Meredith Martin-Moats recently met with quilters participating in the National Quilts of Valor projec
Ozarks At Large
The Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas was recently ranked in the top 100 QS World University Rankins by subject area, and among the publication's top 25 in the country for Life Sciences and Medicine. We speak with the school's dean about why the school received the recognition.
Becca says there area lots of visual arts displays at First Thursday, First Friday, Arts Center of the Ozarks and on the UAFS campus this weekend.
Recent research at the University of Arkansas suggests that the damage caused by tornadoes is affected by variances in the terrain the tornado encounters. But, the results of the research isn't so cut and dry.
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas talks to Dr. Jay Barth with Hendrix College, about ethics in Arkansas.U.S. Senator John Boozman offers his opinion on potential U.S. intervention in Syria. Enrollment at NWACC is down by about 3.8 percent, though that number is in line with national trends of enrollment at two-year colleges. The city of Rogers begins work on a long-range strategic plan for that city's downtown area. And, the Great Arkansas Clean Up begins this weekend.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large: a new generation of canning. Jacqueline Froelich goes to a county fair to find out why so many younger people are re-discovering food preservation. Plus, the finesse required to portray a living, performing legend. Nick Cosgrove, who plays Frankie Valle in Jersey Boys, talks to us about the show opening tonight at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville.
It's especially hard when you're launching a new album. In the wake of a tumultuous split last fall, the Americana folk duo The Civil Wars released a self-titled album this August and is the focus of this month's Ozarks at Large music review.Nick Cosgrove, the lead in the touring production of Jersey Boys, fell in love with the show in his hometown of Chicago. Jeresy Boys opens tonight at Walton Arts Center.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says a one-person show at the University of Arkansas takes a fresh look at immigration policy.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, December 2, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks, a united effort to protect the single largest source of drinking water in northwest Arkansas. The Beaver Watershed Alliance wants to use information, muscle and policy to protect the water around us. Plus the Fayetteville Jazz Collective is getting ready for a big holiday concert.
Brooks Tipton wanted a flexible work life so he could continue to play music. He also wanted to give some under-appreciated Arkansas artists more attention. He figured out how to do both with a screen printing business.
For more information about the AR Art project, visit Tipton's website here.
Web exclusive: A Few More Minutes With Brooks Tipton
The Bentonville school board last week approved certain expansion plans for some schools in the district. Ozarks at Large's Timothy Dennis spoke with superintendent Michael Poore about the plans.
Roby Brock from talkbusiness.net has a Labor Day edition of his week’s review.
"Uncle Roy's Potpourri" by Uncle Roy's Bassoons
Becca Martin Brown doesn’t take the day off so she can give us ideas for late summer entertainment.
Many people know Peter Lippincott because of his wonderful Mudpuppy Pottery. But he is also a talented musician and songwriter. His latest CD is called Making Lemonade and he performs tomorrow night at Clapp Auditorium on Mt. Sequoyah.
For more about the Music on the Mountain Series, visit www.mountsequoyah.org.
For more about Peter, visit www.mudpuppy-studios.com
"Small Diamond" by John Salmon
