings Three is a Magic Number.
2. Larry, Curly and Moe in trouble in A Plumbing We Will Go.
3. Al Pacino utters the most memorable line from Godfather III.
4. The Three Degrees’ biggest hit, When Will I See You Again.
5. Kendall Trainor gives Arkansas a win with his field goal (worth 3 points) in the 1985 Holiday Bowl.
6. An early 1980s jingle for Three Musketeers candy bar.
7. Steve Martin, Martin Short and Chevy Chase as the likeable, but slow-witted, Three Amigos.
8. The Oscar-winning song It’s Hard to Be a Pimp by Three Six Mafia.
9. Speaking of Oscar, the opening comments from Three Faces of Eve, an Oscar-winner for Joanne Woodward.
10. DOUBLE THREE ALERT! The Three Tenors sing We Three Kings.
Apologies to the little pigs, the bears and Goldilocks, Jan Stenerud, Babe Ruth and that band that sang that song in the 90s.
The century-old national organization, Big Brothers Big Sisters, celebrates its 20th year in Northwest Arkansas this month. In honor of the anniversary and to fill a need, the organization has launched a 20 men in 20 days campaign.
Nicole Holland lived in Paris before, during and after World War II. She dictated the events of her remarkable life to her daughter, Brenda Hancock. Both women recntly came to our studio.Mobile vendors; notably food trucks, trailers and carts; have increasingly become fixtures in the business landscape of Northwest Arkansas, but what regulations do new mobile businesses have to follow?
On this edition of Ozarks: art from chainsaws, performance from fire, honky-tonk on the Mary Baker Rumsey Steinway and our regular Friday conversations with Becca Martin Brown and Michael Tilley.
The Cole Reeves Band will open for David Allan Coe tonight at the Benton County Fairgrounds. Tickets are available at hardluckentertainment.com. 
Fort Smith native Robyn Horn will lecture at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art this weekend. A.K. Blake explains the hows, whys and not-to-dos of fire spinning. He’ll perform Saturday night at the Firefly Fling at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks, an artists' cooperative enters its 12th year in the community, and a group of high school students learn about marketing inside one local retailer, though the field trip was altered a bit as residents made purchases in anticipation of winter weather. Plus, the first group of Arkansas Teacher Corps fellows already recognizes the difference they've made in rural and low income school districts just a few months into their first semester.
The band Charliehorse will headline the Fayetteville Roots Festival after-party at Kingfish Saturday night.
Arkansas has adopted a new educational standard called Common Core. Advocates say it will help students succeed at entering college or a vocation. Critics claim it’s a national standard pushed by special interests and therefore unconstitutional.
“Trampa” by Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Michael Tilley of www.thecitywire.com talks about the future of Mitsubishi and Whirlpool operations in Fort Smith, and the new XNA terminal.
Beaver Water District and the Illinois River Watershed Partnership recently received two grants totaling $350,000 to build 60 new rain gardens in the two watersheds over the next three years.
How about an Art Amiss Fashion Show and some music by Boom! Kinetic and Band of Heathens?
“Jumpin’ In” by Dave Holland
