Joe Neal takes us to a sun-drenched bayou on the Arkansas River Valley, which serves as a sort of pitstop for many thousands of migrating shorebirds. Coauthor of “Arkansas Birds,” published by the University of Arkansas Press, his latest book “In the Province of Birds, a Western Arkansas Memoir,” is published by Half-Acre Press.
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Kyle Kellams asked our local food expert Teresa Maurer three more questions about okra, summer foods and more.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, a look behind the scenes at LPGA tournament; and Pat Hall and friends stop by KUAF for a performance in advance of their concert at Mount Sequoyah next Tuesday. Also on the show today, Razorback athlete Caleb Cross tries out for a spot in the U.S. Summer Olympics team.
We take a look behind the scenes of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship to see what it takes to organize the annual LPGA event.
For more information, visit www.nwachampionship.com.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we take a look at our series on a farm to school project taking place in Fayetteville, and preview the upcoming KUAF Summer Jazz Concert Series. Also on the show today, Syrian journalist Omar al Muqdad talks about being a "media smuggler" in the Syrian Revolution.
We take a closer look at Kuk Sool Won, a form of martial arts that integrates various fighting techniques.
More information available at www.kuksoolwon-rogers.com
Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen talks to Canadian rocker Spencer Krug from the band Moonface that is set to perform this Saturday at Fayetteville’s Smoke and Barrel Tavern.
More information about the performance is available at www.smokeandbarrel.com
A proposed initiative could curtail gifts and campaign contributions to state legislators. To find out what legislators think of the idea, Roby Brock from our content partner Talk-Business-Dot-Net spoke with Republican Ann Clemmer and Democratic State Senator Joyce Elliott.
We take a closer look at Kuk Sool Won, a form of martial arts that integrates various fighting techniques.
More information available at www.kuksoolwon-rogers.com
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, a look at mineral rights in Arkansas; and a preview of the penultimate performance in the KUAF-Fulbright Summer Chamber Music Festival. Also on the show today, a report on the 25 percent increase in health insurance charge for University of Arkansas students this year.
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On today's Ozarks, Walmart hosts a sustainability product expo, Mission of Mercy seeks dentists to volunteer their time, a reality show looks to cast Eureka Springs residents, and more.
Chess, Vertac and more in our history capsule for September 1.
Becca Bacon Martin from What's Up has a variety of entertainment suggestions for the first days of September.
The cast and director of Theatre Squared's production of The 39 Steps comes into the Fermin Garner Performance Studio. They explain how four actors play more than 100 roles.
To hear another scene, with all four actors, click here.
The Thrty-Nine Steps Suite from the origianl film soundtrack, performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic.
The Rogers Historical Museum's newest exhibit, Building Rogers, uses a variety of hands-on activities to teach about the town's architectural history.
For more information, visit rogersarkansas.com/museum.
Earlier this month, a poll of voters in Arkansas' First and Second Congressional Districts indicated the Republican candidates in those races have double-digit leads over their opponents from the Democratic Party. Late last week, a new poll conducted by Talk Business and Hendrix College gathered numbers for the Third and Fourth Congressional Districts. Roby Brock, the editor and publisher of Talkbusiness.net and a regular contributor to Ozarks at Large, recently sat down with Jay Barth, a professor of political science at Hendrix College, to discuss the latest polls for Arkansas' congressional races.
More information is available at talkbusiness.net.
"Diminishing Blackness" by Frank Vignola