Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, previews tonight's opening of a classic at the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale.
Ozarks At Large
Fans from around the world are cheering for their teams during the World Cup in bars and homes across northwest Arkansas.
An important phase of the recovery after this spring's tornado is coming to an end in Mayflower.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses the latest economic numbers for the region...and the dreams of bringing professional hockey to Fort Smith.
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross. Also, the architect of Crystal Bridges visits Bentonville. Joe Crookston is back in Fayetteville for workshops, a concert and the screening of a documentary inspired by one of his songs.
Becca has more on an exhibit of lithographs showcasing westward expansion at the Fort Smith Museum of History through August 10.
We take a stroll to learn about the people behind a few of the names you'll find downtown.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, July 14, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, more than 3,000 Arkansas children are in foster care custody on any single day. A new report has suggestions on how to better serve these young people. Plus, Arkansas native Louis Jordan's forays into the Caribbean and Calypso in today's edition of Arkansongs, and we hear how the four men running for Governor of Arkansas responded when asked about the legality of same-sex marriage
For the latest installment in our series about locally-made things, we travel to Avoca to meet one of the two brothers responsible for Two Brothers Canoe, Inc.
Auditions for the SoNA chorale singers, a panel discussion on racial diversity, the annual Mule Jump at Pea Ridge and more in this morning's notes.
We step inside Son's Chapel near Goshen to find that the women's group that was started over 90 years ago to raise funds for construction, is still hard at work maintaining the building.
Here are our clips devoted to quiet, whispering and all manners of silence for our Sunday montage:
1. Bjork sings It's Oh So Quiet.
2. Marlon Brando, as Superman's father, explains the Fortress of Solitude in Superman II.
3. The Five Satins celebrate in The Still of the Night.
4. The members of The Breakfast Club spend time in a library.
5. Another library: George Peppard is shushed at the New York City Library just before he tells Audrey Hepburn he loves her in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
6. Miles Davis' In a Silent Way.
7. King Arthur tells Dennis the Constitutional Peasant to be quiet in Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail.
8. The Ink Spots sign about The Whispering Grass.
9. John Wayne arrives in Ireland in the opening of The Quiet Man.
10. Simon and Garfunkel, of course.
Apologies to: John Cage, Bertolt Brecht and every version of Silent Night. Maybe next time.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us about one of her favorite restaurants in Goshen.
