The Arkansas Public Policy Panel, a statewide organization dedicated to achieving social, economic and environmental justice through citizen group action, is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary June 15th in Little Rock. We take a look back with current executive director Bill Kopsky.Ozarks At Large
The Arkansas Public Policy Panel, a statewide organization dedicated to achieving social, economic and environmental justice through citizen group action, is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary June 15th in Little Rock. We take a look back with current executive director Bill Kopsky.The 10th anniversary of Wakarusa was full of live performances and rain. Check out our photos of the festival here.
"True collaboration is that willingness to extend yourself to a new place but in a way that does not feel like anything has been given up," says singer-songwriter Tift Merritt. While collaboration between musicians of different genres is nothing new, it's difficult to do well. The album "Night," a collaboration between Merritt and classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein, does just that. Reviewer Katy Henriksen explores the collaboration in which classical composers like Schubert and Purcell connect seamlessly to Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain," the folk traditional "Wayfaring Stranger," a Leonard Cohen inspired instrumental and much more to create a singular song cycle that could only come from these two musicians.
Leo G. Mazow, an Associate Professor of American Art History at the University of Arkansas, recently was awarded the Eldridge Prize from the Smithsonian American Art Museum for his book Thomas Hart Benton and the American Sound.
In his weekly look back at the past seven days of business and political news, Roby Brock of our content partner Talk Business Arkansas looks at the Dassault Falcon expansion in Central Arkansas, and the replacement that will take Martha Shoffner's place as state treasurer.Adams, Garrett and Johnny perform "Sip, Drink and Toke" before their performance this afternoon in the opening concert of the third-annual Mountain Street Music Series at the Fayetteville Public Library
We take a look at how theater in the region has changed as well as what plans some theater companies have for the future.
It's the final Tuesday of May and we have classics and soon to be classics in this month’s theater preview. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas visits the Young actors Guild in Fort Smith as they rehearse BIG: The Musical.We take a look at how theater in the region has changed as well as what plans some theater companies have for the future.
The Fllipoff Pirates, a familiar local band, won the opportunity to play a set at Wakarusa tomorrow night.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, June 9, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, we learn the differences between various types of Arkansas charter schools. Plus, a UA researcher receives a grant to study the genetic composition of diatoms.
Pet portraits and parade, the Firefly Fling, puppet play, Miss Arkansas pageant – a lot of fun can be had over the weekend.
Jazz piano phenomena Eldar Djangerov performs tomorrow night at the opening concert of the 13th Annual KUAF Summer Jazz series.
Babette Allen will be teaching fiddle at Ozark Folkways in Winslow next weekend.
Visit www.ozarkfolkways.com or www.raynababette.com for more information.
Senator Mark Pryor talks about the ongoing efforts to reach a compromise over the debt-ceiling dilemma in Washington D.C.
“Hillbillies from Outer Space” by The Vaughan Brothers
Michael Tilley of www.thecitywire.com talks about the 1% prepared food tax and more.
