Ozarks At Large

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Thursday, February 13, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a movement in Fayetteville is encouraging residents to be kind to others, not just on Valentine's Day, but all year long. Plus, extremely cold temperatures and out of the ordinary snow storms have some wondering about climate change. We speak with one U of A researcher about global warming's effects on vegetation. And, two R&B divas perform in the region, Becca Martin Brown tells us what's up and more.
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center says the tickets to Glen Campbell’s “Goodbye” Tour went on sale today. Details about other events are also in order.
“Little Brown Jug” by Glenn Miller
The Arkansas Legislature is in session this week to discuss the budget version of the annual General Assembly.
“Songnumber3” by Mocean Worker
cycleWood Solutions, a start-up launched by University of Arkansas students, hopes to replace single-use plastic bags with a biodegradable bag called a XyloBag™. Ozarks at Large’s Antoinette Grajeda has the story.
After the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History received a trove of old Depression-era photographs of subsistence Ozarks farmers, University of Arkansas Journalism Professor Dr. Patsy Watkins traced the collection to Boone County resident Ernest Nicholson, a rural rehabilitation caseworker under the New Deal’s Federal Emergency Relief Administration. Her research appears in the fall issue of the “Arkansas Historical Quarterly.” Photo Courtesy: Shiloh Museum of Ozark History / Katie McCoy Collection (S-95-181-5)
“Delta Skelta” by Garage A Trois
Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says your time today might be best spent watching eagles at Hobbs State Park, getting to know the library at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, or auditioning for “No Sex Please, We’re British.”