Ozarks At Large

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: remembering the Ozark Folk Fair from forty years ago. The headliners included some of the top names in blues, rock, folk and bluegrass, but the event is all but forgotten now. Plus northwest Arkansas ranchers rally to help out farmers in South Dakota who lost cattle because of bad weather and local non-profits embrace Giving Tuesday.
Startling images of oil-drenched pelicans have faded from public view since the three-month long Gulf oil spill disaster last spring and early summer has abated. The National Audubon Society has a historical presence along the Gulf coast, and was a first responder. Jacqueline Froelich visits with Kevin Pierson, Vice President of National Audubon's Lower Mississippi Flyway and provides a status report.
Becca takes a look ahead at the weekend.
REO Speedwagon, “The Jazz Singer,” and more in our history capsule for October 6.
To hear today's Arkansongs visit arkansongs.org.
The Grammy-nominated Tierney Sutton Band will play twice Friday night at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. Hear more of Robert's conversation, and more samples from the band here.