The Northwest Arkansas Career and College Coaches Program will help mentor at-risk high school students in the region. As part of the program, college coaches will start working with these at-risk students next fall.
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Clarinetist Sara Manasreh performed earlier this month inside the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall on the University of Arkansas campus.
Author Joe Neal illustrates with bird sounds our seasonal regime change. Photo: Hermit Thrush by Joe Neal.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, more details on a housing project known as “Mutual Self-Help Housing,” and author Kristin S. Kaufman discusses her book “Is This Seat Taken?” The University of Arkansas hosts its first fall commencement in four decades, and the Springdale Municipal Airport plans to expand to accommodate larger planes.The University of Arkansas will host its first fall commencement in 40 years this Saturday.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, Crystal Bridges announces its partnership with the Louvre in Paris and a new gift, and Christina Thomas visits a different kind of movie theatre. A Fayetteville church hosts a candlelight service for families who’ve lost a child, and the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Northwest Arkansas helps people make informed decisions about funerals.The Funeral Consumers Alliance of Northwest Arkansas has been helping its members make informed decisions about end-of-life matters.
This week on Ozarks at Large, we have had a series of stories that profiles entrepreneurs throughout the Northwest Arkansas and Arkansas River Valley regions.
Today, we visit a movie lounge under construction in Fort Smith.
Senator John Boozman to question former senator John Corzine about the collapse of a futures brokerage firm; Oaklawn race track in Hot Springs to allow patrons to place wagers using their smartphones or tablet computers; and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Rolling Hills Baptist Church in Fayetteville will host a candle lighting service for families who’ve lost a child this Sunday at 7 p.m .
For more information, visit www.rollinghillsbaptistchurch.net or call Pastor Steve Sheely at 521-2660.
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
On this special edition of Ozarks at Large we listen again to some of our favorite stories from 2013, including: tigers making art near Eureka Springs, bugs on utility boxes in downtown Fayetteville and a day spent catching grasshoppers.
Downtown Bentonville gears up for the first First Friday of the year. It’s March, so wear some green.
Coldplay, Dr. Seuss and more in our history capsule for March 2.
Becca helps us get through the middle of the week with musical suggestions.
A concert this weekend will bring choirs, bands, singers and musicians together like never before in Fort Smith.
For more information about the concert… 788-7546 or 788-7251
The Benton County Quroum Court has approved an ordianance to establish a regional HIV clinic. For nearly 20 years, NWA's only regional HIV clinic has operated in Washington County.
