Our local food ambassador Teresa Maurer returns to tell us about a program that will allow some customers of the Farmers' Market to double their money during the month of March.
Ozarks At Large
The Al-Islam Students Association will hold the seminar, "Muhammad-Messenger of Peace" this Thursday in Giffels Auditorium on the University of Arkansas campus. Organizers say that the event is one in a larger series of seminars. We speak with three of the event's organizers.
Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas speaks with Bo Ryall, president of the Arkansas Hospital Association, to discuss the possible economic impact of expanded Medicaid in the state. He also speaks with state representative John Burris about last week's news regarding the state's Medicaid system.
Ahead on Ozarks: how a proposed voter ID law could affect Arkansans, insects' place in poetry, plus a conversation with the local fantasy author of Small Things.Becca Martin Brown gives us the scoop on this evening's happennings, including music at the NWA Showcase Theater and the University of Arkansas, as well as an architecture lecture at the U of A.
Joe Allessi is guest trombonist at tonight's University of Arkansas Wind Symphony concert at the Walton Arts Center. On today's show, he discusses the piece he will be performing tonight, but we'll have more from the conversation on tomorrow's show.
Ozarks at Large's insect expert Dr. Donald Steinkrauss talks to Christina about how insects are used in poetry, both literally and metaphorically.
Katy Henriksen gives us a preview of tonight's Sunday Symphony, featuring Verdi's "Requiem."
Dan Craft, special projects editor at NWA Newspapers tells us about a recent report by the Walton Family Foundation that looked at the quality of life in northwest Arkansas. His story in today's newspaper, looks at the amenities in the area, who uses them and what other recreation options area residents have on their wish lists.
Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers gives us a preview of the Walton Arts Center's 2013-2014 season.
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.
Our math expert Dr. Chaim Goodman Strauss left us with a poker puzzle last week. He gives us the solution on today’s Math Factor.
Proposed cuts in the federal defense budget recommend that the 188th Fighter Wing lose the A-10 Warthogs, replacing the current mission with an unmanned aircraft mission. The latest effort to sway the decision is a web-based letter-writing campaign.
Website: www.savetheflyingrazorbacks.com
“Blues Back” by Art Blakey Quartet
Michael Tilley from our content partner www.thecitywire.com discusses the Arkansas River, home sales in northwest Arkansas, and more.
Country legend Loretta Lynn performs tonight at Walton Arts Center, and a “GenArt” event will hosted at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details.
“Conversation” by Shankar
Photographer Jerry Taliaferro’s exhibition “Women of a New Tribe” hopes to present the beauty of African-American women in a new light.
To listen to how NPR helped Taliaferro name this exhibition, click here.
(Photo Courtesy: Jerry Taliaferro's www.blackartphotoart.com)
