The Chemical Engineering Department at the U of A in Fayetteville gets a $3 million gift from an alumnus of the college of Engineering. A new poll shows that a majority of Arkansans support some kind of immigration reform. And a local running store is voted among the top such stores in the nation.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks at Large, we'll get ready for a trapeze-flying, steampunk circus in Alma, and we'll find out how the state is preparing for a voter ID law enacted by the Arkansas Legislature earlier this year.
Here are our 12 clips for the montage inspired by the 12 Days of Christmas.
- The opening theme to the PARTRIDGE Family.
- Alabama sings the TURTLE DOVEing lyrics from their song Dixieland Delight.
- Foghorn Leghorn chats with a HEN (not French, true) in a Warner Brothers cartoon.
- The Beatles sing Blackbird. Our research indicates COLLY BIRDS are blackbirds.
- The Olympic Theme, representing FIVE RINGS.
- GOOSE from Top Gun talks to Maverick.
- The opening go Tchaikovsky's SWAN Lake.
- Shirley Booth as the MAID Hazel in the television program of the same name.
- Rosemary Clooney, a LADY, sings about DANCING.
- LORD Grantham, for Downton Abbey, gets ready to go…perhaps to LEAP?
- Rowdy Roddy PIPER yells at another wrestler.
- Todd Rundgren sings Bang the DRUM All Day.
The independent film Come Morning was filmed in Arkansas and will have a one-night only showing in Rogers next week.
Carroll County is one of just a few Arkansas counties that has no shelter for victims of domestic violence. Wildflowers Ministries in Eureka Springs is raising funds to secure the necessary property and expertise to open such a facility.
There's plenty of live theater happening in December, including performances of "Carnival" at the Alma Performing Arts Center.In addition to bugs, our insect expert, Dr. Donald Steinkraus, likes music. We look at instances of insects in rock and roll.
The Thanksgiving meal is over and the calendar is full of Christmas events. Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has a partial rundown for us.
Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin has announced the installation of new voter ID photo systems in all Arkansas counties. The project is in compliance with a new state Voter ID law, passed this year by the Arkansas legislature. To learn more visit: FaceYourVote.org.The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has existed for four years and it's director is thinking about the future.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, an event fit for your very own Pagnozzi princess, and a one-woman performance parodies what happens after 'happily ever after.' Plus, a new facility helps one organization provide goodwill to the state.
Marshall Mitchell has been writing songs, and singing them, for years. Recent audiences have included school children. He was commissioned to write new songs about clean water. He explains how he did that and will sing a couple in our studio.
For more information about Marshall Mitchell, visit marshallmitchell.com.
For more information about the Illinois River Watershed Partnership, visit irwp.org.
For more information about Secchi Day, visit bwdh2o.org.
After ten-year-old Will Phillips engaged in a solitary act of civil disobedience at his West Fork middle school last autumn, he caught the attention of both national media and civil rights advocates. Jacqueline Froelich paid a visit to the boy and his family to find out what's happened since and how all that attention has affected their lives.
"No Scratch Blues" by The Zydeco AllStars
Jodi Beznoski from Walton Arts Center explains why it is anything but lazy these summer days at the venue. Beauty and the Beast, Blue Man Group and several other events are on stage now or will be soon. To learn more, visit waltonartscenter.org.
The monthly First Friday in Bentonville celebrates the dog days of summer. And actual dogs. For more information about First Friday, visit downtownbentonville.org
"Mombasa" by Hans Zimmer
PJ Robowski visits the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to give us a preview of tomorrow's music on Film Score Friday.
"Mombasa" by Hans Zimmer
