Rosco Bandana hails from Gulfport, Mississippi and is back in our neck of the woods for the Yonder Mountain String Band's Harvest Music Festival.
Ozarks At Large
Becca Martin Brown says some folks like to get out of town during homecoming at the University of Arkansas...and there are plenty of things to do away from the game.
On game days, Tusk IV, the live mascot for the University of Arkansas, travels from his home near Dardanelle to Fayetteville to help cheer on the Razorbacks.The President of the Federal Reserve is coming to NWA, a camp concerning nighttime critters and other sports this weekend are all outlined in today's notes.
It was a particularly busy week for news and Michael Tilley from The City Wire says some thoughts about health care were among the stories.State stopgap money for some furloughed federal funding in Arkansas runs out today. Winter wheat planting is getting a late start in the state, after later than usual maturity of summer crops. And cyclists in Fayetteville will eventually have a connection between the trails system and destinations in midtown Fayetteville.
Ahead on Ozarks, Whats in a name, and who was Jenny Lind? She is the namesake of a tiny unincorporated town near Greenwood and of a major road in Fort Smith. Plus, a farm tour takes mothers to the source of their families' food. And a school project teaches students the importance of homegrown produce.
Becca Martin Brown has the details on the 11th annual 5x5 art fundraiser for the Arts Center of the Ozarks.
We know Jenny Lind Road and the community of Jenny Lind were named after a Swedish opera singer. We're not exactly sure why. We do know that when she came to the US in 1850, there was excitement.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
On this special edition of Ozarks at Large we listen again to some of our favorite stories from 2013, including: skydiving for charity, an odd windy phenomenon that is at home in the Ozarks, Dave Barry on writing and everything you wanted to know about the Wiener Mobile.
The city of Fayetteville taking time to plant more than 240 new trees in subdivisions across the town.
Aspiring young classical musicians have found remarkable opportunity in the Ozarks Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Jacqueline Froelich attended a recent rehearsal to meet with conductor Myron Flippin. For details on their December 12th winter concert visit www.opyo.org.
“I Got Rhythm,” the Washington Monument and more in our history capsule for December 6.
Becca Martin has a 90-second plan for those not wanting to become saturated with holiday happenings.
Last week a new report about how the wealthiest Americans give was released. A leading expert on the report was on the University of Arkansas the day the report was issued.
To hear a bit more from the conversation, click here.You can see the full 75-page report here: www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/Research/docs/2010BAML_HighNetWorthPhilanthropy.pdf
