On this spring fundraising edition of Ozarks at Large, take a tour of the University of Arkansas’ very own campus community garden. We hear from a pair of father-son jugglers, and the co-founder of Circus Oz; and the first-ever Dining in the District: Downtown Rogers Restaurant Week will kick-off this Sunday.Ozarks At Large
On this spring fundraising edition of Ozarks at Large, take a tour of the University of Arkansas’ very own campus community garden. We hear from a pair of father-son jugglers, and the co-founder of Circus Oz; and the first-ever Dining in the District: Downtown Rogers Restaurant Week will kick-off this Sunday.Kyle Kellams visited Rogers earlier this week to learn about the very first Dining in the District: Downtown Rogers Restaurant Week that kicks off this Sunday.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we hear more about a new indie craft show and a local film production company. Also on the show today, “Clunk” returns to bringing musical acts to northwest Arkansas, and workers and protesters call for justice in front of a Fayetteville restaurant.Workers and protestors called for justice in front of Osegueras Mexican Restaurant on Center Street in Fayetteville-- recently renamed “Celi’s”—for allegedly stealing wages. The Department of Labor is investigating.
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Opera Arkansas is hosting their fundraising gala tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Savor Restaurant in Fayetteville, and October 16 at 2 p.m. at the Arend Art Center in Bentonville. Tickets can be purchased at www.arkansasphilharmonic.org.
The blues and jazz lounge and restaurant in Fayetteville hopes to impress northwest Arkansans with great music, delicious food and elegant decor.
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announces a significant gift to benefit school students in the region. The $10 million gift from Willard and Pat Walker Foundation will pay schools for transportation to and from the museum and a meal from the museum restaurant among other things.
Ozarks at Large’s Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar visits Arkansas’ only solar-powered restaurant.
Christina Thomas discusses food safety regarding picnics and restaurant leftovers with Dr. John Marcy.
For the first time in recent memory, six, count 'em, six candidates have filed for the position of Mayor of Eureka Springs -- population 2,300. The winner will replace current Mayor Dani Joy, who is not seeking re-election because she wishes to devote herself full time to her family's restaurant business. Jacqueline Froelich sorts through the list of contenders.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, July 14, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, more than 3,000 Arkansas children are in foster care custody on any single day. A new report has suggestions on how to better serve these young people. Plus, Arkansas native Louis Jordan's forays into the Caribbean and Calypso in today's edition of Arkansongs, and we hear how the four men running for Governor of Arkansas responded when asked about the legality of same-sex marriage
Today’s Election Day in Arkansas; the Republican and Democratic parties choose their State House and Senate nominees; a latest report indicates decline in Arkansas home sales numbers; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Stuff Your Ballot Box” by The Two Man Gentleman Band
Before tornado sirens begin to blare, our smart devices are already delivering severe weather warnings. We talk to KFSM 5News Chief meteorologist Garrett Lewis about emergency sirens obsolescence, and we also hear from an expert at the National Storm Prediction Center about hazardous “outlooks.”
Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas recently visited an exhibit at the Gravette Museum that celebrates history of the city’s walnut shelling plant. The exhibit is part of Arkansas Heritage Month celebrations.
“Salt Peanuts” by Dizzy Gillespie
An experimental theatre project by Artists Laboratory Theatre will launch today as part of the 2012 Artosphere Festival. Becca Martin-Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has other suggestions for things to do as well.
“Primary” by The Cure
Bagpiper, former candidate for Congress and now an author Kenton Adler talks with Kyle Kellams about his poetry and new book “The Silver Piper of Teer Non Og” for young adults.
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