Walton Arts Center begins the month with an ogre on stage and continues with a special Veteran’s Day production and ends with holiday-themed events.
Ozarks At Large
Roby Brock from TalkBusiness.net talks with the CEO of a foundation dedicated to reducing global poverty. One has partners in Arkansas helping with the effort.Last month, freshman Trei Dudley was named the Boys and Girls Club's National Youth of the Year, making her an ambassador for the 4 million kids involved with the national organization.
More than a thousand acres of notoriously tough terrain in Benton County will become the state's newest land preserve, and homecoming week at the UA does more than raise team spirit, for it also raised tons of food for a local food pantry. And AARP offers free defensive driving clinics for veterans this month.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: does the separation of boys from girls in elementary school classrooms make the learning atmosphere better? There are more single-gender classes in northwest Arkansas than ever before. And, it is Halloween. So we have zombies, the big bad wolf and the Frankenstein Monster. And an original, spooky song performed inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio.Brian and Terri Kinder’s latest CD, Spooky, is filled with Halloween-themed songs for the younger set. Earlier this month they came to the Firmin Garner Performance Studio to play a selection from the CD.
Tonight The Theatre Company closes its run of an adaptation of Mary Shelly’s classic story about man creating man. The final performance is inside the Lyric Theater, downtown structure built in 1929.
Prior to his move to the west coast, actor Jim Goza discusses the web series Zombie Go Boom and his plans for the future.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: how the major parties do or do not screen potential candidates. A handful of Republicans and Democrats this year have created controversy on the way to Election Day. And an early-music trio brings their basset horns to the Firmin Garner Performance Studio. Plus a conversation with Oren Safdie about the world premiere of his play "Checks and Balances" that will take place in Rogers.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Ahead on Weekend Ozarks, yarn graffiti begins to decorate public statues, trees and landmarks in the area. Piano and Drums make music, and we celebrate the newest addition to the British royal family in our Sunday morning montage.
Rural and urban public access trails are trending across America. And a new sector of professional trail building firms have emerged to meet demand. Jacqueline Froelich bundles up and goes cycling on a blustery afternoon in Bentonville, with the founder and foreman of Progressive Trail Design based in Fayetteville.
A roundup of events and news for the next few weeks include an alternative way to deliver a Valentine.
APEI is part of the $140 million Next Generation Power Electronics Innovation Institute.√
Mercy Health used an innovative walking program to become one of the healthiest workplaces in the country.
"Beserkley" by Mark O’Connor
Though the plans are in the early stages, The University of Arkansas Fort Smith may begin offering its first Master's degree in a few years.
"Photographs and Memories" by Jason Reeves
