Ozarks At Large

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Friday, January 10, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks…the 2013 Northwest Arkansas Education Report Card has numbers, plenty of numbers, relating to 17 public school districts in Washington and Benton Counties. We'll talk to Gary Ritter, the director of the Office for Education Policy at the University of Arkansas about the report. And the three-person band The Room Outside plays inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. We'll also talk to Michael Tilley from The City Wire about the week’s news and Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers about the upcoming weekend’s entertainment opportunities.
In preparation for a visit by the Dalai Lama next spring to the UofA campus, the Tibetan Cultural Institute of Arkansas hosted a visit by Rinchen Dharlo, President of The Tibet Fund. Jacqueline Froelich reports. To learn more visit www.tibetfund.org. To hear more from Rinchen Dharlo, click here.
A conversation with one man working to keep the Fayetteville National Cemetery open and growing.
"Solitude" by The Red Garland Quintet
A report from Little Rock explains hoe some women vets want recognition for their sacrifices.
Walton Arts Center preps for Spring Awakening (a Broadway hit with northwest Arkansas ties), Spamalot and Bill Bryson.
"Mr. Bad Luck" by Jimi Hendrix
Mose Allison, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and more in our history capsule for November 11.