Ahead on this busy Friday edition of Ozarks, from Pharrell to Harry Connick Jr; celebrities took the stage this morning in Fayetteville for the Walmart Shareholders meeting, where there were also a few business items discussed. And, we take a trip along the Buffalo River nearly a year after a controversial swine breeding operation began business.
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Route 66 Playhouse brings together actors and musicians from the region to recreate the “Golden Age of Radio.”
“Green Hornet” by Link Wray
Today, violinist Boujidara Kouzmanova and guitarist Virginia Luque perform together at 7 p.m. at Covenant Church in Fayetteville. In today’s conversation, Boujidara talks about how a balance between the intense sound of violin and the easy sound of guitar is achieved.
Admission to the concert is free. For more information, call 442.5267.
For a video of Boujidara playing a love song, click here.
More than 400 of Arkansas’s 1081 public schools are listed as needing improvement under “No Child Left Behind.” But critics say the federal law is sorely in need of improvement so will provide waivers to applicant states.
Michael Tilley of www.thecitywire.com discusses Arkansas metros’ income gains, the review of water, sewer efficiency in Fort Smith and First National Bank’s Sam M. Sicard’s passing.
“After” by Joshua Redman
Springfield, Missouri is preparing to host the inaugural Birthplace of Route 66 Festival this weekend. In honor of the event, this week we’ll talk about some interesting places along the route in Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas.
Today, we make a stop in Galena, Kansas and meet Melba the Mouth.
