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Thursday, August 8, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: Tontitown is in the middle of its 115th grape Festival. A lot of chickens, a lot of spaghetti and a lot of rolls are coming out of the parish hall kitchen. Plus Brandan O'Connell visits with me at the spot of some of his greatest inspiration or art: the aisles of Wal-Mart. And in just a few minutes we catch up with Roby Brock as he begins Campaign 2014 coverage, more than a year before election day. Yesterday he spent a day with Congressman Tom Cotton as he launches his campaign bid against Senator Mark Pryor. Today Roby is traveling with the senator.
Kelly Toner, a senior in the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas, is developing a volunteer orientation module for “Midwives in Haiti,” an organization that educates Haitian women in providing prenatal care and skilled birth assistance to their fellow Haitian sisters.
Maria Haley, the executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, passed away yesterday; residents of Rogers pass a tax extension, and more – on today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
“Six Pianos” by Steve Reich
Today, short films about the oil spill in the Gulf screen at the Fayetteville Public Library plus, a circus comes to Parsons Stadium in Springdale.
Earlier this week, the Fulbright Trio performed inside the Firmin-Garner Performance studio in advance of their tomorrow night’s performance in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.
Three-person teams visit homes of students who’ve quit school to provide them with any assistance they might need to finish their diplomas.
“Let’s Call This” by Thelonius Monk