Snake Eyes and the Bug Band will perform for free at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 29 at the Fayetteville Public Library. Ozarks At Large
Snake Eyes and the Bug Band will perform for free at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 29 at the Fayetteville Public Library. Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says the solstice will be celebrated in many ways this weekend...most of the opportunities are free.
The Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Child Protective Services operates a Child Maltreatment Central Registry. This year the registry is undergoing revision. Jacqueline Froelich reports.
New (and widely varied) businesses are coming to Fort Smith. Michael Tilley from The City Wire explains what it means for the city.Governor Mike Beebe says that while a special legislative session will likely be necessary to solve the problems with the state's public school employee insurance program, no session will be called until consensus can be reached. The two candidates for governor have differing opinions on how and when the state's minimum wage should be increased, and the Fayetteville Animal Shelter warns dog owners that hot cars are particularly dangerous for pets.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a visit to a jeweler's studio where she makes trinkets of beauty with stones, sterling silver and words on metal. Plus, we talk with blogger Mat Campbell of the Blue Hog Report about how the lawyer-turned-journalist uncovers and covers political happenings in the state.
Local artist Nancy Dallison started working with metal just two years ago and is already creating beautiful wearable art pieces. Matt Campbell's Blue Hog report has been an influential player in Arkansas politics.
A new study by AARP places Arkansas 40th in the nation in terms of long-term care for the elderly. The Arkansas Air and Military Museum will kick off its monthly Airport Days celebrations Saturday, and the Walton Arts Center reschedules some performances because of construction related to expansion efforts at the Fayetteville facility.
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, a roundtable discussion on workforce education in the state. And, and an effort to expand the footprint of Gulley Park.
Becca says there are some free entertainment options tonight. Others, with a fee, benefit non-profits.
Evidence" by Art Blakey and Thelonious Monk
PJ Robowski guides us through the creation of the soundtrack for the 1941 film noir classic.
On August 30, the University of Arkansas Architecture Department will begin its annual lecture series. The first film that will be screened focuses on a design/build education program in Alabama. The documentary examines architecture’s role in issues of poverty, class, race, education, social change and citizenship.
For more information on the documentary, visit citizenarchitectfilm.com.
Remember as a child, playing with your shadow in bright sunlight? Twisting and turning, casting it about? For two Fayetteville women, their shadows became grist for both a transcendental workshop held this summer and an art exhibit. "Me and My Shadow" a collaborative photo collection by Joy Caffrey and Amy Eversole will be on display at Crossover Arsaga's through August.
To learn more, visit joymatters.com.
