The Red Barn Ramblers band is nearly twenty members strong and includes musicians from several area blues and rock groups. When they get together, they raise money for good causes.Ozarks At Large
The Red Barn Ramblers band is nearly twenty members strong and includes musicians from several area blues and rock groups. When they get together, they raise money for good causes.Becca Martin Brown of NWA Newspapers gives a litany of entertainment options for Mothers' Day gifts.
Two public meetings were held late yesterday in Jasper to address concerns about the large CAFO in Newton County. Picasolar took home several thousand dollars from an MIT competition earlier this week. Fort Smith has finished automating trash collection, but now the city's sanitation department is turning its eye to automating recyclable collection. And speaking of Fort Smith, Senator Mark Pryor demands answers from the U.S. Air Force regarding the future of the 188th Fighter Wing.
Daniel Hintz from Downtown Bentonville explains why dogs will rule an upcoming farmers' market and why art will be all over the city in June.Ozarks at Large's Meredith Martin Moats recently sat in on a conversation with Bud Rector, who will turn 99 later this year and has lived almost all his life in Yell County. We conclude her two-part report on his recollections of an Arkansas that has nearly vanished.
Gregory Alan Isakov's mini tour of Northwest Arkansas continues tonight at George's Majestic Lounge.Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announces the creation of a clearinghouse for people affected by the Mayflower oil spill. Fort Smith residents will soon pay less for sanitation services after the city's board of directors approves a decrease in rates. The city of Greenwood works on implementing commercial development regulations. And Bentonville plans its own citywide cleanup as part of The Great American Cleanup.
This month's music review shines a light on the album The Heist, which features the work of rapper Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis.We hear about a different Arkansas from Bud Rector. He's spent nearly his entire 98+ years in Yell County.
We tour Arkansas's first swine breeding CAFO (confined feeding animal operation) permitted to house 6,500 sows and piglets. Opponents claim it will impair the Buffalo National River Watershed and seek to shut it down.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn three things you should know about collecting coins. Plus, we get ready for Hamlet, which will close out this season for TheatreSquared.
A traveling exhibit on the Civil War is now at the Fayetteville Public Library. All you need is the ability to read exceptionally fast. Also tonight, auditions for “Web of Murder” will be at Fort Smith Little Theatre, and Blue Man Group is back in northwest Arkansas! Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Arkansas. The Civil War Sesquicentennial will be celebrated between 2011 and 2015.
The Northwest Arkansas Curling Club was formed in the '90s. Ozarks at Large’s Antoinette Grajeda finds out more about the sport.
“Hoppipolla” by Sigur Ros
This Sunday, Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams hosted the 10x10 Countdown Conversation ahead of Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band’s performance next week. The conversation featured percussionist Fernando Valencia who brought along his conga drums to give audience members a quick run-through of the instruments.
We visit a new lab located in the University of Arkansas warehouse district where Architecture Professor Santiago Perez uses robots to bring complex computer-generated architectural elements to life.
