Though the spring weather has subsided for this Thursday, UA students celebrated yesterday's favorable weather with a carnival.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, now that Legislative Session has ended, Roby Brock talks with Rex Nelson about how the session went. Also, this weekend is jam-packed with events including a writers' workshop hosted by the executive producer of Tales from the South, and Daniel Hintz from Downtown Bentonville discusses First Friday.
First Friday in Downtown Bentonville will help Artoshphere get started, celebrate the return of the Farmers' Market and provide plenty of music as well.
Paula Morell, executive director of Tales from the South, is hosting a writers' workshop Sunday at the Writers' Colony in Eureka Springs.Becca Martin Brown tells us about a nascent book club that will discuss old societies tomorrow night in Fort Smith.
Marla Steele, a doctoral student at the University of Arkansas, is one of just a few researchers studying a rare, Asian eagle.
To see the website devoted to Marla's work, both past and future, click here.Recent projections show Springdale officials that a list of street improvement projects slated to receive voter-approved bond money may cost more than is budgeted from bond sales. The Eureka Springs Downtown Network receives national accreditation, and consequently a higher-perceived reputation. Aldermen in Bella Vista decide that the city should take over the Bella Vista Library, but that's only the beginning. And the Diamond Hogs finished non-conference play with a win at Baum Stadium last night.
Singer/songwriter John Legend spoke on the UA campus last night as part of the Distinguished Lecture series. Ahead on Ozarks, behavioral health coverage under the new University of Arkansas health plan, mental health explored through musical theatre, and running for Alzheimer's.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, though the next presidential election is more than two years away, some are already ready for HIlary. And as the Bentonville School District grows, so too does its course offerings. We visit a junior high school as students prepare for mountain biking. Plus, we learn about a Bentonville before Sam Walton.
We take a look at how theater in the region has changed as well as what plans some theater companies have for the future.
"Greendale is Where I Belong" by Ludwig Goransson
Yvette Ortiz, a native Spanish speaker, recently picked up her fourth language, Yiddish. The University of Arkansas graduate student has received a scholarship to attend an immersion program in New York this summer. We speak with her and one of her professors, Jennifer Hoyer.
"Magnificent Seven" by Amsterdam Klezmer Band
The Walton Arts Center has classical music, three days of wine and tickets for the most famous guitar trio from Texas.
Governor Mike Beebe announced his appointee to replace Martha Shoffner as State Treasurer after her resignation last week. The Bentonville city council approves thousands of dollars worth of repair work to a flood-damaged trail. A Rogers elementary school gets a new fitness course through a joint-use grant with the city. And Arkansas' only contestant in the Scripps National Spelling Bee moves forward to the second round of competition today.
"What a Wonderful World" by Massimo Faraó
The Walton Arts Center Council yesterday voted to move the Arkansas Music Pavilion to Rogers, near the Pinnacle Hills Promenade. WAC officials say that the move will open up more opportunities for the venue.
