Echo Sibley's one-woman show, "Flipping Channels in the Estrogen Zone," will be performed Sunday and Monday nights at the Stolen Glass, and Friday night at Caribe Restaurant in Eureka Springs.Ozarks At Large
Echo Sibley's one-woman show, "Flipping Channels in the Estrogen Zone," will be performed Sunday and Monday nights at the Stolen Glass, and Friday night at Caribe Restaurant in Eureka Springs.Despite several schools, businesses and municipalities being closed for winter weather, it was still a busy week in Arkansas politics.
Ahead on Ozarks, we talk to Michael Tilley from The City Wire about Governor Beebe's words for Whirlpool's departure from Ft. Smith and what to expect for the 2014 Legislative Session. Plus the Arkansas-born-and–raised woman who helped Pete Seeger learn songs like "We Shall Overcome."
Several musicians and singers will gather for a free Pete Seeger concert and sing-a-long.
A woman born and educated in western Arkansas played a big part in making "We Shall Overcome" a popular anthem.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses Governor Beebe's comments about Whirlpool and more from the week in news.Wagers on electronic games of skill set new Arkansas records in 2013. Martha Shoffner is indicted on federal mail fraud charges. Congressman Tim Griffin is considering a run for lieutenant governor. And Senators Pryor and Boozman are honored for their work on Capitol Hill on behalf of National Guard troops.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, an event fit for your very own Pagnozzi princess, and a one-woman performance parodies what happens after 'happily ever after.' Plus, a new facility helps one organization provide goodwill to the state.
Echo Sibley's one-woman show, "Flipping Channels in the Estrogen Zone," will be performed Sunday and Monday nights at the Stolen Glass, and Friday night at Caribe Restaurant in Eureka Springs.Becca Martin Brown has more on the first installment of a series in the Knox Street Book Club at the Clayton House in Fort Smith.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, May 5, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, we bid farewell to the Arkansas Honor Flight program. Also, the music of Joyce Green in latest installment of Arkansongs, Roby Brock has his weekly business and political news update, and more.
Sheila Heti is in a quest for authenticity. Her fifth book follows a late-twenty-something named Sheila who is trying, but ultimately failing to, write a commissioned feminist play. The book has drawn praise from critics who say the work is a "seriously strange, but funny plunge into the quest for authenticity." Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen has a review.
A partnership between three non-profits results in eight area schools receiving thousands of dollars worth of donated art supplies. A group is offering rewards to people catching anybody dropping turkeys from airplanes. And, Governor Mike Beebe speaks out against domestic violence.
“Christopher Columbus” by Benny Goodman
We hear from a landholder, a miner, environmental agents and an ecologist about efforts to better control in-stream gravel mining on the Ozarks and how disturbed streams are struggling to revive.`
Roby Brock of TalkBusiness.net recaps the business news of the past seven days, including discussing September net revenues for the state.,br>
The University of Arkansas has expanded its disability awareness campaign from a week to a month. For a list of events taking place throughout October, visit: http://cea.uark.edu/dam.php
“Discovery” by Gas
