Becca says our musical options during the next few days include performances by the Lyrique Quintette, and Har Mar Superstar.
Ozarks At Large
The Rogers chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma collected and donated books to Best Pediatric Clinic's reading program.
Roby Brock discusses the retirement of Baptist Health System's CEO, the passage of the private option and more in his weekly business and political news recap.
A Texas charter school management nonprofit, Responsive Education Solutions, had been gaining a financial stake in Arkansas—until a complaint filed to the Arkansas Department of Education revealed its science curriculum advances intelligent design. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, the controversy raises questions regarding charter authorization.
The trial of former Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner continued Friday with testimony via taped conversations from a bond broker who allegedly received much of the state's bond business after giving kickbacks to Shoffner. And a number of court-related entities in Arkansas are receiving less funding after a decline in court fee and fine collections.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we visit the kitchen of Jen Lewis, take a spin in a state-run clinic that aids veterans in rural communities, and we meet a recovering opiate addict who has found hope with methadone.
The local musician performs her own song, "Broken Branches" from her new CD slated for release later this month.In honor of Arkansas Archeology month, Becca Martin Brown takes us inside the University of Arkansas Museum Collections, not often open to the public.
In the latest installment of our monthly food series, we learn more about cooking through Jen's Art of Cooking. - "Barbie" Beach Boys
- The Simpsons – Lisa and Malibu Stacy
- Barbie and the Rockers – 1987
- Toy Story 3
- Nicki Minaj – nicknamed Barbie
- Saturday Night Live skit with Amy Poehler and Britney Spears
- Original Barbie commercial – 1959
- "Barbie Girl" Aqua
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, April 14, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a Pea Ridge family works to bring a family member home, a new trail lets walkers, runners and cyclists see a part of northwest Arkansas that's pretty much been a secret, and the lowdown on voodoo from a guest speaker who visited the University of Arkansas campus late last week.
Sheila Heti is in a quest for authenticity. Her fifth book follows a late-twenty-something named Sheila who is trying, but ultimately failing to, write a commissioned feminist play. The book has drawn praise from critics who say the work is a "seriously strange, but funny plunge into the quest for authenticity." Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen has a review.
A partnership between three non-profits results in eight area schools receiving thousands of dollars worth of donated art supplies. A group is offering rewards to people catching anybody dropping turkeys from airplanes. And, Governor Mike Beebe speaks out against domestic violence.
“Christopher Columbus” by Benny Goodman
We hear from a landholder, a miner, environmental agents and an ecologist about efforts to better control in-stream gravel mining on the Ozarks and how disturbed streams are struggling to revive.`
Roby Brock of TalkBusiness.net recaps the business news of the past seven days, including discussing September net revenues for the state.,br>
The University of Arkansas has expanded its disability awareness campaign from a week to a month. For a list of events taking place throughout October, visit: http://cea.uark.edu/dam.php
“Discovery” by Gas
