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.
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This month's First Friday in Bentonville embraces brats, polkas and the chicken dance. More information is available at www.downtownbentonville.org.
"The William Tell Overture" (as a polka) by Brave Combo
The tenth annual Bikes Blues & BBQ Festival in Fayetteville this weekend promises to draw as many as 400 thousand motorcycle fans from across the U.S., and all their bluster got biologist Joe Neal to thinking about mating habits.
The motorcycles roll in Wednesday. Becca has a couple of quieter suggestions for Tuesday.
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“Oasis” by Charles Fambrough
Beginning tomorrow the city of Bentonville is giving away compost. We learn a bit about the science involved in the creation of quality compost.
