Jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco will perform at Legacy Blues in Fayetteville this Friday. KUAF’s Robert Ginsburg spoke with him to find out more about his life and career.
Ozarks At Large
Another flock of blackbirds collapsed from firecracker fright again in Beebe over New Years. Our flocks, however, were not disturbed. Essayist and recordist Joe Neal spent time beneath several local roosts to tell their story. He is coauthor of “Arkansas Birds,” as well as his latest book, “In the Province of Birds, a Western Arkansas Memoir.”Tonight, an artists’ forum for TheatreSquared’s Tigers, Be Still will be hosted inside the Fayetteville Public Library, or read some poetry with Clayton Scott at Nightbird Books. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details.
Carol Prusa’s art is influenced by physics, architecture, medicine, Tibetan monks, mathematics, and other esoteric elements. Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen spoke with Prusa about her art and exhibit at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Gallery.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we take a look at college advertising, and Ozarks water-colorist Bill McNamara’s art. Also on the show today, we speak with comic Kristin Key and our math expert Chaim Goodman-Strauss.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we speak with author Jeannie Whayne who speaks with Kyle Kellams about her book “Delta Empire.” Also on today’s show, we hear from elated parents and staff of Fayetteville’s Asbell Elementary School which received $100,000 to use as it pleases from Target.Author Jeannie Whayne visited KUAF to discuss her book “Delta Empire” with Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams.
The band will perform at Smoke & Barrel Tavern in Fayetteville starting at 10 p.m. tonight. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details.
Today marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year, and this year’s the Year of the Dragon. Kyle Kellams compiled clips of voices of people who were born in the Year of the Dragon. Do you recognize any of these individuals?
The voices, in order as we heard them are:
1) Peter Lorre (from the Maltese Falcon). Born in 1904 2) Fats Domino (singing Walkin’ to New Orleans). Born in 1928 3) Tom Brokaw (from his final night as anchor). Born in 1940. 4) Diana Krall (singing Fly Me to the Moon from her CD, The Very Best of Diana Krall). Born in 1964. 5) Dan Ackroyd (on Saturday Night Live in 1976). Born in 1952. 6) Tom Jones (singing It’s Not Unusual from the CD, Along Came Jones). Born in 1940. 7) Dick Wilson (as Mr. Whipple). Born in 1916.
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Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, a conversation with author Joyce Carol Oates prior to her lecture in Fayetteville. Plus, a bit of tinkering before the Amazeum opens to children and the community next fall.
Becca Martin Brown has some (but not all) of the suggestions for warm-weather music here.
The winning slogan will be included in a logo and outreach materials. Slogans must be five words or less and include a form of the word recycle. Entry forms and more information on the contest can be found on ADEQ’s website, under the Hot Topics section on the homepage.
John Brown University will host a series of art workshops this summer.
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services points to a handful of reasons as to why employment and unemployment numbers in the state keep improving. The Arkansas Supreme Court grants a stay on a Pulaski County Circuit Court ruling that allowed same-sex marriages to occur in the state last week, and Arkansas Tech's board of trustees approves tuition increases for the coming academic year.
"The Machine" by Garage A Trois
A study released by Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families says that the state’s juvenile detention system is broken. But as Jacqueline Froelich discovered, two Northwest Arkansas detention centers have found a fix.
