In just more than a decade, Mark Landon Smith, director of Arts Live Theatre, has taken the program to new heights. Becca Martin Brown has more on their upcoming season.
Ozarks At Large


Picking a name for a new magazine is part art, part science, part luck. We talk with editors and publishers of three regional publications for the latest "what's in a name" feature.


Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers explains Devil's Den is celebrating its 25th Bat-o-Rama this weekend.
A damaged phone booth in Prairie Grove is attracting all kinds of attention...and reminded us it starred in an OAL story first aired in 1995.

The Arkansas gross domestic product grew in 2013, particularly in some unexpected sectors. With one of the architects of the Arkansas Private Option defeated in a primary runoff this week, the future of the Medicaid expansion is in doubt, but Governor Mike Beebe is undeterred. Plus, this weekend marks the 149th anniversary of the end of slavery in the U.S., and the 17th annual NWA Juneteenth Celebration will mark the occasion in Springdale.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the cajun-zydeco group, Snake Eyes and the Bug Band, will perform this afternoon at the Fayetteville Public Library' we hear a conversation and a song from the band, and it's sort of like soccer but on horseback: polo in Bentonville. Plus, we celebrate the horse in our Sunday Morning Montage.
Movie screenings at the Rogers and Springdale public libraries; plus, a performance at Smoke and Barrel Tavern in Fayetteville.
"Spring" by Vivaldi
The Arkansas House and Senate agree to a $35 million package consisting of six tax-cuts. This allows the legislature to end on time on April 1st.
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has decided to go small. Along with its popular signature supercenters, the company plans to build as many as 40 express marts and supermarkets this year—as well as more college campus stores. The first college store opened mid-January on the UA Fayetteville.
The Arkansas Supreme Court debates fostering or adoption of children by cohabiting gay or straight couples.
"My Spine" Evelyn Glennie
Kevin Kinder from the Northwest Arkansas newspapers talks about South by Southwest and other music festivals.