Michael Vinson Williams’ book Medgar Evers: Mississippi Martyr studies the civil rights leader and the civil rights movement. The book was published by the University of Arkansas Press.
You can read more from Meredith Martin Moats at her blog
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By day, Wiley Holt works as an assistant bank manager and teller. But in his off hours, he is an aspiring comic artist. Jacqueline Froelich takes us to meet him at his home studio. Warning: this story contains two pugs. To learn more about the artist visit him on facebook.
Web Exclusive: Some Panels From Wiley HoltHere is our list of ten cookie references from our montage this morning. If you got all ten, take the rest of the week off . . . this was our most obscure list yet.
- A commercial for the Fig Newton cookie from the 1970s.
- Michael Scott and Angel fight for Kevin’s loyalty on an episode of The Office.
- Kate Smith and Andy Williams deny the Cookie Bear a cookie on The Andy Williams Show. (this was once a popular, zany skit . . . we promise)
- Walter Matthau in a scene for the movie The Fortune Cookie.
- Jerry and Elaine discuss the black and white cookie. It didn’t end well.
- Shirley Temple sings "Animal Crackers" . . . they’re cookies, right?
- The Keebler Elves push fudge cookies.
- Gingy, the talking Gingerbread Man tosses an insult in Shrek 3.
- Shelly Long sells Girl Scout Cookies in Troop Beverly Hills.
- Two of the three best Muppets ever, Kermit and Cookie Monster, play a game.
The Girl Scouts of America will celebrate its 101st birthday on March 12th this week. OAL's CT spoke with a regional representative of the organization as well as a local girl scout.
We've covered the business of the state legislature extensively in the past week, but Ozarks at Large's Timothy Dennis takes a look back at some of the other stories we've covered in today's week in review.
Becca Martin Brown helps kids look forward to what entertainment options they'll have for Spring Break.
Kyle Kellams spoke with SoNA director Paul Haas about Saturday’s performance, as well as what it takes to produce a master work.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, for years, Arkansas and Oklahoma have battled over water quality limits with regard to the Illinois River Watershed. We have a report on the state recently agreeing to work together on the issue. Plus, we learn more about a new organization on the University of Arkansas campus known as Pure Charity.Becca from NWA Newspapers gives us a head's up on a lecture and a book signing that we may want to attend Thursday.
Pure Charity encourages and creates a movement of generosity by connecting users to nonprofits locally and throughout the world, and as of last fall, through college campuses. Tomorrow, the organization is holding World Water Thursday on the University of Arkansas campus. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas spoke with a member of the national organization as well as the UA’s two campus catalysts.
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Friday, May 30, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, Michael Tilley talks about a potential multi-billion dollar acquisition by Tyson Foods and a less-than-expected participation rate for upcoming elections in the City of Fort Smith. And, a preview of two very different ways to spend tomorrow night: the rumble of monster trucks will be in Springdale, and music from the Artosphere Festival Orchestra will be in Fayetteville.
Chase Stoudenmire, a graduate student at the University of Arkansas and a former Fulbright Scholar to the Republic of Georgia, visited KUAF’s Firmin-Garner Performance Studio with Professor Kate Mamiseishvili, who encouraged him to go to Georgia, to talk about his experiences.
To listen to more of this conversation, click here.
Trike Theatre will host a number of interesting camps this summer including a Super Secret Spy Ninja camp. Managing Director Sarah Leer has the details.
Eric Specking from the University Of Arkansas College Of Engineering tells us about the Explore Engineering summer program that hopes to promote high school students’ interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields.
Our math expert Dr. Chaim Goodman Strauss and Kyle Kellams talk to Dr. Lorenzo Sadun, a math professor from the University of Texas at Austin, about “how the world fits together.” Sadun will visit the University of Arkansas to deliver a public lecture this Thursday at 7 p.m.
Earlier this week, a ceremony was held in Little Rock to mark former Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller’s memorial at the State Capitol after the passing of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. The ceremony is part of a series of commemorative events marking Winthrop Rockefeller’s 100th birth anniversary this year.
Beth McEvoy from our content partner KUAR in Little Rock, reports.
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