Becca Martin Brown has some last minute activity to do with your mom or do yourself or your kids if you are a mom, or not.
Ozarks At Large
The idea of Community varies from person to person. A year long project at Fayetteville High School concludes with an open house showcasing juniors’ and seniors’ ideas of community as seen through each of their camera lenses.
The past week in Arkansas saw a visit from President Obama, hundreds of new jobs announced, and expansion plans for one decades-old stadium move forward. We have more in this morning's Week in Review.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Michael Tilley talks about a new owner for some long-abandoned real estate in Fort Smith, and the official announcement of a Whole Foods in Fayetteville. Plus, Cletus Got Shot gets ready to perform at a few festivals in the next month.
Cletus Got Shot will perform at the 2014 Artosphere Celebration and the Block Street Block Party next weekend. Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says this Mother's Day has more than enough choices for Mom. They're free, too.
An undocumented Arkansas college student who traveled to Mexico to attain a nursing degree back in 2011, was forced to flee back across the U.S. border this winter, and risk arrest by immigration officials in order to save her own life. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, Marisol Soto somehow made it all the way back home to Pea Ridge, Arkansas. (Photo: Marisol, Andrea, and Marianna Soto)
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses a sale of some former Whirlpool real estate in Fort Smith and the eventual arrival of Whole Foods in Fayetteville.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, May 30, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, Michael Tilley talks about a potential multi-billion dollar acquisition by Tyson Foods and a less-than-expected participation rate for upcoming elections in the City of Fort Smith. And, a preview of two very different ways to spend tomorrow night: the rumble of monster trucks will be in Springdale, and music from the Artosphere Festival Orchestra will be in Fayetteville.
The University of Arkansas production of Moises Kaufman’s play, 33 Variations, is a highlight in a month of area theater that includes romance, Shakespeare and a dreadful movie that will be much better on a local stage…trust us.
The plays mentioned include:
33 Variations, University of Arkansas Theater
Plan 9 From Outer Space,
Later Life, Arts Center of the Ozarks
As You Like It, Northwest Arkansas Community College Theater Department
Prison Stories at St. Paul's Episcopal Church
The city of Rogers moves closer to turning dirt on a couple of streets improvement projects, and the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank gets some help in feeding the area's hungry.
“Rolling in the Deep” by Adele
We spend some time at an Arkansas Gryphons practice to catch up with the men's rugby club as they continue their season.
Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers says we can research our Native American roots, attend a book signing and more today.
Roby Brock from our content partner TalkBusiness.net gives us an update on the latest business and political news in the state.
