Becca Martin Brown reminds us that the Tontitown Grape Festival is almost here and there is a new book will debut at this year's festival.
Ozarks At Large
With temperatures expected to crest in the triple digits for most of the next week…if not beyond…it is a perfect time to seek out things you can do in air conditioning. Our music reviewer Katy Henricksen says there is a new recording available from a Brooklyn-born musician that challenges description and isn’t quite like anything else you’re likely to find right now. For more information, visit: XeniaRubinos.com.It's not uncommon to see clothing being shot into the stands using a T-shirt cannon at various sporting events. Antoinette Grajeda and Kyle Kellams recently took a trip to Arvest Ballpark to test out the Northwest Arkansas Natural's T-shirt gun. More information about the Nats is available at NWANaturals.com.
Johnathon Williams, author of “Road to Happiness,” will have a reading at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville at 7 p.m. Friday. More information is available here.
During tomorrow's First Thursday event, the Fayetteville Underground will host a preview show at its new location prior to its official opening in September. More information is available at here.
With temperatures expected to crest in the triple digits for most of the next week…if not beyond…it is a perfect time to seek out things you can do in air conditioning. Our music reviewer Katy Henrickson says there is a new recording available from a Brooklyn-born musician that challenges description and isn’t quite like anything else you’re likely to find right now. For more information, visit: XeniaRubinos.com.In honor of Arkansans in the Olympics, Evin Demirel has taken a novel look at how southern states have done when it comes to producing medal winners at the Summer Games.At his blog, www.TheSportsSeer.com, he breaks down how many gold medal winners have come from the states with schools in the Southeastern Conference.Instead of counting by total numbers, he broke down the winners per capita.
Sam Totten's most recent book, “Genocide by Attrition: The Nuba Mountains, Sudan”provides historical background on the genocidal actions in the Nuba Mountains. Sam Totten has been trying to raise awareness of the crisis in the Nuba Mountains through various channels.
Tomorrow, the River Valley Ale Raisers will hold an all-American brew off in Fort Smith. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas spoke with Luke Stolz, president of the regions home brewing club, about the basics of making (there’s a science to it) and drinking beer at home. For more information: www.RiverValleyAleRaisers.com.
Becca Martin Brown shines a light on Steven Hunter, author of “Looking for the Light: A Photographer's Journey,” in today's entertainment segment.
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.
American public colleges and universities seek to contain wage and benefit costs by hiring contingent faculty—those without permanent status. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, such faculty on certain campuses face an "ivory ceiling."
The 2014 Natural Wonders: The State of Children's Health in Arkansas report examines a number of children's healthcare issues like oral care and immunizations.
Music, cell phones and fishing are all being used to help raise money, food and awareness for area nonprofits.
"To Build a Home" by The Cinematic Orchestra
Members of industry, government and education gathered yesterday for a career and technical education Summit in northwest Arkansas. The goal of the event was to determine how to meet the needs of the area's growing economy.
Becca Martin Brown, with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says free talks this week will cover Ozark living, the Spiro Mounds and give you a chance to hear Newbery-Medal winning author Christopher Paul Curtis.
"Ke'ala's Mele" by Leonard Kwan
