Dan Sanker, the chief executive officer of CaseStack in Fayetteville, authored the book “Collaborate: The Art of We.” The book highlights the art of cooperation in the business world.
Ozarks At Large
Nova Scotia-based puppetry company Mermaid Theatre will stage their adaptation of three Eric Carle books for children for a benefit show.
NPR's Guy Raz spoke with Kyle Kellams about the eight edition of the Three Minute Fiction contest.
Fort Smith witnesses a decrease in homeless numbers. We take a look at the reasons behind the reported decrease.
For more of this conversation, click here.
The Illinois River Watershed Partnership is organizing the fifth annual Riparian project in six cities in Arkansas and Oklahoma this Saturday.
More information is available at www.irwp.org.
Columnist Wayne Bell from www.fayettevilleflyer.com discusses the return of Mad Men, and why fans of Snow White and Casablanca should look forward to the rest of March.
Militant Grammarian Katherine Shurlds is back on Ozarks at Large. Today, she targets Facebook posts.
Ozarks at Large’s Meredith Martin-Moats took a trip with her family to the Museum of Discovery in Little Rock. She details her trip for us.
To visit Meredith Martin-Moats’ blog Boiled Down Juice: www.boileddownjuice.com.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, conversations with documentary filmmaker Ian Cheney regarding his documentary “The City Dark,” and author Gary B. Agee about his book on Daniel Rudd, the founder of National Black Catholic Congress. Also on the show today, a preview of the Northwest Arkansas Fashion Week; and Peace Corps recruiter Curt Baker visits KUAF.
Ozarks at Large’s Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar spoke with documentary filmmaker Ian Cheney regarding his documentary film “The City Dark.” The film deals with the issue of light pollution.
“The City Dark” will be screened next Monday at 5:30 p.m. inside Verizon Ballroom in the University of Arkansas Union. The screening is part of a new series launched by the U of A Honors College called “Honors College Invites” which hopes to bring scholars and experts to the region to benefit the community.
To watch a trailer, click here.
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.
A Little Rock doctor is finishing a project that seeks to reduce high rates of cervical cancer in Belize. Malcolm Glover from our content partner KUAR in Little Rock, reports.
The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith will host the 2012 Gospel Fest next month. We speak with Anitta Smith Brown, a soloist in the concert.
“Take My Hand Precious Lord” by Charlie Haden
One of the only two legal aid non-profit organizations in the state, Legal Aid of Arkansas has seen severe funding cuts from federal and state governments since 2010. To cope, it’s planning to lay off a few employees and close two out of ten offices in the state.
“Thad’s Blues” by Hank Mobley Quintet
Next month, David Johnson from Tyson Foods will join the Fayetteville Public Library as its new executive director. Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams sat down with Johnson to talk about the transition from Tyson to FPL, and his vision for the public institution.
Watch a video of the conversation here.
(Photo Courtesy: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer)
Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us more about the Spamalot performance in Fort Smith, and next month’s Michael Jackson tribute tour by Cirque du Soleil in St. Louis, Tulsa and Kansas City.
“It’s Tight Like That” by Sunshine Skiffle Band