
Ozarks At Large

Here are the elements of our flower montage for Sunday’s show:
1. Nat King Cole singing Ramblin’ Rose.
2. A skunk named Flower, courtesy of Bambi (from the film of the same name).
3. The Statler Brothers singing Counting Flowers on the Wall.
4. Chris Cooper describes the beauty of nature to Meryl Streep in the film Adaptation.
5. The Foundations with their one big hit, Build Me Up Buttercup.
6. Poppies! From Wizard of Oz.
7. Tiny Tim sings Tiptoe Through the Tulips during his first appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1968.
8. The killer Venus flytrap threatens Rick Moranis in the 1986 version of Little Shop of Horrors. Yes, the Venus flytrap does produce flowers.
9. Secretariat wins the 1973 Kentucky Derby (the “run for the roses”) in record time, 1:59 2/5.
10. Lynn Anderson sings I Never Promised You a Rose Garden.
Apologies to Charlie Rose, Neil Diamond and Barbara Streisand, Poison, and all the romantic comedies ever where a guy gives a gal some roses. Maybe next time.


Two exciting assemblages tonight: an all-star concert at Fayetteville Underground and the Harlem Ambassadors in Bentonville.
The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation recently awarded this rural advocacy organization a $175,000. Rural Community Alliance will use a portion of the funds for a community revitalization project in Southeast Arkansas. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas spoke with the directors of both organizations.


Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, March 17, 2014
On this St. Patrick's Day edition of Ozarks, a conversation with Christopher Leonard, author of “The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America's Food Business.”
The Old City String Quartet is in concert at Chapel on the Creeks in Rogers.
“Sunflower Waltz” by Beau Hunks
Peggy James, an FHS teacher, tells us how the school's students created a video that has become a bit of a viral sensation on the Internet.
“Firework” by Katy Perry
The Dalai Lama, along with Sister Helen Prejean and Vincent Harding discussed nonviolence in the 21st Century.
Photo: Susan Storch Photography
To hear extended audio of the Dalai Lama's lecture, click here.
"Master Plan" by Pharoah Sanders
Dan Craft from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers previews his Sunday story about the long-ago proposed condos on Beaver Lake.
The Fulbright Concerto Competition will feature 12 pianists from around the world.
"An Organ, A Guitar and a Chicken Wing" by Ray Manzarek and Roy Rogers