The northwest Arkansas chapter of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is getting ready to host Soup Sunday. The event helps raise funds to finance the non-profit’s advocacy efforts. I spoke with Laura Kellams, the director of the organization in northwest Arkansas.
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Italian Consul General Hon. Fabrizio Nava visited KUAF’s Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to discuss cooperation efforts between the state of Arkansas and Italy. Nava is in charge of cooperation efforts in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.Share some “Love Gone Bad” stories and music at this unique fundraiser that raises money for Seven Hills Homeless Center.
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Tonight, a book talk about “The Blasphemer” will be hosted at the Fayetteville Public Library, and the band Railroad Earth performs at George’s in Fayetteville. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details.
The nonprofit “A Little Free Library” was launched to keep books alive. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas reports on the movement gaining momentum in northwest Arkansas.
The Titanic Museum in Branson will host this year’s National Ice-Carving Championship. Kyle Kellams speaks with Jaynie Vandenberg, a spokesperson for the museum, to find out more.Arkansas legislators look at cost-of-living raises for state employees; the Arkansas trucking industry -- on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year. We take a look at its history and various programs.
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.
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.”Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, I-540 undergoes a name change. And, we tinker around the Amazeum office in Bentonville.
Ozarks at Large’s Antoinette Grajeda speaks with the organizers of a new indie craft show that’s coming to Fayetteville in December.
To learn more, visit www.thelittlecraftshow.com.
Christina Thomas visited the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Filling Station in Fort Smith, the only one in the state. The Arkansas Energy Office recently announced that a CNG Conversion Rebate program will be now open to the public.
Michael Tilley from our content partner www.thecitywire.com discusses a proposal to open Vegas-style casinos in seven Arkansas counties, the area permits rate in the Fort-Smith region going up by nearly 80%, and more.
Last week a swarm of earthworms invaded the UA Alumni House building in Fayetteville. Turns out the worms were likely fleeing vibrations caused by Oklahoma’s historic earthquakes.
“The Caterpillar” by The Cure
A play called “The Adding Machine” is tonight on the University of Arkansas campus, and George Porter, Jr. performs at George’s tomorrow.
