Boris Silva and his band stop by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to talk about their Jan. 29 performance at Teatro Scarpino.
To see more the band's performance, click here.
For more information visit www.borissilva.com
Ozarks At Large
PJ talks about Double Indemnity, a classic example of film noir and one of the movies whose soundtrack will be heard on this week's Film Score Friday.
Jodi Beznoska, VP of Communications for Walton Arts Center, explains that the center's upcoming performances will provide entertainment from a variety of genres
The world's first, and evidently only "Walmart on Campus" has opened on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. Jacqueline Froelich takes us there.The Fort Smith Symphony won't have beignets, but will have music from New Orleans this weekend.
We take a trip to the Fayetteville Visitors' Bureau to see how the city sells the city to visitors.
Neil Diamond, the gold rush of '49 and more in our history capsule for January 24.
...will keep many weekend events from happening. Becca has the list of what's going on this weekend. Call first, though, just to make sure everything is still scheduled.
In March, the University of Arkansas will launch the region's first professional nonprofit management certificate program called See Change.
Becca has suggestions on a cold day, but says call first to make sure weather hasn't changed things.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
On this special edition of Ozarks at Large we listen again to some of our favorite stories from 2013, including: skydiving for charity, an odd windy phenomenon that is at home in the Ozarks, Dave Barry on writing and everything you wanted to know about the Wiener Mobile.
In just more than a decade, Mark Landon Smith, director of Arts Live Theatre, has taken the program to new heights. Becca Martin Brown has more on their upcoming season.
Here are our ten clips inspired by monster trucks...well, all monster---no trucks.
1. Bobby Pickett sings Monster Mash.
2. Boris Karloff and O.P. Heggie in an iconic (if often misquoted) scene from The Bride of Frankenstein.
3. Warren Zevon's song Werewolves of London.
4. Maria Ouspenskaya and Lon Chaney, Jr. in The Wolf Man.
5. Godzilla, the song by Blue Oyster Cult.
6. Godzilla, the fire-breathing monster.
7. Edgar Winter and the classic rock instrumental, Frankenstein.
8. King Kong's roar. You get credit if you guessed a lion's roar played backwards...because that's what it is.
9. Imagine Dragons' song Monster.
10. Bela Lugosi's Dracula doesn't lie...he just doesn't tell the whole truth.
Apologies to: Lon Chaney, Sr. (silent films are not good Sunday Montage fodder), the Creature From the Black Lagoon and Of Monsters and Men. Maybe next time.
The Arkansas gross domestic product grew in 2013, particularly in some unexpected sectors. With one of the architects of the Arkansas Private Option defeated in a primary runoff this week, the future of the Medicaid expansion is in doubt, but Governor Mike Beebe is undeterred. Plus, this weekend marks the 149th anniversary of the end of slavery in the U.S., and the 17th annual NWA Juneteenth Celebration will mark the occasion in Springdale.
"Ten Million Slaves" Otis Taylor
Michael Tilley, from The City Wire, talks about the latest details regarding an acquisition of Hillshire.
