On this special Christmas Eve edition of Ozarks at Large, highlights from our holiday show taped earlier in the month at the Fayetteville Public Library, with musical performances by Adams Collins Jazz Collective, Jones'n Leah, and Farmer And The Markets, plus special guests from Cooperative Emergency Outreach in Fayetteville talk about the importance of giving during the holiday season. And even Santa Claus stops by to answer a few questions.
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we travel to Mutasia by visiting with the author of the series for young readers. Plus, gifts for children that encourage a love for insects and nature. Becca Martin Brown tells us where to catch Santa in the next two days before Christmas, and a Talk Business Arkansas update.
Our insect expert Dr. Donald Steinkraus suggests a few gifts to encourage children's interest in insects and nature.
Justin Minkel, a Springdale elementary school teacher and 2007 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, has just written a new book aimed at young readers.
Justin Minkel, a Springdale elementary school teacher and 2007 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, has just written a new book aimed at young readers.
Dr. Ellen Leen-Feldner, the director of the Arkansas Interdisciplinary Sciences Laboratory at the University of Arkansas, has a new study designed to find out how parents and adolescence cope with stress and post traumatic stress disorder.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we visit a local yarn shop to speak with local knitters about how and what they're working on this holiday season. Plus, a discussion with a local man who lost his grandson in the Sandy Hook massacre last December, and how a church reaches out to the community with its healing touch.
We visit a Knit Night and visit with local knitters about the ways to knit both old and new.
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about traditional Native American ecological and cultural practices. Plus, we hear a roundtable discussion about recent political polling data for this year's statewide elections.
Here are the elements of our montage of giving scenes and songs.
"Give a Little Bit" by Supertramp
A scene from Rudy when our underdog gets a vintage Notre Dame jacket from his friend Pete
The launch, in a classroom, of the Pay it Forward concept, from the movie of the same name
Shel Silverstein reading from The Giving Tree
Angels are given their wings in It's A Wonderful Life
The Chairmen of the Board sing the all-time classic, "Give Me Just A Little Bit More Time"
Halloween is Becca Martin Brown's favorite holiday. Consequently she fills us in on some spooky happenings scheduled for the rest of the month.
The Peel Compton Foundation will host the inaugural Tales at Twilight event October 23-25.
Northwest Technical Institute in Springdale looks to build a new facility to expand its medical program offerings, two University of Arkansas system entities form a major partnership, and the Arkansas Department of Health takes precautionary measures to ensure no tainted medicines are distributed in the state.
"Tripoli" by Pinback
Michael Tilley from TheCityWire.com says home sales are down, but values up in Northwest Arkansas. Plus: airplanes, craft fairs and politics.