On its surface, today's week in review may look like a retread of last week's, but these education stories offer a twist of innovation.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on Ozarks, how the orphan trains for of the 18th and early 19th centuries inspired Alison Moore’s new novel…and the 62nd edition of a Fayetteville tradition moves to the internet: we discover how the annual Lions Club Auction is embracing new technology.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: bees in the Ozarks in winter. We find out how the flying pollinators survive during the colder months. And Siloam Springs in pictures…a new book collects images of the town.A new book collects scores of photographs of the history of Siloam Springs, including a visit from Eleanor Roosevelt.
For more on the Siloam Springs Museum, click here.
Plans for a new parking deck in Fayetteville's entertainment district move forward, and the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville introduces its new head football coach to the world.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about the Eureka Springs' Palace Hotel, which once upon a time served as a bordello. Plus, Still on the Hill visits the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio in the form of a quartet. All four original members of the band reunite for the first time in years for a conversation and live performance.
Kelly Mulhollan, Donna Stjerna, Phil Lancaster, and John Johnston, the original four members of the folk group Still on the Hill will perform at 8 p.m. Dec. 14 in the Walton Arts Center's Starr Theater. Tickets are $16.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: before the Naturals played ball in Springdale, the Arkansas State Class D Minor League had professional teams in northwest Arkansas. We’ll find out why the Fayetteville team changed its name from the Educators to the Angels and more. Plus a preview of Tennessee Williams’ “A Period of Adjustment” opening this weekend from Theater Squared.Professional baseball was in northwest Arkansas in the 1930s. The nearly-forgotten league is the subject of an upcoming book.
Ahead on Ozarks: what some of the state’s advocacy groups want out of the next General Assembly. Lawmakers will meet early next month and Jacqueline Froelich gives us a preview of what different interest groups hope legislators tackle before the end of the session. And Sharon Killian’s latest art embraces nature’s challenges and is on display at the Fayetteville Public Library. She’ll talk about the value of having her art in such a public space.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, January 26, 2014
On this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we get a behind-the-scenes listen to what goes on in the KNWA newsroom, we visit a local sign-making outfit, and we learn about one local city's tree farm.
This month Dr. Sydney Cameron from the University of Illinois came to our studio to talk to us about her research with bumble bees. To learn more about identifying bees, click here.
Hear more from the conversation here.
Municipal Fire Departments in Arkansas are always at the ready to answer the call, fully staffed, 24-hours a day. But what about our rural fire associations? How do these mostly volunteer forces operate and at what cost? Jacqueline Froelich reports.
Becca Bacon Martin explains which of the UA Theatre's upcoming play titles is incredibly fun to say.
Mickey Mouse, Sarah Bernhardt and more in our history capsule for October 22.
Mark Landon Smith and Jules Taylor stop by the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to preview Arts Live Theatre's upcoming production of “Night of the Living Dead.”
