The 12th Annual Northwest Arkansas Soup Sunday benefiting Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is this Sunday from 4 - 7 p.m. in Springdale. OAL’s Christina Thomas spoke with Laura Kellams, director of the organization’s Northwest Arkansas office. Ozarks At Large
The 12th Annual Northwest Arkansas Soup Sunday benefiting Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is this Sunday from 4 - 7 p.m. in Springdale. OAL’s Christina Thomas spoke with Laura Kellams, director of the organization’s Northwest Arkansas office. We look back at legislative stories from the past seven days in today's week in review.
Ahead on Ozarks: the Toastmasters roll on in northwest Arkansas, Soup Sunday returns to Springdale, and Shawn James plays music inside our Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. The 12th Annual Northwest Arkansas Soup Sunday benefiting Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is this Sunday from 4 - 7 p.m. in Springdale. OAL’s Christina Thomas spoke with Laura Kellams, director of the organization’s Northwest Arkansas office. Ahead on Ozarks, the longest zip line in Arkansas, the possible effects of sequestration on Arkansas, how small town advocates are getting a boost from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation and a preview of this weekend's Gospel Fest in Fort Smith.Two exciting assemblages tonight: an all-star concert at Fayetteville Underground and the Harlem Ambassadors in Bentonville.
We do a site visit at a new outdoor adventure park located just west of Eureka Springs. The 30-acre canopy zipline course, which traverses a long twisting valley, contains numerous exit and entry platforms, some in trees. Construction is complete. Ozark Mountain Ziplines is expected to open in March.The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation recently awarded this rural advocacy organization a $175,000. Rural Community Alliance will use a portion of the funds for a community revitalization project in Southeast Arkansas. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas spoke with the directors of both organizations.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we talk to a documentarian about his film that chronicles the life of the “Godmother of Rock 'n' Roll,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Plus, we get an update on the progress of the Marshals' Museum in Fort Smith, learn about a competition that shines the spotlight on entrepreneurship in Arkansas and more...Continuing our food series, Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas travels to the Smoke & Barrell Tavern for a special cocktail: the Cinnamon Sazerac.
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Sunday, February 16, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks at Large, we visit Baum Stadium during the opening weekend of Razorback baseball; not for the game but rather to see how the stadium came to be. Plus, three things to keep in mind when taking in a theatrical show, and a history of Cubans in Fort Smith.
Merle Haggard, North Pole explorers and more in our history capsule for April 6.
Artist Laboratory Theatre will create a sheet fort this weekend for artists and audience members to experience theater in an alternative manner.
Top puzzle creator Ed Pegg will be on the University of Arkansas campus tomorrow to present his lecture “Instant Fame: Using Computers to Solve Old Tricks.”
A separate but complimentary art exhibition to First Thursday will debut April 7th at Gaylord's in Fayetteville.
"Poor Jackie" by Man Man
Ozarks at Large's Energy Corps correspondent Christina Thomas reports on Northwest Arkansas cities' and residents' efforts to compost more. For tips and more information on composting, visit the U of A extension website www.uaex.edu or the Sierra Club Green Home website www.scgh.com.
"The Farmer" by the South Minneapolis Bassoon Quartet
