Aaron Diehl has earned accolades from Wynton Marsalis, The New York Times and Chicago Tribune. He'll perform twice December 7th at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville.
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Josiah Hawley has had quite a year. He was a finalist on the fourth season of NBC's The Voice, released a new single and recorded an original Christmas song. He's back home for a few days and will perform a benefit concert for the River Valley Food Bank.
The Clarksville-Johnson County Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Rogers, and Nightbird Books are all participating in events designed to support local shopping this weekend including Plaid Friday and Small Business Saturday.
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with the CEO of Arkansas Children's Hospital. And we experiment with a new app that selects a color palette based on a song.
Representatives from Walton Arts Center and Fayetteville Parks and Recreation discuss what's next for their respective projects now that a special bond election resulted in them securing funding.
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas talks to the CEO of Arkansas Children's Hospital about how changes in health care might affect the hospital.
University of Arkansas and War Memorial Stadium officials yesterday announced a new deal that will see only one Razorback football game to be played in the state capital in each of the next five years. And a new poll shows a still tight race between the party front runners for next year's gubernatorial election.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is four years old. There have been some bumps along the way, but the games of chance have provided hundreds of millions of dollars for scholarships. We'll talk to the lottery's second director, Bishop Woosley. Plus 40,000 students in elementary and middle schools across northwest Arkansas create art in a single day and the marvels involved with a staging of Carnival at the Alma Performing Arts Center. The show has steam punk costuming, puppets and music.
There's plenty of live theater happening in December, including performances of "Carnival" at the Alma Performing Arts Center.The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has existed for four years and it's director is thinking about the future.
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: in an effort to facilitate further business success in Arkansas, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission has launched a new website, ArkansasFavorsTheBold.com. We'll have a conversation with Grant Tennille, that organization's executive director. Plus, the Fourth Congressional District, geographically the largest in the state is in the midst of a heated Republican race this primary season. We have part one in a series of conversations with each candidate.
Four legislators from northwest Arkansas discuss what they expect from the coming weeks in Little Rock.
Roby Brock, from Talk Business Arkansas, looks back at a week that included new inductions to the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame and conversations about political tax plans.
"Jamacian Rhumba" by Larry Adler
Becca Martin Brown continues her week of Valentine's Day public service announcements.
The fifth edition of the Fayetteville Roots Festival is bringing dozens of musicians to the region this summer.
"Dirty Paws" by Of Monsters and Men
Despite several schools, businesses and municipalities being closed for winter weather, it was still a busy week in Arkansas politics.
