Ahead on this edition of Ozarks,how the drought is affecting the Fayetteville Shale play, Skip Rutherford talks with Roby Brock about the importance of the Arkansas Delta not only in the past, but in the present and future, and we'll talk to the guest editor of the latest music issue of the Oxford American.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks,how the drought is affecting the Fayetteville Shale play, Skip Rutherford talks with Roby Brock about the importance of the Arkansas Delta not only in the past, but in the present and future, and we'll talk to the guest editor of the latest music issue of the Oxford American.The staff at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Academy of the Arts is already noticing the end of summer. Dr. Rosilee Walker Russell says this semester offers more than any previous term.
Audition dates for upcoming ensembles at UAFS Academy include:
- Teen Theater, Scrooged, The Musical: August 14, 16, 21, 23 6-8pm.
- Teen Honor Choir and Teen Jazz Vocal: August 23, 5-8pm and August 25 9am-noon
- Instrumental music auditions for grades 4th and up: August 23 5-8pm and Augustr 25th 9am-noon.
Thousands of people are expected to attend the third annual “Community Block Party” at the First United Methodist Church campus in downtown Springdale this weekend.
For more information, visit the church's website here.
Meredith Martin-Moats has this report on how some Little Rock residents have found new ways to continue gardening in the midst of a drought. You can read more of Meredith's work at her blog: The Boiled Down Juice.
On today's weekend edition of Ozarks, a new brand for Northwest Arkansas and taking cotton from seed to shirt.Becca Martin Brown reminds us that the Tontitown Grape Festival is almost here and there is a new book will debut at this year's festival.
On today's edition of Ozarks, the wet-dry issue heads to voters in Benton County, and our weekly conversation with Michael Tilley from The City Wire moves to Friday.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, February 10, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, four legislators from northwest Arkansas discuss the fiscal session that begins today in Little Rock. They’ll examine the chances the private option is or isn’t funded by the time lawmakers adjourn. We’ll also get a small preview of some of the musicians heading to Fayetteville this summer for the fifth edition of the Fayetteville Roots Festival.
Teacher insurance and the future of health care in Arkansas were front and center yesterday.
Palisades Park by Counting Crows
Roby Brock speaks with gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson about his jobs plan for the state of Arkansas, including workforce education.
Yesterday, Walmart hosted its first Made in USA Open Call event in Bentonville.
Younger by Seinabo Sey
Becca says the Shiloh Museum's photo exhibit on medicinal springs in NWA is on display through December.
Eureka Springs Hospital is one of the tiniest and oldest in Arkansas, built in 1929. A for-profit medical facilities management firm, which leases the antiquated hospital wants to build a brand new facility on the outskirts of town. But to make it happen, the city of Eureka Springs will have to provide a major infusion of money.
Fanshawe by El Ten Eleven
