The city of Springdale says it is prepared for more winter weather with restocked supplies of sand and salt, and long-range planning for dealing with roads slickened by winter storms. Governor Mike Beebe says that the repeated winter weather is hitting Arkansas farmers especially hard. And Allens Canning Co. has a new owner.
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Several musicians and singers will gather for a free Pete Seeger concert and sing-a-long. Here we hear another song from a collection of some of those musicians.
Becca tells us about a new exhibit at the Ft. Smith RAM that explores the wide-ranging history of valentines, and anti-valentines.
Bill Mendieta, who plays Ricardo Ricardo in “I Love Lucy Live on Stage” talks about the show, which is at Walton Arts Center this week.Here is our list saluting the letters ES. On some we ESchew the usual rules of capitalization to highlight our special letters.
1) Ed Sullivan introduces a famous band 50 years ago today.
2) Edward Scissorhands (Johnny Depp) says goodbye.
3) Ed Sheeran sings Kiss Me.
4) Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by a ghost. This ES is played by Albert Finney.
5) The theme to ESpn's Sports Center.
6) Emma Stone sees Ryan Gosling in Crazy, Stupid Love.
7) Esperanza Spalding performs Precious.
8) Kreskin, famed "mentalist" during the height of the ESp craze on TV. (OK, we're stretching it...)
9) Elizabeth Shue meets the Karate Kid for a date.
10) Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (soon to be seen at Wakarusa) sing Home.
Apologies to Elliot Smith, Emmitt Smith and Eureka Springs (we thought of playing a clip from Pass the Ammo...too obscure?)Maybe next time.
1) Ed Sullivan introduces a famous band 50 years ago today.
2) Edward Scissorhands (Johnny Depp) says goodbye.
3) Ed Sheeran sings Kiss Me.
4) Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by a ghost. This ES is played by Albert Finney.
5) The theme to ESpn's Sports Center.
6) Emma Stone sees Ryan Gosling in Crazy, Stupid Love.
7) Esperanza Spalding performs Precious.
8) Kreskin, famed "mentalist" during the height of the ESp craze on TV. (OK, we're stretching it...)
9) Elizabeth Shue meets the Karate Kid for a date.
10) Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (soon to be seen at Wakarusa) sing Home.
Apologies to Elliot Smith, Emmitt Smith and Eureka Springs (we thought of playing a clip from Pass the Ammo...too obscure?)Maybe next time.
The sweet treats of Martin Greer's Candies near Gateway are the product of a father-son candy-making tradition that's been going on for nine decades.
Echo Sibley's one-woman show, "Flipping Channels in the Estrogen Zone," will be performed Sunday and Monday nights at the Stolen Glass, and Friday night at Caribe Restaurant in Eureka Springs.
The Lincoln Echo, published in Fort Smith, appears to be the end of a long tradition in black newspapering in Arkansas. Jacqueline Froelich talks with Echo publisher, Napolean Black, as well as Executive VP Cecil Greene (pictured).Despite several schools, businesses and municipalities being closed for winter weather, it was still a busy week in Arkansas politics.
Ahead on Ozarks, we talk to Michael Tilley from The City Wire about Governor Beebe's words for Whirlpool's departure from Ft. Smith and what to expect for the 2014 Legislative Session. Plus the Arkansas-born-and–raised woman who helped Pete Seeger learn songs like "We Shall Overcome."
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the sacrifices some professors make when they sign on as an adjunct instructor. Plus, the personal papers of the prominent Arkansas politician Dale Bumpers are opened at the University of Arkansas.
We take a trip down the hall to the office our underwriting coordinator Rhonda Dillard's office to select the winner of our Wakarusa giveaway.
The Final Countdown by: Europe
Backroad Anthem, a Fayetteville-based country rock band, has had several accomplishments in its short history. Next month, they will perform at the inaugural Thunder on the Mountain, a country musical festival on Mulberry Mountain. To hear more from our conversation, click here.
Governor Beebe begins the search for a new treasurer, disaster relief efforts are well underway in Shawnee and Moore, Oklahoma, and more.
Bullets for Bafazne by: Johnny Clegg
As Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas learns, we may need more doctors when new healthcare laws begin to take effect next year.
The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees is considering whether to opt out of a new law in Arkansas allowing faculty and staff to carry guns on campus.
