On this edition of Ozarks, the efforts continue to place a statue of General William O. Darby on the edge of Fort Smith. And the work is just beginning to move a Frank Lloyd Wright house from New Jersey to Bentonville. We’ll hear how that task will be done. And Pearl Brick sings inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio…and talks about leaving college to travel to Key West, losing her voice and her recent return to performing.
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On today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time -- Arkansas has the second highest percentage of people testing positive for the use of methamphetamines at work, and the River Valley Regional Food Bank in Fort Smith is in dire need of protein products.
“Polka Folk Is Dead” by Warsaw Village Band
Today, “Metamorphosis,” a program about butterflies will be hosted at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks. For the weekend, Boeing-Boeing and lots of musical performances including The Fray and Girl Talk promise fun-filled evenings.
“Let it Out” by Girl Talk
The beloved band visited KUAF’s Firmin-Garner Performance studio to talk about their new book-CD combo “Chicken Joe Forgets Something Important.”
More information on the band and their new book-CD is available on www.troutmusic.com.
A study of four years of natural gas drilling operation inspection records in Arkansas reveals a majority were in violation of state clean water standards. The new report was issued Tuesday by the Arkansas Public Policy Panel in Little Rock.
“Stop and Listen Blues” by Mississippi Sheiks
A quilt fair will be hosted Saturday at the Shiloh Museum. Today, a Beaver Lake cruise and a book talk by Thomas Averill is what’s up.
“The Melee” by The Beastie Boys
