A few notes from a chocolate festival in Eureka Springs to dreams of warmer weather and the summertime sport of baseball and more.
Ozarks At Large
In response to an increasing homeless population, 7 Hills Homeless Center is increasing its education services by 66% and needs folding chairs for the classroom.A legislative Joint Performance Review Committee Meeting held yesterday in Little Rock addressed how a $4 million deficit could occur in the University of Arkansas' Advancement Division. Michael Hibblen from our content partner KUAR has this report.
Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Mark Darr yesterday was adamant that he would not resign in the face of a number of ethics violations, though some state legislators say that impeachment proceedings are likely to occur. The Sebastian County Quorum Court has laid preliminary plans for expanding the county's Emergency Medical Service headquarters in Greenwood. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics posts November jobless numbers for Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro areas. And, the U of A Women's Basketball Team makes it onto a Top-25 list.
Ahead on Ozarks, the New Year brings an increased need for nurse practitioners in Arkansas. And 100 CEOs have given their opinions about what they think 2014 may have in store for businesses in Arkansas. Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, has the results of that survey. Plus some of the first live music in 2014 will be inside: we have a preview of a new festival in Eureka Springs that can be attended in stocking feet.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says there are many workshops this month to help hone a craft.
The inaugural Ozark Mountain Music Festival is all indoors in Eureka Springs. And it has a fun nickname, too.
Schedule Includes:
Friday, 1/24
6 p.m. Barefoot Ballroom -- HonkySuckle
8 p.m. Ozark Room -- Wink
10 p.m. Barefoot Ballroom -- 3 Penny Acre
Saturday, 1/25
Balcony -- Hogscalders
2 p.m. Ozark Room -- Pearl Brick
4 p.m. Ozark Room -- Tyrannosaurus Chicken
6 p.m. Barefoot Ballroom -- SxRex
8 p.m. Ozark Room -- Ben Miller Band
10 p.m. Ballroom -- National Park Radio
MIDNIGHT JAM -- Ron Landis and Chuck
Sunday, 1/26
NOON- Bloody Mary Morning Show Ozark Rooms -- Handmade Moments
Schedule Includes:
Friday, 1/24
6 p.m. Barefoot Ballroom -- HonkySuckle
8 p.m. Ozark Room -- Wink
10 p.m. Barefoot Ballroom -- 3 Penny Acre
Saturday, 1/25
Balcony -- Hogscalders
2 p.m. Ozark Room -- Pearl Brick
4 p.m. Ozark Room -- Tyrannosaurus Chicken
6 p.m. Barefoot Ballroom -- SxRex
8 p.m. Ozark Room -- Ben Miller Band
10 p.m. Ballroom -- National Park Radio
MIDNIGHT JAM -- Ron Landis and Chuck
Sunday, 1/26
NOON- Bloody Mary Morning Show Ozark Rooms -- Handmade Moments
If the weather allows, the second weekend of 2014 will be full of indoor and outdoor events.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, Roby Brock talks to Senator Jane English about the deal she made to switch her vote for the private option. Plus, we have a report on last night's public input forum that was organized by Ozark Regional Transit
Alison Moore has worked on her novel for years, using the true stories of the orphan trains of the 18th and 19th centuries as inspiration.
"Southbound Train" by Big Bill Broonzy
We frame the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History profile of George Haley, a member of the “Pioneer Six,” who integrated the University of Arkansas Law School circa 1950. George Haley is the younger brother of Alex Haley, author of “Roots.” (Photo courtesy Pryor Center)
New state revenue numbers for the month of November show a slightly improving economy in Arkansas, Bentonville school officials propose a rezoning of some schools in the district only a year after rezoning the district's elementary schools, and state health officials say flu season has started early in Arkansas.
"Nothing LIke You" by Frightened Rabbit
The shuttering of the Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs portends the decline of Christian tourism and the rise of cosmopolitanism. And as Jacqueline Froelich discovered, when you lift Eureka’s Victorian skirts you’ll get a glimpse of the town’s tawdry roots.
The Great Passion Play site in Eureka Springs has been shuttered.
