On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we tour Siloam Springs Regional Hospital that opens its doors tomorrow; and W. Dale Warren from the University of Arkansas Music Department has a preview of next week’s concerts. A peek into the live reading event Listen to Your Mother; and the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra prepares to wrap the season with a concert tomorrow.
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The Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra will wrap up its season with a performance tomorrow night at Arend Arts Center in Bentonville.
www.arkansasphilharmonic.org
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says today we have advice from a foodie, advice from Mom and a piece of advice from her about buying a Roots Festival ticket.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we learn more about the art of wine-tasting and wine-making. Local band Cletus Got Shot pays a visit to KUAF’s Firmin-Garner Performance Studio; and Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center talks about the 2012 Artosphere Festival.Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center talks about upcoming performance, plus the 2012 Artosphere Festival that kicks off next week.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has details about book readings, auditions for plays and the University of Arkansas Saxophone Chamber Orchestra.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we get a preview of the Arkansas Spring Writer’s Festival; and Fort Smith’s Michael Tilley discusses a problem for the plan to deepen parts of the Arkansas River. We also have a round-up of 5K runs and fun walks coming up in the region.Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen speaks with the organizers of the Arkansas Spring Writer’s Festival-Middle Eastern Voices.
Our food and agriculture expert Teresa Maurer talks about food events coming up over the next few weeks in the region.
Relevant Links: Tickets for Michael Pollan: http://www.artospherefestival.org/a-conversation-with-michael-po/
Northwest Arkansas Farmer’s Markets Senior Voucher www.eohc.org/files/How%20to%20Use%20your%20Coupons.pdf
Relevant Links: Tickets for Michael Pollan: http://www.artospherefestival.org/a-conversation-with-michael-po/
Northwest Arkansas Farmer’s Markets Senior Voucher www.eohc.org/files/How%20to%20Use%20your%20Coupons.pdf
Ozarks at Large’s Antoinette Grajeda visited with vaulters who are in Fayetteville this week for the annual horse festival at the University of Arkansas.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Governor Mike Beebe talks special session and another effort to attract European businesses to Arkansas. Plus, we learn more about XNA's master plan for the future and whether E-gas is the fuel of the future.
In this month’s music review, we revisit an album of summer’s past. Abra Moore’s “Strangest Places” was released in 1995, but the whimsical folk vibes have us rolling down our windows and driving to the tunes again this year.
at end of show: "I'm Wiley Post" by Shannon Wurst
Governor Mike Beebe has joined other governors in a call on Congress to forgo certain cuts to the National Guard. And although three Arkansas counties were issuing marriage certificates this morning to same-sex couples, others were not and instead are waiting on a ruling from the state Supreme Court.
"Same Love" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Mary Lambert)
After Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Chris Piazza overturned the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage late Friday, dozens of couples rushed to the only courthouse open in the state on Saturday to obtain licenses—in the “Wedding Capital of the South”--Eureka Springs. Jacqueline Froelich was there. (UPDATE: As of 10:45am May 12th, the Carroll County Clerk's office stopped issuing licenses to same-sex couples, until further notice.)
Roby Brock discusses the president's business to Arkansas, Verizon bringing jobs to the state, and more in his weekly business and political news recap.
"1904" by The Tallest Man on Earth
Becca gives us the rundown of Trike Theatre's upcoming summer camps.
